The New York herald., 1875-12-10
NEGRO OUTLAWS.
CAPTURE or DESPERATE BAND or RAILROAD
ROBBERS IN NORTH CARoLINA, NEAR THE
SCENE OF THE LowERY DEvrLTRIEs.

CAPTURE or A DESPERATE BAND oR RAILROAD
ROBBERS IN NORTH CAROLINA, NEAR THE
SCENE OF THE LowERY DEvnTRIEs.
WLMrSGroN N. c., Dec. Q, 1875.
For two years past occasional robberes have
curreu on local freight trains the Wilmington,
ooiumDla and Augusta Railroad bound south from
wilmington and they have generally occurred in
Marion county, South Carolina from seventy i've to
one hundred miles south OF thiscty Recently the two
raproad warehouses at Marion were burned with their
contents entang the loss to the company Of large
amount Of money, and the fire was undoubtedly in
cendiary In addition 10 this there have been occa-
slonal instances where attempts have been made 10
obstruct the track for the purpose OF throwing or
freight cars, the passenger trains which carry the mails
never having been moested 1t was known that
gang OF outlaws and desperadoes Inhabited settlement
in the Peedee Swamps, and the conclusion was reached
that they the
AUTHORS or THE oUTRAGEs
Last Thursday night local freight train was robbed
by parties who managed to themselves on the
cars at Marion and afterward succeeded in breaking
into the while motion. This done, they threw
out such freight as they could handle while the train
was passing slowly trestlework and then jumped
after IT. Information Of the fact was received here
early the next morning and the officers Of the road at
instituted active for the detection and
punishment Of the offenders The special agent Of the
road teegraphed for and no at went TO work
IL not long before he had succeeded in getting
the track Of the thieves and the goods and the robbery
WAS traced 10
GANG or NEGRO THIEVES
who were located the Gibson Plan taon, about one
and half miles south of Peedee The agent worked up
the necessary evidence and then applied for the aid OF
the law, which was promptly furnished, and warrants
issued and placed in the hands of proper officers
Ii was then found by tho agent that would be necessary
70 call for assistance from points remote from the scene
OF operations the swamps full of sympathizers
minds OF the white inhabitants that aid
could DO looked for from them. The agent having
made a requsition for aid, special train left
and determined men, all we'll armed, recruited from
the shops OF the companies and the city all pre-
pared for emergencies All the requirements oil the
law were complied with About midnight the train
stopped very quietly at point known White House
road and the party dsembarked and proceeded foot
about nile and half to the scene OF operations
Hero the houses of the desperadoes, eight
In number, were quickly surrounded and the inmates
cALrURED WITHOUT FIRING GUN.
Fourteen OF the men, for whom there warrants,
were handcutfed ana taken TO Marion Jail, and among
these there said to- be several notorious outlaws
much terror in the neghborhood did the famous
Lowery gang Robson county, in this State, which,
by the way, borders Marion. Only oil
those badly wanted has escaped and that was
because he could be found. He is said to the
most fearful scoundre in the entire Gibson gang The
entire affair, which was planned by Colonel A. Pope OF
the Atlantic Coast line; Major Anderson, Superin-
tendent of the Wilmington, Charleston and Allan Ia
Railroad and Captain Kline, Assistant superintendent
OF the road together with the special agent
the most admirably arranged and executed known here
since the
The peculiar dash and daring of the undertaking can
we'll be understood when II is stated that there fully
100 desperate men, with their families residing almost
within call OF those captured last night