The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-06-06

Deliberate Arrangements for Robbery AN"
Murtisr Frustrated. l e.. IA.

One ~ the most ilenalis', organizations
for l,swnleriny their meighbots. we are
informed, was discovered aud Y y
hoped broken up, im the township OF
Marion. il our ueighbor1ng county o.
pike. Isss week. The citizens Of That
lo.aliiy have been subjected 10 muncr-
aus thcfis. huelaries, and even highway
rohherie- during year past. without
being able to lind the guilty parties.
tho~eh suspicion was fastened upon
one Bcunru. who. IL j. said. had He'd
from the punishment OF crisne IN Ken
ncky. to that locality. and who left sud-
denly few weeks ago. and upon one
George Thomas, Jr. married son OF
tho hest citizens Of the neiglborhood.
The services Of one Charles Mccormick.
were enlisted as detective. some time
ago. aud he succeeded IN ingratiating
himself into the confidence ofone John
Campbell aud Elisha Caring. who were
suspccioned. and finding out who had
committed some Of the crimes. AMI also
discovered that there was regularly
organized band, with accomplces who
were strangers. 10 carry of aud conceal
Tho plumber when necessary. and an
extensive lilan for making haul was
aUree,s mnan. The first inroad was to
ne made upon The granary Of Mr. Jonas
Robinson. on last Friday night. where II
-. 49,. .rxo..x IN hu N ale of
wheat and bring II to Jasper and sell i !;
on Saturday night the store Of Mr..
Readl.s and Post office Al Fidelity were
10 be visited. and Mr.. Beadlcs 10 be made
to give up his money. or they were 70
fake him ont aud murder him, and then
search for il. aud on sunday night the
PAYNE settlement ia this cotnty was TO
he visited and number ofhorses- which
had been selected. were to be taken. and
confedcraies were 10 he on hand 10 take
the horses Of. aud the home accomplices
10 assist in searching for them. Fol-
fear murder might-be committed a.
Mr.. Beadles'. il VA decmed best 70 At
tempt to arrest the home party al Robin
sons granary. and so nuwber OF men
wore concealed in 1t. and Mr.. Robinson
himself took a lot Of straw from q neigh.
boring stack and laid II down by the
side Of the granaxy. with the expectation
or conceaing himself un,cr IL, and when
the thieves had entered the granary
closing the door and fastening i or
them. while the citizens inside would
make the arrests. AT the appointed
time a wagon was in readiness to conve,
the wheat, and the party visited thu
granary. II being arranged that Meteor
mick was to keep watch outside will
q revolver. while Thomas, CARING, an'
Campbell carried out the wheat. Blu
che straw pile attracted the attention 2
Thomas. and he went to investigate i
kicking It, and finding something inside
jumping on II. which was tho much TO
Robinson, who grunted and jumped
ont, when the gang al ran. They were
Of course. pursued. and after muc
search All three were arrested at differ
eut places, and are now in jail to amswe
At the Circuit Court. It il hoped thes
arrests NAV lead to the exposure ofth
rest Of the hand, AMI their punishment
RAILROAD ExrESsiox.-We are rell
ably informed that n meeting Of III
directory Of the Nashville and Chat
tanooga railway. which was held a
Louisville. Nv on last Monday, and a
which Mr.. e.. X. Eager OF Boston. Vic
President Of the Cincinnati and Rock
port railroad. was present. arrangement
were entered into between them, 70
carving the business Of the Chattanoog
road north over the Rockport road, an
that the Rockport road Is to be complel
ed to Mitchell or Worthington. by IN
time the Chattanooga road is complete
from Nashville to Greensboro. Thi
will put Jasper on one Of the gres
thoroughfare for business ofthe countr,
and we congratulate the managers of n
lsockport road on their good fortune
securing the arrangement. Steps wi
be taken ere long for asking local al
from tile townships from here
Mitchell, as that will be the line prs
ierred ifthe requisite local aid Is OF
tained. Push Il along.
CorSTY SUPERrN TESDE~r. - I'll
County Board Of Education on Mondn
elected Prof. Geo. q. Cooper, Count
Superintendent, by vote Of II
Cooper, for Brundick, and 2 Il