Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-30

Mi. lanes Williams, 435. Pearl street, had
wallet stolen from his pocket on Saturday,
night containing $685.. There were eight hi'y
dollar bills of The Chemical Bank, and the
remainder in tens and ,wen'i~s OF various
country banks. Mr. w. offers reward OF 100
for the conviction Of the thief and the return
Of the money. Jour. % Con''
MoRr BuRcLARIE..-The store Of Mr. Hig-
pin. No. 80. Fifth street, vas broken open
on Friday nigh, and property TO the amount
Of 900 dollars stolen
A jewellers stors in Pearl, near Cross-s,reet,
was brek-n oprn on the same night; and
number OF gold and silver watches carried OFT
ArRocIoUs VILLAHY,-A robbery, OF most
outrageous and desperate character, took
place a, BROOKLYN on Saturday night last
At about O'Clock, some robbers, (supposed TO
be- three in number, entered by means OF false
KEYS, the grocery sore of Mr.. Abraham
Schenck, in Hillary street. Mr.. 5. and his
clerk, whose name is Charles Rogers, were
slerp in an upper apartment, when two men
entered with knives drawn, and ordered them,
a, their peril, to offer no resistance. They OBJ
tanned 2o.sessiop Of pocket book, containing
about 200 dollars MIR. S. and his young
man then sprany from the bed, and de'pe-
rate encounter was the consequence. MT.
Rogers was stabbed in the arm and several
Other places. MIR. Schenck received most
severe stab in the abdomen, and Is eshger-
ously wounded One of the robbers made his
escape by Jumping ou' OF the ~indow-'he
other attempted 10 follow but his flight was
arrested by Messrs r, and S. who got his
knife from MIN, after a fearful stuffie IN the
dark, (,he light having been ex,inguished du'
ring the fray) succeeded in securing him. GOV
cred with blood and wounds The COURSE
tie escaping Vi ian took. was marked tor
some distance with races OF blood.
The person appr, hended. is confined in The
cells {. BROOKLYN He was yesterday examin' d,
nut no ligh' was thrown on The subJ"ct lie
preserved sul-n and doggcd sl nee through
out. and refused TO give even hi, name
JANUARY 90.
We Learn, saws the Gazette, that llendrlck-
son, one OF the men who committed the our
glary az h, ooklyu, was Immediately recognix
ed by Jacob HAYS. he High Constable, who
went over to Brooklyn, 10 cast one OF ms
searching glances upon him. tie proves 10 oe
william Of The drepes, dye. Duriog the war,
he kept place in Greenwich village, callrd
the Three Loggs rhe ads" Afterwards, ne
kept public house in hr Bnwery, Called 'ne
"Philadelphia House Lsterly, he Resided IN
tensi.e rsbberirs asd furceries TWO or three
wear, sco when the Messrs Hnwland's store
was brokn open and robbed AZ the i'm, Of
the arrrs, al Stephens and Red. Chose arch
Williams the police was in qursr OF him
TWO Of his companions ar. how in con6ne me NJ
in one of the Pennsylvania prisons
~ Since The above was in type. we bhse
orr infor mr. d hat ,he Other william was appre
hendsd last evening in this city.
On P,iday nigh, the store of Mr.. Cohen,
No. s,4 P, all street, was broken open and rob
bed Of several gold and silver watches, and
a large quan,iy of jewslry. Yesterday feI-
low was appre he nded upon Suspicion Of hsv.
ing been concerned in the robbery; sever al ar
,icles stolen from Mr.. Coh,n's store, was re
cosniz-d by tina, gentleman, and the prisoner
was fully committed.
PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY 26
The Chronicle M n'tons sIo-nt attack
made upon person near ,he Permanen,
bridge with an intent on the part Of he VIII
Ian, o rob, We are met with coniiau.G re-
por,s Of thi, kind, and reg ct tina, some pun
,shmen, Cannot be inhIc,ed that will operae
as preventive
A young man on Sunday evening" was attack.
ed, in S"ven,h srre, by man who rushed
out upon MIN from S. JAMES street, and knock
ed him down. The alarm Immediately given
probably prevented rob ~.
We continue TO hear reports Of violence COM
mitted in the evening upon our ci'iz' MS about
half dozen are recorded this W.. K already;
and l, is PROBABLE thai many have escaped pub
licity. Tn, is necessity for q more effici. NJ
evening police; md We hope The es'ablis men
Of one will not be neglected until called for by
the death, as well as wounds Of ci IL rs.
JANUARY, 27th.
Our city seems 20 be more than ever infested
by thieves and cheats. A few days ago FASH
ionably DIRE ,sed young man, ate nd.d by foot
man, called on respec able ha't-r in Market
street, chose hat for himself and another,
The price Of both amounting 10 thirteen dollars
and half, and gave the address OF a gentleman
who's, family, though not person, was we'll
known 10 he halter. He promised 10 send fl-
teen dollars, in bank no,es; The same day, and
suggested hat some trouble nigh be saved by
giving him The changr-a dollar and half
I at once. This wa. done without hrsi alton,
and the purchasers went OFF AS soon as he
bill was seri to the gentleman, whose name had
been used, it appeared that he knew nothing
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