The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-12-07
Nav YoRK, Nov. 30.
DARING RORRERY

AslhlANO 1lODDLh L.
A robbery more daring in its plan and ex
ecution, yet more insenously and expedi
tious!y detected, never, perhups, was record
ed III the annals OF our city, than the one
we are about to relate.
On Monday night, ut half past 10 o'clock
lnrge pane Of glass, in the window of Mr.
A. IL. Schuylcr's Lottery Office, un.er the
American Museum, was broken by five rob.
bers, and two bundles of money, containing
about $40, were stolen from the show.
BOARD. This daring act was done in one oil
the most busy parts of the city. while many
citizens were passing TO and fro, and while
fdr Schuyler, with his clerks, was in the
olhce. The circumstances are these: Mr..
Merritt, one of our most active and enter
prisng police Officers, having last week re-
celved secret information, that the robbery
was in contemplation, laid his plans with
great ingenuity to permit it to take place,
and Immediately to arrest the robbers.
Mr.. Schuyler has been in the habit OF
placing large sums of money at his window,
wrapped up in bundles, and the amount
marked on the envelope, which tempted the
villains to their daring plan. Havlng sus-
picion, that if the robbery Of the window
could not be accomplished, it was the inten-
ton of the villains to way-lay Mr.. Schuyler
on his road home at night, and murder him,
if Unnecessary, Mr.. Merritt, communicated the
secret to him, and arranged that the roi,he-
ry should he permitted to take place. Ac-
cordingly, Mr. Schuyler placed only two
bundles in the window, to appearance as
valuable as before, and marked a large
amount on their envelopes-on each n fifty
dollar bill being ppermost--though in fact
both did not contain over Sl4O-enough to
make the offence grand larceny.
Monday evening, at half past 10 o'clock,
the robbery took Place-there were five viii
lalns, whose names are Elisha Sanders,
VIM. and Russell Moore, Abraham Rick
low and Francis Fayard. One ofthem with
billet of wool broke the large pane of glass
another standing ready seized the money,
and the other three stood on the side walk
to facilitate escape, while they might seem
guiltless. The one with the money ran
down Vesey-street, part ran down Ann
street, and one mingled in fight, which at
that moment accidentally took place be-
tween some hackdrivers-all escaped. and,
so expeditously was the robbery committed,
almost without pursuit. The very instant
the deed WAS done, Mr.. Schuyler hurried to
the Park Theatre, where by appointment
Mr.. Merritt was to he found. This excel
lent officer, on receiving the information i'm
mediatelv took hack. and drove to Broome-
street, between the Bowery and Christie
street, where he had stationed five officers.
Mr.. Merritt fixed on this station, as the
rendezvous of the robbers was in a garnet
room of the Bowery House, at the corner of
Broome-street and the Bowery, and sig
nal was arranged, BY which the officers
should know that the villains had lodged.
After waiting full half an hour, the precon-
ce.ted signal was given: he then proceed
ed to the spot, followed by the other officers.
When he had assembled the stairs, and was
within sight of the loom, he saw the door
open, and the FIVE villains counting their i'll
gotten spoil on discovering him, they blew
out their candle and bolted the door, but a
dark lantern being provided, Mr.. Merritt
burst it open and instantly with the aid OF
his assistants, secured the robbers, who
were SO much amazed that they we're una
Bile to offer resistance. They were imme-
diately conveyed, manacled, to the Police
Office, where they were received by Justice
Hopson and the District Attorney, Mr.. Hoff-
man, who were anxiously waiting their ar
rival. After undergoing an examinations,
the whole FIVE were fully committed for
trial.
The money was all recovered: some of
it was found on he'd, some on the table
and some on the floor. There was also
found on the robbers a hook, made of strong
iron to which was affixed moose this they
intended to have thrown on the knobs Of
the door to prevent Mr.. Schuyler from
opening it, to follow in pursuit-of this cir
cumstance, Mr.. Merritt was aware, but it
seems they had not time to accomplish that
part of their design.
Sanders and Rcklow are old offenders,
the latter was pardoned from the State Pri-
son only very short time ago. The
Moorcs are goed-looking young men
twins, and so much alike, that the one can
not be told apart from the other. They are
perfect Dromios.