Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-06-28

Highly Important arrest. Yesterday NOR
ming MIR. Hale, Of the Merchants News Room,
was Informed by Mr.. Damon, agent of Harm
denis New York and Boston packet express,
of the arrest al Boston Of young Englishman
who is no doubt connected with an extensive
and notorious gang Of burglars and robbers in
the different cities of the Union. We are in
debted to MIR. Hale for the particulars.
II appears that, during the last three weeks,
Mr.. Damon, who is entrusted with large sums
of money by the Banks and Merchants of Bos-
ton, and other cities, to transmit from one city
to another, has observed, in his travels by
steamboat and railroads, that he was invariab-
ly accompanied by young Englishman, whose
manner toward himself appeared rather suspi-
cious, which induced Mr.. Damon to keep an
eye on him, and he frequently detected him in
handling The baggage of the passengers.
On Wednesday morning last, as the cars
were about starting from Boston for Provi-
dence, the Englishman entered the car and
seated himself along side Of Mr.. Damon, who
from his manner and movements, became more
satisfied than ever that all was not right with
the stranger, and he determined 10 satisfy him
self whether his suspicious was just or not.--
Accordingly MIR. Damon succeeded in detain-
ing the cars and despatched a messenger for
officer Coolidge Of the Boston police, who was
soon on the spot and was directed by Mr.. d.
to take the Englshman in custody.
To this the agent Of the line objected as he
thought il impossible there could be any thing
wrong in a person having so much the appear
ance OF a gentleman, and the officer hesitaled
whether TO arrest him or not Mr. ID. then in
formed the officer that if there was any thing
wrong in the matter he would indemnify him,
and insisted on his taking the stranger into Gus
tody, which he finally did.
On being questioned the Englishman said
his name was Seaton, and denied having any
baggage with him. search was then made.
and large carpet bag, of great weight. was
found, which was disowned by all the passen-
gers The prisoner, on being closely question
ed, said that the bag did not belong to him, but
had been taken from the Portland steamboat
and placed in his charge by gentleman, to be
delivered to another gentleman boarding at the
Pacific Hotel at New York. He denied all
knowledge OF the contents of the bag, and said
that he had no possession Of the KEY
On searching him, however, the KEY was
found IN his pocket and the bag opened, when
u was found to contain about five or six hun
dred keys and skeletons of all descriptions,
fitted for trunks and chests I; also
miniature lathe, fitted with bits for roaming
out keys, together with an assortment of files,
screw drivers, vices, pick-locks, and many 9th
er implements used in the commission of burg
laries.
These tools were recognized as part of the
lot brought to this country from England. by
the notorious Joe Murray and his gang. Muir
ray was sentenced 10 the state prison by Re-
corder Morris, on Saturday last, for burglary.
and there are several indictments pending
against him in this city and Boston for The
same otIence,-M y Express