New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-06-22

IyPoRrAxr ARREST or BASK RoBRER.-On the 18th
Of Nav last, Mr. Pait Adams. broker OF No 81 Walstrcet.
- was ms wont mad his trunk containing about 81 900 in
money and s2 90 % bonds, checks certificates of stock
and rro,s.oy notes and deposited in tho PhenIx
Bank which was put into the vault by the chief porter Mr.
Uh,r On the morning o.: the 18th OF May, as the
Rank ,ya, openqd boy The Bank with note pur
,orri,g IN come from Mr.. Adams for the delivery of his
rink yhch the boz described aad pointed out, when It
aL,,, from the vault The trunk then delivered 10 the
how who carried it Mr.. Adams soon after sent for
h ,rnk and was informed his surprise, that had been
called for and taken All efforts discover the property
or il puroncr nbortiye until Thursday last wnen
want from the Wavcrey oic named Wallis came 10 the
.f.. of Mr. y r. Bean No so Wall-st. with OF the
m 90 bills OF the MON Bank of Montreal that had been
stolen and wished changed for gentleman who had sent
hin, there Mr. Bean and his Clerk Mr Trucsdel bclev
ng il ont OF the stolen bills, SEM N for Mr. Adams who
came and identified tile bill, and started for officer.
Mr. Bean thinking the would escape before Mr.. Adj
ans returned told hs clerk give the waiter money
to take back while NJ Beam would run TO the Wavery tio
-, and be there when the water retired He did so, and
stationed himself lie steps OF the Hotel Scon Gt r. tie
waiter arrived and he approached the steps JAILED by
a Young man on the walk but the waiter hn-teHed past nm
into the Hotel and the yeang fastened down Exchange
Place He wa, pursued by Mr.. Bean and another
oyer,aken brought back the Hotel and there identified
b. the waiter a, the who gave him the slO0 bill OIL
Ger Tappa having arrived there took the ysung into
custody and conducted him the Police Office, where ne
gaye his name a. james W Floyd, and vas committed In
the mean tne Officers Tappan and Cockaair, from nior
nation obtained forwarded Philadelphia and succeeded
ia finding and recovering az the valuable papers and all the
money excer, $1,000 and brough; this city An
other 100 bill OF the Union Bank OF Montreal also
covered of NJ Somer. broker, PIP Broadway whom
II W., SEMI from Towards Hotel by a be ex-
changed
boy was also arrested and taken to the Police Office
the who obtained the trunk but ne denied all knowledge
OF il and positively Identified though the psrers of
the Phenix Bank thought ne looked Ike him. 1t Is pretty
clearly understood however that Others concerned who
have made Floyd he. instrument and have threatened him.
a SAYS with death he dsclo>es their These
prime movers remain raarres:ed while Floyd left suffer
the consequences OF MS FOLLY and gu;. To all who
concerned and recovery OF the property great
praise : 1nqueetiozaby due
4rre,t Of Ftgitice trop. Jasce.-On the 18th inst,
Thomas Johnson ef Maysce Kentucky, made complaint
at the Police Office that he had tcen robbed the
place on the 9TH of upwards OF 500 BY named
Daniel T. Brophv alias James Williams, VINO hal fed hi,h
the none. Officers q. F Hays. Welsh and HUH
waite proceeded discoYer and Brophy, whom they
soon ascel,anec had taken passage Europe packet
-hn United Sates and board said ship the officers hast
e;le,
These well devised plan. were however frustrated by the
precpiate folly the Captain, seeing Brophy con-
ing with his baggage towards the vessel fastened 20 meet
MN and asked MN MS Williams. Inc latter
replied vas and "aYing the gehicc made ms escape
The officers found race Brophy until Yesterday, when
hey ascera;ned that his appearance mad taken
passage on board the Packe: ship England for Liverpool
and going o-ard SAID vessel early and waiting until II
oclock arrested Brophy when he board ana Iecoy-
cred 4 considerable portion the money. H1 then
taken 10 Inc Police O.ce, where he rejected with ddan
tie prore assistance of several lawyers-:ranky confessed
his guilt and expressed wish be taken back Kentucky
:o- nal he committed prison 70 te disposed of