New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-25

IMPORTANT ARREsrs.-0ur readers doubtless
remember that some week. sisce the Porter OF
the Long Island Bank Of Brooklyn, while on bis
xav from the Phcnix Bank Of thi. city to the
BROOKLYN Bank. with the exchanges, was robbed
i some 81 600 ia money and drafi.. which ~ss
icxierousy cut from his pocae,. AID with which
the thc.e. escaped without any trace OF them hay-
ing been obtained. 10 discover and arrest the
,o.d and adroit perpetrators OF TIN. robbery has
smpised tie attention OF the Police Ut this city,
ut without any success until, as supposed ye'ier-
las. a portion of them al least have been broush,
10 lsht 10 the following manner: O.hcers Ste
phens AID Bower Of ,hi. cit, having some oiicial
business t. execute in Albany, proceeded ,hither
On Thur.day and in the afternoon went on board
, steamboat tina, wa. about to depart for hi. city.
There stephens discovered noted picA-pocket
named George Mason. who on .esias the officer
hastily withdrew and concealed himself, and a.
though lie had not gone .here tn tws officers
.ough, for MIN on board tee boat n vain. The
Captain ou being apprized OF the circumstance
all the ucn. u 90 board must b. locked UP IN
one If the State Rooms. and e. the boat would
not touch al any Intermediate place, It MAS conc!l'
ded by the officer. that they would come down and
endeayor 10 cisct the arrest OF the sccreiedtelon'
Dunn. tie light they asccrtsnsd that tie ser
wants were carving drink and refreshments TO
nam 10 a statc-room. and the, awaited the ap-
proach If the boat towards the city IN order to
secure their prize A. the boat nearss the wharf,
,lr. Mason. the pickPocket. emerged from the
.tatc.room = his gown and slippers. and oticer
>ieuhen. III an instant introduced himself 10 hrs
attention. Mason pretended not to knew thu Off
Ger. but soon acknowledged he did. and was asked
what companion he had with him. Hlsrcply~ a'
nobody The officers said they would see, and en-
tcriug the siatc.room, they discovered, nicely en-
.con.cd in berth, an EngisLmnn named John
Wnitehogsc, ala. Duke, who formerly kept Por'
ierhousc named Uniy Hail. in Chatham Square
AID who was once tried for picking the pocket Vi
gentleman at the Lower Post.Ohce. The OH
ccrs marched both of those worthless to the Police
Office. and found in the pocket Of on. $3.50 and
in ,ha, of the other s-00. The porter OF the
Btookyn Bash ide.tifed both of them rs men
who had doggcd him back and forth across the
Fulton Ferry. and sorse officers ct the fh~sM
an Brooklva Banks also identified them a. men
vino were constantly hanging about these lnst''u'
tion. prior 10 the robbery and they were com
mittcd for examination touching their participa-
ton in the robbery Of the porSr.
On wednesday la,t also, officer. 4. N. [. and
J. L. Smith Of hi. city, and Van NosrhSe' ct
BROOKLYN. who had gone to Boston for the Pur-
nose. arrested two others, noted pickpockets sup
posed to belong to the gang that robbed the bank
porter. and they were committed to await the re-
on,i,ion Of our Governor for their transfer hither
for trial. !, is to be hoped that the officers have
now been successful in ferrtin, out the telons, who
committed the audaciou. robbery OF the Brooklyn
band tina, they may be brought to justice.