The Arkansas banner., 1843-11-25
ANornER RuRGLARY-ANp AN ARREsr

= ANOTHER BURGLARY-ANDA AN ARREST
 We copy the following account of another daring attempt at burglary from the Evening Journal, of yesterday
 "Cdngh H at tast !--An attempt was made last night to enter and rob the house of Mrs. 1'hrop, in Broadway, in which one of the gentlemen received much more than wasaoree- able to his personal comfort. Mr. Aaron Roggen, who lodged in the house, having been put on his guard by what he supposed to have been attempts 10 commit burglary heretofore, took the precauiion to arm him self with one of Colts six-barrelled pistols well loaded. This morning about two o. clock, hearing an unusal noise, he went out upon the back piazza, where he saw one of the gentry perched upon the shoulders of the other, busily engaged in saving through the shutters of the hall bedroom. He mmcdi- ately returned to the house, and repairing to the room in question:, awaited his opportu nity. The thief, having succeeded in making an aperture both through the shutters and the window, was about to leap into the room, when, as he brought his person into full view, Nr, Roggen discharged at him the con- tests of five of the barrels. The second dis charge was followed by an "Oh ID and the rascal dropped The fellow, however, with the assistance of his commtle succeeded in getting off From the large quantity of blood at the place where he was shot, and the nu- merous traces for long distance from the house, It IS evident that he received severe wound. It will probably lead to his detec- ton. few more of such prescriptions would have most wholesome elleet.n 1 We have the rare qualification to add, that a person named Silliman, was arrested yes terday morning, under strong crcunstantial evidence of having been concerned in this affair. The rumor of the burglary had no sooner been noised abroad than it was ascer- taned that MT. Ashley, who keeps grog- gery in Water street, was missing, and was supposed to have been drowned in the little basin near his house. Upon enquiry it was ascertained that Ashley was last seen in com pany with Silliman on the night or morn- ing of the burglary, and that it was the latter who first communicated the intelligence of his death to his wife. Silliman was there upon arrested and examined at the police of flee, together with Mrs. Ashley and young woman (her niece) living with her. The re- suit was that Sliman was temporarily com mitted.
 The substance of Silliman's story was, that he and Ashley sat up late in Ashley's store the night of the burgary-that they drank freely and became intoxicated-that Ashley got up and went out and that Siliman not long after went out also, and heard some one apparently struggling in the water, and calling on him by name for help-tlat from the | ho .t A.l1 ,l, l.., went immediately to the spot where the voice came from, and there saw something strug gling in the water, but without being able to render any assistance---that the voice and the struggle soon ceased, and that he sup posed 1t was Ashley, and so reported to his wife, at the house-that he then lay down at Ashley's house, where he boarded.
 Mrs. Ashley testified that she Jeff her hus band and Silliman sitting ill the store and talking, about one o'clock on the. morning of the burglary, perfectly sober-that she went to bed at that hour-and was awaked about three or half-past three ill the morning by Sillman, who told her that her husband was ssdead and drowned'-and told the circum- stances somewhat as narrated in his testi- mony--that Slliman was sober then, and that he did not lay down, but remained up all the while.
 The niece of Mrs. Ashley testified to the fact of Silliman's informing Mrs Ashley ol her husbands death, and of his being sober at that time.
 Under these circumstances, the magistrate : committed Silliman--to await the recovery Of the body of Ashley-which had not been found.
 There can be no doubt that here is a clue to the burglary of Tuesday night. if not to some others of the many that have taken place recently.