New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-12

| - We have for some time been IN possession
o,he facts which led the Friday last Of four
persons charged with the robbery Of the PoushSocpsie
Large some time since Of S34 600 but made mention
ofthem il fearing 10 defeat the ends Of justice. AZ oher
papers have made the public with inaccurate &C.
tails we have no motive for longer silence. Very short
y after the robbery Justice TayiOrs suspicious were
directed to a wellknown and organized body Of bank
robbers and Of their number Parkinson was mar
rowir watched for several weeks. During the last week
| be was known 10 change three four OF the stolen
notes and on Friday afternoon nc was arrested IN Bar
claystroei as he left the steamer Raritan, by officers
Bird White Leonard Westerfeld and Strickland and
confined in cell Of the Upper Police. Through him.
the residence Of James Smith discovered 10 be IN
5lssireef, between the -th Avenue and the blooming
dale Road and ththcr Justice Taylor and the officers re-
paired Upon their arrival they found Smith. with two
notorious coniederaos at dinner table quietly slipping
their wine desert of rich pastry and hne old
cheese but at the appearance Of the Police, the trio
rushed from the in various directions, and when
pursued offered most desperate resistance ere they
were captured Smiths daughter rushed upon the of
, GERS with carving knife. but disarmed. James
Miller alias Cupid only secured after a very
contest and after he ironed continued biz r.
ssuts Davis slipped up stairs to bedroom, followed
| by Wosicrhed who observed him stufing something
between the beds which proved be a roll Of bills and
about $500 were found upon him. Friday night
passcd in searching Smiths house. but clue
found On Saturday the officers went to Parkinson
farm in Woodbridge \. j. where they obtained 500 Of
the identified money, and Mrs. ?. also informed them
where she had changed 500 and $50. Ycs-
to-day morning in shop in the OF No. H. William
street occupied by Parkinson carver and glider
they found s. 800 secrecd between second story win
dow and the outside blind among lot OF old glass and
tin This makes up about $1,000 already brought to
lsht while a clue is obtained to several Thousands be
side
smith was convicted many years ago Of robbing the
City Bank aud about six years since he sent 10 the
Massachusetts, State Prison for picking pocket at
Railroad Depot In Boston Miller indicted on the
l2h Of April sii for grand larceny from James Prem
iss and released upon bail nominally hxcd ~
5000 by the Recorder. since which time he has cs.
capped the vigilance of the Police Parkinson a
beautiful farm Woodbridge, n J. and house very
richly nrnshcd-Smihs cottage too il uxuriousy ap.
pianccd and his cellar and lardcr stocked with the
choicest delicacies. They now likely to obtain less
comfortable quarters thanks 10 the vigilance Of Justice
Taylor We shall give some more particulars OF the cir
oumstances leading to the to morrow, showing
how curiously the evil Spirit, which tompts into
sin deserts him at the critical moment and leaves him
to his fate.
~ In regard TO the stsbbng case related in the
Sun, afcw days since the following the facts An Eng
lish importing merchant Of this City has been in the
habit of visiting England in the prosecution of his bust
ness and leaving his family "a lovely and accomplished
wife Of 30 aud daughter l4) under the protection OF
young gentlemen also in mercantile business and
both long established friends Of the parties concerned
Last Spring the father repaired usual to England
and the friends established themselves in obedience
his standing invitation in his house Island
Shortly aficrward another friend Of the family wrote
to the merchant in England the effect that one
Of the young with whom be had entrusted his am
" playing him false. He Immediately 10 his
family that he should return home in the Great Western
and 20, board the Boston and thus anticpa
ted his arrival by several days lie found his wife with
| her relatives in New.Bediord, In company with her
daughter, and brought them all on to New-Yogk-
hurried down to Staten lsand-found the suspected
friend there quietly waiting for them and drawing
dagger stabbed him in the breast He then stuck hi.
wife with the dagger, but did not wound her
dangerously He was a, length secured in state Of in
sanity and sent to the Asylum where he remained until
sunday while his wife and daughter returned to New
Rcdford.i The unhappy man has now recovered his
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tirely Innocent The young mans condition is peril.
cu- one, although he may survive the wound
We have been a, pains to give the particulars Of this
sad case because many contradictory and painful M
mors regarding it are ahoat.
W We are told the following story on what we
believe to be good authority. lfthere anything wrong
sbou, il we shall be glad 10 make correction MIR At
torncy Barrett applied TO the Mayor Counsel for an
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assaulted and robbed gambling den into which
he had been inveiged and li0 gold sovereisns taken
from his person Two men named Spring and Dugran
arrested for this offence taken to the Tomb and
the being heard in the star Chamber, were sd
mued TO bail. Burey who is attached TO the Star
Police. employed to arrest them. and be il seems
60, back = sovercgns and has kept $50 for his trouble
Burey bfors the Mayor today but His Honor az
hearing the particulars Of the charge from Mr. Bar.
reit promised 70 have him up early day when
Dillon to be forthcoming Il seems 20 have been ex.
peced that Dillon could De induced leave the Cry be-
fore this In which case the gamblers &c. could have
got OF with the spois.
MODERN BaIINESTs-The modBs 0peraHfi Of
certain knowing lawyers in criminal tactics IN behalf
of their imprisoned clients really very ingenious yet
differing from them in opinion a. its propriety
take occasion TO Illustrate their secret by an expose Of
two Of this character, recently developed which
show up most beautifully the merits and dement,. Of the
system prsctsed to quickly slip from the Tomts such
criminals stand greatly danger Of trip to Sing sing
but for their welned pockets The first s thai of 10.
seph Hxon who arrested about two weeks ago and
charged By Messrs Adams & Co Express Agent Of II
all-st with having embezzled $s7Oo from them
while in their employ as book keeper Upon
nation before Justice Dinkcr. Hison required
ind bail in sir thousand dollars and for wan, thereof
held in durance till few nights when. At the still
and quiet hour Of eleven 7. NJ he released from
custody BY order OF Mr. Recorder Talimsige who re
ceived the bail bond Of Mr. Willard surety for the
sum of three hoasand doilars-a tribe above the
amount Of money embezz,ed And fhis, too was don