The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-12-20

ARREST OF A NEW York BURGLAR IN Bosroy.-
Robert b. Granger was arrested, about ten o'clock
on Monday night, at the Vermont Central House.
Causeway street, by constables J. G. Harrington
al d Thomas M Smith, under the following crcum-
stances; The officers above mentioned had visited
this hotel TO serve q warrant from the Municipal
Court, when they met, in the barroom, DR.. Moses
@. Greene, who had just come down stairs. He
stated that he had been called to visit patient who
had offered HIM bad silver dollar in payment for
his professional sc vces but that he had CHI inged
for genuine one; that he thought the man had q
large quantity of counterfeit money, as he had
shown a considerable amount in bills, and that his
appearance was rather shabby, &c. The officers
decided upon paying the III an visit They went
to his room and requested a sight at the bogus mo-
ney, and having got possession Of the mans wallet,
counted out 81 S in bank bile, mostly Of the de-
nomination Of sl0 and SO OF the Bank o. New
York, and small balance in gold and bills Of other
banks When asked by the officers how he came
by 90 much money, he stated tn at he had worked
for different persons, and they had just paid him off,
The officers suspicious were now aroused by the
imProbabiny OF the mans receiving his pay Of
different parties all in the same money. They sc-
cordingly inquired OF him IL he had ever worked
for any one in this city, He stated that he had
worked at the Iines Office. The officers left
him and sent TO the 1ino Office, where they as
certained that no such person had worked there,
when they decided TO arrest him. They took him
TO the lookup Of the watch house in Hanover street
Alter the arrest of Granger, the officer went back
TO the hotel with view Of finding some further
n
named James Merritt, who said to the officers,
You have arrested that other fellow, bat you
can't get me into a scrape." He was led by the
officers TO make statement Of facts concerning
his connection with Granger lie stated that he
was sign painter and glider, belonging to Balii-
more, VINO met Granger in New York on Sunday,
who offered to pay his fare and expenses on TO
Boston. They arrived here on Monday, and Bob,
feeling sick, they bad taken lodgings at the YER
mont Central House, and he had sent for Or.
Greene, whose Office is near by; that ranger had
acknowledged 20 hun that he was n regular bur-
glar, and had made good haul, and II he would
90 along with him, he could do a. well as he did.
This proposition he had declined, but as he had run
short Of money, he had allowed him to pay his ex-
penses on to Boston. The officers, upon this state
ment committed him as a witness. Yesterday
morning, Mr. Harrington visited Granger in the
lookup in the watch house, and accused him Of
stealing the money, and told him he hid better
tell the truth about il. Bob replied, that he would
do II n be would find a friend ter him to tell II to-
Upon the officer declining TO find friend. he con-
cluded to tell his story, which was that robbery
bad been committed at the store Of Messrs. Harper
a Brothers, book publishers. in New York, by one
George Williams, and that he had received s2D0
out Of 500 stolen to keep still about it.-BOston
Mad, Dec. Is.