The New York herald., 1851-10-19
The Attempted Robbery OF the specie Train
on the Isthmus.
[From The Panama Herald, Sept. 25. ]

rom The Panama Hereld, sept. 70
THE ROBBERY OF THE GREAT sPRCfK TRAiN-MUR-
DIR o. TnKEE or THE GUARps-Two or THE ROB
ERRS cAu3HT-oNE OF TIIEM III We CONFESSION
AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ExC1TEMENT.
Information reached this city on Saturday, that the
crest specie tain OF the Paciae Mall steamship
Coslpsny, which Left the city under guard about
nine O'Clock in the morning, had been attacked
the guard killed The news few like electricity through
.he city, and in less than hour several gentlemen,
among whom were Mr. Hurtado, Of the house Of Mos
qusFs, Hurtsdc Co and Captsin X. Garrison Of the
house Of Garrison fretz together With his Exceency
Governor Disz and some hfy or sixty National Guard,
started out In pursuit Of the robbers.
After riding out about miles, Captain Garrison
and his friends came up with ths uaiui which had
stopped and in the widest state of confusion Three
Ct guard had been shot during the attack by the
robbes and lying by the road side. Two Of them
sbot In the breast and the third In the legs The
two shot in the breast were dying and the other badly
wounded.
The robbers succeeded In securing one bo1 Of gold
box being heavy and they being closely and aoty pur
ued by the re nforccd parties coming up 20 the train
they obliged to abandon II aud make their escape
These were taken and tied aud carried back TO the
train. Here It was proposed 10 hang them at Ar
rensemenis were accordingly made Tor that purpose
the rope. were procured and troe selected fos the
purpose,
One OF the men, young from the city Of New
York whose name Is Thomn Summers then taken
10 the tree rope adjusted round his and he
was " II he lad anything to say he could ,ay It, He
begsed FOR HE life and stated that he would AXE fa
rson informed him that upon condition of his csnfessos
aud ssking full disclosures he shonld not be uog but
BE- delivered mp te the civil authorities lie then gave
fun disclosure Of the whole plot giving the Of all
the persons engaged In IT, and all the particulars relative
TO the attack etc The rope then taken from his
neck and he tied and placed under strong guard
The company next took the other man. who s an ine-
gent negro also from New York city Charles Cronl
well snd after informing him that he was about TO ds
cautioned him he desired " say anything 20 SPEAK
nothing but the truth. rope was adjusted aoou' ~
neck, and he was taken TO stother tree, on tne
opposite side CT the hill He supposed MS eompan.
ion bad Leen hung Arriving ct the tree, ne msue s
q coniessien and begged hari 'or h. NE htte,
his confession he vas run Up, and kept su'penaeu
about ten inmates when the uovern9ss sirNa,
being announced some UP and cur tns rorG sho
no fl 10 the GROUND senseless hut not a. ao IN tue
p az half hour he recovered and az the presence OF
his Esclency the overner reno er.d ~ n'ghy impro-
No., t ,nruue their Original DETERMINATION the party
arss-,d him 70 re tIea and placed under srrd
In the epture Of thi he guard found the great
..i staBcuItv and he was not tsken uutn m1sk-t
irot n oves hi head which felled him TO the ground
CONFESSION.
The me- Thomas Summers states that be iF from the
e,f- of New Work lie has bten IN rensna some o)n.
siaera DE tine be- employed rs barSeeper aud ruu
nsr st ~ taps1Asoi western ao.sS TIE r,sSlny u