The New York herald., 1851-10-19
The Attempted Robbery OF the specie Train
ON the Isthmus.

lfroIl fhuHmk hrfhius sept. -
THE RoBBKRy OF THE GREAT sPEcIE TRAiN--MUR-
DIR o. THKEE or THE eUARDs-Two or THE ROB
nERs cAu1HT-oNE OF TTIEM HUNG CONFESSION
AND pIscLoSuRKs-INTENsE ExcITEMENT.
Information reached this city on Saturday that the
gre.t specie train Of the Pacific Mall Steamship
Uosipsny, which left the city, under guard, about
nine O'Clock in the morning had been attacked
the guard killed Tho few like electricity through
,he city and in less than hour, several gentleman
among whom were Mr. Hurtado, Of the house Of Mos
queFa Hurtsde Co and Captsin O. X Garrison, Of the
houre Of Garrison fretz together with his Exceency
Governor Disz and some hfy or sixty National Guard
started out in pursuit of the robhsrs.
Alter riding out about seven miles, Captain Garrison
and his friends came up with the TAIN, which had
stopped and in the widest state Of confusion Three
tf the guard had been shot during the attack by the
robbeis and lying BY the road side Two Of them
were hot In the breast and the thrd IN the legs Ine
Two shot In the breast lying and the other badly
The robbers succeeded in securing one box Of gold
dust with which they made OF into the woods bu. the
box being heavy and they being closely and hotly pur
ued by the nforccd parties coming up 20 the train
they obliged to abandon It aud make their escape
In sttemptinx to do this, two Of them captured
These were taken and tied aud carried back to the
train Here II proposed TO hang them at once Ar.
rangements were accordingly made for that purpose
the rope. were procured, and troe selected for the
one Of the men, young man from the city Of New
YORK whose name Is Thomn summers was then taken
10 the tree rope adjusted round his nee and he
was ti If he h.l anything to say he could say IT, lie
begged for HE ic and stated that he would AXE full
rson informed him that upon condition of his csnfesps
aud aking full disclosures he shonld not be uog but
b. delivered mp t. the civil authorities lie then gave
fun disclosure Of the whole plot giving the Of all
the persons engaged 10 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 an inte
gent negro from New york city named Charles Cror
well aud after informing him that he about to die
cautioned him he desired ~ cay anything to speak
nothing but the truth rope was adjusted about his
necf and he was taken 10 stother tree, on the
opposite side CT the hill. He supposed his ccmpan-
ion had been hung Arriving at the tree, ne made
q confession and begged hati Tor h.i hfe After
his confession. he eas up and kept suspended
about ten miustes whom the Governors arrival
being announced some UP and cut the rore and
he ieH TO the ground senseess hat not dad In the
balf hour he recovered and az the presence
his THctllency the dovernGr, render,d II highly mpro
pcr 20 pursue their Original determination, the partJ
ordered him 20 be tied and placed under grsrd
In the capture OF thi man he guard found the great
est difculty and he wa. not taken uutil musket wa
broa 10 oTer his head which feled him 70 the ground
CONFESSION.
IRE msr Thomas Summers states that he is from ia
ciy q New NcrC lie has been IN Panama some o)1
siderable time bs a employed barSeeper aud ruT
n,r st IL paosYll sal western ao,e,, The r,tSirg