New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-20

pOse-ths ropes were procured anu Tree seletfss
fOI the purpose.
one OF the men, a Young man RON the city o. Ne,
York. whose name IS Tomas Summers. was thu
taken 70 the tree, repe MAS adjusted round h
neck and he was told n he had anything 20 say. 4.
could say n He begged 1r his lfe and stated .hs
10 vculd make full confession ard disclosure o.
was spared. Capt. Garrison informed him that up,s
condition of Ms coniesslu2 and nAAlng full dscs
>rres he should not b. hung, but be delivered ops
ne civil authorities n q men gave full dlscosrn
~ ,he whole rlot giving the names OF al the %,
sons engaged in II. and al The particulars rea.ises
the attack etc The rooe WAS then taken irOm -
neck and he was ted and p aced under strong guar
The company next TOOK me other man. VINO Is 4
intelligent negrO also from Newly ORR .ity, name.
Charles Cromwell and afier informing hlm thai h
was about 10 die. cau, oned him. Il he desired 81
ANYTHING 10 speak nothing but the Truth. Aropewc
adjusted about hlS neck and he taken to another
tree ON the opposite side Of the hull tie supposed
his companion had been hung Arriving II me ree,
he made q confession, and begged lard TOT ms ME-
After his confession, he run up, and kept sa~
pended about ten minutes when, the Governors a.
uyal beng announced some one ran up and cut Ae
repe and he fell 20 the ground senseleSs, Dur 10,
dead In the course OF half an hour he recovered
and As the presence o. hi> EXceliency we 'osefas
or rendered II highly improper 70 pursue 'ns't oIg
nal determination, the party order'1 u''" ~ S utt
and placed under guard
In the capture of tn, man. the guard found he
greatest difficulty, and he Was ho1 sHN' gu unIl
musket was broken over MS head "n''n 'eAea nS
TO the ground.
CONFESSION.
The man. Thomas Summers states that he Is truo
the City 81 New York. tie has been IN Panass
some considerable time has been employed AZ As,
k,eper and runner n the Panama and Wesr~
Hotels The robbmg of the great specie tram va,
concocted during the past week. The parties leane
that there were 50 000O00 the tram, and they ma,
arrangements 10 attack II and roo " OF IS mecA
they could carry AWAY. For this purpose, they ~
chased arms run bullets. and procured encSag
and the whole part, consisting OF seven, (uoN
names. far a. We could ascertain 'heh' are sea-
toned below lett the city on Friday evening he,
proceeded out about seven miles. where the e,
camped during the night Early IN the morningthe
set their watch and waited until the tram care
along. About II O'Clock they SAW, from their aiaGA
the tram approaching and after waiting until apct
ton of u had passed, they rushed out and hred gNz
the guard. In endeavOrng 10 make their e~ap,
with one box OF gold, which they cut nom nnle
himself and the black man. Cromwell were cazh,
and the rest Of the party made Their escape, On bot
In the surrounding woods
ARRIVAL OF rHE PRISONERS.
Yesterday, about II O'Clock, his Excelency, Gov
Diaz, accompanied by MessrS liurtado and J. Phse
headed an escort OF troops who had IN chMgeths
two prisoners. summers and Cromwell. and arnye
IN this city phe prisoners were well and siIoagt
guarded. having then arms pnioned behind Tier
backs and file Of soldiers on each side. Dpt
passed from each prisoner into the hands OF glln&
in the rear Thus. they were met by upward Of 4
thousand of our citizens who accompanied then
down to the PRISON where they were taken andockS
up: .. ...y,....,.,
of utter hopelessness They were cast down VI
despairmg, particularly the man summers =
looked the very picture Of shame, quit and den
Cromwell labored under some pain from the bon
on his head from the musket, when captured aEi
from the effects OF stranguaton, when hung. A.
though his head was bound up with handkerchief
the blood could be seen oozing from the wound an
the marks Of the rope were visible on his neck
NAMES OF THE RoBBER-GANG.
Thomas Summers. from New.York City tnow IA
PRISON.
NOW In prison
DIR. Berry, OF New. Orleans. Chas wife IN sn
Francisco
Laban Manning. of Illinois, carpenter by trade
DIR. Burt, or Burke, residence unknown.
- Mlrerand do do
- Dagnaut do. do.
Summers IL we'll known here, having been 20
ployed as runner and barkeeper AT one or two a.
ferent hotels lie was recently discharged from "
Western Hotel where he was last employed. We
| believe he had formerly been employed AZ the Pam
| ma Hotel and at the American Restaurant Ofthh
| however. we are not certain.
| Charles Cromwell. the black man, came 10 thB
city from San Francisco about seven months age
| and has been employed until within short tine
since, when he was discharged, as cook or steward
| at Cocoa Grove. Since his discharge he has bees
| doing nothing ostensibly for living.
DOct Berry, isfrom New Orleans, where hisfathai
family now reside. His father Is cooper, and n
spectacle citizen Of that place About two years age
he went dllfOfnld dCrOsStne ftalns. On
married respectable and intelligent woman, who a.
companled hun TO San Francisco. There hs wlh
new remains. being employed IN keeping respecE'
bic boarding house, or experimenting one. tie cam
to this city from San Francisco, ABOUT eight month
ago. and has been lOanng about ever since his habh
were Of very bad character, being greatly addicted
to ntoxlcatlon and It's conc0mltant wees Recently
he opened a small drinking shop, on the road, abou'
! a mile from the city gates
Labon Manning l. a young man from the interior
of Illinois He came from California ~ The bdfke
Undlne, as passenger, arriving here on :he @cond
| Of February last. Immediately on has arrival ne
with three OF his cOmpanions, carpenters, were en-
ployed to erect the buildings AZ Cocoa Grove, whes
| he was engaged until the LIST of June, snce whkh
| time he has been employed at work In the city Ne
was regarded BY all who kne hun Ia be an homes
prudent industrious and thriving young man, ara
from an intimate personal know ledge of him, were
cord with pain and unusual regret the circumstances
OF his disgrace and ihfamy. which. # he rs caught
must, most certainly, eyentuate m an ignomner
death
Dr. Burt or Burke Is unknown, or, at least. We have
as yet been unable To- obtain any information IN fe
gard Ia him. NverGnd and Dagndut are believed 10
assumed names, as upOn careful and pretty genera
inquiry, we cannot ind any Of our citizens VIZ
know of such persons.
DEATH or ONE oF THE GUARD One Of the Guari
who shot by the robbers died yesterday morning
the road. near the scene Of the robbery II Is 'ad
that before ms death hrfy-sir bnokshot ,cos tas,n
from his bOdyi HIs corpse was brought into the cry
about noon, and conveyed TO his late residence
The other guard who was shot IN the breast can
not live, II he Is alive At this tune. The other being
wounded IN the legs only, At IS supposed - not
danger
These are the principal facts. as We haze
gathered them from different sources to tapf l
X. Garrison xe are INDEBTED for the principal pof
ton Of them.
II Is said that in the disclosures made by the prs
onefs, several other names have been given, wbi'
~ Is deemed proper 10 keep from the public for W
present. All we have TO say IS that me determine.
spirit Of the good portion OF our citizens viii
speedily manifested, m bringing all ~ punishmeI
Who have IN any WAY aided and abe'ted IN Ihs
any other crimes IN which any Of the above IA"
been engaged.
The five men who stiIl at large, will Hot, CAP
not escape. Every avenue of escape has Oeeh "
of, OF II II has not, II Will be- 50 that escape Is y.
possible strong force has gone 10 Cruces 1ho'ss
10 GOrgOna and # another has not gone up the "a
10 take their station on the road 10 Chondfr' WV
should be force sent At once for that purpose D.,
We cannot conclude without expressing, IN pe hsI
OF the whole community, their Undivided thanks Dl
the prompt, energetic and efficient action tafsh "
his Excellency, Coz. Dlsz, and the other poo8s
authorities and the private citizens, In making t1sS