Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-10-30

the Pacific Mail Steamship company
was robbed on Saturday. after leaV-
ing Panama seven miles on the way.
The news flew like electricity
Through Panama,-and merchants,
officers and soldiers forthwith started
in hot pursuit.
After riding seven miles, Captain
Garrison and his friends came up
with the specie train, and found it in
the widest confusion. Three of the
guard had been shot by the robbers,
and were lying on the road side.
Two were found dying, shot in the
breast, and the other badly wounded
The robbers had made of with
one box of gold dust-but delayed
by the heavy box, the pursuers soon
over hauled them, when they aban-
doned the box and fled. Two oi
the robbers were captured.
Thomas Summers from New York
City was one Of them. A rope was
put about his neck, and Lynch Law
was making the last Of him, when ne
begged for his life. and promised 10
tel all, if they would not hang him,
when he did tell the whole story,
and Of all the persons engaged with
him.
Another party Of the pursuers
overlook Charles Cromwell, an in
telligent colured gentleman from
New York City. He too begged
hard for his life, and they spared him
after he made full confessions,-but
not until he had been half hung,
some ten minutes.
Two other persons captured were
DR.. Berry, of N. Orleans, and Laban
Manning of Illinois. There are also
in prison, DR.. Burt, or Buck, one
Mirerand, and one Degnant, resi-
dence unknown. There are five
here still, at large. but who, it is said,
cannot escape.
The robbers had been informed,
and believed, that the specie train
had in it two millions of dollars.
One of the guard shot, died in a
short time. Thirty six buckshot, it
is said, were taken from his body.
The Panama Herald publishes a
report OF the examination OF DR..
Berry. He stated that the robbery
was planned by J. G. Burch and DIR.
Roberts, the latter being the captain
of the gang. or these two the
Herald remarks:
Burch is a man well known in this
city. He is an American, well edu-
Gated and by profession a lawyer,
we believe. He was, for brief
period after his arrival here, connec-
ted with the Orleans hotel. Since
then, he has done little Of anything
but dissipate and gamble. He has
spent some time on the Realejo
route, where il is said, he kept two
or three hotels. He is man Of
talent, which, if properly bestowed,
would secure him position OF high
character in the estimation of his
fellow men.
Dl. Roberts came here from Cali
fornia about six months ago. He is
an shrewd, cunning.
smart, OF extraordinary intelligence
and wonderful conversational pow
ers. His education is Of a highly
intellectual character, but he is bold,
daring and desperate. He has resi-.
ded some years in Mexico, and
speaks the language fuently. A
more accomplished rogue cannot be
found in any country.
ELEcTIoNs.-The Courier says
We consider that Readings chances
are two to one over Bigler's. The
actual returns put Reading ahead Of
Bigler l,OS3. The counties TO hear
from are Shasta. Trinity, Klamath
and San Diego. Can these counties
overcome Readings present majori-
tyl We think not.
The Alta California says: By the
table which we publish in another
column, the vote FOR reading is 49,
SAL, for Bigler 1900, giving Read
ing thus far a majority of 4ll.--
These returns are correct as far as
the figures 60, though very imperfect
in some OF the counties a number
of precincts remaining to be heard
from. Placer county is conceded to
have given 500 majority for BigleT,
and Butte 300. Shasta will proba-
bly, give two or three hundred more,
which will place Bigler's majority at
over 500. Unless the returns come
in strong for Reading, both north
and south, Bigler is elected.
Womau,s Rights Convention.