The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-22

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II The Laaies-qbe white roaes which have been
and are to he added to the garland of the tropics
His Honor the Mayor replied. and hoped they would
stay long enough TO become part Of the garland Their
present brief only to regret the bouquet
we lose
The light guitar" with the songs OF The Silly
Night and Home and sweet remembrances offriends,
filled up the evening hours until to their ham
mock and some the quiet waters Of the bay, had
gone to their rest, with happy and thankful recolec
ton the Independence Day Of San Juan.
The ensuing day saw the travellers safely embarked
their way across the isthmus.
Our San Juan del Norte Correspondence,
SAN JUAN DEL NoRTE, MAY 30, 1852.
Outrage on Tic Itinlts- Large Robbyics-A,usts Of
the Ro6tefS--Erecntioa OF one ofthem-- Recovery
Of same Of the Money
Among the numerous outrages that have been
committed upon the returning Ca!ifornians, both on
this Isthmus aud on that Of Panama, few have
equalled in extent, and none in atrocty, one com
mitted in this town on the evening OF the 9th inst
On that evening, while Mr. p. Laiarge and his
wife were at supper at Tie American Hotel, their
room was broken into and their trunks broken opcn
and twenty-seven thousand three hundred and ffty
dollars in gold dust and jewelry taken thereirom
The robbery was discovered fen minutes after it
was perpetrated and many were arrested hat after
investigation two OF the sporting gentry with which
cur town is infested, Mr. John Phillips Of Boston and
X.
The next day The Calfornans numbering about
two hundred and fifty, assembled n the courthouse
where the final investigation was being held and
upon the court announcing tAot the prisoners would
he tried on the succeeding Friday, the 2Sth inst
became clamorous for the privilege Of trying them
IN thelr own peculiar manner; Ll6 The authorities
held tho prisoners safely with the ordinary police
until the morning OF the 10th, when the Csiitcnans
signlhed their determination TO attack the loce
station where the prisoners confined, and cap
ture them and eXtort from them, through the in.
strumentality Of Lynch law the Whereabouts of
the treasure The station was Immediately gar
nsoned by the citizens, who had all flown to
arms at the hist manifestation, and cannon. loaded
with grape and canister pointed from each door Of
the station: but the excited Californians did not
seem to he much ntimdated by these formula
Die preparations TO vindicatc the majesty Of our
laws, and fixed upon o'clock in the afternoon when
they would make the attack. In the mean
time an offer had been made to the boy who
was the principal witness against the prisoners
OF five hundred dollars If he would leave town This
reaching the ears of the Californians. emascd them
still more; and from the fact Of this offer having
been made by one Of the policemen they feared thai
he prisoners would be allowed to escape. The Mayor
rested and sent the boy under strong guard off to
the Y ), steamer Saranac AT about 3 clock, Capt.
endergass, OF the s., came ashore. out TO the
llGza, and made speech TO the crowd, reminding
them that the authorities here were many Of them,
Ike themselves, Americans and recommending
them to refrain from outrage and 10 leave the adiu-
dicaten of the matter and The recovery OF the monsy
TO he authorities EheleupoE tic CaGfo.1iiaos re
lueantiy dispersed, determined, however to make
another etor1. if the prisoners were rot convicted
and Tie money recovered From this time the police
st2tion was guarded day and night by the citizens:
and on Friday morning. Mt 10 ocloeb tho prisoners
WeIe brought up for trial. A jury Of Twelve citizens
Nec sworn, ana TIE prisoners pleaded not guilty:
but toe boy te.titd to having seen thoGi sir.Gg
from lie balcony o. he ho'tla f4w minutes pvio~ to
the discovery Of ne ROBBERY, o;o 1t them With i
q -.
M into the dining room WINDOW ,is's s-,r-,,, AL
ST tAe isq iyefen56S1a Tss sigs1 u,qtig, M % ~
the strongest Ca ;es of sir,,tns,anfial ev.lconn
a tainst tlelu thar ever nave heard Tho arse,ars
tried hard 10 prove All G}ibi b. two - ne.s6s a,96s
Thomson and John Jacre1t, nIioe Er,l, f,ar.
whose testimony If tahen. would have rrovad H.
prisoners innocen; bur the jury convicted them, aud
on the morning Of lie 29th hey were 10 have Been
sentenced 10 death: hut early on that a5rn;gf tbs
criminal Phillips made p confession. showirS tIis
same JAS Thomson TO have been tho princinal n the
robbery and Broly Jack 10 have been nrlcato3 and
pointed out he SPOT whore the none, had ba.n bticl
which spot was searched and one bag Of gold dnsl.
containing about $1,000, and enc box iewclrv was
ourd, the1est having been austracted Sentence
Was tEcn deferred until search could le made for
''Rrohv jack" Thompson being already in custody.
hut the search was futile. This dav SUNDAY
Thompson was brought up tor trial and pleaded n1t
guilty: but finding the testimony of tho convicted
criminal. Phillips was so hard agansl him he with
drew the plea oil not guilty and entered the rlsa oc
guilty, aud this afternoon the three men have been
sentenced to be hung 10. morrow, between ten and
four o'clock
This sentence was imposed under the common law
Of England (witbout the statutory ROY isionsl