The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-30


EXTENSIVE ROBBERY m ronfm HouSY, AND N
oovHRY OF THE sr0LN PRoPRrY, AMOUNTING
TO NxAR 100000.
On Saturday afternoon ct about one O'Clock, oaesr
Martin, Of the attaches at the robs, arrested man
named John Lana keeper Of utuAng and liquor esllar
eoansr oe AntAoay and Centre strssts charged with
stealing from ths psrsoa Of John Peters certified checks
10 the amount Of $50 ooo together with certificates
Of stock to 5000 In addition 10 al this
there was $500 In gold coin; $50 IN baak bills on the
Bank Of oaps Fear; also gold watch and ohaa, (nsw
IN sass, worth ESQ., soa finger ring, valued st slo
and gold stud worth %.
The circumstances under which the monsy and
property was stolen are follows ,-Nr. Peters, II
appears, u assdent Of Grssnsborough Guford county,
North Carolina, and agent Of . gold mining COM
pany In North Carolina and was in this city on
toaeatsd s1osd about the city and accidentally wsnd
cd his way to yards the Five Points when he
met y some Of the females Of that locality Who intro
Anthony and Centre streets Here * on After his entry
not his imperfect mind produced By liquor
help Lane refused 10 lot him TO- and fastened the door
Ocer Martins attention drawn to the cellar BY
The o.r forced open the and thsrs 6s found Ian:
Gliding Mr. Peter: BY the coat Lane exclaimed Hsrs
Scfiacsr, TAKE .. this man y, away he's drunk r,
a Peter. rss%, am s:sssd i 4. IL ~ s..sssss
II: a so S .nS S order e .S S
On thsis way to the court Mr.. John 0Relly OF No.
1875 Eighth street. Lane reach his hand back OF the
cosr and evidently put thing into Mr. Peters coat
pocket The oiIcusancs attracted his attention. and
believing to BE- trick he informed the oosr The
officer then looked INTO Mr. Petsn pocket and there
found tho gold watch and chain which had bat shortly
before been stolen On searching the person Of the pr
sonsr gold finger ring was found which was identified
by Mr.. Peters - the atoen from his person. The
evidero was strong against the prisoner, Justice
Osborn committed him to prison to await further
animation. The officer then returned to the cellar and
there recovered BY the several checks ana cer
eepton Of $500 In god which e supposed to have
been carris Of by Of the women, found the
peron Of Mr. Peters, supposed to have bean replaced By
Stealing at the Fire in Duane Nrea-The police on
B. turday night arrested four fellows calling themselves
Martin Hines, Michael Hines, James Stack and James
MCGOWAN who were stealing ct the ire In Duane
street. They taken before Justice Bogart, who
committed them to prison for examination.
Brgldyy-some burglar on Saturday night broke
the stable Of Mr. Lynch situated In Mott street, and
stole thsrefrom two sets Of harness. No arrest
Anoth-BuIglars entered the store IS Mott street
Saturday BY forcing tho outer door, and stole there
from sixteen silver watches and lot OF jswery In au
valued At $50. No arrest.
Arrce Of Ngtipes from NeD Jersey -Odcen Ravens and
Webster OF the Sixteenth ward Saturday evening ar
Spencer, fugtives from South Orange New Jensey-at
which place they stand charged With breaking Into
store and stealing thsrefrom quantity Of dry goods the
ct Che corner Of Sixth and Forsth street. and
he has now proved to b the boy who stole fty dol
lars from bis parents about the nrst Of the month.
Sir that time he abssnted himself from home,
and now he 10 found implicated In burglary The two
prisoners taken before Justice Stuart who detained
them In custody to await regulation from the author
AnoAz Ngiix A,7eed-usptAin Kiasnsr, of The Fourth
ward, ON Saturday arrested pedlsr named Abraham
on III % Il
accused detained In custody to await the action Of
the authorities ct Albany.