New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-01
DARING ROBBERY.

Early on Friday morning last our town was thrown
into great excitement by the announcement that H. T..
SD, der's i.welry store had been broken into and
robbed Of Ut ary all lis valuable contents amounting
10 about 50 coo. Suspicion at once fell upon the
Young men Who were, ON the previous evening, ar
resled for stealing j. H. keliys horse, but were ac
Quilted one of their number having been seen lnger-
ipg about the town, and particularly about that cor
p.r Of the square on Thursday. Warrants for his
rest were issued Immediately, and pires started in
almost every direction TO search Tor the roboer and
property. No trace Of either was found up to IL
O clock. soon after noon, Rogers, the prisoner for
whom warrant issued, called at t. residence OF
Robert McBaln, atout q NILE and half north Of
town 10 get bls dinner, representing himself ne
ira, e,er. He was known, Lcwever, and sone per-
sou WHO saw him 60 there brought the information 10
town when large party started To search bushes 10
tie IeigLborhood While eating his dinner he
Informed OF the robbery, and the consequent excite
nent when be replied, Yes, they'll play h-l
Catching the robbeIi" On being asked if he was
not one OF the party arrested Oh Monday for horse
stealth e. be replied that he was that they had taken
him once, but would hot be taken again alive. As
soon Us lie had eaten his dinner he threw quarter of
a dollar on the table abd started, apparently IN u
hurry ard followed the road but short distance be
fae ,ulDiLg into tie bushes. large party arrived
On the ground lew moments after.
He was closely pursued all the afternoon, out sue
ceeded in eludiIs bis pIrsGeis. Ng bt coming the
chase was given up. During the afternoon, Mr.. Jas
Wills discovered buekeiul Of the jewelry and
N6fChts CttOtttu in hollow iVs, Win iesoiNe CT ~
ing the top.
During Friday night he entered two or three houses
and took tic les OF clothing, and made an attempt TO
get a hcrse and buggy having run the buggy out in
u the alley and goDe back into the stable TO secure
boise, when lie discovered by persons acting as
wat,fmtn, but lie succeeded in making his escape in
the dsIkpess.
On Saturday be was again seen in the corn-feld be
Nv cen two and three miles north of town. number
OF the citizens Immediately started In company With
the proper officers TO eDoeavor TO arrest him He was
soon nearly surrounded in corn-feld but as he
s eetermpso not 10 be taken alive, and expressed
himself threatening tie life OF any person who dared
10 approach him Loue ht ADVISABLE to send for
more men aud soon ssyeral sngon loads arrived be-
sioss number on horseback. The field was then
completely surrounded, and a large body Of we'll
aimed started through the corn TO drive him out
or the north side nto an open field. which they sac
ceed, in doing, shen ne wasimmediateiy surrounded
BY very large party of armed men, and was ealled
upcn give himself up quietly and he should not be
hort. He only replied, ho~eyer with terrible threats,
and made several eiors TO shoot some Of the leading
citizens while he kept walking across the fed to-
WARD opening in the ranks that surrounded him.
lie vi" then fred OF BY quite number, and finally