New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-09
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY
$4,000 WORTH OF DIAMONDS AND JEWELRY
ARREST OF THE THIEF.
RECOVERY OF THE PROPERTY.

Yesterday morning, Det"eeh al" o"h, N
irg robbery was committed in the jewelry store Oh
Nessrr. Ball, Black & Co., corner of Broadway aud
Murray street, by George W. Hayden, one Of the en-
nvees in the establishment, about $50 900 worth oil
diamonds and jewelry being stolen The circum-
stances of the affair ore as follows;
Retwe.n Q ard 10 O'Clock Monday evening,
Uavdon rapped on the door, the store being closed,
md was admitted by the porter upon making known
bis NAME At the tune, five clerks and the porter
were in the store, and Hayden told them that he
wanted TO sleep there as ne had been locked out OF
his boarding house As be had frequently stayed
there over night the clerks thought nothing strange
Of the matter. After talking a while, Hayden pro-
drced hottie Of claret wine which he offered to the
,k. but they said il was sour and consequently did
no, drink il. In course OF time the beds were made
I'D and the party retired bu, Hayden feigned luess
and rose several times going through trspdoor into
n basem.n Mt TO the water closet. Toward daylight
Two or three of the clerks awoke and missing their
COMPANION. thought something had happered to hun.
They accordingly arose and proceeded to the base
ment when, to their surprise they found the iron door
leading to the street open, skeetonkey in the lock,
and Hayden gone.
Iron further examination of the large cases
us.d for displaying diamond jewelry found TO be
euntv and many rich goods gone from the other cases.
Information Of the robbery was Immediately given at
the Chiefs Office, when numerous force Of officers,
urder charge of Sergeant De Voc, dispatched to
various pouts-every leading from the city be-
ing closely watched Officer wyer also joined in the
search. Toward noon Officers Bowyer and De Voc
got track of the thief from the Agent of CollDss
Steamship Line. The Agent stated that young man
with carpet-bag had been TO the Office during the
morning to engage q passage to Liverpool on the
steamship Emeu He was told that they had small
pox on board and could take no passengers. The
Young man pressed the matter setting forth that he
had urgent business in England at such time, and
would pay large premium for sta.e-room. The
Agent told him that he had plenty of time to get to
Boston. and that he could take the steamer there,
upon which he len the Office.
The Police, on learning this fact, proceeded TO the
New Haven depot, preparations having been made ior
several of the officers TO go in the train to Boston
ifnecessary About o'clock in the afternoon one OF
the clerks recognized in man apparently very much
faticued dressed in coarse clothes and checkered
shirt with round push cap his head, and cOlored
spectaces over his eyes, and carrying an old carpet
bag in one hand-George w. Hayden. lie was walk
hg, as if lame, up and down the platform, and was
passed several times by Mr. Black, who did not recog-
mise him in the disguise. Officer Bowycr forthwith
arrested Hayden, and conveyed him TO the Chiefs
Office.
The firm were notified Of the arrest and were soon
in atte ndance. The carpet bsg was then opened and
the stolen property found in the bottom, just as it had
been placed there by Hayden on taking it from the
case The prisoner appeared very Indifferent in the
matter until daguerreotype likeness of a fine looking
elderly gentleman was taken from the bag. This was
Tx, ness Of his father and when his eyes rested upon
it his head sank, and he appeared greatly agitated.
Hay don was subsequently taken before the Mayor and
committed for examination.
A short time before the robbery Hayden had re-
ceived legacy of $500, which he deposited with his
employers for safe keeping On Saturday, however,
he asked return Of the money and it was given him.
The prisoner is an EDglishman by birth, and only 81
years of age.
The clerks of Messrs. b., b. & Co. are of opinion
that Hsydon failing in his design with the caret wine,
which has since been found to have been dugged With
laudanum, made use OF chloroform when they were
asleep, as several of them on awaking had severe
headaches The porter rays he slept an hour longer
than usual and awoke with bad headache re-
ward of 900 was offered by the finn for the arrest
of the thief and recovery of the property. Hayden
was not one of the clerks, but was employed in the
clockuakers department.