The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-10

Police Intelligence.
SHE LATE EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF DOUBLoONS-AR-
REST OF ONE OF THE THIEVES WITH FOUR THOU
aAEn FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS IN MS POSSESSION.
On the night Of the 2Sth ultimo, viii be remembered
he bark Pauucke then lying in the stream bound Tor
Trinidad, W l., was robbed Of $4,000 in spanish douo
looms by the first mate and steward, who made their es
cape the long boat Of the vessel and carried on the rich
booty. The following extract made from the HERALD Of
De Both ultmo viii more fully refresh the memories OF
eur readers In relation to the robbery
The partcuars of An extensive robbery shipboard
wherein $40 600 in Spanish dOuboons was carried of by
Ne os%s 70 SounS for dsd L. Appeared
before Deputy Superintendent Carpenter yesterday
hg and stated that two casks Of doubloons amounting TO
vous and that from the sudden disappearance Of the
and steward on the same evening he fully
convinced that the gold had been stolen by them. II ap
pears at O'Clock Saturday evening Pautucke
hauled out into the stream and anchor in the
East river, between Wall street and South ferries that
about O'Clock Captain Mclean ashore for the pur
pose Of making little purchases prior 70 his departure for
INC West indies During his absence the nrst mate John
Remick, and the steward, William Pagen alias Banks,
s0rrepioasy took possession OF one OF the ships boats
sowed ashore and deserted the vessel On the captains
return no found that both tho mate steward and casks OF
bullion est npus The captains stateroom, in
which the gold had been deposited, found TO have
been entered by OF false keys The door found
be locked however, and everything appeared 70 be in
perfect order with the exception OF the mysterious dsa
steward and information concerning the robbery
at once conveyed 70 the poce but no clue could be
obtained TO the perpetrators Detective policeman Elder
Aas the matter in hand and hopes ere long 70 effect the
Of the thieves and the recovery of the property
Remck the mate about feet high has broad shoul
deTs high cheek bones, light complexion and whskers
He built and will probably weigh about $50
pounds Pagen alias Banks, the steward small sized
curly hair, inclined 70 be sandy. He weighs abou4l6o
pounds The stolen from the Pautucket is eighteen
q he fasSes should be a. once conveyed to the Deputy
Snperintendents Office in Broome street. It is thought
that the accused may have gone TO Philadelphia.
Ever the night of the robbery detective policeman
Elder has been continually on the watch for the thieves
and the stolen money He associated himself with police
man McCord, of the Deputys Office and worked day and
night with the hope of capturing the accused clue to
The whereabouts oil the steward obtained on the third
day the robbery but trace whatever Of the mate
could be discovered The muiatto was traced from one
sailor boarding house TO the other until at last the detec
ves found that left New York. and had gone
% Long Island Where he had taken his abode the de-
Sectves could not at first ascertain but luckily they sue
eeeded getting the valuable information relative TO the
residence Pagcn. They learned that he living IN
great secrecy at Farmingdale the Long Island Rail
road where his strange manner OF living led the inhao
nnts Of village believe that they had fugitive
slave among them Pagen was completely taken aback
when he notified 10 accompany the detectives to New
York He declined handing over his share OF the plumber
but finally induced TO make restitution OF every dol
hr he had in his possession. IN an old stocking,
house, was found 4,4Oo in doubioons, which
Pagen declared TO be the sum total Of his share Of the
booty as allotted him by the fugitive mate. On being
asked il he where Rcmeck was, he replied that he
did not that when they ashore on the night OF the
robbery they divided the money and then parted. He
could not form any idea which way the had gone
he had heard from him since the night OF the
robbery.
Justice Connolly, at the lower Police Court where an
examination was had in the case Mr. Anthony Tzagna
Del vale Of No. Is Broadway made complaint against
Me accused charging him with the theft, In the following
language =
acposeth and saith, that the 18th day Of November
1857 from ONT board the bark Pautocket in the East
river, the city of New York, in the county of New
York was feloniously taken stolen and carried away
from the possession Of deponent the following pro
perry, viz Two hundred and ninety one doubioons
lSpsnsh), of the value Of four thousand four hun
ared dollars, the property Of -, and that this de-
poncnt has probable cause 70 suspect and does suspect
that The said property feonousy taken, stolen and
carried away by william agen the prisoner here present.
Ia whose possession the property was found and who ad
init the felonioas taking OF said property TO deponent
Tie prisoner having admitted his guilt Justice Connolly
was Of opinion that needless TO take any tes
iimcny relation to the robbery, and SO examined the
aecused according 10 law and then committed him 70 the
Tomhs Tor trial. The examination Of the prisoner reads
~ follows
duly examined before the undersigned according 10 law
on charge and being informed that he WAS Mt
liberty not all or any questions put to him,
q What Is your manner A. william pagen.
Q How old are your a. Twenty six years.
Q Where were you borni A. state Of Delaware
q Where do you liver A. York street
o. What is your occupstonY A. Seaman.
- s charge here preferred against your A. took the
money. The reason why took q was that was AFRAID
you'd be thrown overheard II ! did not take H.
Pagen viii be brought before Recorder At the Court
q General Sessions during the present er when ne VIII
be tummary disposed Of The police DO not intend 70 give
win apply themselves with renewed ylgcr aud viii con
nus the pursuit until they succeed erretng out the fu
eiuye's hiding place.
ARSON CAss IN TWENTY EIGHTH srxrn-ARH,sr on sus-
pppos-Between and 3 O'Clock last Monday morning
nre occurred in two story dwelling house situated Al
No le3 West Twenty eighth street, occupied at the time
by Mrs. Cox and family. Upon the Fire Aarshals IN
yestgaon there evidence elected throwing suspicion
N a mulallo man named Charles w. Bennett, who was
accordingly arrested by officer Bcrho on the charge of
wAully nrng the house, The accused was conveyed be-
Sore Justice fandrcau who committed Bennett 10 await
ahe investigation. The testimony thus far a. taken by
che Ere Marshal, shows that Bennett. had some
he formerly lodged there, and was owing
eight dollars that Mrs. Coz refused W allow
him % remove his things until he paid e money a s
and during her absence Bennett demanded his furniture
u her daughters they refused 10 give up until Acir
mothers return. bennett declared, more than QUO
cas On that they did give him his things he would
sst IRE the house On Saturday nigh, prior 70 the IRE
another demand made for the things by Bennett and
rinilar threats made The accused denies the charge,
and says he show that he not at the house IN
spes,n that night The case is pending before the
Justice
CsAasE oy STEALING HORSE wAcoS.-Gccrge Va
ran was brought before Justice Fandreaa, al the Jeer
scn Market Police Court ch.rge of stealing horse and
wagon valued At $500, from BARNS Baird, Of Mddlehed,
Oego county v. The complainant alleges that on the
oh Of sepaembc- last he snteng his horse at the
sorncr Of Broadway and Forty ninth street. the accused
came along and jumping into The wagon drove OF the We
AAle Mr. Baird, In bis attempt 20 stop the prisoner,
va badly injured by being dragged along the pavement
In about week after the date o the above occurrence,
conn found his horse in livery stable The ami
nal was quite from the effects Of the hard pace he
put the prisoner in his cerH 70 escape from Mr.
BAIRD ysrian was held N bail in the sum Of $500 70
answer. John H. McCunn, Of No. l32 West Twenty FIRST
street became his bendsmsn IN the above amount when
De liberated from custody.
Tscarr or BURGLARS fHos A srAnos HorsE-on Tues
DAY night policemen Harley, steele and Anderson OF tho
Twentieth precinct, arrested three burgars-named John
Richmond Jeremiah Flynn and Francis Forrester-who