New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-18

rey tl,hcr be pu. his hand 10 his side and said Ham.
bin | believe you have shot me" Such how
ever was not the case but only the part of
4 prisoner, for in a moment after he dropped ON the
.oawsk and at the same time let fail Gugur, seve-
raj bit, skeleton KEYS and other burglarous tools
Tie roi.c occnscned BIZ tire fall of these articles was
heard and they were picked up by the officers.
Officer Hambp, while pursuing Williams, ALA.
Johnson. cried Murder Stop thief" &c., which
being hear, 10y Officer Field of the Fifth Precinct who
was On duty in Hudson street, he fastened toward
the spot, On his way he met fellow running of and
thinking he might be the wanted, arrested him.
and found in Lis possession ball Of Irvine and dark
srterp The ball of Irvine subse lueutly identified
AZ Having been stolen from the store 10 question and
Lad been used by the thieves to tie up their p.under
This fellow gave bis name as Peter Williams, but
nneiward changed it to Robert Vernon. While being
to the StstonIouse he attempted to get rid
If some burglars tools by throwing them into the
street. Williams or Vernon told Officer Field that
thew had stolen the horse and wagon from q livery
stable in Roosevelt street near Chatham which John.
toi also admitted.
Officer Anderson secured the horse and wsgon with
tie plumber, and drove to the Station House. The
goods consisted Of fifty pieces Of skvelvet, forty
eight pieces fancy silks and ak pieces sans valued
The two thieves, with their Pluuder, beirg safely
cured the officer ret out to see whose place had been
entered. Upon entering the tenement house they
lear, ed that room the third floor in said house the
wall of which adoins the store in question had been
hired the previous morning by man who made appi-
cation in person to tie landlord Upon enertug this
room it was discovered that ho", sufficient to
ADMIT a mans body, had been made through the walls
Al. ,La nj and bnua
Nearly four feet of solid masonry had been cut away
when access being gained to the store, the thieves
selected such goods as they pleased, and, passing
them into their room, were about walking off with
their pluder, when arrested, as above stated.
The burglars yesterday afternoon arraigned be-
rcre Justice Connolly and committed for trial in default
Of $4,000 bail each.
Williams alias Vernon is % years of age native of
New-York ard boatman by occupation. He said he
lived at No $50 Third avenue. The accused is well
known to the police as bad character and has long
been wanted for his particpancy in various crimes.
Williams alias johnson is Nirgnian by BIRTH aged
60 and an accountant. For his robbery of the bank
aforementioned he was convicted aud sentenced to
wears and moths hard labor in the State Prison at
Srg Sing. HIS term Of sentence expired only short
time ago The accused s pale, sickly-looking man,
AZ ID is a noted crscksman.
The store Of Messrs. W. NJ. & CO. entered in
similar manner in March last, and robbed Of $4,000
worth of goods. Two-hirds Of the goods so stolen
we've subsequently, recovered and one OF the burglars
captured and sent to the State Prison. On that occa-
si,n the burglars concealed themselves in the gas
works adjoining. aud cut hole through the wall into
II e store, and thus helped themselves Officer Ham,
bin, for his activity and eAertion in this matter, ia
WORTHY Of cCnmeudation.