New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-03
IMPORTANT ARRESTS.
RECOVERY OF $4,000 WORTH or JEwELRY.
STPPOSED 10 RE STOLEN PROPERTY.

SUPPOSED TO BE STOLEN PROPERLY.
Last p'gbt, ab,ut ~ O'clock Officer ko.lmsr Of the
F,uith Precinct. while patgohng hs be- IN Chstssa
street resr DuGe, Wa alsimea by the cry Of "SssP
thief" ard directly th,re after saw man holy pat
suing apott ei-boto men being bsrehesded. Too par
" pursued dotped into olothirg store, whitbsr 10
was followed by the officer and spprsbended The
prtouer conveyed to the Fourth Precinct S'sAss-
IIouse, where the ether nGa, who gave his nslns -
Lewis 0Jtrson. charged bin with steslog q large
qu.t,iy of jesety from the Io,el de Coostan iss.
No 2lS William street. The prisooer giving his nsas
as Samuel Verne wss searched, ana upon bis perez
were found ten gold watches, mag pifcent danced
brao. let two brooches, two diamond bfesstpins 40
other mirror articles, valued in all at about $4,000.
The account of the robbep, sod the vsue Of The
property given 10y Oiersoo, seemed very uns satisfactory
to Capt Waterbury, and the later came tn toe oos-
ciusiob that there something wrong. Odsrsos ssa
that yerncll and another 70 the hotel aad.
breebiI into OF the ROOMS, stole theefrou The
property found the person OF the prisoner. He de-
ected them and gave chase to the thieves wheo Yer
nell was srosted, bu, the other mal escaped. Yer
nell, When asked about the matter, mads some 70
marks which confirmed the suspicious Of the Captain.
apo Officer Keum and Sergeant rwsdde wsrs d,s-
patched to the Hotel dc Constantine 10 investigate The
affair.
Charles Henus the proprietor Of the house. appeared
to be- greatly excited ard when questioned relative -
tho robbery, ssid that g short tune ago gentle aaa
snived here from Brazil and pa mp at his p'scs snd
that be brought with him large quantity Of jswelry.
The gentleman, be further said, hst gone to Ne~srt.
n. j., for the purpose Of hiring . store he de-
sigcod ergsp ing in business there Toe officers wsss
to ",ho een,lemans" room whore they found tbres
very coumon ks, one OF which open aud co.,
tar ed large qusntiy Of jewolry. The officers, nst
Ieiog satisfied with the statements OF Hsnue, AFRO ed
bin ard Oceson, and conveyed them, with the truskA
10 The Station House.
yep6ll ssys that The property belonged TO 40
escaped convict, sho al present out OF toTp TAs
landlord il is sid. eognIzsnt OF We jeweby being
in the house and for toe last two days sllegsd v
have kelts nmy 10 order to break into tae room
when favorable opportunity offered. Three pssos%.
lest evening, assembled IN toe apartment for 40 per-
pose Of dividing the spoil- when d-prte amsng
them, and VerneI ran OF with what he had already
pcck.teJ. The l4Ldlori IL alleged 10 be one u tho
parties ard the third is said to have spsd. Capt
Waterbury detained Oter.on snspicion Of being .
col fsdtTSe. Ore Of the trunks contsned Cd 500
in Spanish gold coins and about 5000 worth Of
diamond and other eweby, and large number Of geld
watches. In smother of the trunks several psrs
Of Sparbh spurs, q Spanish saddle, hammock, and
one or two books in which were two or three letters
written 10 Spanish ard some accounts. The tbiri
trunk not opened. Toe jewelry recovered Is BE-
heved TO be portion Of tie proceeds OF robbery =
HAVANA