New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-02


little doubt of their guilt The officers aege thai
while tracing out tins they came across facts
which clearly show that two of the prisoners were
concerned in the robbery OF dye-house in Columbia
street about a week since. The establishment was
broken into ard silks, ,hswls, etc. Of the value OF
$40 taken away, portion of which were recovered
on Monday by the officers Peter Hines also entered
complaint agains; the prisoners charging them with
having stolen horse from him, while james Coyie
lost a wagon, which he accuses these persons o.
taking Tie accused were locked mp by Justice Bren
nan for examination.
ACCIDENTALLY Rrx THRouGH WITH B,yoyEr.-
On Monday evening, at 81 O'Clock, young man named
Walter Higgins, attached to target company called
the Coughln Guards was accidentally stabbed with
bayonet in three places and badly injured that there
is scarcely probability Of his recovery. The Com
pany had Just returned to the city from their days
eursion on board of the steam-tug Hulse, and were
leaving the boa, at the foot of Spring street with arms
trailing Higgins. in ascending the gang-plank, which
rather steep slipped and fell upon the bayonet OF
the man directly behind him. receiving wound about
four inches deep in the middle of his back The mem
Der in 'front.' hearing Higgins cry out with PAIN turned
about, when the unfortunate man sprang forward and
was twice pierced with his bayonet-once in the
breast and once in the abdomen. His companions
caught him as he fell and carried him to the pier when
the assistance of Officer Tyler of the Eighth Precinct
was procured, and he conveyed 20 the New-fork
Hospital
SrABBISG AFFRAY-The second officer of the ship
Plymouth Rock, Benjamin Schrm. was dangerously
stabbed by one of the crew yesterday evening II ap-
pears that two of the sailors fighting and Schrm
interfered to quiet them, when one of them turned
upon him and stabbed him in two places. He was
taken to the Hospital. The Harbor Police arrested
the men, and they were locked up.
LARGE BURGrARIEs II POUGHKFEPsIF-ARREsT or
A GANG or BURGLARs-OSF or THEM Turns STATE :
EyIDEScE-Poughkeeps has been visited during the
past week by gang of burglars, who entered several
houses in that city, and carried off large quantity OF
plate watches, iewelry, money, and other property
The residence of Mr.. f. Il. Pease, in Academy
street, was hrst entered, and all the slverware
carried of. On the night the residence of Mr..
Edward Wells was broken into, and gold watch
and other valuable articles taken therefrom. The fol-
lowing night the house of Abraham e. Storms, corner
of Mill and Garden streets, was entered, and watch,
the whole of the silverware, and other articles,
amounting in all to about $500, stolen. Informa-
ton was given to the police, who arrested three men
on suspicion the fourth making his escape to tins
city. The cuprs gave their names rs Philip DAVIS,
served term in Sing Sing for burglary, and resides
in Poughkeepse. One of the men Davis turned
States evidence confessed the whole, and
serted that il was the intention of the gang to visit
several other houses, giving the names of the owners
Davis also gave the name of the one who escaped
and informed Policeman Sparks that he would find
him in this city, stating where the house was and IN
what street. The fourth burglar Perry, has since
been taken. Davis, the man who turned States evil
dence informed the officers where the booty was hid
and on Saturday afternoon he took them To Llyings
tons woods and, removing few dried leaves from
the surface of the ground exposing the fresh earth TO
view, stated that they would find the whole of the
articles there that were stolen from the different dwell
ings which they had entered in the city. After digging
about foot below the surface, they found three bun
dies in each of which was the entire result OF each
burglary. On the persons OF the burglars were
found a number of night and skeleton keys loaded
pistols and other burglarious instruments. Will
SON. when arrested, attempted TO swallow a
three-doar bill, but was prevented by one of the
officers thrusting his cane into his mouth, and the
bill was thus taken out The bill had of the cor,
ners torn off, and one that IA gentleman named
Fay was robbed Of when they entered the residence OF
Mr.. Wells. Fox Beardsley pretends to be an entire
stranger to three of them but says that he became ac-
ouained with one about ten years ago, and that on
seeing him in Poughkeepsie he only showed them
where thew could stay during the time they were in
the city, and that he knew nothing more of them, nor
of the robberies which they had committed.