New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-02
noon-Preaching by the Rev. II. j. Fox OF the
Forty. thirdstreet NJ. e. Church. assisted W Tue

Forty. third-street NJ. e. Church, sss'''eu " '"'
.. q IAisa; otter the sermon, 81 were col.
ecteted and subscribed. Evening--Preaching by the
Rev. Alfred Goodman Of the Central a. L. Church.
The choir was led by Mr.. James by kman, cborister
Of the Forty-third-street NJ. E. c. Iurch The Rev.
Calvin Lathrop, the Pastor Of tie Mission was par.
tculary active throughout the. day in promoting and
advancing the interests of ~ charge and it is but
justice to add that his astoral servces are given
gratuitously.
DARING BURGLARY IN PECK SLIP, AND PROMPT
ARREST OF THE fHIEvEs.-About 10 o'clock on
Saturday night q daring and dexterous burglary
was committed at the Office Of the New-iiaven
Steamboat >ompany, Peek slip, by VIM. Burroughs
Iaias 10 a Kelly and James Nesbtt. Nappears tna'
at aoo II Q o'clock, on Saturday night, Mr. Henry }.
WIZ >eht, the Agent of the New Haven steamboat
company, locked the from. door OF the Office and ieit
for home; that in about an hour afterward ne had
occasion TO return for something which be had ior
gotten, when lie found the front door fastened, as
usual but the office door was locked sothat he couId
not enter; that he suspected something to be wrong
~ he was certain some person must have been III the
place after no left at O'clock; that he thereupon
went down stairs 40 quietly possible, went out ~
the front door. carefully locking it behind hm tha1
! be found Roundsman WIN. Blair OF the Fourth rre-
cinct to whom he communicated bis suspicions tnat
Blair thereupon summoned to his aid Officers Mullen
and Murphy, and accompanied Mr.. Wright 10 the
building mt the northwest corner OF Peck sup anu
Front street. that Officers Mullen and Murphy were
sent upon the roof to guard the scute and capture any
person who might attempt egress that way that the
roof had to be reached by breaking open the adjoln'
ing store, and ascending through the scuttle. Inc
thieves soon heard the feet OF tue officers on the
, roof, and knew that their case was foregone. Az
this point, the roof being duly guarded, Blair ana
| AIR. Wngbt entered the front door and commenced
to search the building, while another officer guarded
the building outside. Upon reaching the upper
floor, Mr.. Blair found two burglars sitting directly
under the scultle. They at oace surrendered, out
endeayored TO negotiate themselves out OK the
Roundsmsns clutches BY informing BIN, IN the most
confidential manner, that there was "a couple OF
| thousands" down below which he might have II ne
would keep " num-" and "slip up on them. BLAIR
was anxious to DO possessed Of 80 much money for
| such small favor that demanded land said III
your man; show me the sinners Whereupon tney
conducted him down STAIRS and led him TO cotton
bale which had been ripped open for the temporary
Judgement Of the stolen money, amounting 10 ",
IL WIS then discovered that the eae IN the New Ia
ven Company's Office had been drilled and blown
open in order to get the money.
The tools found with the prisoners were well made,
| and the burglars represented that they had only
taken about forty minutes to explode the lock- BUR-
| ronghs is well known rs an old offender, having
ferved term Of FIVE years in the State Prison.
Nesbitt is an accomplished mechanic, and made the
tools with which the JOB Of Saturday night was 30
nearly contaminated; he has, hitherto, borne re-
rectable character. Roundsmsn Blair, when In
formed Of the case by Mr. Wright, instead Of rap
ping his club for assistance, went quietly and coolly
10 work with the determination Of baggng bis game
il possible and he succeeded. His conduct ia the
premises was creditabe. The prisoners were locked
W all night at the Fourth Precinct Station House,
and Yesterday morning were taken before Justice
Brennan al the Tombs Police Court, and there COM
mitted in default Of bail But for the return Of Dir.
Wright 10 his office at 10 clock the thieves would
in ali probability, have made clean work OF their
dexterous job.