New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-20

FLIGHT or THE BURGLARs--OyER TWENTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF THE pIt-E.
DER Observation-Disclosures CHASE OF
/ R0UNDSMAN AFTER THE GooDs-.pIspy Ay
OF SILKS AT THE sTAIIoN-HoUsE,
Yesterday morning, abou, O'clock, willis officers
Craig and Alexander OF the Fourth Precinct were pstron,
their post they IN accordance with recent order OF Cant
Bryan went on the roof Of the bonded wsrehoss OF Merrill
Co.. 286 293 and 200 Cherry street. to examine (, and
all right Wien there they observed horse
and wsgon drawn up in front OF a b!acksmiths shop
at the eud Of adjoining alley and wGen they came
down from the roof they met by the who had
charge of the wagon who inquired what time the black
smiths shop would be open. This led the officers to suspect
that there was something and determined exemine
the neghborhood they went up the alley. and they
heard the heavy footsteps Of nuh0s Of men running down
the alley Immediately 70 the b0aded store They also
heard the horse wagon when coming Of the
alley they gave tho alarm with their clubs aud Rouudsman
Webb. who happened to be at the moment gave the
wagon Before long however tbs driver eeog that he
be caU9ht II he insisted upon sticking the wsson cut
the traces and fled with the horse Tho fleet rouud,nan
overhaud tho wagon IN Madison Market street and
had ii taken to the Fourth Precinct Station House where ito
Fich freight Of silks at least about $4,000 worth, dis
charged aod there ebonded under the eyeS Of the Captain
and sergssnts
Meantime Capt Bryan and Sergts DesDy sad Rode pro.
ceedsd the place where the robbery supposed 10 have
been committed to search the premises The alley next the
bonded store Of Merrill Co. brolsh! them to tenement
building In the Of tho sore the second oy Of which
they discovered room which gave evidence. Of the hiy
departure Of the late occupants Scwei about hi' sps
ent they ouDd about dozen champagne bottles which had
been very recently cracked Three bottles were ea the
table which mad not been brosch.d and small piece Of
paper under ons OF the bottles the declaration We u
drink the health OF Old JEFF" There bed and beies
several chairs and other ssnty furniture On the bedpo.,
found hang us two sharply whoei short sworas Of
Japanese manufacture
Upon further investigation they found large hos In TIL
wall which led The way through 70 another hole tho val
Of the bonded In hi, apartment had the burglars tr
bored hem,eye, ior ten twelve days all that time
Doiiefng and engineering her job su9 through the ho@,
described nearly Ia thickness they entered o.
Sunday making sad havoc Of number Of bsle Of valuable
goods ripping them open and scattering silks and mernoe,
and various Chinese and Jspsusse articles OF the est lind
Il chaotic confusion selecting sach goods calculated
command high price either In gu. Of he CRY Of New
York.
OEesr Craig catching Of ths s1ppo,et
thu, he dpscel his ha. with h, club, and tho
chspcrE ii the sts,ion.hou,s smoug The other vau
ablss.
II Spp,ss that nearly two weeks since person hired
the apar,men. which had boeu occupied By the thieves
but person has bsen IN the ghorhood coming
o. shat since except the woman who hired it,
although had been heard going in late nights, and
leaving about o'clock in ,hei mornings This is said
be the only clue which the police have to the burglars
The stocn good. which found In The wagon,
worth lea,i s2OOOo and the Station HOa'e also
the wagon awaiting Identification But FOR the yzance and
leelnss, Of Rouudsmsn W s5b the vehicle with the
icu, load which contained would have ocaped and might
5y have been Is lcaIt 'eves days ses.ch beyond
tho roach 81 our s.-s1de.. es.eo.iyss.
Capt Bryan his ssrgeants ard officers deserve great ptase
for exercised by them in watching property in great
e., dsnser In The Fougth Ward
1t appears that the Captain recently ordered the Offers on
Inc peat which include, Merrill Cos store, TO 90 on the
roof Of that building every tour they made This pre-
caution considered important from tie fact that i
thst va able goods stored tbero and si hGG
previously entered by burg and shout $500 worth
Of y0jd carried away which recovered at Laat ue
also