New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-25
Arrest OF IN Notorious Burgfar--h Number
Of Recent Mcnvy Robberics Trnced Q"
Him Recovery OF Money mud hnrge
Amount Of Valuable Goods.

Detectives Frost and Corwin arrested, on Satur-
DAY last mos. nototou, and succssful burglar, named
Charles Gordon alias Charles II. Grant who accused Of
perpetIats noay not quite oil tho heavy ro0bes' COM
mitted In Brooklyn during the past Wintef
1t appears that time the house Of Mrs Becar
No. Henry street. also occupied By Mes' Van BFn" ana
Dennou ieloniou.y entered and robbed Of fur capc
valued at 200. gold wstch worth 300 and 'ive"afe
amounting to $50 The polio. Informed OF the robbery
and description Of the articles published.
Some day week Gordon took the cape TO the store OF
Mr. Rogers No. so Fulton street, NewYork to have II re-
lined An old furdcse presen. Identified the cape from tho
published statements the stolen, and Informed MI Van
Brunt The sc.s given to the abOvensmed Detectives
who ~ directed to work up the On Saturday last
Gor allied for tho CAPE and the detectives being present
took LIN into custody ners desperate resistance lie Nj"
finally bandcufed aud taken to Brooklyn When OF the cor
Of johnson and Fulton streets he broke loose and rsn
distance OF several blocks but finally found In an out
house and secured.
The officers then IN search OF his boarding house ana
finally scersined that lac had No. ~ Summit street
The principal apartment occupied by him on tho fret
Aoo with the windows placed that lac could out and re-
any time night without disturbing any msmbcr OF the
family without the knowledge OF soy person In tho house
His trunk oyeghAuied and large amount Of valuable
property recovered. Among tho contents his burglars
sui" consisting q wig and rou. cothe,. provided with
cspacous pockets together with matches. csndle and
implements with which to ply his vocation. When on a
fortging expedition" he would disguise himself and 90 forth
In search OF punder e always took to be a. home in
the evening and retired bis hen tho other ineubeu
Of the family wsi to bed Tie punctusly At the break
fast table every morning SO completely did he deceive tie
occupants that hoy scarcely believe bin to be the
expert thief he has been shown to be.
0ordons board bill quite item. lie engaged board
and about months lie represented himself
Rebel officer and very wealthy Money appeared
be object to him He offered to pay $50 per week for
rooms board II suited Everything found exactly
he wanted IT, aud he promptly paid 80 the end Of every
week
Gordon'' operations had been extensive scale from
the tms he up rsdsLcs No 20 to the time Of bis
arrest lie struck fohnsess houses-nevcr troubling
hirn,ef about small Affair.". Among the robberei traced to
him BY the Detectives I'll, following besides the robbery
! Of Mu Bscsrs houses
MI Charles Christina, corner Of Second place aid Henry
street. robbed week before Of $50 cash AID sfti-
cos valued f" go, oil IecovcLed aud Identified
lie houle Of Mr. Lawson. No "a Henry street robbed Of
le house Of Sir JO.hu, Aiken. No. ics Montague 'lies,
Tie house OF M A. A Low No 3rerrsport robbed
! Of lace shawl and eiler lsce,, valued 1t .HO
The house Of M J. H. iank PieueroDt street robbed CT
Ths hog,s Of Mr. Fo1 No. :, III place robbed Of ia
Nearly all ire article. shove enumerated were 'ourd 10
Gordon po.'e"ion. bs'des large qnautiJ Of '''srwae
The os,ers .,cert,ned that ther. We. p-.i.rc froa
Ma5'en Wis s The odisc u The Amsical kSpss'' ,ot-
for Charles n 0rnnt On examining ucy found i1'
DO diamond cluster br.sslin NOh 1857, a
diamond Has worth 400 diamond 'leeve-5ut.on, ~olsh
I ..rO
ipon person ~ Grant Gordon when srrr.ied.
dsaond cluster pin yslued 81 r5oO aud pair Of diamond
sleevo-opttons worth sA0
The accused about = yea q nc. medium hight Sigh,
but muscular fislc sandy hsII and wL'ker lie VIII be
beIre Juss Perry tn morning al 10 oelock or
examination. II viii be ob'eped .Aal tie 1ago Of she sood'
stolen by Gordon smouus $500 AMI that tho jew.
elry ia his possession viii me- nearly the Amoun;.