The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-03
Crime In Norfolk, Va.

THE CITY OF NORFOLK TO HAVE BEEN sysr1AA-
TICALLY ROBBED on JULY 70 BY RELEASED
RICHMOND PENITEnTIAIY CONvICTs-THE PLoT
DISCOVERED AND THE VILLAINS ARREsT1Dv.
From tho Norfolk Old Dominion.
During the pas. t~o MeeNs VIC nav u syus ~
our midst aud il seemed as If the detectives had been
completely bafcd in their efforts to discover who were
the parties implicated c. +. Greenwood, Leckhar &
Stiner and j. II. Freeman among the parties who
suffered the most severely; and number OF ro6beries
were committed in Portsmouth, IT Is presumed, by the
Captain william Holman, chief of the military police
and detective force aided by his assistant, " euant
Kngsbury and their detectives, have been Duslly M
work all the week. and finally brought matters to focus
For some time past Captain Hoffman has had his sus-
picions directed against released convts from me
Richmond PcnitentiaTy who confined there on the
arrival Of the Union forces in that city, and who were
subsequently released under the impression that they
accordingly obtained the assistance OF Mr. kenloek,
United States military detective At Fortress Monroe and
had the suspected parties watched.
On Thursday night one OF these followed out
OF the city, towards lions church, and was detected
STOPPING down towards pile OF brush evidently r'sh
The detective attempted to arrest him. but being ais
covered tho darkness Of the night and the thick woods
Upon examining the pile of brush underneath there
at noon when The man who had
visited the spot arrested in this city His visit to
the wocds on Thursday night was evidently without the
knowledge Of his comrades and with tie intention "a pu
ferng from them.
Captain Hoffman had his plans laid, and orders
given to his men 10 sprng the rap At feur r.
NJ on Saturday, which accordingly done, aud the
following men arrested Philip HnchmaD, John
Championships Billy Sullivan and a,fourth party, who
was arrested suspicion, and who has not yet been
proven guilty; ios which obvious we withhold
his name.
On the premises upon which these men were arrested
there found coat and number OF collars, which
wers carried 10 the Provost Marshas and subsequently
idonthcdthc former the property OF MT Greenwood
and the latter part Of the goods stolen some tmo since
from the store Of Messrs. Lockhart Stiner.
The jewelry which discovered In the woods, com
pr.ses all that stolen from Freemans store and the
other articles identify the parties arrested ms
those who have lately robbed the stores Of the parties
above mentioned.
There was also lot Of and shoes found upon the
premises Of Of the burglars which have not yet been
identified and Captain Hoffman desires us TO call aten
TO this fact In order that any who has been rob
bed Of thess articles may call and claim them.
The chief OF the military police has IN his hands the
startling intelligence that last Saturday night ana
Sunday morning systematic and regular set Of burga-
ries be pcrpetracd In this city All OF the prin-
cipal Main street be onorcd tools were
all prepared for cutting open safes blowing out locks
&C. and conveyances were ready TO carry on the punu,r
The evidence In the hands Of Captain Hoffman 70 tne
above astounding facts Is without doubt and, win the
balance OF the community feel that our henriel'
thanks due to him and his assistants Tor hcr nsi
ing efforts and successful finale In the discovery Oh 'ns
gang.