Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-02
PHILADELPHIA AFFAERs.l
EEie Great Store Robbery Of the
Goods and Capture OF iIaa 'E'alieycs-A Bal
T!i0re Convict Among Them.


Our readers will remember the published orropnt
of large robbery of valuable goods from the store Of
MesSrS Jno. Louty ~ Co.. No. % South Eighth Street
Philadelphia on the 18th ut. The Philadelphia In
qHirer ofSaturday gives the annexed account Of tbc
recovery of portion of the goods and The capture of
the thieves:
G Information Of the robbery was left at the Central
station shortly after its discovery. and Detectives
Jo;Shua IaSgart and George Smith visited the cstlh-
nshment and made a thorough examination of the
puilSlng They inspected the wall and came 10 The
conclusion that the robberv was planned and cyee
.eu n{ an expert thCi, who had several accumpces
M ~ az ~ MN lhey knew that 1t was impossible for
NE thleyes themselves to carry OFF the goods and
therefore must hayg had wagon for this part Of the
Iiaggart and Smith, who are wcIl-known detectives
and hard working officers mmcdiataIy sol heir viii
10 WORK 70 ferret out the parties concerned in the rob
berry. They knew that certain thief ht, thr I,n,nc
OF Jack Peacock whom the dctcctivns ranr.sorf IN
pc sharp and expert hand in robhiug gf6rcs had
% e. IN Ihe city and they concluded that he was one
A telegram was despatched to Chief Young. Of the
@ New orE Detective Police force, mentioning ihe
neIy Ionpefy, ana requesting n watch to he sCt an
Peaeock, who was supposed to be then in New York
IN the mean time Inggart and Smith were hard af
WORK from information they had received They had
recovered wagon, supposed TO have carried The
goods away from the store, in which wa found
ticket which had fallen from one of the stolen Inn,
marks A-o"''' private
The recovery of the wagon led to the arrest of soy
eLa other parties in this city. who are now in custody
charged with the robbery. While these procectIfn,,
were gong ON here, Chief Young of New Yor, and
Deiectilo Elder, Of the same city, had found Pen
from the fact that they had no evidence ia connccf
nm with the robbery. They watched him followed
nllh' ana llally detected him receiving two trunks
from an express office. Not wishing to arrest him
theh' they followed him to house where the trunks
were taken. and where they secured him with
the keys to the trunks in his posSession The
trunks were opened, and were found 10 contain some
ily pieces OF silks, which suee have henn lpntifn6
Dy Mr. Louty as some of the goods stolen from his c
taplishment. After the arrest ,f Peacock several
city. 'N' III -Nch Aoik
Peacock is convict from Baltimore wbprc he vvo.
sentenced 10 prison for term of eight years IIe
served seven years of his time and was parIJnal Inv
1he Hoyenor of that State He has been runnipe at
large Tor some time and the detectives orp az i,,
OPINION that this same individual was engfcnl in tho
rooberes at Archambault's store ut EIGHTH AMI NJ
ket streets, and Ward Brothers establishment o.,
hoFth second street. Detectives Taggart and SInth
were SUI engaged in their good work in this city and
iarS worth OF goods were recovered. From iniorun-
tl"h received the detectives proceeded to the MOnu
meht cemetery, and with the aid of two other prr
sons, the covering of the family vault of Mr. John
utoilel deceased, was removed and to the astonish
mcnt OF ALL the stolen goods, tied up in bundles
were discovered lying on the floor of the yauit iI'
close proximity to several coiins contained therein
y, Inc goods mad been conveyed in a wagon ont f.,
turner lane, and from thence into the cemetery
grnHntS and deposited in the vault This di,coyrr,.
WS nlade Yesterday morning but it is not proper t.
state from whom the information was cleaned None
put practical thieves would have thought of spIecti
SucI ldng place. The goods are greatly ttalpagr
by the danpncSS OF the vault and some Of tho riC.
OF silk viii have to be sold below their former piccs
10 Iagsart and Smith, and Detectives Youny mi |
Elder, o New York city, great credit is due fr tb
manner IN which they have fcrrcted out thn ruilI-
parties connected III this daring robbery