The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-11
The Great Robbery on the CaIisorns,
Steamer OREGON.


ARREST or THE PERPErRAroR IN NEW YORK
CONFESSION or MS AccohPLIcE IN SAN PRAS-
cIsco-now THE ROBBERY WAS EXPECTED, ETC.
Tho readers OF the Ala will remember the somewhat
singular statement made by Collector Adana OF Oregon
ON the morning Of the 10Th Of Ts S a
effect that he had been robbed OF 400 500 In Uuifed
state. gold coin belonging to the go.ernment when
Was absent for few minutes only the
ing previous TO tho steamer entering our port
The trunk, common, black leather covered affair
bound with cord and the arrival Of the a
her wharf he took TO the Russ House before discover
ing anything wrong He then opened H. and found that
abag conta ming twelve thousand aud i've hundred dol
as ana one Of eight Thousand dollars had been stoen
we statement OF the robbery being made TO Chief Burke
and Captain Lees Of the detective police, the detective
orso took hold Of the with their accustomed
eigy; ing hrs' parties on whom suspicion fell In con-
nection With the robbery we're John lambert alias L.
Ensor waiter on The steamer, aud Andrew MeElroy,
aiAs VIM Andrew porter. both young Engshmen.
Lambert and MoElroy were both arrestcd but subss-
auenily discharged, proof bciug waiting they were.
left steamer for New York under uspcous cIrruu-
stances Captain Lees hcrcupon sen, full account Of
Of the Metropolitan police New YORK and al s amy
time forwarded the following despatch by telegraph =
jon. KENNEDY s rssse ss,,ss s
n so mss as. o s s
% Xmerca March Is via Klcarasaa Ds-srpusn -Sfas
aehs one upper from, tooth oval face spsrs % sha
f sy ar, I'm
them aud baggage Nes YORK address OF Ensor sinh
Nv: LEES, c.pi.la pe'ss,iys reiies
Nrw yoHx, April IS, 1856
john AMBER sasar AIDE Hal ana VIM ron and saaS
pr s ss s IN s @ s' .ss hold Ss sS
'"' ''''" 'S-'"'' ''''''"'" JOHN A. KENNEL,
On the reeelp, Of this Captain Lees, acting as ber
under tho direction OF Chief Burke, despatched the
superintendent. Ksssrpy, New Yori rolts.-aolesl
none OF their own. Further particulars soon.
Meantime the detectives hcrc had been on tho 10
out, and had Swallowed MoElroy, the porter, clio,
that they were convinced he party 10 the robbs
On tho receipt Of the despatch from New York Annoe
went straight 10 the rooms OF koEIroy on Market STR
and told him what had been DONE and that they
down at At once I and made sppsrsny clean Srs.s
Hc said that tho robbery VAS committed by lAmbert.
was the walter who bad charge Of room No, NJ y
robbery Lambert brought slop bucket into the poh
room and set It down. hcEiroy. having no ldes
bucket there, TO which fxmS.t replied, IN N.
useful" and went work Al hs ,ims the roe'
o. tho room o. Adams with this bucket .pP.r.
rul Of nmhy ,lop. but really 70 he.vy h pa.
were under the SCUM that tho slops Ian 5ft
had turned the trunk on end, and with hammer
gold without uniyins chs cord and Then nailed Il
In is place: ThiA WAS on ths evening previous y
was vi. standing IN shs porsers room usu, the ne.
arrived al hcr wharf. when iAnbsrt asd nnE1oy
AZ Hcie on fsciio street ", SSs a, hoy made y
divt.oa q y: .po,., ncEi,ey resolving ave ,hou
fact. NnE1roy declared ths. i. va cured fsS.
moment he took the money. and that he'd bseaA
placed the coin In . boz and busisd IL in ths old
s ss b. .cs cs%, s assso s sp.rsa TO
1pn0 In audl Ia ~ sol.