New-York daily tribune., 1866-01-11
Particulars Of the Arrest OF the
Robbers.
The Amount Recovered.
HARDsHps OF WRoNG-D0ERS.

crime appears desert him almost entirely when the
circumstances Of his msdeeds TO be concealed
This apparent Inconsistency may appear either in
consistent curious. but it is nevertheless true; and
II has engaged the pen ofhe novelist as well as that OF
the recorder of daily events.
On Saturday evening last. the little tom of Stamford,
Conn, was mystihed by the appearance. at the hotel
of three men. who came in one by one and offended the
taste o the entire village community by strictly mind
ing their own business. They had evidently never
seen each other before ard bad very little TO say Tho
heorty farmer droyer into tho barroom Of The
hotel and remarked that the weather was extremely
cold. This true, but the three strangers merely
nodded their heads and were not to be drawn into
cony ersation Other gossips also dropped in, but
they were not successful than their
neighbors. The silence of the strangers was some
thing remarkable. The way they shunaed each others
company was also remarkable-at least it would havo
been remarkable to shrewder observers than village
gossps. Nevertheless the country was alive with the
news of great robbery. and it wasn't safe to be a
stranger about dull country yillaeeas suspicion
is a strange irrespecter of persons.
Tor once in their lives the dull villagers began TO
grow sharp. The experience Of this novelty caused
general self satisfaction They eyed the strangers very
minutely studied their physognomes. balanced their
actions and drew wild conclusions from their least
motion. STILL the fact that they did not speak TO each
other a convincing proof that they did not know
each otber-convincDg proof 10 the simple SIAM
fordans you know and therefore of course it was SO
nnch more mystical.
One of them expressed desire to hire a hack 10,
the purpose of proceeding to Norwalk. He did not
wish to be accompanied by driver for he was going
to take some ladies with him and there would not be
room. Here the villagers scented mouse. The gen
teman offered liberal terms for the carriage but tie
not wanting a driver was suspicious
carriage was therefore not TO be had. Marvellous
to appear this circumstance the occasion Of the
three strangers becoming acquainted with each other
They Suddenly grew afflble. and conversed in dark
corners held consultations and eyed other men
distanty. This showed that these men not wise,
for they probably the thieves, whose deeds Of
bold and ambitious criminality still ringing
through the country They had been strangers to each
other through policy; but mutual anxiety made them
close friends; they had been shrewd, wide-awake
rogues for aetys sake but conscious crime suddenly
Transformed them into trembling, apprehensve vii
iains.
Failing to procure a carriage, the three strangers re
rnained at Stamford all night. The " all night" al
Stamford was fatal. All the town were awake and
they all began to whisper of the Express robbery and
to look the three strangers III manner moro sug
gestlye OF penltentlares than OF wine Ult iklasts
In the morning they went 10 Norwalk. where they
were also remarked. Their first movement to pro-
cure a conveyance and proceed a house Of a shoe
maker named TIistram, who resided on a lill back Of
the town In the mean time. suspicion had been the
limit of the village opinions regarding the movements
of these three men; but their actions grew and
more noteworthy. They remained at the shoemaker's
all Sunday night and returned to the village the
next morning.
At the same time the pions shoemaker was observed
TO proceed by train 10 York, with clumsy bundle
in his possession by this time the detectives were
awake and the son of Crspin taken in hand. His
bundle was heavy with gold plunder. The two accom-
plioes were arrested soon afterward.
We understand that the strangers who first excited
remark and were subsequently arrested gave Their
Walcott and Clarke. while the shoemaker is
known as 1ristram These gentlemen are under
stood to be at present in safe Keeping and the Express
Company quite confident that the rest Of the
plices viii be secured, and that nearly all of the
missing funds will be recovered.
The amount taken included abOut JOOOD IN gold
and $4,000 in fractional currency, but was something
less in total than 10000. The package Of bonds Of
$50 900 was no donbt left in the by accident The
thieves took away all Of their tools except the lanterns
md only broke into the iron from side door
but brofe open three iron saes each of them padocked
well as fastened with The common locks They IN
derstood their work and performed ~ thoroughly.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
Mr.. Henry Sanford one Of the superntenden's Of
Adams Express Company accompanied by Officer
Rogers Of the Eleventh Precinct at O'clock yesterday
morning called at the residence of Poce-Ju usiice I'd
ward j. ShanGey, No l67 Honry-st. and arousng him
from his slunbers informed him that he had certain
information that large portion Of the stolen money
was in the house No. 100 Dvisonst. in possession Of
one John Barmore, and that they wished TO procure
search TO enable them 10 search the house
and recover the money
The Magistrate offered 20 accompany them in his
official position. and authorized them TO search the
house. but to this Mr.. Sanford objected. as lie was
afraid it might rot be legal Willing 10 satisfy his
scTuples the Magistrate then accompanied them to the
court room in Essex-st, near Grand-st. filled up a
sesrchwarrant. aud accompanied the party TO the
house mentiOned Here, after short search they sue
ceeLed III finding the object sought for In an upper
room carefully hiCden they found 81 $50 III Unsigned
national bank note bills 81 457 IN national bank note
bills 50 600 in T. S. $40 bonds gold coin Of the yauc
Of e375 and .2sO in gold bills altogether Of the yalGe
of ss6 762 BsTm0re arrested and yesterday com
mitted for examination by Justice Shandley. he is
father-inaw of Augustus TristIarn Of the princ
pals concerned in the robbery, and who arrested
on Tuesday in Norwelk.
In the affidavit made BY Mr. Sanford before Justice
Shandey he states that the aOunt stolen by the thieves
ON the night o. the 9th inst. f0lioWs National
bank notes and Treasury notes. sJ0OOD; United States
bonds and certificates of Indebtedness, 10000; god
coin, $4,000: gold watches and other articles OF jew
cry TO the amount of 81. 5.OV-i0ia stolen, sSf1VO IN
addition to the above amount, Tie thleNes Iet behind
them $4,000.
II is stated that Immediately after the robbery,
"Gus" Tristram went 10 N0rwalk. Conn, and there
engaged cousin also named IrIsran 10 brlng on The
money recovered and leave in tue hands of those in
whose pOssession IL found. On the return OF the
messenger TO Norwai, he arrested aud Contested
fhe whole matter Thomas Clarke, another OF the pin
cipas was arrested at Norwalk.
The entire detective force Of this city toget eT with
those in the employ of the Company. at present
gagged in working up the matter and within the Dext
few days the eutrc matter VIII pfObaDy be cleared up
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FIRE AT FALLSBURGH, n. I.-A note irom
correspondent al Monticello y. Y, says: