, 1866-12-11
spR1Sar1ELn, xAssAcHCsETEs.
fFrom The Springfield {Naa.;) Republican, No
EXTENSIVE RODDERIE5.
Capture of the RobbeF%-O0e Of Them
shot By an 0f1ccr-LArGe Amount OF
the Property Recovcred.

Shot by an 0mccr-LArge Amount Of
the Property Recovered.
(Fz9n. the 81 Leass Republican December u
On the night OF the 25th Of November, the
= 10 the amount OF &, ,0o0 taken On the
followipG hight the same gang Of robbers
Is vas afterwards demonstrated, visited Au-
gutta on the Burlington & Chicago Kailroad,
jewellers. Of about 81, 500 worth Of property.
and the came night o store In P!ymouth,
small town shout four miles from
Augusta, WAS aleo robbed. These
dadng and consecutive Eohbeziee cse-
ated; a. might Be expected, no
and tne police authorities were actively e1-
e.cased 10 discover the perpetrators: The
day after the robbery at Augusta, detective
J. c. Mccrew, Of the QuincJ force, aud m
energetic and sigtlant oaaeer, got Oh the
t1sl e da.i9E .nd d.. q s,r Sa 5osess
suspected Of being. implicated In the aboEe-
mentfoned roboeTies. After lltt1e quiet
..workiug up," A1cCEew traced Metz to the
virginia Hotel in Quincy. When the
officer entered the house, he encountered
MS pEsonel. @e WIS Tze desperats ep ' X roeee1
| TINS brought to bay was not, however, dis-
poted TO field quietly. 4 few words pissed
between him and McClew, when he levclled
pistol and Tas about to f1e, but before ne
tbs heart, killing him almost instantly.
McCreT also arrested uan named Somers
| and woman, supposed to be implicated.
! After this The officer was arrested for the
killing Of Metz, but on q brief examination,
was discharged, and resumed his infestiga-
| tions after the stolen property. Nearly al
| the goods taken at the robbery In Augusta
ard Plymouth were found IN q ca7pet-ack
concealed III a atQmbereyard in Quincy, With the
| exception Of watch and 3 couple Of rings
found on the person OF Metz: In reference
to the property stolen tn Quincy, t was as
certained tiat 1t had been sent to Haupibal,
! and thither officer AcCrex followed It, but
] on striving there discovered that It had been
sent Oh to ST. Louis In charge Of : man Who
| took passage on the steamer Rob Roy. The
last Wednesday, and sought the assistance of
our detectives IN hunting up the stolen prop.
| esty. The matter Nas taken up vigorously and
| worked judiciously officers nrtght. Cook md
Jaques desoting their keenest Wits to ne
| within The last two days over 81 500 worth
Of prnpe1ty, consisting Of eTes5 description
! of feEelry has been recovered, largo po9-
| ion being found ip pawn shop IN rhe cen
t1ai part q ths sss ~ tss FsIon easIfe "a aud
! Cas- avenue, occupied By a. Mfs- Mansfield
| and Nrs. Jones, The wife Of the wcn.knoxn
counterteiter recently sent to the pen'ten-
tiaTy Tor nf&een years. both those w''men
honse nsmed Wm. Mead. It is said the
women arc not guilty Of receising the stolen
I property. that It was brought 70 the house
| by The man that was arrested. However 1h.t
NAV be, they were arrested and committed
| 10 avail examination.
Il is anticipated that the balance Of the
| property Wilt be recovered in few days.
| 5rme curious developments are expected TO
| take place 10 connection with thea. robbertes
il Quincy and vicinity. It Is known that
theJ have been planned and carried out Dy