The New York herald., 1866-07-28
A SERIES or STARTLING RusseRIes.

n Brokers' Ofl1co In Wall street Sacked q old
Certificates and Gold Csin stolen The Money
ReeOvered-Arrest Of the Repmfed Thief
Tho Forty-third street Robbery 6,4SO
Taken from n Merchant--Thc Thief Arrested
and IdcntiAed-A Charge Of Fmbezxlement-
Burglary In Canal Street.-The Post Oiice
visited-Lesters Robbed Of Money and Bonds
Examination Of the Allege ed Derre dat0rs.
u seldom that tho New York public is treated OF
morning to 20 extensive batch Of robberes, thefts,
smbezzsments and other depredations is given be-
low.
WALL STREET INVADED.
About halfpast ten o'clock yesterday morning bold
robbery occurred at the brokers' ONCE Of Messs White
Norris Co., located in the basement Of premises 20
Wall street. AZ the time namcd . descended the
Steps leading TO the once, and, stopping at the front
window, instantly pulled away wire in front Of
~ after which he thrust his arm into the open window
and sezing $4,000 in United States gold certificates
md $500 in gold coin, fed up the steps and
attempted TO escape Mr. Frederick D. Ogden, engaged
n the ONCE witnessed the theft and following pursuit
arrested the supposed thof about thirty steps from the
he was assisted by Mr. Ulysses b. Brewster Of 800
Pearl street. Tho prisoner gave his name as Fred
Ss Os a s
was aken citizen picked up the gold certificates and
eon which had been stolen. Mr.. Ogden alleges
that he did not lose sight OF the prisoner from the time
he on with the booty till he arrested Duqucte
says he Ia stranger In tho city, and prctends 10 be
Of ago, and was born in Detroit Michigan On the evi,
dsnce presented before Justice Hogan the accused
committed 70 the Tombs tor trial. bail being refused
Ike almost every prisoner arrested for crme Duquetc
r. sic, 80 DoasxRr IN FORTY THIRD srnrrr-AsorHrs
PARTY ARRESTED AND IDENTIFIED ny Rs. HIcciSs-nE Is
The Higgins robbery case, which occurred in West
rsr bird street between Eighth and Nin;h avenues
A Higgins, Of ass Broadway. who was knocked down
collars in Forty street. the full particulars Of which
wsre reported in the HERALD tbe day following the
1ied, Of the Tnh prscncs, and described man named
ClaSkson H. Voorhees,, otherwise known IS sLegs," as
bsing one Of the three mon who 20 crociousy assaulted
end robbed him. Detective Field accordingly made
search for Voorhees, and yesterday succeeded In arrest
ing him in Thompson street. The prisoner was taken to
s0nironed with H. Higgins the later positively idsn
lined him as one Of the men who seized him by tho
throat after he had been struck in tho right BY
secured the carpetbag containing the treasure they
lumpod Into their cart and drove away and Mr. Higgins
NV get the cart before IL driven or voorhees,
bears bad character and s said 70 be very desperate
xsht years ago detective Field arrested him on charge
ysars Justice Hogan committed him ior trial without
in New Jersey lives al IS Charlton street. and is paint
by trade None OF the thousand four hundred
and eighty dollars stolen from Mr. Higgins has been
recovered.
CHARGE EMnExzIEnExr
Emil Rosendorn, late . salesman In the employ Of H.
Aaoph Ricss. merchant at No. 20 Readc street. was
arrested by officer Porcher Of tho Twcntysxth precinct
On the charge Of having collected from William A. Moore
No. 76l Broadway, the OF $50 30 duo Mr. Ress but
instead OF paying over the money, II alleged Rosen
dorm feloniousy Appropriated tho Same TO his
Justice Hogan committed the accused examination
CANAL sTRKEr BrEGIARy.
Mr. William J. Dwre, OF No. 219 Canal street, whose
sore was broken open early on Thursday morning by
George Callahan and John Burns yesterday appeared
bo Justice Hogan and made complaint against the
prisoners who caught tho by oiiccr Western
q the Fosre nth psecinct pre- evousy reported Cal.
Ahan was committed by Justice Hogan for trial His
confederate Burns who shot In the back by officer
Western the time Of tho burglary, is still In Beiey
Hospital. The wound is not considered fatal