The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-13
THE MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY IN BROADWAY.
Quick Work Of the Detectives and Arrest Of
the Robbers.

Quick Work Of the Detectives and Arrest Of
the Robbers.
Detective Elder, who on Tuesday undertook what a
rst seemed TO be impossible taskthe lob OF ferret
ing out tho whereabouts Of the thieves who on Monday
evening made away with the Eve casks Of furs, valued
ut $4,000, from the warehouse OF Messn J. Open
helm 4 Co.. Al Broadway-had the supreme satisfaction
OF seeing all his efforts crowned with success yesterday
afternoon. The in which the worked up
will be found TO be invested with much interest a
the robbery at the outset was surrounded with mystery
ia1ah ns ash me oe,d put himself
earnestly TO consider the chances Of being successful in
his undertaking. and after due consideration 70 work up
the The first clue obtained furnished By officer
VIM Cargi Of the Ninth precinct, who remembered on
reading the account Of the robbery Tuesdays HsRILD
that he had noticed four casks answering the
ton Of those mentioned In the publication standing
Jane street about seven O'Clock Monday evening.
How they came there The next question be settled
and, after little man9uvring, detective Elder ascer-
tanned that cartman named John Shey whose stand
is a. Coenies slip was returning home up Greenwich
street about haifpast Ave O'Clock Monday evening
he was accosted by two young men who hired him 70
remove i've casks-1led with what he knew not
from the rear Of No = Br0sawsy in r. Trinity Unity
turned about and proceeded to the place designated
hts coming With their assistance the casks were
rolled ont Of the store placed the cart and, BY their
next learned shs. he same Two young men who had
cartman named Robert J. Rogers 10 take th9
casks from Jane street 70 storage hqus9e
No IS Maiden lane, On visiting this placs dets6isG
Elder accompanied BY detective NcCord, who
,s r.: ,.nS ss Re s.:s: r.
is hsd been broken up and that all the for skins vita
the j361ptlop Of 454 had been sold 70 MessrA = w:
Brode Co, Of No SO Maiden lane, for the sun O.
$500 These eoods-1,o6 skins-wers recovered:
The oicers Justly cIated BY their success ana
after seeing TO that the recovered perry was paceo
in safe quarte they set 70 work 10 end ont he
abous OF the two young who had been the iesdn3
actors in the robbery. In short time they iesrnoo
that OF the two persons they were IN search o.
named John 7. Rever, and that he had ~ one umS
been employed u some capacity BY the nsm .,,',s
j. n. 0ppenheim Co. This ives an impoissns poaL,'
gained At outset and Win be seen by the sequs
led 10 important results Finally late u the aernocns
By what means remains . detsctve secret dcseclivy
Elder and Captain Jourdan were made 70 undersssnc
thai the duo were soppng 1t No tsS Crosby street. anu
10 hst place an onicai and unannounced vss was un
csrsmonouslv paid much to the surprise Of - iumaes
and 10 the sconishment Of John r. Rever himself ana
his suescd robber companion, William webster, wno
sr 10 nrss persons encountered BY the officers ass
sn,sy,.s ths dwelling The two young men were imne-
srresssd and locked up a headquartsrs whence
sn. y - taken the Tombs this morning 10 undergo
=. ssxsrninssiou before Justice Downing
p.rsr y 4 con Of Messra Oppsnhsims regular CART
nan Who seemed 70 Be perfectly astontshed Yesterday
an ssrpius that his son had been arrested An AZ
lessd asoompice IN the robbery Of his smp'oysn "o'