The New York herald., 1870-11-23

THE CALIFORNIA EXPRESS ROBBERS.
Particulars Of their Capture.
[From the Sacramento Union, Nov. i

lEr0m the Sacramento Union, Nov. 14.l
Ex-Chief OF Pclice i. I. Burke. now u detective
In the employ OF the Central Pacific Railroad
Company, returned yesterday from successful
express car 'as % n c
train on the morning OF the 9Th inst, ut q
point on the road known as the Stone Quarry,
left the city on the afternoon OF tnat day to act with
other officers In an endeavor 10 capture the robbers
kincaid, whom he had telegraphed TO, and Deputy
Sheriff Edwards, OF Washoe county. Edwards had
able, had sworn out warrants ier four suspected
men, aud engaged - Wilson and Louis Dean, who
are thoroughly posted as regards the lay OF the
country aud the character OF the inhabitants, TO
assist him In making the arrests.
on Sunday Burke EDWARDS, Dean and Wilson
started out on q hunt. determined TO make most
thorough search for the robbers. Taking the Pea
vine road tnamed from Peavne mountain, they
across the boundary line dividing that stale from
Sierra county, Cal, arriving at three r. Nj. They ex-
pected TO meet there man from Antelope. two miles
beyond, who would give them informati0n; but IL
was midnight be ore he appeared parties having sus
pected and kept watch Of his actions until q late
that the public houae at Antelope, kept by J, Chet
Roberts, was the rendezvous Ter q portion OF the
gang they were In search OF, and that one OF them
Tllton CocAerell, was then at the place. They ac-
cordingly went thither. and at five a. NJ. arrested
HIM and took him back TO Lees.
Constable Ben Lackey ana one OF Wells, Fargo
Co Is guards who had followed the officers to Lees,
were there when they returned. Alter breakfast
Burke Lackey and the guard paid Antelope another
visit, and Lackey aud the weis-Fargo man arrested
KoUerls whom they took to Reno.
BrrKe and Dean tnen started to find one X. A.
Jones, hcter known az Sol. Joncs, whom they had
reason 10 believe was at the house or Alexander
Kirby 10 Beckwortn Pass PlMmas county. s 800 iney I
there. 1t was asceit2ined however, that he owned
young racing horse, which he kept IN Glover val
ley, ana II appeared possible that he might there be
found. Remaining ut kirbys over night the oiicer
and his companion the next morning left for Glover
valley. After going about four miles they met
who told them that Jones was coming out OF the
valley assisting in driving some loose stock, and
after travelling a. q mile and hali further on, at
were locking for. As IL was evident that Tho
horse he rode could easily travel away from these
which Burke and Dean bestrode, the former,
while Dean engaged Jones In conversation,
made remark about his sadde-girth being
loose, and thus gained an opportunity to jump
appeared half inclined 10 resist, but on being In
o so ne and :,
secured TO his horse and taken TO Reno. The next
morning "wednesday Burke and Edwards were
accompanied 10y him 10 a spot five miles from Reno,
OH the Red Rock road where lie designated the place
in which he and Cockcre had buried their share Of
the punder, and the officers dug up S7345, the first
OF the stolen money recovered.
Aitcrreturning TO Reno the officers arrested man
named J. y. Chapman, who had just arrived from
San Francisco IN which place he is charged with
having been acting as spy for the robbers, TO
ascertain the days upon wnlch large shipments OF
Ss Gess d @ ws t%sS gos on Under
Sheriff Klncaid, on Sunday, went to the spot
snG neacs a up han ou Cssn ~
heard that three men had, on saturday morn.
ing crossed the mountain. Keeping on their
trail he arrived at Pearson's In sardine valley,
and learned OF The arrest at that place by
James Burke OF James Gilchrist Two other sus-
pcious characters, who had been in company with
Giichrlst, had gone on towards Sierra valley. Kin
caid followed IN pursuit and in Serravle on Mon
SONS, and goia9 q mule urther on, at Randolph, ar
rested the other named John oQutres, In the house
OF his brother They were both taken to Truckee,
and left In the custody OF ]. j. Green, an agent or
the railroad company. Considerable time was spent
in an unsuccessful attempt to get the prisoners to
tell where they had concealed their part OF the
money. Gilchrist finally admitted 10 Judge Plum
kett, whom he mad known In virginia CITY twhere,
reputation) where the coin mad been .piantedn all
In one place. Green and James Eddington accompa-
MED Punkett on Thursday TO the spot, and ihey
found concealed In a assure between orOcks the
sum OF 1,6Ol 90-the second recovery. Feeling
satisfied that they had not got all thar was there
concealed, Plunkett, the next day, accompanied 1y
Nes Hammond, Wells, Fargo X Co.'s agent at Reno,
went back and found $163 30 more. Meanwhile
Captain Downey, at slreinia City. had & arrested on
Friday Downey, Lackey and Lee Matthews went out
and recovered sl9;1eo, which DAVIS mad hd-the
fourth recovery. III all, total OF S39, AGO 40 has
thus Us il viii be seen been secured winch leaves
but 81 lS9 90 still missing.
The gang Ol robbers made their general rem
devious In a tunnel ABOUT three miles nom Reno.
In Ravine Mountain, ana mad there blankets, pro-
visozs cooking utensils &c. They had been living
IN these quarters Tor about week, waiting to re-
ceiye Intelligence from Chapman AZ San Francisco
concerniD. the SHIPMENT ol treasure.
AT Reno, Friday, before Judge Bowker
Cockere.l, Jones, Gilcllrist, Sguircs, Roberts
ana Parsons waived examination, were com.
mltted TO awar the action OF the grand jury,
and sent to jail at Carson FOR safe keeping. Chap.
mans examination was set for this morning, at
Reno; but 1t Will probably be postponed FOR two
days. The robbers say that there were but six OF
them who took active part IN renewing the express
car Of its contents Those six have been arrested,
and also two others as Observation-Disclosures and
Chapman-the whole forming very complete job.
Burke and Edwards have also entered against
Jack Davis ana 4. Cockerell q charge OF robbing
Wells, Fargo Co. 'S stage at Huiiaker's, WashOc
county, New, on the 3lst Of last August, OF about
$1,300.
AN EXCITING SCENE RATHER GRAPHICALLY DESCRIBED.