The sun., 1872-07-01
BURGLiRs HUNTED Down.
Capt. Byrnc's Five Days Search-How some
Thieves co their Work.

During the night OF the 18th inst. A. Van
line 81 Co.'S silk store, sI4 Broadway, was en-
cred, and goods to the value Of "a, lU0 stolen
The theft was reported to the Mercer street pc
lee, who kept 1t secret and proceeded to unearth
he huRiars.
About II O'Clock on Saturday morning a coupe
,ruIe up To l5i Wooster street, and the driver
asked whether Mrs. james lived there. Tie re
'eiycd negative answer, and as he was abou,
20 drive OF, Capt. Byrne and Detective llcndcr-
son stepped mp and asked him what he wanted
4 Mrs. James. Tho man said he Aad been told
10 ask for her by lady who had engaged him.
The 'ntCcts Looked into the coupe ana saW
'wo TRUNKS They arrested the driver and lu-'
- lhey were auout 10 dliNr 70 IN. Pvltt s!".tug
mother coupe drove up. The oricor. followed
ne .econd cnriage, aud nnduiG Il hllsl VIII
lat a man had told him to drive 10 the spot
rhcre he wa arres.e The man had stopped
{ Prince ana Wooster streets 10 get drink.
At tire Mercer street police station the trunks
In the fist carriage, James Carroll driver, were
,rened, and there was found n portion Of the
proc eds Of the burglary at eli broadway, IT.
.UlllW-:
ilree red six grape scarf. ,ls; q pieces Chinese
,s :, 20 ne6cs 'e, c6ccs aai stripe 81 - ohc 'r
r1rerrI huc.s bed spread, crimson satin ami ycloa
qglrg sgn Qubro id,rod oodsprcads white ti.a on
Ids square sis; e pieces wi tc pong. SIX, par
W pam l Ipssa.' 6 19a % pss' nsss.l SGte 1oGd.r 70
5shi2Gs mostly lowerS and brli embio.deFed In black
Carroll said that he worked around the Hon
nan House. While returning there about IL
o'clock he was hailed near the Coleman House
uy "a we'll dressed lady ab lut y years Of axe, who
Asked hln to move two trunks from the Coleman.
Carroll took the trunks. The lady got into the
.oupG, and told him to drive TO lA Wooster
trcct. At broadway and Fourth street she GOT
NJ and said she would 20 To supper at the
southern iloJel, but that he could deliver the
Hruuks.
The second coachman, George Crawford, said
hat he WAS acCusted at the hack stand at
Hiuu quarr by q man with "A big bundle and
.tNCIul pa kascs, who asked him To- take him
'p the Hartford boat. At Houston and Wooster
.iLceis the Wgu di al pcared.
IN crawford coach wore found the following,
valued at $l,u0;
seven pdr- of drawers, four plain and embroidered
eleven White pGtiCuats, todHted, TWO Vutt waists
check 'lk skirt four nOunCt- black silk and
llhca hSlft nine tucAsi one suit gta-- linen, two
-fipcs lroNn braid, one black six oNtIbhrt, one blue
'Tpt skirt and waist.
Tho property in CrawfOrd's carriage was not
'aentued. IL Is supposed that al the goods
we're taken 10y the same persons, who meant 10
Get the carriages In Wooster street. and take
heir booty 70 "A receiver,
Carroll, who T. ~ years old ana lves nj 22s
West Twenty-nuth street, and Crawford. who
~ and lives at III West Twentieth street, were
Yesterday, al Jefferson Market. r,'iuandcd by Jus
zoe Koch to the Mercer street police station for
,Namiration to-day
James Lhurmer of ll3 West Nineteenth street,
who claimed the coupe driven by Crawford, aud
whu says that II was stolen from his stand at
Union square, was also taken into custody, and
l' confined In the police 81 .t.on.