Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-13
Usse fObbsr RUWanc.
his Chase and Capture.

STOCKTON, Oct. l2.-Yesterday
chief detective Henderson, of Lon
don, and detective Pinkerton sue
ceeeded in making the arrest at
Niles, Alameda county, of Burgess,
the burglar who robbed the Bank
Of England and killed Nc Williams,
the assistant cashier. Burgess
murdered the banker by striking
him on The wrist with a ring in
which was a lance that carried a
deadly poison into the man which
caused instant death. He then
took 25O,000 pounds sterling The
murder and robbery occurred on
August 18th, 1877. The bur-
glar, after the robbery, was tracked
by detectives through France
and Switzerland to Vienna
and London; thence to New York;
thence to San Francisco. He then
went to China, thence TO Australia
and back to San Francisco. On
July Sd Lord Beaconsfield sent
word to Henderson that Burgess
had been seen in Australia. Hen.
derson followed him to Australia
but was two late, as Burgess was
on his way to San Francisco. May
28th, 1878. the burglar registered
at the Baldwin Hotel oas s. O'Neil
and wife. Of London. He then
went to Sacramento aud registered
at the hotel as Samuel Andrews,
of London. The detectives here
lost all track of him for
several days, but by chance learn
ell that woman of the town had
in her possession curious Russian
coin, that inspired the detectives
with new hope. They found the
woman, obtained the coin and de.
scription of the man who had
given it TO her, but he
had left for Stockton, where he re.
manned till Aug. 30th. They fol-
lowed him to Niles, where he WAS
found with a pair Of blankets
strapped to his back and ready to
start away. When confronted by the
detective he said, "Well, old man,
"you've got me at last" and gave
himself up. He had but $3.50, but
acknowledged his guilt and said
a greater part of the money
was buried in a spot
80 miles out of London. He was
taken to Sacramento in irons.
Thence he will 60 direct to Lon
don. Burgess is a noted burg.
lar, having been In prison
A years on another charge. A re.
ward of S250,00O was offered for his
capture. The detective Travelled
$4,000 miles before lie caught his
man.
Thor"burx's Dtsns,rems Jmd,nm
Chns~.
CHICAGO, Oct. ia Times,
special from Running Water, Neb.,
forty miles northeast of Camp
Sheridan, says that Thornbnrg's
command reached there on the
10th, and that the expedition will
probably disband, baving resulted
in an utter failure. The march
was through country which Is a
geographical blank. The wagon
tracks were abandoned at Platte
river Sunday morning. Men took
two days rations on their backs and
started northward. At four o. clock
in the morning, towards White
Tail Creek, where the scouts re-
ported the savages encamped, u
dense fog prevailed. and before the
trail was struck twenty miles had
been traversed In objectless detours
and the savages had escaped. The
trail was fresh and the column
pushed on with scouts who proved
their ignorance Of the country by
leading the command through an
inaccessible country and losing the
trail. 1t was. finally discov.
cred by Thornburg's staff
and the cavalry pressed on
at the highest possible speed
On Saturday night the savages
were so closely pressed that TWEEN.
ty ponies were abandoned. Sun
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