The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-10-25
4 The GnQulrer.
RICHMOND. OCTOBER IS, 1911.
FLAGITIOUS ROBBERY
OF THE rub &c TREASURY.
ny the L'eufena Mt Governor of HE Conn
monzpeahh IF Virginia.
A PROCLAMATItl

PROCLAMATION
M AS it has been represented to the
Executive OF this common wealth OH oath
IVY Preston smith, Chief Cicrk in the Treasury
Dep r'mcpt, that on the 21st inst he counted
out hfteen th,usanl two hundred dollars i'm
Bank notes, principally of the Bark of V.rainis.
with several Checks, sc. TO large amount, with
q view OF depositing them in the Bank OF yir-.
gina; That in consequence of the nuInber OF
persona tramsacting business in the office,
ne had not an opportunity of depositing them
as Aforesaid. and laid them with the Checks.
&c. m the book, in which notes, sc. are usu-
ally kept, intending to have deposited them
o" The following mornng-Tbat he c&me to
The ofiice the following morning Che 22i
inst.) little sitter the usual hour. and uD,n
unlocking the dpor he found ii could not b..
opened alter making sew raj fruitiess ate .np;s
for that purpose, he with other assistance.
forced open the door. aud found that ii had
been bolted inside-That he found slso.
upon going into the office, hole through
the iathing large enough to admit man Of
to'eraoie size, which appeared TO have. beer
made on TIE outside, the laths being cut or
broken on that side, and those ON tie inside
showed down, except few which sppes,ed
also to have been broken
That upon going to the Press, where the kew
Of the money chest is usually kept, and where.
ne had put it the preceding day, he found the
door, which he had left shut, when he went
out OF the office the dsy before, open, and the
papers &c. therein, exhibited the appearance.
OF having been much disordered--rhat the Kew,
OF the said chest, with the piece of iron with
which the ketch over tue key-hole was ops ned.
was gone, and upon the most Strict search. coulS
not be found That, with the aid of black
smith, he forced open the chest, and upon exa-
mining the book, in which he had deposits ed the
money TIE preceding day, he found the whole of
the sun, * which he had counted out with view
10 dcposii :" tl- Bank, aiaousiing 10 abou ff-
teen Thousand dollars, vish some other notes.
received after counting that sum. snd which
ad been put within lad been stolen. by some.
person unknown to the said Smi,h-That the,
notes and checks were put together between
two leaves OF the said book, and that the notes
only were stoieR---Ti.at, as well as he could
Judge, there was IN specie, about 6 800 in
the chest, st the same time, none of which ao-
pears to have been tsken-That there were Sc
veral ether notes in other parts of the said book
which were nat stolen
do therefore, by and with the advice of tina,
Council of State, hereby Offer a reward of FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS, to any person or
parsons who shah give such inform alton, thae
the Pcrpetrator or perpetrators of the aforesaid
Robbery may De apprehended and dealt with as
the law directs-snd do, moreover, require
all the magistrates, sherffs, sergeants and con.
stables, and exhort the good people of this com.
monwesith to use their best endesvors to arrest
the said thief or thieves 80 that he or they NAV
be brought to justice
Given under my hand al Lieutenant Governor.
and under the sealof the Common wealth,
at Richmond. this 24tb day of October,
(sEAL) in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eleven. and of the.
Commonwealth the thirty-sixth.
GEO. WIN. SMITH.