Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-09-19
From the Hagerstoarn Torch-Ltght.
JOSEPH THOMPSON HARE,

JOSEPH THOMPSON HARE,
The mail robber, who was hung in Bal
timore, or Thursday last, was as notorious
and successful a robber as has ever been
brought to punishmentin the United States.
For fourteen years past his life presents a
connected series of extraordinary and sue
cessful ro5beries, committed in Louisiana,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New
York, and New-Jersey, and in Canada and
the Spanish provinces. to the amount OF a.
bout one hundred thousand dollars.
The first robbery in which he was con-
cemed, was in New-Orleans, where he, 10
company with some Others, robbed sea
CAPTAIN of a watch worth so guineas-the
second was also in New-Orleans, where
they robbed French officer OF large sum
of money-the third aud fourth were like
wise in New-Orleans one Of which con-
sisted of $50 dollars, which they took from
a countryman, the other of watch and IL
dol!ars-lhe fifth was in he wilderness be-
tween the Muscle She's and Choc'a w
nation, where Hare and two others robbed
a company of four gentlemen Of about 20,
COO dollars. in gold-the sixth was in the
Choctaw nation, where they robbed gen.
tleman from ST. Augustine and one from
Charleston, South Carolina, Of l2 or IL,
600 dollars in gold-,be seventh was also
in the Choctaw nation, where he himself
robbed traveller of 600 dollars in gold
and bag of silver, watch, and rifle
the eight was bet.,een Pensacola and Baton
Rouge, where they robbed company OF
FIVE travellers, of 40 weight OF gold and
some silver, amounting 10 upwards OF ii,
GOO dollars-the ninth was also between
Pensacola and Baton Rouge, where they
robbed gentleman OF about l5,ooo dol
lars, in gold-the tenth was near Nashville,
Tennessee, where they robbed traveller
of $40 dollars-lhe eleventh was in Frank
lin County, Virginia, where he himself
robbed a drover OF $50 dollars and his
horse, for which he was apprehended and
sentenced to eight years confinement IN
the Penilentiary of Virginia, five OF which
he served, when he was liberated or his
good couduc,-the twelfth was between
New-York and Boston, where they robbed
two gentlemen from Newly ork'of II, 100
dollars mostly in English gulneas-In New
York, Hare stole han1Pme pair OF car
riage Horses belonging fothe Governor
In Washington city he attempted TO sell a
horse for man who had stolen him, Tor
which he was thrown into Jail, where he
Law for several months when he was re-
leased on condition that he would join The
army-whiIe in the army be medltated &C.
lj,ering Presiden, Madison to ADM Cock
burn. whose feet was then in the FAUX
ent, which he would have done ii he could
have communicated his scheme TO the Adj
miraI: becoming dissatisfied, however, with
the army, he hired horse and gig IN
Georgetown deserted, and sold them
The thirteenth was in Chester county, "a.
where he entered tavern room and robbed
two Germans of 1000 dollars-the four
teeutb was near Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
where they robbed drover, OF the
name of Scott, of eighteen hundred
dolIars-the 18th was at tavern about )
miles from Boston, where he robbed a man