Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-03

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Fin getting ii, Hulls borrowed Of Miles ti'ci 8
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4 dollars with which be bore bis Hulls) and
Hutton,s sxpences- they travelled together
4 from NJ York to Philadel hia in the mail
,,aee thence to w Wilmington in the steam
4 boat: thence to Newport in the Stage
Hill left his trunk under the preIence tnat
1 Il was Hutton J, inn. York, at capt Jas.
| Whelpley's. in pledge Tor Hutton's dept
with some Of his (Hulps) cloathes IN lt''he
rest Of his cloathes being put into Hutton 5
trunk the keys Of the two trunks happened
70 be alike but which he did not discover
mill thew arrived in Baltimore. Hutton
nroposed for the FIRST time to him, Hulll IN
/ Wilmington, to stop and rob the mail, but
specified nothing distinctly as to time, place
Or manner; then it was that Hull first sus-
pected that Hutton had all along alluded to
the mail robbery. From Newport, they
t(Hull& Hutton travelled togetheron foot to
Baltimore, &, in the course Of their journey,
the subject Of the mail robbery was frequent
" spoken off Hutton said he knew Of 8 or
four good places for the the purpose, If
they could make safe retreat (; place near
Havre de Grace was mentioned Hull said
he would leave the place entirely to Hutton
as he knew the country. They had made
up their minds upon the robbery Of the mail
before they reached Baltimore. and agreed
that il should be perpetrated beyond the
falls Of Gunpowder but recollecting that
there was bridge in ,he way, which Hut
ton believed was toll bridge, over which
they would not readily make a retreat, it
was given up, 4. they came on 10 Baltimore.
where they arrived on this day two weeks,
and put up at George Keck's in Old Town.
On Thursday or Friday after they arrived
in Baltimore, they left the city and went cut
on foot about o'clock in the afternoon, on
the Philadelphia road, with a design TO meet
and rob the mail and travelled out into a
wood about mile beyond The Big Falls Of
Gunpowder where they stationed themselves
and threw some rails across the road. and
about two hours after. that is, about 2o'clock
A M. the mail Wagon coming up, when,
Hull perceiying that it had lamps, said they
had better not attempt it, which, alter lit
tie was agreed to: They withdrew the rails
from the road and the Wagon Immediately
passed they we're about thirty feet from
the mail when it passed ;he, Hull, is pretty
certain he saw no one in the Wagon but
he driver and he recol.ects that Hutton
said, 6 there was no one in il but the driver,
its a fine opportunity, and we might as easily
head il as not and that heshad good mind
to attack it himself"
Returning to Baltimore, Hutton said he
would have it some time, he were to attack
it alone;" they reached Baltimore about day
light, and put up again at Keck's--when
they went out this first night. they had a
small Iron screw barrel pocket pistol, the
guard back of the cock was broke, which
was loa led by Hutton and each of them
had stout knife, with blade about inch
es long, commonly called Spanish knife,
which they bought 10 New York, at the re-
commentator Of Hutton, they had no sticks,
clubs. or other weapons the FIRST night. Hut
ton had mask made of an old leather cap,
and Hull had mask made of the hairy part
of the same old cap, which was put on about
his neck and chin more like handkerchief
than mask when they went out of town
they put on other cloathes over those they
had On, they were out again on Thursday
last on the Philadelphia road 18th design
to rob the mail, about 8 miles from the city,
equipped ia all respects as OH the first night;
but when the mail Wagon came up there
were two men in il they heard thu m
talking, and therefore let it pass they
then threw nothing into the road. They
returned to Baltimore and coming in Hut
ton said. will 60 every night until I
have it," On Friday night last after they
/ had got their supper at Kecks, about o.
clock, they again set out on the Philadel-
phia road. with intent to rob the mail. and
were armed and equipped in all respects
as on the 6rst occasion. but had cut each Of
them stick TO walk with.
They stationed themselves in wood about