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


The following Statement, embracing the
Fur Confession 81 the Nail Robbers recent
" app,eheodsd at Baltimore, has been o.
tligingly handed to US for publication
fNatonal lntelssgsnesr.
The examination and confession OF Perez
Crime Hutton, taken before me, Theodorick
Bland, Judge Of the District Court in and
far the Maryland District. this 9sth day OF
March. in the year eighteen hundred and
twenty, after being cautioned that his ac-
Acknowledgements and confessions must De
free and voluntary. without either hope OF
tear. saith, that he is in bis twenty elgn'n
wear. is native of Delaware. and was rals-
ed in Maryland that be has been heretofore
empIO,e ed as stage driver between YORK
and Baltimore, until August last, and in The
same employment elsewhere before thai
time that in or about the month OF Decem-
her last, he went TO Philadelphia that ne
went there 10 be restored to his health, and
from thence returned to Baltimore. and
thence to Richmend, about the l7th Deem
her last thence to Hampton. thence to Nor
folk. thence TO Petersburg, thence to the
South, TO Mr.. Gholson's. an owner OF sta
ges, for the purpose of obtaining employ
ment thence to Petersburg, thence to New
Y ork, in the schooner Phoenix ). where ne
met with Morris N. B. Hull, alias, Norton.
and became there first acquainted with hlm
he was introduced by the name OF Hull, and
represented himself as Druggist who wish
ed 10 come ON to the southwark to seek en-
ployment; where he saw a fat broad piece
of lead in his pocket; they, Hull and Hut
ton left Philadelphia together. in the steam
boat, for Wilmington, and arrived there to-
ge,her thence 10 Newport where he. Hut
ton. left an order for bis trunk TO ito New
Castle. there TO be left until further order,
and from Newport they, Hull ands Hutton,
walked down to Baltimore, and from thence
sent for the trunk by the steam boat, which
was brought accordingly. When they left
New York, Hutton permitted Hull to put his
clo.hes into his trunk. and when the trunk
arrived at Baltimore be found that Hull had
akey which fitted, his, Hution's, trunk lock,
on the road from New York, Hull proposed
TO Hutton to stop and rob the mail, where
YER il might be most convenient; that he had
arms 4. ammunition, and thought it could be
done without any danger but, at that time.
no plan or arrangement was digested or
made. and il was occasionally talked OF un-
ia they arrived at Baltimore. This day fort
night they arrived in Baltimore. and com
nenced boarding at Mr.. Kecks, when the
following plan was digested il was agreed
that, as Hutton was known, he should wear
a mask, made Of an old soft leatherca no
other person to be concerned or let into the
secret and nothing further should be done
than TO rob the mail of the money found
therein that Hull should also wear mask,
which was made also the old cap, one side
OF which was hairy that they had a COM
mon screw barrel pocket pistol, with the
guard broke off from behind the cock
Hull had stout knife, the blade OF which
was about three or four inches long, COM
monty called Spanish knife Hutton had a
common two bladed penknife they had
each stout walking stick but they had no
other arms Of any description. Thus equip
ped, Hull and Hutton left The city OF Balti-
more early 10 the afternoon, on the Saturday
after they arrived in this city, 90 the Phila-
delphia road, with an intention to stop and
rob the mail; and for that purpose placed
themselves in the first wood beyond the new
bridge on the big falls Of Gunpowder, and
when the mail Wagon passed, there being a
passenger 10 it with the driver, nothing was
attempted they Immediately returned, and
reached Baltimore little after day light.
On Eadsy last, after supper, about 8 o.
clock, they, Hull and Hutton, again left Ball
ti.nore and went our as before on the Phila-
deiphia road. with the design 10 meet. stop,
and rob The mail, and were in all respects
equipped and armed as on the FIRST going cut,
aud about eight Or nine miles from this city,
on ibis side Of Buck tavern. they took their