Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-27
ROBBERIES OF THE. MAI

We are sorry 10 understand, that a
young gentleman, formerly OF this ciiy
and re. emily Deputy Postmaster a, Dan,
Vile, Piiisylvauia County, has been ar.
rested on charge OF piliaging that Post
OEce.-Rnmours states, that on exanin-
ing bis pockets. d check and papers we're
found there, which are supposed TO have
been purloined from The oihce- He has
been commitied TO Jail.
A circumstance occurred yesterday in this
city which excited some attention. Wm. Bow.
Ter, Tree lnar of colour was examined before
Chief Justice Marshall, on charge of robbine
the mali of the u ) ON the 9th February
last u appears letter was put INTO the mail
ct Philadelphia Ivy hessis Buchanan and Ben.
sou for Mr.. Booth of Petersburg. In this let
ter were some drafts, AID also North Carolina
notes 10 the amount OF 5 2000 the notes were
All stamped by M'ssrs i * b with the dare
" Feb. 23,' in black TX aud an TYNE letters
That packet from Philadelphia iaiIed-ard
no clue was obtained TO accUuaf for The failure
lew days since hlr. Bnckmau came on; but
all his enquiries were unavaillng TO detect the
thief until Sunday morning, lie received
from his trend III Petersburg, two S 100
notes, with his tyre stamp upon their face.
IL turned oni, that these had been sent
TO Petersburg 10y. some broker of this
city. ....EuquiTy among the brokers here
at length furnished The wished-'or clue.
One OF them recognised one of these notes, as
having been presented 10 hin, for exchange
on Saturday week by a little mulaiio boy.
lie noie was not exchanged, but the boy
named w. Bowler, as the person from whom
he had received 1t, Bowler was in waiting 10
receive the change.
The police weni, yesterday in search of Bow
ler-he was appreleuded bui not in his own
house. He steadily refused 10 make ans cor-
ipssIOn-iu The mean time his house vas
searched, and another mail packet was found
thefe--tis was from Washington ~ Nor
folk it had only reached here on Sunday
night, and when II was discovered IN b..
house, had The way bill with The official en-
velope SIN with II; not d seal Ofethe letters
broken On communicating this discovcry
10 Is. aud after some threats and pefsuasions
he confessed that he had received The pack
cts from Richmond negro. who was en-
ployed i'll The office, aud had hitherto borne
an uuimpeached character Bowler then led
the officers TO his bonse. discovered notes TO
nearly the amount of Sl300-and explained
how he had made way with other notes con
tanned an line ietter-such as buying horse
gig, &c. large bnndle of keys was also
tonud in his house. Upon this testimony the
Chief Justice committed him TO take his t,iaI
on 22d May next Richmond is appteberd-
ed, aud confined: but not set examined
Ii is suspected that in some way or other he
slipped of the PAT kets from the office. No
sort OF iiDpniatiUn vests upCu the gentlemen
OF The ofBce. The packe, for Norfolk was
delivered Nv the Judge into the hands of the
Postmaster TO be forwarded TO ito destination.
CT We are Informed by gentleman from Petersburg,
that has been place
As they suspected, party OF attended by
magistrate went O arrest them they in the upper
story OF tenement where their utensils and of
banks considerable smoupt spread OUT he
magistrate directed the door b. forced which they had
locked, on the approach of the appreeers. This
done-at tie moment ut the cOgnerfitcrs seized
many 81 the notes he could, anil threw c into The FIRE
to convict them Several men with their apparatus were
taken into custody Cc0nptier.