The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-07-23

| forgeman, named Ward. The latter
was Immediately arrested /; and, on ex-
animation, was found to be severely shot
in the hand by the blunderbuss.
Moore also confessed where the pack
ages taken from the mail were hid-he
went with Messrs. Stokes, Rouse and
others 70 the place, where bag, belong
ing to the forge, was found under the
leaves, in which were contained about
two bushels of packages. Those on the
top were known TO be quarterly accounts
of post-masters on their way to the gen.
eral post-office. The packages appear
ed to be much stained with blood. The
bag was safely delivered at the post-of-
fee, and was forwarded to the general
post-offce.
At the spot where the robbery took
place, there was high bank on each
side of the road. The guard, Patrick
Green, acted with much courage and
good conduct, having discharged his
blunderbuss at the robbers when they
first discovered themselves, and after
wards snapped pistol at one, and dis
charged the other pistol at another be-
fore they came upon him. 1t appears
it was the last shot, from the pistol,
which wounded Moore in the breast,
who was armed with gun.
The culprits are lodged in gaoI-their
trial will take place at the Circuit Court
of the United States, which will sit in
November next.
Patrick Green. the maii-guard, is en-
titled to the highest credit for the fidelity
and courage he displayed against $ such
fearful odds - He really made great
havock among the enemy; and we learn
with pleasure, that a subscription has
already been opened, under the most ia
vourable prospects, for the purpose of
making him tender Of something more
substantial than empty praise. We hope
the example will be followed elsewhere,
as stimulus for future exertion.
In concluding, we deem it worthy of
remark, that at about 9 in the morning.
the robbery was effected by three per-
sons, 6 miles from the city-two of them
were badly wounded-they were before
noon arrested-one made full confes-
sion of all the circumstances-and before
7 in the evening they were all lodged in
Baltimore gaol!
From the Baltimore American, July l01
Yesterday at the gaol, in the presence
of Judge Bland, of the u. S. District
Court, Marshal Bentalou and others, the
culprits underwent full and formal ex-
animation. The Judge stated to them,
they must be fully aware that the crime
for which they were then under arrest
was capital offence and that they
must not promise themselves any hopes
of exemption from the punishment of the
law, let their examinations result as they
might. Moore was first examined. He
made voluntary and ample confession
of the whole affair, amounting in effect
to the statement made in yesterdays
American with this addition, that the
plot Of the robbery had been three
months under consideration. His testi-
mony VAS formed into the shape of a
deposition, to which he afterwards made
oath and subscribed his name.
In the examinations of Emmonheiser
and Ward, the deposition of Moore was
read to them, but they both stoutly de-
MED any knowledge of, or participation
in the robbery. We learn that the
wounds of Moore and Ward are not so
severe as they were at first represented.
They all have wives and children.
We are grati6ed that the intrepidity
of the mail-guard, Patrick Green, has
induced the opening of subscription
paper in his behalf, which was hand
somely patronized yesterday. Conduct
like his, will, we have no doubt, meet
with the liberal eountenance it so Justly
deserves.
from the Newark IN. ~ Facial