The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-03-16
MAIL ROBBERY-rhe lasi Ph

MAIL ROBBERY.-rhe las PhIh.
drlpha papers contain thr following trm-
relative 10 the rtcent robbery Of the maIl
u Tuesday mornln5 last, Aessrs. S. &
VI. Allen of this city, (Pn,ladclphia,) re-
mIttcd to their CORE -pondcnts In the
south, funds 10 the amount II ASIA dollars
In Bank notes, 5000 dollars IN Post Notes
and 1855 dollars 10 cents in drafts but
the Great southern Mad of that morn-
ing WAS robbed" and the aforementioned
notes aud drafts takru from the same.
This morning, Mrssrs. 5. " VI. Allen
have Information that one OF the robbrr;
has been taken IN New York, having SOC
dollars of the money ia possession.
Phdad. Cat.
QUICK WORk.-The stage left this
city on Tuesday. after . O'clock, for Wash.
nGton the mail was robbed. On Wed
nesdab, about 10 O'Clock, some of the
Bank Notes stolen from the mail, were
offered Tor sale at the Office, in this city,
of Mes,rs. Aliens. The notes, having
been pat INTO the mail the day before, ad-
dressed I" Charleston, Is. q by The
.HeSSrS. .HienS', they thus ascertainrd thai
the mail had been robbed. They wrote
10 New-lotk a description OF the notes
whch had been oIolrn. On Friday their
letter reached Ncw-Y ork, and in ten mi-
II les itel the description OF the stolen
notes had been handrd 10 the offices Of
the hessrs. NeyIns', person cam, in tn
exchange 80 NJ of them, and this morning
W. have ihr comfortable intelligence, that
hr / safely lodged IN prsun.-Thus, il /,
hoped, VII The waUle particulars of tin
robbery, and all concerned In it. be dIscn,.
cred, Press.
From the .tero York ,4merican Of SATURDAY.
afternoon.
Police Ofice.-On / thursday lat, an ex-
tenslve and extraordinary robbery was
committed in the posi- Office at Phlladei
pbla. A number of letters were taken.
containing draft, and notes To- th. amount
OF $4,000 aud upwards. Private inforn,a.
ton WAS forwarded by express To this city
and description of the dratte lett at the
different brokers' Offices. The Police,
meanwhile, having received Intelligence
OF the arrival yesterday morning Of twa
suspicious personag"s from Philadelphia,
were on the alert, and about q O'Clock
Mr. Holman, police officer, apprehended
one of the supposed robbers, and couduc-
ted him To thu office. The prisoner va.
a stout, athletic yaung man, from 3 to &c
years OF age, with an appearance and de-
meanor that bespoke the desparadu. He
was covered with mud, having herI
Knocked down previous to beng secured
A loaded pistol, With complete fire appa
ratus, were found on his person. Somt
OF The lost drafts were also taken in In,
possession. His account of himself W.,
somewhat contradictory. He gave III In,
name as William Nichols, aud at first sac
he had been in the city for several DAYS
but afterwards confessed he had arr Nec
this morning, He stated that he rrcenrc
the drafts IN Philadelphia, il exchange fo,
so'erelsns that he had just cune from
ONO, but could not mention the name o
any town IN that state except Cincinnati
He declined "signing his name, as he hac
said things he did not mean TO, but hi,
statement Was correct" While in tn,
PoIice Office he made a desperate attemp
to escape, but was prevented. He wa,
lully cnmnltted.
The discovery of the robbery Of the
mail was first made at Washington. Tn,
National journal of yesterday says
The Postmaster at this city, on opening
the portmantean which contained the cas-
tern mail Oh Tuesday last, discovered tina
the t"llled cotton bag, which contained
the letters, had been cut with knife. be-
tween two and three feet, and on exam
nation, all the packets destined for place,
sou'h OF Washington, were found to b.
m'se!nS 1hs lea.seg aogsr.n,er4 rhie!