The Litchfield County post., 1827-09-27

place Wednesday next Oct 3, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Sermon by Rev. Mr.. Stanton, of Bethlem.
The fall term Of the County Court commenced lis
session in this village, on Tuesday last
Mr.. Ayerys RObbe~y-Co Considerable has been said
upon this subject in he Hartford papers, both for and
against the character of Mr.. A. The Mirror appears
to have taken the lead in support of the position that
Mr. Avery robbed himself while the other papers
have contented themselves WIFI inserting certificates
procured by Mr. A. inY ermont, which imply that his
character where he is known, is above all suspicion
ofhis being capable of doing such act. We have
refraned from saying any thing upon this subect,more
than repeat the story of the robbery, first learn
ed it from Mr.. AS handb. We did however at first
doubt the reality of the robbery, and could but be
forcbIy reminded of two similar attempts, sometime
since practsed in Mass. defraud creditors by pre-
tended robberies. Indeed, one of them not mere
ly robbery but murder was to be connected to make
out the tragedy. 1t the case of David Starrit, a.
lawyer, belonging to Francestown, N H. who took a
pretty large sum ofmoney to Boston, part oft belong
ing himself his creditors, and part merchants
in the town where he resided. He took lodgings in
his trunk in his lodging room,
and with his dog, and small trunk containing the
money question: started about dark to cross Charles
town bridge into Boston. The next morning his dog
and hat found upon the bridge, the former faith
fully guarding the latter and bemoanng the fate of his
master, who evidently robbed, murdered, and
thrown into the water. Rewards offered for the
apprehension of the murderers and his widowed wife,
with the family connections, in the deepest mourning,
with an immense concourse Of friends, marched in fil-
nereal procession to the Church, where sermon was
preached from these words: 81 Here is the heir come
let kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours"--
No traces of the money Of the robbers were ever
found, until David Starrit HIMSELF FIVE years after
wards condescended to inform his late mourning rea-
tives that he alive, and thriving prosperously in
South America.-The other was the case of Major
Goodrich, formerly merchant in Bangor, Me. who,
with a considerable sum of money, mostly in gold,
collected in the way of business and borrowed,
ed for Boston with the intention Of paying old debts
and buying new goods. He travelled through the for
ests of Ma ne, solitary wanderer, unharmed-arrved
at Exeter, N. H. where the curious inquiries of the
ostler, and the of the bar-room boy, first
excited suspicious that his money,f his person,was
landlord, and had the precaution to procure of
the aforementioned boy dozen bas suited to his
pocket pistols. Leaving Exeter for Newburyport a.
bout dusk in the evening" his fears of danger grew
upon him, that he called several times in the course of
twelve miles to inquire whether robberes were not
sometimes committed in that vicinity. With bound
ing heart he the lights reflected from the windows
of the latter place, and fondly congratulated himself
that his dangers were over and his money safe. But
how little short-sighted mortals calculate upon
uturity. Our traveller had sooner enjoyed, in
tcipaton, supper, snug bee, and a short and
pleasant ride to Boston on the ensuing morning. when
he was atackedby at least desperate villain knock
ed from his horse wounded in the head by various
blows from hedge stake and through the palm of the
hand by pistol ball, and all his property, to his
watch, forcibly wrested from him. On recovering
from this sudden although not unexpected assault,
wounded, bleeding, and distracted the loss Of his
money, he rushed back to tavern which he had but
few minutes before passed. raised the cry of robbe-
ny and MURDER started the inmates of the house in diff
ferent directions after robbers, peace officers, and
surgeons, and himself took bed in high deirium:
which continued periodically for several days-to witt
at such times his attendants happened to be in the
room. 1t is needless to mention the interchangeable ef
forts which made to bring the perpetrators ofhs
high-handed crime to JUSTICE or enumerate the mum
bers that taken up nsuspcion imprisoned, tried
for the offence, and acquitted suffice it to say, Maj
Goodrich would never have been suspected ofrobbing
and accidentally woundng himself, if certificates Of
good character could have screened him from inves-
CATION; but after having spent several months in
deavouring to fix the charge upon others, upon all of
whom sundry pieces Of his money were found, the ia
bles were turned, and he found himself likely to be
brought up to answer for the crime Upon intimation
of this he took French leave and believe has not
since been heard Of
Now in relation to Mr.. Avery, his character is said
to have stood uncommonly fair in Vermont, hereto
fore.-that he incapable of committing such crime
and that the money he had in his possession when
he started from Hartford was his own, having other
property more than sufficient pay all his debts. If
such be the fact, ready unite with some OH
ers, and say that Mr.. A. in reality robbed but, in
opposition this, the editor of the Hartford Mirror
who to have some knowledge of his affairs, uses
the following language. ave ask you Mr.. Ayery to
prove to that you brought with you from Vt. over
600 dollars. you had on your arrival in Hartford
as you say that you told Mr.. Cooley you had, (but
which statement Mr. Cooley denies,) about 1900
dollars, why did you purchase much of your wool