The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-08-06
ATRocIous RoRBERy

glaries, murders, and other heinous crimes in
this country, of late, cannot but be matter of
surprize, more especially when it is considered
that it is very seldom that the perpetrators es-
cape detection and punishment. They must
indeed hold their lives cheaply who are willing
to risk them on the chances Of escape after the
commission of a capital offence.
We have been led to these reflections by the
recent preparation of an outrageous robbery,
which has been followed by the prompt detec-
| ton Of the offenders. The following particu-
lars relating to it are gathered from the papers.
On the morning of Saturday, the 18th ult
man named Horace Terry, of Oneida county,
| IN. W was found horribly inangled, and almost
insensble, at the foot of precipice in Peeks-
Kill, Westminster county. Means were taken
to revive him, which proved successful, when
he was enabled to give the following account:
I He came on board the steam boat Chief JUS
( tice Marshal at New YORK, on Friday afternoon,
and landed at Colwells about 40 miles this side
of New York, OH the west side of the river, at
about l2 o'clock at night. He gave his valise
to Mr. Bard, tavern keeper, and told him he
should remain all night. At the same time
landed three men, calling their names Smith,
tate themselves into his favor, and induced him
! to cross the river to Peekskill that night. AZ
ter they had crossed the river, two of the men
went on another course, and one of them walk
ed with Terry up hill, where those two joined
them when Terry was violently struck with
club, and was brought to the ground. They
then seized and dragged him towards steep
precipice Terry begged that they would spare
his life, butthsy were regardless of his prayers,
and one of the villains exclaimed, {" damn him,
kill him. They then threw him over the
precipice, which is said to be one hundred feet
high, at the bottom of which is a pond, into
which they no doubt supposed he would fall.
Near this pond, he was found in the morning.
Terry had been to New York, with drove
of cattle, and had with him Sl400, of which he
was robbed.
On the morning of Wednesday, the 23d ult.,
two Of the robbers were taken. They came to
a small tavern, kept by Mr.. Kelly, early in the
morning, and called for breakfast No person
was at home at the time but Mrs K. and her
daughter. The appearance Of the men was
suspicious-their clothes torn, apparently by
being in the bushes and woods, and they had
evidently been out in the severe rain the day
and night previous One, went short dis
lance TOT hatter's and purchased hat. While
he was absent Mrs. K. began to nterrogate the
other, which alarmed him he left the house
and met his companion, when they Immediately
attempted to make the best Of their way off in
different directions. Mrs. K. gave the alarm
and pursued one of them in person and was
among the first who came up with hlm-he was
Immediately apprehended and put inPutnam Jail.
The other by secreting himself in a thicket by
the side of wall, was not found until four or
five hours afterwards. But little money was
found with them. On forcing one ofthem to open
his mouth, "A smalwad OF paper wasbrought forth,
which proved to be three ten and one two dol
lar bills. At first they refused to give any account
of themselves, but after being committed to Jail
and identified by Terry, one of them, named !
Samuel Cutler, made full confession. He is
a noted offender, and was recently discharged
from the Philadelphia state prison. His COM !
panion's name is John Brown, foreigner, and
companion of Holgate and Sutton, who were
recently convicted for extensive forgeries in !
New York. Cutler gave such information as
enabled the officers to arrest the third and last
robber in his bed in New York, early on the
morning Of the 26th ult His name is Leander !
Green, who some years since was tried in Penn !
sylvania, and convicted of highway robbery, and
after serving some time was pardoned He
was tried once in New York for picking pock- |
cts; afterwards again brought up for the same
offence committed at the theatre gave bail
and ran away, and his companion was convict
ed afterwards He was next taken in Albany
for robbery-has lately been to Ohio, where
he was concerned with the famous DIR. Pluy- |
inert, a noted swindler, we'll known to many
merchants in New York. Green was identified
on his arrival at Peel1skill as one of the villains
and as being the person who paid the ferriage
of the two others. Cutler, according to prom
Use, discovered the place where the pocket-book,
papers and money had been secreted He was
at first at loss to find the place, but being TAX
en-, by his request, to the place where the rob-
berry was committed, went through the ravne
along the stream to the Yorktown road, and at
between three and four miles distance from the
spot, found the property in the side of a stone
wall All the money, amounting to upwards of
thirteen hundred dollars, has been discovered,
with the exception of about twenty dollars. All
Mr.. Terry's papers are also rescued. He was
| shockingly bruised and injured but is doing
very well.
The timely apprehension of these rogues, will
proven: them for the present, from committing
further depredations, and the punishment due
I to their crimes will soon be awarded them. If
| it should be a confinement in the State PRISON.
it is to be hoped, that misguided clemency
may not again turn them loose to prey upon
the community.
| LOUISIANA ELECTION. The election in this
State has terminated in the complete triumph
of the Administration party. The votes for
Governor, so far as heard from, are, for Der
bigny 2244, Thomas 57l, Butler 945, Marigny
| $50. The two former are for the Administra-
tion-maiorily 1920. Judge White. friend
to the Administration, is elected to Congress in
the place of E. Livingston, the present Jackson
member. The votes are, for White 1892 Liv-
ingston 1929 One parish remained to be heard
from, which would increase the Administration
nnainritr, To hnt.unar eix and snuen hnndrad