The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-06-18

which they did without leaving the box. !
The Judge then gave the prisoner a very
solemn admonition on the effects of intem-
perance, reminding him that although not
held responsible by law to a human tribu
nal, he would be to one infinitely higher, at
the last day, and ordered him to be dis
charged. The defence of the prisoner was
conducted by Solicitor General Davis, and
Mr.. Bassett.-BostOn Advertiser.
THE CASE OF PLUYMART. Perhaps one
of the most singular cases which has oc-
Cured in this country for many years, is q
case recently developed on criminal trial
at Pittsburg, Penn. 1t presents to the
reader in forcible point of view, the diff
Guilty of committing crime in this country;
and evading the grasp of justice.
I The name of the individual to which this
remark applies, is Joseph Pl,ymar Ten
years ago, in 1918, he robbed, with the as-
sistance of one Emmons, the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank of Pittsburgh fsomething
over $4,000 in gold, silver, and bank notes.
BY the exercise of great ingenuity and IN
wearied perseverance, Pluymart and his
colleague procured an entrance to the bank
| by means of false keys, and taking advan-
! tagc of the carelessness of the Waterman
or porter, they carried off the property in
question. Emmons was soon after caught
and tried, but Piuymart escaped and evad
ed the search of the officers for ten years.
Immediately after the robbery, Pluymart
went to Wheeling, was put i'll Jail, at Gin
clnnati, made his escape from JAIL was
again caught and confined at OgdenSburg,
and again made his escape from that Jail.
Nothing was heard of him again till 1920.
In that year he was caught in Philadelphia,
and carried back to Pittsburg, but again
contrived to eludc the hand of justice. Soon
after this, certain circumstances led to his
arrest and confinement in Cincinnati. From
this city he again escaped, and was pnrsu-
ed to the river Miami, when all traces of
him were lost for some time. The next ac-
count of him was four years thereafter in
Connecticut, where he had married, was
bringing up family and standing in new
relation to society.
During these chair breadth 'scapes," he
has lost or given up all his property he had
stolen. On the day of his trial he made a
very pathetic appeal to the court, and urged,
! with deep earnestness, the sufferings he
! had borne for ten years, both physically and
mentally, and the duties he had to discharge
as the father of IA family. He was sentenc-
ed to three years in the penitentiary and
a very heavy fine.
MoNEY BURIED. In MAY, 1927, a man
named Joseph Galebo, Portuguese, and a
common beggar, was drowned in Boston
| harbor, on the wreck of the schooner Olive
Branch. After an inquest on the body, he
was buried respectfully in the strangers
tomb in South Boston, where he slept quiet
| ly till Tuesday last. On that day, two for
| eigners called on Mr.. Coroner Snow, and
inquired about the deceased with great
| particularly, expressing desire to know
where he was buried, and whether his
clothes were taken off; after which, they
were referred to the Sexton, for admission
to see the remains. He, probably, thinking
that so pous and friendly wish ought to
! ne gfatlneu, redul1y upUHed tie tomb and
showed them the coffin. The lid was OPEN
ed to the face, but that was not enough
With various shrugs and winks and intima-
tons, they desired the whole cover of the
coffin to be removed, when the anxious
| friends, without any squeamishness, thrust
! their unhallowed paws, within the clothing
which covered the decayed body, and with
the aid of a jack knife, whipped out a belt,
that circled next thereto, very much corrod-
ed, out of which they emptied about three
"pints Of silver coin, leaving a considerable
quantity in the lower end, were it was less
corroded, supposed to be gold They quick
! ~ made offfrom the astounded sexton, leav-
ing for his share of the booty, the pleasure
of replacing the coffin lid, since which time,
these strangers of fortunate memory have
neither been seen nor heard in our CITY of
! Boston-COurier.
New HAMPSHIRE. The Legislature of
this State commenced operations for anew
political year on the 4th inst The late
elections have given a new aspect to politi-
cal matters there; they seem to have dis
placed all the Jacksontes, and made the
fence-men tremble. The Senate chose Hon.
Nahum Parker to be their President; and
! the House chose Hon. James Wilson ir. Of
| Keene, their Speaker. Mr.. Wilson has
been the most active administration man in
that Legislature for two past years. He
offered the notable resolutions in favor of
John Quincy Adams but one year ago, when
the Jacksonites, the fence-men, and the
nothingGriGns combined and put them down,
almost by reclamation.
| The Senate had one vacancy, which was
filled by the election of Hon. Mr.. Holt the
} administration candidate. The whole num-
Der of votes was 228, of which Mr.. Holt
had Isl. On examining the returns of votes
| for Gnunsnn.., tho whole number was found
to be 39,S97 for the late Governor, Ben
lamln Pierce, 1862 for Hon. John Bell, !
1,l49.
On Tuesday, the two Houses elected, by
separate ballots, Senator in place of Hon.
Samuel Bell, whose term of office in the
U. s. Senate expires in March next. In |
the House, Hon. Samuel Bell had 1873
votes; Hon. Isaac Hill, 50; and there were
q scattering. In the Senate, Mr.. Bell had
10; Mr. Hill, /; Mr.. Harvey, |. Hon.