Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-03-28

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February a post note of the Mechanics Bank III 1
Newly ork purportipg to be for $4,000, but which
afterwards proved 10 have been altered from Sl2u,
was passed TO Dana g. Fenno, Brokers, IN Boston.
and the amount received IN bills OF the bank OF ths
| United States As soon the forgery was tiscov-
cred measures were taken TO apprehend tine offend
er, who ii was pretty well ascertained, was per-
son by the name OF Reed of New ork. who was
known 10 the police that city. few days after,
he was discovered, walking with one OF his accom-
plices by the name Of Stevens, in Broadway, BY
i HAYS, the celebrated police officer who Immediate
~ secured him, after severe struggle during WHICH,
stevens effected his escape. considerable por-
Il ton of the money was found with him, and in his
trunk was found pair OF panaloons which wereI
taken from the lowlands store when broken openi
Hast October He was furnished with regular
chemical apparatus. with walls of acids and oherl
i preparations for extracting ink from paper, and
Il whatever was necessary for altering bank bills &c
Il Hays was now interchangeable in the pursuit Of Ste
\ vens He trace, him 10 Philadelphia, and thence
/ back 10 New York to the house where Reed had
boarded But he had left that house. and all efforts
: 10 trace him further were unayailing for while !;
but, on Wednesday, the 9Th inst. boy found con
Il cealed among some logs in Wooster-street, IN a
. handkerchief, tin box containing blank notes OF
hand post mites, from which the filling up had been
h extracted and the signature left, great number OF
II papers which had been puroined from the store OF
Il the Howiands large number OF genuine signatures
q evidently turn from documents stolen IRON the same
store embracing the names Of many OF the princ-
e pal merchants in this country and Europe also,
wig and some other articles. Tins led to turther
inquiries. aud it was ascertaned that a man and his
wife had put up at house IN the vicinity; nays
called at the house about daylight or Saturday NOR
ming. and inquired if man aud his wife stayed
y there He was answered in the affirmative, and was
u told that they would be found IN back roon lie
4 went directly to the door of the broke IT open,
lie and rushing in caught Stevens in his arms as he
u jumped from his bed. aud was running to an open
Of trunk, where there were pistols loaded and cockeh
re On further examination, Sl5e0 N bank bills was
iii found in the straw bed pair of pistols were toun1
j. under the pillow LII Stevens trunk were found al
rs elrgant gold necklace. with rubIes, some rich silks
x ribbons and other articles, which were stolen iron
.r the store of +. g. H. Sheldon last fall two splendid
e. gold Watches variety OF INK, and chemical prcpa
ne lations for extracting ink from paper, and Narou
yn other articles, together with len post notes OF SOU
EACH which are ascertancd 10 be some belonging
he S. & Nj. Allen Of Philadelphia, which were robhe
from the mail abnut two wears since. The MIN
,e. up of The post notes had been extracted. and th
Il, signatures left. In his hat found another Ui2
rs and magnificent pair of false whlskers
Mt. Meanwhile. the trial Of Ware for perjury ha
Id commenced on Thursday the 9th inst. 1t was,
OF fact, as much trial of Redmond as of Ware b.
be cause, il he Innocent, Ware was guilty. an
un uice versa, therefore. the testimony was chiefly
ion the fact. whether Redmond did pass the check
g not. lie testified to his own innocence, and tn
ere Ihe had no knowledge If Ware. The telers of Il
had three banks testified. that their belief remained
the shaken notwithstanding the acqdittal of ltemon
II il that he was the man VINO passed The forged chez
,ro. Another testified that he saw Redmond on Il
in steps of the bank that afternoon, and another tn
bly he saw him in company with John and David Wa
4 tahnnt ,ypat hatarp IN the mart N RptIluOnu.
ere was again proved by great number OF witnesst
,thv that he was sick on that dav, and by IN par
81 in cular, that at the very hour when the check
70 passed. he was nking chicken broth. 1t also q
eek peared that one Of the clerks in the Union ia
boarded at Redm0nfi's which would make inprol
!, be that he would 30 there, where he was known,
:: snch an errand. Z. man IN court, named tfoH9t
was called upon the stand placed by the side Of II
~, ~ mend, when the similarity between them, in aim
every respect was great as to excite the astonl
~ ment Of every spectator. The testimony was broa
-. to close Friday might. and. positive had
- some Of the testimony agals Redmond, that it
NUM- tha, w. r,nnI ha acor;ttod Two ;n,nre.s
seh Of Redmonds guilt seemed strengthened,
aoi Wares acqutta would have ruined his prospects
7''ie' e by sh,oudng his character in suspicion and
'n' trust-the suspicious Of the odUus crimes of burg
i, , and forgery.
VhaI' At this critical juncture, circumstances occu
ihoti which seemed almost like providental inter-
ton to save him, and to manifest his innoce
eated, When the Court assembled on Saturday morn
him, Maxwell and Sullivan, Attorneys for the State
repro tanned leave of absence for half an hour On
e bail return, they informed the Court that Stevens
led to had Just been arrested bore strong resemblan
lt on Redmond that of the wigs precisely resen
g and his hair, and that he had in his possession son
en- up the checks taken from Howland's store. He
$ COM then ordered TO be brought into Court.
rought While the officer was zone for Stevens