Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-04-30

lthe name of Stevens, in Broadway, by
HAYES, the celebrated police officer, who
Immediately secured him, after a severe
struggle, during which Stevens effected
lhis escape. A considerable portion of
the money was found with HIM, and IN his
trunk was found a pair Of Pantaloons
which was taken from the HOwlands' store
when broken open last October. he was
furnished with a regular chemical aPPa-
ratus. with walls of acid and othere Prepa
rations for extricating ink from paper, and
whatever was necessary for altering bank
bills, &c.
HAYS was now interchangeable in the pur-
suit of Stevens. He traced him to Phila-
delphia, and thence back to New York to
the house where Reed boarded. But he
had left that house and all efforts to trace
him farther were unavailing for while;
but on Wednesday, the 9th inst. a boy
found concealed, among some logs in
Wooster st. in a handkerchief, tin box
containing blank notes ofhand, post notes,
| from which the filing had been extracted
signature left; a great number OF papers
which had been purloined from the store q
the Howlands'; large number Of genu
inc signatures, evidently torn from docu-
Iments stolen from the same store, embra-
chg the names of many OF the principal
merchants in this country and Europe;
also. a WIG. and some other articles. This
led to further inquiries; and It was ascer-
tanned that a man and his wife had put up
in the vicinity. Hays called about day
LIGHT on Saturday morning, and inquired
/ if a man and his wife stayed there. lie
was answered In the affirmative, and tod
that they would be found III back room.
He went directly to the door of the room,
broke it open, and, rushing in, caught Ste
vens in his arms as he jumped from his
bed, and was running to an open trunk,
where there were two pistols loaded and
cooked. On further examination, $1,000
in bank bills was found in the straw bed.
A pair of pistols were found under the Pl-
low. In Stevens trunk were found an
elegant gold necklace, with rubles; some
rich silks; ribbons; and other articles, and
which were stolen from the store Of F.8
H. Sheldon last fall; two splendid geld
watches; variety of inks and chemical
preparations for extracting ink from
from paper, and various other articles; to
gether with ten post notes Of 500 each,
which are ascertained to be some belong
ING to S. & NJ. Allen Of Philadelphia;
which were robbed from the mail about
two years since. The filling up Of the
post notes had been extracted and the SIG
nature left. In his hat was found another
WIG, and magnificent pair Of false whls-
kers.
Meanwhile the trial of Ware for PERU
ny had commenced on Thursday, the 9th
inst. 1t was, in fact, as much a trial of
Redmond as of Ware, because if he was
innocent, Ware was guilty, and Ulce GER
Sc, therefore to the fact, whether Red
mond did pass the check or not. He testI-
fed to his own innocence, and that he had
no knowledge of Ware. The tellers OF
the three banks testified, that their belief
remained mistaken, notwithstanding the
acuuital of Redmond. that he was the mal
who passed the forged check. Another
man testified that he saw Redmond on the
steps that afternoon, and another, that ne
saw hun in company with John and David
Ware, about a week before. On the part
of Redmond, it was again proved by a
great number of witnesses, that he was
sick on that day, and by one in particular.
that at that very hour when the check was
PASSED, he was taking a chicken broth.
| It also appeared that one of the clerks M
the Union Bank boarded at Redmond's
which would make 1t impossible that ne
would 90 there, where he was known
on such an errand. A man in court nam
ed Holdg0H was called upon the stand
and placed at the side of Redmond, when
the similarity between them, in almost ey
cry respect. was so great as to excite tn
astonishment of every spectator. The
Testimony was brought to a close on sn
day night, and so positive had been some
Of the testimony against Redmond that II
was thegeneral opinion when the court ad-
iourned that Ware would be acquitted
The impressions Of Redmonds guilt seem
ed strengthened, and Wares acquItta
would have ruined his prospects for Ire
by shroudlng his character IN suspicion
and distrust-the character in suspicion
of the odious crimes of burglary and forge
~.
At this critical iuncture, crcumsiance s
occurred which seemed almost like a pro
videntlal interposition to save him, and tC
manifest his innocence. When the Cour
assembled on saturday morning, Maxwell
and Sullivan, attorneys for the state, OBJ
Itained leave of absence for half an hou1