The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-09-30
BosToN. Sent. 26.


CoMMITTAL OF WADE. This man who
absconded on the 18th inst, with $4,000 in
bills and notes OF hand belonging 10 the
Suffolk Bank, and for whose apprehension
reward of $1,000 had been offered by the
Bank, returned to this city on Thursday
evening from Bath in the brig Deborah, to
which port he sailed from Boston in the
Maine on the day he took away the money
from the Bank. He was at large in Bath
Tor some days, without being suspected,
though handbills describing his person had
been sent from Boston to the officers in that
place--and his return to Boston was per-
iectly voluntary and no suspicion of honesty
was entertained by the master. who brought
him back, until Thursday night after he
had gone on shore leaving his trunk on
board the Deborah.
Wade, under the name of King, went on
shore at South Boston, but during his alb
sence the master hearing of the advertise
ment, became suspicious of his passenger.
He communicated his thoughts to the crew
who would not believe him, but consented
to open his trunks with such keys as they
had on board. None of them fitting the
lock, however, they made no further at
tempts at investigation. About Ii o'clock
sci from South Boston Bridge requesting
that his trunk might be, sent ashore. The
Captain came on ashore with the trunk and
offered to accompany his passenger to his
lodgings and help him carry his trunk. This
offer was declined by our hero who said he
was going another way. He took his trunk
and they separated-but they had only
parted short distance, when the master
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and he finally taxed him with the theft.
He began by laying his hand on his Shout
der telling him his suspicion that he had
stolen money in his trunk, belonging to tho
Bank-that he had been advertised under
the name of Wade and that his person an
swered the description in the handbill.-
After he had denied the charge, the cap
tam asked him if he would give him $50 to
let him go. This, King agreed to-and
afterwards intimated his willingness to give
him $1,000, the reward offered. They sat
down upon stick of timber together and
he offered voluntary confession of his Of
fence-admitting his name to be Wade, and
conserving to deliver himself and his trunk
into the hands of the civil authority. In
pursuance of this, they went lovingly to-
gether to jaii-when the captain went
wrong, Wade directed him the way to
prison, he being more accustomed to the
place. On reaching the prison about mid
night he delivered himself, bis trunk and
key to the jailor, Mr.. Badlam, who opened
it and found it contained al! the money that
had been stolen except about 5000 and the
notes of hand. In the morning this latter
sum was discovered secreted under an old
shed near South Boston Bridge. Yester-
day morning he was brought up for exam
ination before Mr.. Justice Simmonds of the
Police Court-but pleaded guilty to the
charge against him. He was ordered to
recognize in the sum of $4,000 with sure
ties-for his appearance at the next NUM-
cipal Court, and was finally committed to
take his trial in October next. The notes
and money, amounting TO 1883, were de-
posted in the Massachusetts Bank, subject
to the order of the Municipal Court until
after the trial.-Evening Gazette.