Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-12
FULLER THE MAIL RoBBER.

BY sip from their correspondents of the Patriot
and Commercial Gazette, Boston, the Editors of the
n. York Commercial, learn that about half past
o'clock on Monday morning, Fuc-, who by detail
ca lens and appropriations of 1000 the receipts of
the day, had, receiving teller derauded the Branch
Bank Of the U. s. in Boston of about S57 900, sent
for Mr. Fro;hinghsni, the cashier, delivered himself
up at his own house, and gave into Mr.. H. Posses
sion ali but $4,000 of the $4,000, He VAS greatly
ngltated; and about o'clock on the morning Of yes
terday, when all joyous account of the dawn
ing of the nations jubilee, he WAS conducted pris
OH and left to rumnate on the reward of extrav
agance and folly. Another story is, that he was Ia
ken by man placed in charge of his furniture, but
our correspondents believe the foregoing
be correct. Ia postscript they add"The Keeper
placed in Puller's house called up Mr.. rockingham
al o'clock, NJ. and told MIN that he would deliver
up pullcr and $50 900, which he did. Fuller had
gone tn several places but could endure bis condition
no longer. HIS reason at times Appeared unsettled.
From the New York Commercial Advertiser
Balier tie Bank EobLer. Tho Boston papers re-
ceived by to days ro confirm the particulars given
IN cur corresL ondent letter yesterday. The Con-
rer intlmates that there may be doubt IA tn Whe-
ther the surrender of himself voluntary on the
cart of Fuller When he Went 10 his own house 1t
son there winrssnn Sunday morning, he found per-
nture. under an as'achment wnlcu uuu I.sts.u,
and thu %~"irr seems 10 thiuh that the rencentrs
| was accidental We would rather believe the .e-
count which Is most Favourable to the WRECKED ndi
vdusi The Boston Commercial Gazelte saws
we have been informed, that about three O'Clock
On nohQdy HoIuiug, ne nod sealed and ted
to Nv Frothng hamupwards of Thirty Tbouso nd
Dollars. and proceeded himself to place from which
TO take s departure from city, beng
ne could no longer conceal himself therein. But on
MS way consideration like guardian angel" came,
aud suggested to him 1t would be better to submit TO
the laws than to wander fugitive FROM Justice with
ort q place on the earth whereon to rect tho solo
or BIZ foot He accordingly turned towards his own
house owekc h's family. sent for Mr. buckingham,
delivered him the money. and asked Mr. r. TO po
with him to ID Badlam, underkeeper Of the prison.
10 whom he delivered up himself about day light aud
went into goal as voluntary prisoner In the course
OF the day, warrant from the Police Court and an
other from he District Judge OF the United State,
District Court, were served on him. and he was hold
for examination. At 10 o'clock YESTERDAY he wa.
brought into the u. States Court, before the Hon
John Davis, aud Nessrs q Blaze md D Webster
appeared Solicitors and Councillors of the IT =
Bank, and Dir. S D. Parker was retained as (,onn-
sci for the prisoner Afler Idng the COMPLAINT Mr.
Blake stated that the counsel of the Bank wished The
aid and direction of the States Attorney INT.
Andrew Dunap,) who absent for q fa " 6avs from,
the city, and be moved that the examination of tho
prisoner might be deferred until Mr. Dunlaps return
The counsel of the prisoner conseninr no further
proceedings were had Court, and the prisoner WINS
I re we su6lon an extract from the law of
the " ). or 1875, chap. ZIG, Sec I6 upon which
we believe he prosecution is founded
Of any person, &c employed by the Bank of the
" 10 any Office oil discount and deposit establish
ed by the directors of SAID Bank in any State or
steal and carry away any money, goods bond bill
bank note, other note, check draft TREASURY note
or other valuable Sc cuHty effects. belonging To-
SAID bank, or deposited IN said bank:--nr If anv per
son $50 employed, &c. shall frsudulenily embezzlo
secrete, or make away any money. goods, bond.
bill, bani noe, or other note draft treasury note or
other valuable security effects which he shall hive
received or winch shall have como into his possession
or custody oy virtue Of such employment; every ne,
son so offending shall be deemed guilty of felony
and shall on conviction thereof be punished by fine
not exceeding five Thousand dollars and BY imprson
ment and confinement to hard labor moi exceeding
ten years according to the aggravation of The offence
THIS statute was drewn, we believe, by the Hon
Daniel Webster 1t gives large discretion to tic
Court, IN fixing the extent Of pu Iishrneut As Fnl
Ter has saved the Bank the 81, 500 offered as a
reward. and delivered up nearly all the $40 600 il
may DC presumed that the sentence will be mirated
said that his bonds will cover much ofthe $4,000
previously unaccouDted for.
From the Mobile Commercial Reais,er
Is've Hundred Dollars ReDnrd-tTh following
letter which we received from a highly respectable
planter IN the vicinity, details diaboc on attemp,
upon the life of fellow being, ever heard
OIL Inc parties TO the atrocious act il appears are
not only not known, but not surmised even by our
correspondent The reward offered for their discov-
cry IS Iarge but we hope the Indignation of the peo-
PIE alone WIN be sufficiently oused to hunt out and
orng to Justice, the authors Of this wickad and I'm.
provoked design, TO tax the life of respectable and
useful fellow citizen.
CLARE COUNTY, June 10. 1890