Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-01-19

would return directly with money to pur-
chase It. In few minutes he came
back, and in again looking over the tick
cts, managed to shuttle one from the conn.
Ter. The broker stopped to pick il nm
keeping his hand at the same time ;rmIv
pressed on his bank book, containing six
INJURED and twenty-seven dollars. which
ne laid on the counter. While rising
from his STOPPING posture, the pretended
purchaser threw quantity of snuff in his
lace, which completely blinded him for
tne time, and seizing the bank book and
tickets ran towards the door. The bro
ker made an effort to follow him. when
the william threw another handful Of snuff
In his face, good portion of which enter
ed his mouth, and thus succeeded in max
ing his escape.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. Is. The Bank in
TINS town was forcibly entered on We'd
nesday night last, and quantity of silver
plate taken therefrom, which had been
deposited by person absent from town.
The desks and drawers were opened and
examined, and the papers which they con.
tanned lett IN a state of confusion. The
cellar was also entered, probably with The
expectation Of finding money in the lower
vault, which had not been used for some
some years past. They did not succeed
IN opening the upper vault, in which the
money and books were kept. The build
ing was entered through back window.
the shutter being wrenched open, and
the sash, together with two squares of
glass, broken. The ladder, by which the
villains assembled TO the window, was taken
from lot in the north part of the village,
and piece of it sawed off to make it Of
convenient length for the purpose for
which it was used. A description of the
articles stolen will be found in an adver-
tIsement of this days paper. In addition
to which, they took about twenty Ameri-
can ten cent pieces, nearly new.-Memo-
rial.
| DARING ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY. The
Philadelphia Chronicle gives the follow
ing account OF one of the most bold and
tiagrant transactions that the records of
crime in our country can furnish.
The Mayor has been engaged, this
mornlng,in the investigation Of one of the
most impudent attempts at robbery on a
large scale ever attempted in this city.
About 10 o'clock, last evening, the pri-
vate Waterman, employed on the wharf,
near Walnut street, examining TO see if
all was safe about the store of Messrs. Be-
van d Humphreys observed that the hole
In the front door for the admission of let
tiers, &c. was stopped up. He thrust in
his fingers and pulled out a bag. Seeing
a light inside, he concluded that thieves
were there. Capt.Nathan, Clarke, the mas
ter of Boston brig, that lay near, and
was TO go down the river the same evening
as soon as the tide should serve, happen
ed to be at hand !; and he undertook to
keep look out till the Waterman could
procure assistance. A decent looking
man happened to approach, while Capt.
Clarke was left alone, the latter stopped
him, saying, " You had better wait here
with me. We shall have some fun pres
emily" The other asked an explanation.
which Clarke gave. The stranger pro-
posed that they should 60 together for the
Waterman and though Clarke assured him
that this had been attended to, and that
they could be of more service by remain
ing where they were, went off. Clarke was
then joined by Mr.. Wiley, who lives near.
The stranger soon returned. in company
with man whom Clarke supposed to be
one of the watch. Clarke took hold of
the arm of the man to whom he had first
spoken, and Immediately received vio-
lent blow on the head, from short but
strongi and heavy bludgeon. Surprising
his assailant to be Waterman, and that
he himself was mistaken for thief, in
stead of making battle at once, he turned
to explain matters, when he was again
struck in the same manner. A third and
fourth blow knocked him down. The
villain then beat loudly against the store
which his gang were engaged in plumber
ing, and, with his companion, ran away.
Capt. Clarke pursued, but fell two or three
times, in consequence of the blows he had
received, and was unable to overtake
them.
The fellows in the store, alarmed by the
knocking, jumped out of the windows in
to the alley adjoining, and four are suppos-
ed to have escaped. The Waterman.
having arrived about this time. captured
the two last-one having sprained his an
Gle as he dropped, and the other being
overtaken before he had ran far. These
two calling themselves VIM. Smith and
James Johnson were committed this
morning, being unable to give bail in the
sum required by the Mayor. They are
both known to the police officers and
Johnson is said to be an old convict.
After these men were caught, the store
was examined-when it was found that
goods worth at least ten thousand dollars,
silks, had been prepared for