Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-05-19

longer acquaintance than his u,
peared to understand me, and ssi3 ! y
not Sir. | tried three or four time,
proach him for the purpose of learmo..
features, bat each time he presen,si. I, y
pistol, and ordered me to stand of, y,
ter all was over, Clark found his ysl,. Az
property in the Stage where he had hi
and unbound himself and the othes.
Pawn brokers testified that on the IA,
anG Dist December, Wilson trough
them watches. identified as IslOns.n,
two of the passengers: be called himsef
carpenter; to one gave hs Eame o.
james, to the other Georgl Brown.
LETTERS, a Baltimore polio officer. h.,
fed to the following efEat:
! arrested the prlsuer on >omeot
cf arras in Balhmoe, Jan 26, h>f 81
lowed HIM into a arden and called H.
lby name. UPON witch he drew pistol
said t. lin, Geoge you won't sao5 ne,
/ ihen seized himby his cravat and W.,
4 scufIIe ensued called forablctn
lto assist me bit he was so frightened
would NOZZLE landlord came down
nv mistake seized me asked mn
assist me 10 take the pistol from +
,sbicb no did. ! took him to a m9es
and thence to jail told him susre
he was ono Of those who robbed tb X
be,ton and Reading mail; he SAID D.,
I asked him Wilson, who were WIZ.
ne said Abraham Poleet, alias Geo W
liams, andJ4mes Porter, alias james 81
They went out Two or three times 10
lhe Lancaster Nal, but he, the paso-
was unwilling, and he would have nob
10 do with 1t, but was afraid Porter ma,
nave shot HIM. He then proceeded br
Inc incidents as before related 0ae s.
I zed the leading horse aud ordered The n
YER to stop. Wilson made the inefcg.
ATTEMPT to cxlmguIsh lie lamp, which 4,
mother accom- llshcd with his pistol. r,
lonnd 10 money ~ the letters. and cf N
Ib.r N the road. Wilson pawued N
watches. o. the road to PhiIadeJ-
/ Wilson showed LETTERS a gu smiths .ar
ON the other SIDE Of SchuylkIll which d,
ihal robbed of the pistols used On hlo.
rasion The pistols were found loaded
} Wilson aud Pot-et stood guard wmst6
stano was numbered They got api
\ 500 n money. Wilson was at gooiea
! Io,nent in Philadelphia when sejsa
! INTO the crime.
4 Toanother officer who assisted nbult
LING hun to Phlla elpha, Wilson SAID lt
| 1t was all over with him, that be sbgi
! ole d guilty to every charge, for he lhod.1
II There was too much evidence against be-
Upon being asked # he was not alndt
-obbing a stage with so many persons @
Ia. he said not, that three good men CHI
rob twelve atany umc. They had non1
for il was presumed every man bad
handkerchief Whilst the passages
were tied, Wilson's business was ow'A
found the horses and keep the pasiclg
IN a row. Porter returned the watch
the passenger VINO asked for It. and I'd
halfa dornr to DR.. Hester. Upon BEN.
asked what hey would have done i re''
lance bad been made, he SAID sllN
we should have shot two or three. Oh
that would have dampened the rest
Whilst in the Baltimore Jail, WIS.,
told Reside, the mail.contractOr, chat 6a
self aud his accomplices were wca7ea
the Northern Liberties. that Porter Vi
very anxious for him to Join IN robbms o.
Lancaster mail; he had refused seig
times to Join hun; Porter insisted onlL d,
stated that It was better to 90 and Ol
mail ana get something for It, than 70
picking up little nice things, as sI1
spoons, Soc. as thoy had been IN the DAD
of dong. Wilson objected unless Po.
would Join, which was at last assenlei
and they went out several times 10 %
the Lancaster mail, which they learnt F
valuable, from an old convict who p
been a clerk 10 tho Lancaster Post Oil'
HIS heart failed hIp1: the last time ID
went olt. the coach was full, and pN
threatened his life he fInched. Hep
tended to be sick Porter proposed
| Kilnberton mail as less dangerous
ieriaki1g, to which he consented. II"
iasn induced HIN to JOIN in an allenP
the Reading mail, which was supposed
carry large sums Of money to PoIl''.
After that robbery one Of his accomP.
suggested that the 6 o'clock stag "N
be coming. and that they might as q"
give that touch Wilson objected 7
on which the other threatened hlm 70 Vi
lendy that he left him.
Sat Morn. JorHa.
/ Portcr's TridI.-fEe District Atom
spoke on Thursday until after o'cao