The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-07-10

444E Llkl T. pANk ROBBERY.
Whe4oar Monday's paper wss dis.ribu-
|tcd wnh y PaFsSfzgn relutipg to Joux
rekLFR, we were NOT aw xre tisi hc mad
yolupln1iy surrendered Iinn.elt 10 nm.
Cashicr OF the bss.k. I've have s;ncs
been saion.ied, G'st sbsut three O'CLOCK
On Monday morning, he had sealed M
and directed e Alr. frothinghain, up-
wards Of rniRTy NixE 7AovsANv bolLAm.
and proceeded himself % place 5trom
whicnto take HE departure ltom the CITY
being apprehensive he could no longer
conceal himself therein. Bui en- his wsy
consideration = like guardian angel,
came, aud suggested to h,m Il wouia DO
bcttert submit to tie laws, than v undcr
u fugitive IRON justice, without place on
the cnsth whereon to rest tI,e sole Of his
toot. He accordingly turned low ards
hlsown house, uwoks his family, sent Tor
MIR. buckingham, delivered hini the mon-
ey, and asked Mr.. +. to 70 with him to
Air. Bsdlain, under keeper OF the prison,
to whom he delivered up himself about
day light, and went into jail as volunta.
ry prisoner. In the course Of the day a
warrant from the Police Court, and an1,h-
er from the District Judge OF the tinted
States District Court, were served Ola
him, and he Was held tor examination.--
AZ ~ O'Clock yesterday, he Was brought
into the United Statcs Court, before the
Hon. John Davis, and Mcssrs. G.. Blake
and ID. Webster appeared Is Solicitors T.
Counscllors OF the u. s, Bank, and MIR.
s. ID. Parker, was retained rs Counsel
Tor the prisoner. After reading the COM
plaint, MIR. Blake stated the Counsel Of
the Bank wished the aid and direction Of
the Unite States Attorney (Mr. Andrew
Dunlap who was absent Tor lew days
from the city, and he moved that the ex-
animation OF the prisoner might be defer
ed until MIR. DunIap's return. The Coun
sci Of the prisoner consenting, no further
proceedings were had in Court, and tho
prisoner was remanded.
BY the statute there seems much to bs
left to the discretion ofthe Court as to the
degree Of punishment, doubtless because
+" circumstances alter cnses." Now there
are two circumstances which, we think,
should operate to mitigate the punish
ment Of FULLER: one is, the voluntary sur
render of nil the money he had on hand !;
the second IL, his resolution to save to the
Bank the amount ofthe reward (no less
than 200 doIlars) offered for his arrest
and the recovery OF the money. The pol
icy ofthe law undoubtedly requires, that
no offender should ever escape punish
mcnt, but tits equally good policy to hold
out to offenders inducements to make all
the restoration in their power, to open tho
doorto repentance, and to encourage The
culprit to return TO viitue. In this fraiI
world, the locus peniientie should never be
closed against any sinner. Heaven new
er locks il up. We have heard that Full
ier said, he knew not what was in reserve
for him, but be could never suffer hereai-
ter more torment than he has already ex-
perienced ia new lesson and warning to
resist temptation, and to adhere to the
good old homely maxim, that honesiy IN al
cases tAs best policy.-[ Boston c ON.
Gazette.
PIRATES. ~ Capt. Chafee, of
the schr' Ann kosina, from Trinidad, at
Providence, brings information that on tho
10Th ofJune, report prevailed in that
city, that two piratical vessels were COM
mitt:ag depredations on the Coast between
Trinidad and Cape el dc Cruz they
had plundercd several droggers and coast
ers, in consequence of which two armed
vessels had been despatched in pursuit.
The two pirates, it was reported, had