Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-07-13
FULLER THE RAVE poeprD

ND snP rom their correspondents Of the Patriot
NJ Ynrr Tn. aazette' Boston, the Editors of the
=. tohh Conmerelal learn that about or half ma
20 CLOCK on Monday morning, Fuller who nv dafn1
Gasns ana appropriations of $4,000 the receipts of
Due mad as receiving teller, efrauded the Branch
Bank OF the y. s. in Boston of about q ~ Oon 60,
for Mr Buckingham, the cashier, deIsered him
up at his own house, and gave into Mr. r "a nosss-
sion all but $4,000 of the $4,000 He Mas preatiy
agIa.eo; anu ABOUT O'Clock on the morning of YES
.erday, when all was joyous account of the daen-
my Of the nations jubilee, he conducted TO nr,s
on ana lett to runinate the sure reward of
agahce and folly Another story is, that he was ia
our correspondents believe the foregoing account Tn
oe correct. In postscript they add-SThe keeper
PIacea IN rulers house called up Mr.. rockingham
al clock, NJ and told him that he would deliver
up ruler and $4,000, which be did. Fuller Ind
gone to several places but could endure his condition
no longer Ellis reason at times appeared unsettled
From the New York Commercial Advertiser
Futter me 6onh ffoIber--The Boston papers re-
celved by to dny's mail confirm the particulars y;pen
IN our correspondents letter Yesterday The eCon
rier lntimates that there may be doubt as to ybo
ther the surrender OF himself voluntary ON the
part OF Fuller When he went to his own house at a
oout one o cock-on Sunday morning, he found n nor
SOD there who had been left take CHARGE of the f
niturc, under an attachment which had been issued:
ana the Courier seems to thinR that the rencontre
was accidental We would rather believe tb. %
connt which IS most favourable to the wrecked nd;
V'dnal! The Boston Commercial Gazette says.
we nave been informed, that about three o'clock
on Monday morning, he had sealed up and directed
10 Mr. FrothIng ham upwards of Thirty-nips rphoc.a
Dollars, and proceeded birnselft to place from ,yhh
70 take his departure from city being nppreheps1e
ne could no longer Conceal limsclf therein But on
his way, consideration like guardian angel, came.
anu suggested TO him it would be better to submit to
the laws, hap to wander fugitive from Justice with
out place on the earth wherein To rest the sole
OF his foot He accordingly turned towards his own
mousse awoKe his family, sent'ior Mr. rockingham
Delivered him the money. and asked Mr. r. to oo
with HIM to Mr.. Badlam, undeykeeper of tho nrson
to whom he deiveredup himself about sav i9bt. and
went INTO goal as voluntary prisoner En- the course
OF the Gay,a warrant from the Police Court and nm
other from the District Judge of the United States
District Court, were served on him. and h, was held
for examination. A, 10 o'clock yes,erdav ba NO.
brought into the Y. States Court before the Hon.
Jonn Davis, and 9lessrs 6. Blake md D. Webster
appeared Solicitors end Gounsellors of tho TT 9
Bank, and Mr. S. D.. Parker was retained as Co,p-
sci for the prisoner. After reading the complain, NJ
Biake stated that The counsel of the Bank wished the
ara and direction of the u States Attorney nj :
Andrew Dunlap who was absent for q few DAYS from
the city, and he moved that the examination of thr
prisoner might be deferred until Mr. Duniaps return
ne counsei Oh the prisoner conserving, no furthe
proceedings were had III Court and the prisoner wa
| reminded. We eubjon extrac, frcr1 tho law y
the q; s. of 1898, chap. e76, sec le, upon which
we believe the prosecution is founded
III any person, sc. (cn,ploycd by the Rank of FIJI
y: , In any Office OF discount and deposit s.ah;sb
ed by the Directors of said Bank in ,uy. A,,+. .,
Territory of the United States sEa II feIoniopsIv to
steal and carry away any monty, goods bond hi
oank note, or other note check draft treasury not
or other valuable Sc clirity or effects bclongiuo tc
sad oak, or deposited in said bank--nr If any per.
son $50 employed &c.) shall frauduIen,ly emhsezzIo
seGrete' or make away any money. goods. bond
oi bank note, or other note draft treasury note I
other valuable security or effects, which he shall have
received, or which shall have come into his 6csscss,o
or custody by virtue of such employment every n.r
son so offending shall be deemed guilty of felpnv.
and shall on conviction thereof be punished bv fine
not exceeding five thousand dollars. and by imprjson
ment ana confinement to hard labor moi exceedina
ten years according to The aggravaton ofthe offence.
rms statute was drawn, we believe, by the Hon.
Daniel Webster 1t gives large discretion to the
court IN hxIpg the extent of punishment AS Pul
LEI mas saved the Bank the 1880 offered as a
reward, and delivered up nearly ali the $40 600 !,
may DC presumed that the sentence will bc.mi,ipated
II Is SAID that his bonds will cover much of the dr. mn
previously unaccounted for - '00'