Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-30
Ghe Constitutional 22abtn.

B,NN RonpsaY.-As thc all-absorbing topic Of
h" day ,s m relation the late robbery Of the City
Eink, ald ns | have frequently heard 1t remarked,
that no robbery ofcQual entent had ever been COM
n'ttcd IN tins country, send you the following
count OF two bank rubberics, under similar crcum
sanccs A..
In the year 1895 the Bank Of Pennsylvania, then
keep, IN the Carpenters Hall, in Philadelphia, ives
cntcrcd. and about one hundred and sixty thousand
dollars taken away. AS no force appeared to have
been committed. the natural conclusion was, that
tit bank locks had been opened by means of false
KEYS. The directors attached suspicion to Mr. Pat
f'ca Lyon, very ingenious blacksmith who made
30 origina. keys for the iron doors. which he had
a,Sa manufactured. On inquiry being made for
Lyons Ii found that he nud, Just after the rob-
hs'y, left the city IN a shalop tor Cape May, 10
Woch place he WAS pursued, apprehcndcd and brought
hack pr,onHr 20 tho city, and committed to jail,
snsPic on Gf being concerned in the robbery. The
v"l"@ fever was then prevailing in Philadelphia;
uc-' "t the nhUui;Uns had removed to the country,
aul ;NH poor homes, fellow remained in confinement
CONS 'dcr0hc rWc. IN upright Jury awarded him
$1,000 damages aga'nst the directors of the bank.
f"."- the following winter. iourrcymau carpen-
to-. | bcl"vc ms name was DAVIS, began to move
considerable STYLE" made deposits IN deterrent banks
ara eHdclvorcd TO make his way into company 9TH
q ;Irn he had been accustomed TO, This excited
susyCion Of the Mayor, who believe was Mr
t..er- Wharton. He lad his plans apprehcnded
.l.t.s, md obtained from, him within few thousand
.,l's ct the amount distracted from the bank.
- .,' reeolcct If he was punshed but ! believe lie
Wa~ not. VI nnpeared that he had acted IN commune
1'n With toe man having charge OF the keys to take
o. tmo Cashiers house. This man died of he yellow
t'vcr the same season, beng taken III immed iatey
afcT The robbery.
The ether case was that of the Old branch bank at
Charleston, = &. which was also entered by the
"r1a' oi false keys and one hundred and sixty or
a''"n.y '1"usand dollars taken of, all m gold and sill
The directors offered n I'd ofe ttouSunddot-
'".S winch sci TO work almost The whole city, every
!sH.nus person conversation, and observation, were
.,"r'ed to The directors when the following circum
t.;uce brought the mi'ter to light. A man by the
r&rne OF Gr y. went INTO grocery store, and paid
mti! debt III specie. as he Nan known to be
yrry short OF cash, the grocer observed him. that
u hc was not person of good character, they would
suppose h. had robbed the bank On which nbscrva-
tun. he observed to change cuor could hard
ly speak, and appeared TO b. choking; topk up bot
tie, and drank off neor half pint of rum. Some
persons present began to Joke with hun, and clcl,ed
sufficient TO induce the bank 10 apprehend hIm vet
nothing could be brought against him 8 save ofhs
was taken mp and put in confinement, coaxed and
threatened, but nothing could be elected from him.
and he WAS discharged Another slave of Gray's
was apprehendcd and On a promise of his freedom
developed the whole ofhe robbery and point out the
place where the money was conceaed-which was in
I hole near his masters barn covered with manure
about one and quarter mile out of the cIty-tO
which place the captain OF The guard with his men
rcDarCI and found the whole of the money taken
from the bank, and with the exception Off few hun
drcd dollars, the Whole rnHt returned to the
pace from whence II had been robbed exactly one
wCCk from the time 1t akcn away. Gray was
convicted aud branded in the hand lie afterwards
confessed nc whole, and the manner he had pursr-
Cd 10 efGC' the robbery. The bank paid the reward
purchased the freedom e The black man, and sent
ham to Philadelphia with directions TO chanrc his
ramC.--.E j. Couy.
! bill has passed the I..gisa' ire of Massachu-
scs, IN relation to the introduction of fbreipners
which provides TINT no alien shall be allowed 10 land
from any vessel Whatever until the master shall
have paid five dollars to the city or town where The
vessel shall arrive.
Samuel Ilihrop, President of tho Senate OF Nassa
chUs";ts having received unanimous vote of thanks
Tor his conduct as presiding officer made address
10 the Senate retiring from the Chair, in which he
sad "Morc than twenty years of my life have been
passed in this Senate and in the House Of Reprcsen
tativps of the United States-l now take my final
leave Of all halls ofIcgislation.'
iicman Lincoln declines, in the Boston Courier of
wednesday, being candidate for the Office of Chief
Magistrate 1flhc stare of Massachusetts, Mt the ap-
.:gaCh,ng election.
New YoRK Mar Oh &c.
The Stock Of Ike National Bank of this city was
subsc bed for Yesterday in a few moments after
books were opened. The bank will 20 INTO opera
ton rs soon It can be organized. The Hon Albert
G''larn has been elected President and has accepted
The appointment.
4 Mr Grd'cy who aGvcrtscs some !and in Geor-
gla to! s1lc among its recommendations, says:-Thc
land Is sad 20 be very valuable; but never had the
cx'r"mc pleasure Of getting than half mile
81 y. not having prepared myself with a canoe. 1t
is warranted to yield from 30 to 30 bushels of Bull
Frogs to the acre, and Alrgators enough fence the
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