Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-03-31

"A txo chilLren.- Tie took three trunks
VIE a." ~ Broome street, & something peculiar
WIN iaonduct. particularly as regarded the trunks,
~ have excited the suspicious OF his land
'e'n'' T, !, stated that previously to his commu-
.Hd. them to the police. Mr.. Hays had deem
nGa''us 10 search hrs rooms in Division street,
'dEpOgn nothing to lead to any discovery. On
blt U1" the removal of one trunk, and appa-
ea'a.:r,rations for taking away another. Undue
';n. R,ngs promptly to communicate his sus-
ID h'' tLe officers; and High Constable Hays,
hei0Il?? -. son and Mr.. HOmen, repaired at night
"in u. .,on, occupied by Smith, who was absent,
10 "a" eosneJ the two remaining trunks. Nothing
a%u an.souence was found in one of them, but IN
ni eOI hsr under some clothes which carefully CO.
ns O1?, ,bey found the sum of SlS5,75S in bank
'',s1 Three hours elapsed before the appear
hNs IN. soi-dlsant Jones. When he entered,
an's . - :s;zed and secured, and carried to the
ne E ps;1swe, where Justice Hopson awaited his
"u - He was O5stinately silent during his ex-
a' Won and refused to give any information
DAll+ l>,';nr the robbery. He said he wished to
'jlO' ', Nth his counsel; and his examination
roneI until the return of the latter from
"d' p - At the same time about 9 O'Clock
nc t. i"r inoruing,l Justice Hopson, with two
'S''I." ,rrrs,ed Mis- Smith, in Division street.
g'A';, ,a,cribed as a very good looking woman,
% -, twenty. six years of age. She denied
o. = I @~a,,;sdse of the transaction; but it was
III ,rn,,,r 10 commit her for the present.
,ioIs rsonest she was allowed TO have the COM
AZ AZ. ~ If her cnildreu, two little girls. A third
HAl between whom and Smith tokens OF re-
Ps.' T,;,n na.sed at the examination, was also
s.;,,sJ M SUSPICION. He said that his name
"a, Pye and that he was son OF q dlS'iiier III
" SmHb has the appearance ola respectable me-
.s,;r. il about FIVE feet six inches high, has san
! b,;r and small whiskers, and Is apparently
= O,a 49,, = wears of age. He says he was born in
nth Carolina, but went early IN life to England.
y,,,arday morning at ten O'Clock, the officers
.,l. City Rank attended at the Police office, to
,a,n, and receive the recovered money, which is
20. ,od.n,si,et; in their vautS.-lt consists OF
,a: following bills:-
S5-.SS8, City Bans notes.
Soils. various CI;y notes.
$4,000, Lansinburgh Bank notes.
$4,000, Morris Canal.
500. Observation-Disclosures TO S. & NJ
IN Counterfeit. Allen.
q, v,lI be seen that the whole amount belong
nr tn the Ianslnbursh and Morris Canal Banks
~ h.., recovered SlNtv three Thousand dollars
~. ,riIl mi,,ins-includiuS the sos doubioons.
and ~, 500 Of the money belonging to 5. & NJ.
Nien.
There can be no doubt that there are other &C
,onpice,, X ,hat the manner IN which this daring
fIo9, was perpetrated, will in due time be bro't
10 li.ht.
,ZeSince the foregoing article was prepared
We have visited the the Police Office. but no fur
,her Information has been elected. The examina-
,ioa TIL. dag will be strictly private; and the ma
,s,raies have very property determined that for
The present. they Will as far as possible, pre-
Ven, the publication of any facts that may trans
m,e in the case. Iays feels confident of yet re-
.oyeria. the residue Of the money. Nj. c. Pat
;,son, Esq, has been retained by the prisoner as
.QlnscL Commercial.