Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-04-01

BANK RoEBERY.-As the all-absorbino ton;c ar
the day in relation to the late robbery Of the Civ
Bank, and as have frequently heard # remarked
That no robbery of equal entent had ever been com
intted IN this country, send you the following sc
count OF two bank robb ries, under similar crcun
stances
In the year 1893 the Bank of Pennsylvania, then
kept In the Carpenters Hail. i'm PhIladelpbin was
entered, and about hundred and sixty thousand
uoi'ars taken away. AS no force appeared to have
oeen committed, the natural conclusion was that
,ne oann iocKs mad been opened by means of false
Keys, Inc directors attached suspicion to Mr. Pat
TICK Lyon, a very ingenious blacksmith who made
the original keys for the iron doors which he had
a'so manufactured. On inquiry being made for
Lyons, IL wa found that he had, lust after the rob
berry, lett the city in shallop for Cane Nav ~
which place he was pursued, apprehended and bropubt
BACK prisoner to the city, and committed m ,oI
on suspicion OF beng concerned in the robbery. The
yellow FEVER was then prevailing in PHILADELPHIA.
most of the inhabitants had removed TO the country
and the poor honest fellow remained in confinement
considerable time. An upright jury awarded him
Sl2,OoO damages against the directors of the ban
During the following winter, journeyman carpen-
ter, believe his name DAVIS, began to move
IN considerable style made deposits in different banks
ana endeaVored TO make his way into company 9TH
| er than he had been accustomed to- This exc;ted
the suspicion of the Mayor, who I believe was NJ
Robert Wharton. He laid his plans, apprehended
DAVIS, and obtained from him within few ,honsand
dollars OF the amount distracted from the bank T
do not recolect if he punshed but believe he
was not. II appeared that he had acted in commune
ton with the man having charge Of the KEYS to take
to the Cashiers house. This man died of The veov,
fever the same season, being taken i'll Immediately
after the robbery.
The other case was that of the old branch hank at
Charleston S. e.. which was also entered h 49,
means OF false keys and hundred and sixtv mr.
seventy thousand dollars taken off all in pojd and Gil
YER The directors offered reward often fhoysondiL
lars, which set to work almost the whole cv: every
suspicious person. conversation, and observation wera
reported to the directors, when the following cir
stance brought the matter to light A man bv the
name OF Gr y went into grocery store, and paid
small debt IN specie. As he was man known RI b..
very short OF cash. the grocer observed to him that
he was not person of good character thew would
suppose he had robbed the bank. On which observ,
tion' ne was observed to change color could hard
ly speak, and appeared to be choking; took I'D a hot
tie, and drank off near half pint of rum Some
persons present began to Joke with him. and elici,nJ
sufficient to induce the bank to apprehend him, ve+
nothing could be brought against him. slave ofhig
was taken up and put in confinement, coaxed and
threatened, but nothing could be elected from him.
and he was discharged Another slave of Grav,s
was apprehended, and on promise of his freaJoon,
developed the whole ofthe robbery and pointed ont the
place Where the money was cOncealed-whch was i'm
hole near his masters barn covered with manurr
about one and quarter mile out of the city-to
winch place the captain of the guard with his mem
repaired and found the whole of the nonev ,oLo
from the bank, and with the exception ofa few bnn
dred dollars, the whole amount was returned to tho
place from whence 1t had been robbed exactly ono
week from the time it taken away Grav was
convicted and branded in the hand He sfterwards
confessed the whole, and the manner he had nursp
ed to effect the robbery. The bank maid rho rau,orJ
purchased the freedom eff the black mnn. and sant
him to Pfiladelp hia with directions tn chance -;
name.-N Y. Cour "''
| a Mr. Grid!ey who adverses some land in Geor-