Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-02
Ropppp or u New YoRk, March ~

The mys'ery which ba, hung over tn, robbs,v .,
.ne Cy biDk for week past and excited go much of
'he pubic attention is at last solveI "
vi Saturday night, about twelve o'clock r., s,;ca
bopson, High Con.tabe Hays assisted bv soms no,iee
oIhcers' arrested man named Edward Smith AZ a
whn mouse, corner Of BrOome and Elm Streets in
whose possession was discovered a small travei,;oo
trunk Billed with bank notes which on examios,inn.
was found to contain $lS5, 73S and proved IN he ,h
uen"1a' money stolen from the City Bank The
balance $685. including the doublo,ns is vet nis.
sing. % Se' MIS-
on,,h Is me very man Who was supected by the DO.
nee from The very FIRST, and they were actually
Oh he look ont Tor him Some Of this mans orevions
acts have rendered his character notorious II 10 ;J
10 be the individual who years ago comIoi ted The
great robbery OF E27000 sterling from mail coach in
Eogiai d, an, compromised with the Bank fer g ooo
win which il-goten gain he arrived 10 IN sornI,,
some SIX or eight years ago. He /, believed 10 he a. .
same Prfon who robbed the iron chest of the amboa,
ol Ias falcon her passage hence
ot FioVidence, which money YVES sfte ards dscover
cd fecre'ed amongst the baggage; aud thi, same M
was one oil those no recently roLbed she sore q, NJ
Schenck 10 Bi oOklyn. "
BY way Of a cover TO bis crimes Smith no. H..
time Kept small shoe store 10 Division slree-a f. W
days ago he changed his lodgings and took nm his =, ~
ushcs 10 me House above aud under the assum.
ed name oil Jones. We understand that his s,rana.
conduct In relation 10 his trunk, first excl ed The
ciens oil The lsndlord AMI induced him 20 coumunics,
n' suspicious to the police, which resulted in his apore
Smith was taken TO the police effice this mo,,i,9
whefe he underwent an examination; but he refused
20 give any Satisfactory answers. The monav vas ,f
" Deposited in the b nix
Among the money found, is the whole amo,n, bs
ringing to the Morris Canal Company and lbs pr;nei
pal art OF Messrs 8. & M. AIlen's TAIer g,ir
NEW YORK, March 29.-Edward Smith the ,srs,,
VINO ROBBED The city Bank, yesterday about two
o'clock brought before Justice Hopson for exsminaton
~ mad been expected tbapublic examination would ne
had 10 tn Police Office and great crowd had coll
70 witness it, The Justice, however under ,bs its
that private examination would be ore ksv N
me ru b. and moreover, that disclosures he NJ
'especupg The money not recovered or the ptsonsr,
aeeomll ce5, which II would be improper t. mali mn
NC, ordered the ex animation 10 be held in an ,n.s
room IN the City Hall. The prisoner on being ron ~
TO- was old mat he was TO be int, rrogaed
h- or me laid to his chsrg,; but that be need nor
,weT any quesuon which bad tendency to crirninaIs
hmsei. To this he replied, hat ia tbs p,sssn, go,
o. the business, be declined anweripg any one.,ons
whatever. He was tlen rsmanded 10 tbs Brid,yu
and thence about an hour afterwards was rsno,aS 49,
Bslevue.-He was apparently psrectly composed snJ
expressed with grea, coopess bs de elimination 10
cline all questioning. :" "e
ihefe was tumour yesterday morning that a .I,s
nau oeen found 10 the recovery OF The sxty.htes A. o
sano collars Jet missing. woman living In Ann.s,
nao gwen Information at the Bank, that youno 81
nad called on her 10 get change one hundred ~ T.
iar note, and from The d,cipon IL was thonsbf that
shis might be one OF the soeD bills. An nyes,jgaton
however, pi owed this 10 be misteks or lie nosss %
recovered, $4,000 are 10 bills OF the Ro,lsnJ RI
vermont OF The def onina ion OF Ten dollars and nnd
r.. Post.
81 meeting OF citizens Of the city and county If
PhisdeiPbis, friendly 10 the election OF HsarU r1o
. the .fhce OF esidsnt Of the United SAFES. 10
Ia Ia IL