Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-31


VI the McssFS Allen. The prisoner will not BE- cx
ahmed before Tomorrow, the counsel chosen by him
beng out OF the CITY.
,r.,,, sunday Morning. .Harci D
TIE BANK RODBER CAUGHT
ABOUT i clock las night, man named SyrIrIr,
supposed to be tie Bank rutber was arrested by
h9h Constable HAYS at Il private boarding. house
III The upper pa of the city. \ leather trunk pack
e' completely full OF the stolen notes, was ound IN
The prisoner room-the amount contained in II Is not
yet ascertainco, but it is lei eyed that the hole a
mount stolen has been recovered lie Is the same
person who participated IN d.sng robbery and out
age committed some time since OH Mr.. SuuE>Cil. of
Brooklyn village Henderson, his accomplce IN tha.
transaction. was found guilty, and sentenced TO an
imprisonment OF four years IN the state prison.
i p Inc amount received ttom The Bank robber,
IS S!35, 80 ,--besldcs some god.
The money found consists OF
All that belonging TO the Morris Canal Company
$4,000 LansIng5urg Bank Notes.
Aboui $4,000 OF Aliens money
Sa7,j2S City Bank notes.
The rest Of The SiG5,755 found is in other banl;
notes
The prisoners real name is Smith. He gives hi,
name Simpson He refuses to answer any questions
Hi wife has been commit ed to Bridcweli two small
children have gone there with her
we have little doubt that the Bank Pohhar
epprehcnded Is the notorlous LOWELL JONES. who
formerly resided here, and was celebrated as an
"H'I' ~ opening locks, ana Tor which ne served
tour in the Virginia penteutiary. The description
given OF the fellow IN the Slip from the Standard OF
ice answers 10 the dCscrp ION Of Jones' and the CIR
cImstance mentioned in the Cuurier's slip of bis
having wife and two children, strenGthens Inc no
ct that he is the same person. as Jones had wife
and TWO children when he left here abou TWO Y. ar.
ago:
Presenting Love- Jones 70 be he ;nIy;.,ioIo rn-o
ngHu'u' o!ri account OF him ANY be utcrcstlng-
lie wrought several years Us u gunsmith n, the
virginia ATm0ry, where he distinguished himself as
sN'I'ui ana expert workman. lie is also most in
gemo"s LOCK -snIth, and famous for making rulf. for
nsI''"E COCKS superior TO any o'h'r5. He had to
leave lt'chnpnd ten twelve years aro il, r,rso-
Guence OF berg detected exercising his inrcnuitv
al opening locks, without the consent Of the oyue-
l'ic7 an absence OF several years IN PhlladcIpbia
nc returned mere, snpposing his offences had been
loTTot or !orGiven-aut he mistaken lie was
aPpchcrdcd, tried and convicted on one of tho cbor
geS against han, and sent TO the Pcnncn,.ory fr
two years 80
Shortly before his time expired, it was ascer-
tanned that he had made aud conveyed l., bI- wifi.
from whom It was afterwards h,aincd a kew win
Nhi'lng wards, so ngcnously contrycd that he could
open the lock OF every door in the CITY with II
wan ns much ease as If he had the proper ky of
each-and It was Supposed from the skill he h,bio5
IN tha' way that If he had had much lonrcr IN ro
nam IN the Pentcn'Iary no wonil have sic caednJ
IN opening all the doors, and making i general iail
After lis liberation. lie wrought some time at his
business as journcynan. in this CIV nlt his pro-
pehsity TO exercise his ingenuity IN cncniDp Iicke
without the proper KEYS, still continuing or AZ Lent
ocmg strongly suspected Of that and ether ingenious
practices which rendered honest mons uro,r,,y r,
sale where he was. he f. ind II NECESSARY abort ,,Y
years ago IN leave here. iIn has since wrought some
,,,"" at tne bosport Navy Yard, and has been To-
6 IA and Connecticut, his native State
Lowell Jones may be idcu iicd hv q Inrr, scar
from his forehead 10 his chm tie trace Of 3, rc,.r'
wound he received by tho bursting Of orlrdst,uc
while nj the Armory which spli, lis face AM nose
open all tie way down
= In stating from m"m nv the NV obso,ya.i,r,
made on Mondly IN the House Of Drlcrate4 by MIR .
Jrycc III the motion mIdn by INN ~ dschg roo tb. /
ComHit1c OF Finance FROM The further consldcra I
ton ni tic resolution offered by Mr Atkinson I'm f.
provide some means for protecting tho claims Of 20
yoGntionary Officers and Soldiers from frandu
ic"t sPccuIaiionS sc omitted nuc Of two ma,cril
ideas.
We now understand. tina Mr. Bryce dl n,,
mean to saw, 'h're perhaps some q those snr
cuIation3 IN which he would no, have cnragcd .
though he did not believe any which Ind come To- hr,
knowledge to be fraudulent. The remark was not
intended to applyto the spccul1ilons
It's drc also to hose engaged IN tlogr spccul,tions
10 report another ob7crv1OH mlde by Mr. Bryce
WHO in ms Legislative capacity, had had much ac.
q It 'n@c with Inc class II revolutionary ciairn- 10
"Hrl ti's whole milirr rnfrr4l---yunoiy TINT g., 7
ono 'uar Lp'cyIoua 10 tho dc. ION Of the C,ur, -
appeal. He should have co5sdcied contract allow
hg t"o HHdj Of lie claim io, ihc prescott! ~ o1d
CORRECTION "i the nthcf her. by no means excessive.
'ieWug those claims as 3D. q erca' measure Jcsy.. +
rate. OF comsr ~ Btycc rejects the idea i,t
faud was implied ln The amount of compensation lano
aI'J demanded, ind given, some q Che cases, and
regards that amount o' no 'hau evidence Of The
le5P"faion IN which 'ur claims Of the snpernupo. !
'ary officers were generally held.
h."""',y Dsr,f,a The Portland hd.crtiscr avs
,Nr va Hi"y received by Gov SMITH President Of
,c states, communicating the fact tha, I've had received no
uohI inflammation Of he decision Jnprs IN regard TO