Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-09-17

sacocssfH parsudof a Robber.--In May last
Thom,s Sperty, a confidential Clerk IN the bank-
IN mousse OF Mdtr Ston. u Co, of London, alb
seconded being at the time deiadter TO the house
Ion 1880 an carrying with hun the additional
onln Of 5000 sterling. The robbery was not
detected until several days after II committed,
hen inquiry was at one made for the dciaultet.
Although his movements had been conducted with
the greatest secrecy possible, It was soon found
that he had embarked with his wife and two chill
dsen for New York, under false name, IN the
ship Marquis Of w ecsey The necessary docu-
menls and description oths person were imnc-
dia,ey forwarded through Mcssrs. Barring q Bro
Tiers To Messrs. Goodhue u Co OF this city, and
an active pursuit commenced The officers of The
ship cheeriully furnished all the information III
| their power. Sperry arrived at Staten Island on
the 18Th july by the mare Of John Davis. He was
accompanied by his brother n-law, Lancaster also
under assumed name, and by man named
Charles Gull The latter he says, VAS m accom-
| plIce with him in the robbery, whose agency was
necessary 10 enable HIM 10 change the Bank OF
| England notes into soveregns III London. All
three pat up at the hotel Staten island and there
Speffy made u division of the plumber, retaining
| 1000 sovereiens and giving I.anltester and Gull
| each 1000 They came 10 New York, and IN Wal
st converted the most of the soyefelgns into bank
notes aud started to the western part of the State IN
tie most perfect security without the least appre-
.,usiun hht 1t possible to trace them act1ss the
| Atlantic With much difficulty they were traced
up the North River 10 Albany, and thence TO iuca
SO quiet did they move that they eludcd the Vlg
lance of young Hays who went Us far as Utca and
returned without success. They were soon how
eYer tracked by the Deputy Sheriff Of Oncida eoun-
| y from Utica 10 Syracuse and sperry Was hrst
| arrested on clvil process at Jordun-he was IN
| company with Gentleman from whom he had a.
gleed 10 purchase "A farm, and they were then on
the road TO complete the purchase. He oiftfcd no
| resistance, but seemed paralyzcd 10y sense of
guilt, and on being told that he was arrested by
tue name OF Thomas Sperry he confessed the whole
at once 10 surrender his lll-got,en gam" lbs
wlfe had the keeping oft, and not until he appear
cd before her with the officer, had She any ntlma-
ton suspicion that her husband was Il rohbcr
| He was permitted 10 retain 500 ON condition that
he would assist IN the discovery OF his two aeeom-
plieeshe did so, and they soon arr sted OH a
| similar cyI process, and after considerable heslta
| ton yielded up their bank bills and sovereigns
| Near + II 900 was recovered and the culprs per
| united to go.
| ltlsnot perhaps generally known, though II Is
known by very many since the famous CAST Of
Rowland Stephenson, that no criminal process can
issue IN such cascsthcrc is no law and M article
IN any subsstng treaty by which our courts can
recognize a crime committed IN Euglund-lt was
not so under Jays treaty with that treaty cx-
pred the saotary provision the fact presents q
, strong temptation to those who have IT in their
power to d predatc on ing ish bankcrs-depreda
tons are constantly occurring, aud Will continue To
do so-~and although we IRE proud Of our hospta
F., BILE shores, yet VIC DO not willingly welcome or
cherish those who come to us polluted with crime.
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