Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-12-25

Bank Robbery.-A most daring robbery Of the
South Carolina Bank, at the corner ol Broad
and Church. Streets, was perpetrated on Friday
night last, by means of false KEYS; aud bills of
thr bank tn the amount If one hundred and fifty
sir thousand dollars distracted nom the Cash
icr's vault. together with about 500 specie dol
Iars-Susp,cion fixed upon a man whose name
appears To be Henry Barton, an Englishman,
who arrived in this city about three weeks since
from Baltimore, and WIN kept small dry goods
store IN Queen. near Church Street He had
re, eu'ly employed, under SOME plausible pre-
tauce, Mr.. La M.t:ee, black and white smith.
to make several blocks, tor keys--ana w"en
boldly passing the Bank yesterday forenoon. he
was pointed out By Mr.. La Motto, (who did not
at the time know either his name or resIdencc,)
as the person who SO employed him. Tie was
immediateiv arrested, taken into the Bank, and
soon confessed the fact Of his paric patton in the
business. aud named the place IN his house where
his portion of the money would be found, which,
on being recovered. turned out to be one hundred
and eight thousand dollars III Bank bulls. (all the
large bills having fallen to his sharel aud all the
specie EXCEPT ahout twenty dollars. After
iOnp and tedious examination. he was commit
ted TO Jail without dis, losing the name OF his &C
compllce-but great hopes are entertained that
the remainder Of the money will be suon recov-
cred
Ii is a source of great satisfaction TO the com
muni,v that the pei DetratOr OF this daring thet,
has been SO promptly arrested, as 1t relieves
ON state of anxiety all those connected IN
any manner with the institution. IL will be seen
that a reward of 5000 dollars has been offered by
the bank for the recovery Of the money, and one
thousand for the CONVICTION OF the 'hIef 81 thieves
Il, ,snow within fcw days OF thirty years
since an attempt was made 20 rob the same bank
bv undermining from the drain ~ the street;
which VAS fortunately discovered when nearly
consu,n mated Charleston Courier.
Fr'ensire En,be-,ismeM opposed. 1t will be
rem .,noered that on the 9Th q" Oc' lat lad 10 the
snpIoy Of Mr.. M'Gregor. Darling 4 Co. was
entrusted bv them with the sun OF eight thou
sand seven hundred aud fifty dollars for the pur
pose Of deposi,ing the amount IN the Branch
Bank of tin United States. After an absence
of a short time he returned. with an account,
that ON his route from the counting room to the
bank, he had lost the bank book and money, which
consisted of seven one thousand dollar notes Of
the Merchants Bank. and the balance in bills OF
a smaller denomination. A large reward was
offered at the time for the recovery OF the money,
and ,a-ious opinions were entertained as to the
fact whether the lad had been robbed BY some
person on his route. or had Intentionally embez.
lied the money and fabricated the tale which he
told on his return.
Nothing satisfactory was developed on the sub
iect until Wednesday last. when, from circum-
stances of suspicious character communicated
to the house. Mr. M'Gregor proceeded to the
Police Office and made an affidavit. upon which
warrant was issued. and the lad. Thomas Oar
ling, IT,, together with his brother, Edwin A
Darling, arrested and conducted 10 the office fur
examination. Ia the course Of the day they
were separately Intercepted. AMI crossed each
other SO frequently in the answers which they
gave. that they were ultimately constrained to
admit all the facts, which are nearly it not entire
iy as follows:--
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