Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-01-03

Ettendrc EmiaeziemeHt cIPlged. II will be re
numbered that on the Sih of Oct. last lad IN the
employ of M Circgor, Darling & Co was entrusted
hy them with the sum Of eight thousand seven
hundred ond fifty dollars for ttr purpose OF depos-
tin he amount IN tie D,anch Bank Of tic United
States Atter an absence OF u short time he re-
turned, 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 ofthe Merchants Bank, ana
H., halunce in bills Of a smaller denomination. a
lar % ard was offered at the Time for the rccovc
~ afttle money, and various opin'ous enter
ra I'd as to the fact whether the lad had been robbie
By some pcrson Oh MS route OF hal Intentionally
e5nl, zzlrd be money and fabricated the tale winch
he told on his return.
Nothing satisfactory was developed on the sub
iect until Wednesday last when, itom crcum-
stances Of II suspicious character communicates TO
the hodsc, Mr. Mt,rGgor proceeded to the PoHcc
Office and made an affidavit upon y hich warrant
was issued, and the lad Thomas Daring, jr. to
oether with his brother Edwin II. Darling, arrest
ed and conducted to the Office for examination In
the eoutse of The day they were separately intcrro
gatea and crossed each other so frequently III the
answers which they gave, that they were ultimate
" constrained 70 adm, ali the acts winch are near
ly if not entirely as follows
! Edwin, who is a Young man about twenty one ~
or age & has been a voyage to sea contracted hnbit
n which young men left othemselves are too apt t
indulge until ii length he was induced to persuai'
/ Lis brnther who was a clerk Of McGresor Darl
mo & Co nj Il salary of two hundred dollars {
gar TO allow him to take the bank book and mo
nev out OF his pocket on his road TO the Bank
With which he proceeded 20 ono of the lrvys II
the rear of the Exchange. There he took the mo-
Yey from the book, which he threw IN the SINK, ans
in the evening met his brother Thomas with whom
,rocoedcd nm town to the corner of West ant
~ r. were in a lot under shed, he dug
atalo and hurled the money which he had taken
-. .,,.oor,i,n 10 secure ia til box Alter INC
u of the loss had partially blown over the
H. IN ,ta y,ox and inclosed four OF The Sloo'
III. ~ j.; m ANONYMOUS note to McGregor, DarIne
| & 20 deserving to themselves the balance ""'''
Inv tool, TO Philadelphia. There Edwin oP1"0'
Lottery office at No 46 South-third s'ree, MS o'o
,her Thomas acting as his clerk uh'l' becoming
dissatisfied with the place, Thomas ,e'u''ou =.
,,o c;,y bringing with him one of the large notes
't,;.h 10 de,osited on his arrival in the raiter o.
w. - ho,rd;no house No 33 Maiden lane Edwin
,,'bo had reserved two Of them to himself trans
ted one of them by mail 10 another oro'her u
~. c;tv whose conduct is beyond suspicion
I'll g.. rc,resentntion that he had won 1t at hors
80 and desire that he would get 1t excANSe
Gov him The note thus enclosed, it is stated leu
bs charge being made against the two who are
now in custody. The remaining note Ed~ IN us
'os;,ed in one Of the crevtees Of the cellar WA
Where he kept his Office, and shortly ai'Gfwa,a;
~. =, ,h,s ci,y and put up at the house IN MAJ
dom .ane where his brother Thomas boaIaco' wher
,ha ,vore both taken by Homun and Merritt 70
! lice officers. 81 tho hons
:. Ma;jen Lane as described by Thomas, anu IN
other by Mr. Merritt who returned last re ess""
= srom philadelphia, whittier he went on NUS
. for tho purpose Of obtaining itaceo"'l''''e' "