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Fr0n hs Eederioktoscr (.Nd) Herald
Slo.OO LOST!

SH5.0OO LOST!
Ffedenck,oun has been thrown INTO
q complete ferment. Tor the two days
past. by the occurrence Of an event
most deeply TO be dsplored tor the
honor and the reputation Of the com
munity at large. The following AZ.
the prevailing reports OF the case.
On Wednesday last. Gen. Edwards.
the cashier Of . Branch Bank Of the
Valley in Leesbury. in Virginia. came
up IN the Rail Road cars. which arrive
between one and two o'clock. and pro-
cceded TO Talbou's Hotel. and. on the
ringing Of tho bell for dinner took his
saddlebags, in which this money was
deposited, and placed them in the desk
OF the bar room. requesting that they
might he taken care Of The desk was
not locked. nor the key in il. but in q
drawer. On the return Of Mr.. Ed.
wards from dinner, and enquiring for
the saddlebags. they were gone. I'm
mediate inquiry and search was made
IN every direction for the missed pro-
Perty. The western stages had. dur
ing the interval in which the saddle
bags had been deposited. left the Town.
and on inquiry Of the servants, one OF
them stated that he had seen a man
come out Of the bar room with the
saddiehays. and get into one OF the
stages. The Cashier. with the utmost
prompiitude. pursued the stages on
horseback. With the anxious hope Of
obtaining some clue TO the discovery
Of the money. In the mean time. the
search was continued at Talbou's Ho-
tel, and IN short time after the depar-
ture OF the Cashier. the saddlebays were
found, ii the vault Of the cellar OF the
house, cut open and covered over with
shaving'. and the money gone, The
only access TO the cellar was from
trap door. which opened in the floor
OF the bar room. as the other door was
kept locked. and was found locked. In
the excess Of JOY and Of sati'faciion ct
finding, as he supposed. the los, proper
~. MIR. Talbot, despatched messenger
forthwith 10 inform the Cashier that
the saddlebavs had been found. But
alas u was discovered that the money
was not there. and the transport OF
lov was again turned into grief. Gen.
Edwards did not hear until he nearly
reached Frederick. ,ha, the messenger
OF good brought false udinss. and that
ms temporary satisfaction was to prove
delu>iye.
Ga Thursday an Offer was made bv
counsel, on behalf If NJ. Talbot and
ms son, to 81 into legal invc ,ti.ation
OF the matter. hut ina''nuch q. n , char
gcseeT made either by Mr. Edward.
or any one else, the magistrates lie cid.
ed that they had no Jurisdiction in ,ha,
stage OFT.
Thu" most mysterious circumstance
IL IN every body's mouth suspicion
and conjecture are life throughout the
town. and the universal sympathy f~l,
Tor MIR. Edwards. Tho Vas guilty OF no
negligence or want Of care in property
diSposink Of his property during hi
meal. wal! eXer, itself IN enieavanng
To ferret out this detcstahIe ,illainy.
The time has been so short since
loss at large sum of money. belong.
ing in like manner To 4 banking insti.
tuition. occurred IN our place. that for
the honor and the credit Of the town and
Tor the sake OF justice, IL i, to he hoped
that success may attend the effort 10
discover the pe:petra,or of the foul
deed.
p. s. Saturday morning. o o'clock.
a part of the money has Just been
found IN the up stairs Of Tslbotts Ia
vern, between beds-$ll.i75, suppos
ed; also paper cindcrs.