Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-06
(From HE Nashville Burncr. !

FROM me JfuSRDAtc DQHHcT.)
GREAT RoRBERY OF THE EXPRESS. Since the mid.
die OF Octnber, the Post Master in this city has been APP
prised, that depredations had been committed on lie
Eastern Express Mail, und each successive week devel-
oped new evidence that there existed an organized plan
at some punt on the rout between this city and Cincin-
natl To rob the letter packages bound TO the East. For
weeks past a constant correspondence has been kept up
between Gen. Armstrong, MIR. ia mpbeil OF The Louis.
vile Post Office, Judge Burke, Post Master al Cincin.
natl, Mr.. tlitt, ?. D. Agent, and the Department at
Washington. No certain intelligence could be gained
until Saturday night, when Gen. A. received a letter
from MIR. Lnngdun, the Assistant Post Master n, Gin
cinnuti, advising of the arrest Of Henry Sylvester Cros.
| grove, and George w. Marsh (both bnys) who have been
! carrying the mail near Bells Three Forks, Ky on the
route between this city and Louisville.
FURTHER PARTICULARS are communicated lin our
Cincinnati slips received last night, which we hasten 10
give, as we find them in The Daily Gazette, and Evening
Post:
The Gazette states that some weeks since Crosgrove
sent 10 his mother in Cincinnati 4 check drawn in New
Orleans on a Bank in New York for Sl3D0-wiih 4 re-
quest that she would send it on for collection; that it had
bren given TO him by q man who told him, if he would
collect tie amount of the check, he should have S50u
out Of The proceeds. His mother sent it on, and her friend
at n. York, wrote back 10 her, that il could not be paid,
without the authority OF Mr.. Jas. Hicks, Jr, to whose
order il was made payable.
This letter was received on the 18th inst. Mrs Cros.
grove call,d on Mr.. Hicks, and then found il was a check
that hud been sent to him from New Orleans. but which
he had not recsived. The day before, the l2lh, young
80 UNIV 'S'S' saho VII tC i'tbt ihiitNS iut%
after The fact above stated, about the checks were
known-he was arrested by Mr.. Langdon, and commit.
ted To jail for trial.
lie would make no confession at The time of arrest,
bnt slated that another boy by the name of George w.
Marsh, Of this city, who had been riding ETp, ess at the
same place, had also come up with him that Marsh
was to have half OF the $500.
The next morning, the 18th, Marsh was arrested
Marsh made n different statement from that made by
Crosgrove. The Mayor and Mr.. Langdon then went
to The jnil and had u further investigator with Cfos-
grove, who then made confession that himself and
Marsh had robbed the Express Mail-that checks 10 a
large amount had been taken from The mail and were in
the possession Of Marsh, with other parts that will come
ont in detail. Marsh's trunk was Immediately examined
and checks, posl-notes, aud drafts found amounting
to upwards Of S7U 600; which are in the hands Of the
Mayor. Shortly after, Mr.. John X. Kelley, N. Nocks
and W. MOODY, city Cons,abes, succeeded in finding
about 81 600 in bank notes which had been held by
Marsh.
Peter Vanaden who had received a part Of the money
from Crosgrove and Marsh has also been committed
He had S100, in notes, which is secured. Another per-
son is SAID to be concerned in receiving money from the
boys.
From The Erening Post.)
The Express Mail has been robbed at Il place between
Louisville and Nashville, by the carriers, Of DRAFTS
and CHECKS To the amount of nearly SEVENTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS. and about three thousand dol.
lars IN bank notes. Two of the riders (boys) were yester-
day taken up and committed; on one of them was found
n hundred dollars of The money. Also. was yesterday
taken up and committed, a man, resident of this
city, with whom The robbers deposited the most of their
reGdy money. The terriers Of justice are on The track,
and in hot pursuit of a fourth, whom there is little doubt
but they will overtake.
In The House of Representatives on Thursday, Mr..
Bouldin, from the Committee for The District OF Column
bia, upon the resolution relative TO the making of divi-
dends by the banks during the suspension of specie pay
mems, reported that the committee have had the reso-
luton under conside ration, and finding that the charters
Of the banks expire by statutory limitation on the 18th
of July, 1888, they deem il. inexPedient 10 report a bill
preventing them from declaring dividends during the
suspe nsion, as contemplated by the resolution, and ask
10 be discharged from any further action thereon.
The report, was accepted, and The committee discharg-
ed accordingly.