Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-05-02
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TROPDLlS.-Dur attention was painfully attract
u by reading In the Globe OF Wednesday afternoon,
the following;
1--WE understand That MI. otme, q teller IN The
banh 9i tue hetropoiis' took htty Thousand dollars
RON ihr LUX, ne suspicious ol the Cashier be
ing Az ""'hedh' apprenticeship counted the money,
ahd discovering thr dthelI' charged Tie lollei, WHO
'"'iesS'" '''iY ihlhg' ana PoIniel to the person. who
Ind II ~ hrs possession, a'nndfclf, a CLERK III
one OF TIE Departments. Mr.. Il. was arrested, and
tie money letaplured.'
The circumstances Of This robbery, winch wasi
eenefi aud almost exclusive subject 81 CONVERSATION
~ ii1s cHb dhtiHg list NJ edbesday, were. ms far IS
we have ben enabled to collect them from the
most authentic sources 10 which we had access, as
follows:
Mi Bcnhts6 orne, n teller IN the Bank OF tie
Metropolis, very Respectfully connected, and inherit
ing i handsome p'uihohy' having not been III at
tendance At the Bank at the usual hour last Tuesday
morning. aud tom ms conduct ON tie previous day
In abseutlng himself Tor some time from the conn-
ter, and appearing: during the morning to be slightly
lnebfiated, suspicion MS excited ir the mind OF
Nj George / Thomas, The cashier, that all was mol
light, and his ieliers account beng compared with
the etsfl On mud II was quickly discovered that
there was a deiiet OF not less 4 sum than fifty thou
sand dollars. Immediately on this discovery being
made II was communicated by the Cashier TO Gene
raj Van Ness. the President OF The Bank, and the
Directors. Tie former, though lndisposed, went 10
the house ol MIR. oine twho was SAID 10 be sick IN
bcd) ahd obtained an interview, winch, after stating
to Mt. oiine the deileit IN ms cash, the President
used every argument lie could think Of 10 induce
Mr.. otne 10 aecounltor the deficit and 10 say what
had become Of the money. But all IN yalr. Mr..
Ofme persisted in denNing what had become Of Il.
Alter this Interview, Mt. Oume accompanied Gen.
Van Ness To the Bank. aud was again closely inter
rogaied hy the President and some of the Directors,
WHEN lac si,ii persisted IN denying all knowledge OF
tho deficit, aud OF the way in witch the money had
been disposed of, until, the Marshal Of the District
oil columbia being introduced, and process having
been served Tor tie amount oi the driiclt, the de-
fauhlng clerh made u confession that he haI taken
The ta9 0lotaaHd dollars AMI giaea II 10 ar. h. ".
Gaoartch, "A clerk OF the War Department. This
confession WIS made rather late on Tuesday eve
niug. 1t wasthen thought advisable 10 arrest Air.
Goodrich, aud he was soon afterwards discovered by
the Deput, Marshal At Rcieetory, aud conducted
TO the Diteelots room, where, III presence of Mr..
Orme, on being told by Gen. Van Ness that he had
the S5O,u0o gwen 10 linn by Mr.. Drme, aud the lat
ter having confirmed tins statement, lie Goodrich
admitted that he had the money, aud taking a large
roll OF bank notes oat OF his coat pocket. gave Them
up, saying. "illcre is the money" Having obtain
ed tie money II was counted by the Cashier, who
lound that II amounted 10 the sum OF S49,e0O-twu
hundred dollars having been deficient. Atler
some lIule conversation betweenihc President ofthu
Bank AID Nj. ofIne aud Nj. Gondrieh, III order IL
obtain the s'io slhl deilcIcnt, tue President agreed,
n the request I'll MI, 1inodIIch, that the Bank would
DISMISSAL ih1thef proceedings lor the recovery OF
the moscy and M. ofnie aud Mr.. Goodrich we've
allowed TO depart
On Wednesday, however, about noon, an aihda
Wit having been made before Justice Ihompson
watraL is we've ISSUED in the name OF the United
States against Dennis g.. Orme and A. w. Good
rlh, charging the former with ieloniously taking
and carrying away the sum OF $50, 600, the pro-
perry Of tho Bank oil the Metropolis, aud the lat
ter with receiving that sum oil money knowing II
to have been stolen. Both warrants were placed
IN the hands OF II. Is. Robertson who, in A sbo,l
time arrested Goodrich Dennis q. Orme could not
be foand.
Alter a long and patient Investigation of the
: charge against A, w. Goodrich, in the presence OF
the President of the bank aud the Cashier. who were