Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-11-02
From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser

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From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
Complaints have repeatedly been receiy-
ed here and in New York, of property hay-
} ing been distracted from packages while
en- route. It was generally supposed that
their depredations were committed on the
| canal, bu! it appears not to be the case--at
least in the present instance--as the per-
sol Implicated are hands on board one of
our largest steamboats,, the Wisconsin.
One of the men has acknowledged the
whole att'tlr. He says there are four per-
sons implicated, who have at various times
taken pieces OF cloth, swords, military equip
ments of some value, and other articles; all
OF winch except the implements of war.
have been converted into cash. A Cana.
dian calling himself Angus Graham, appeara
to be the principal, aud claims the military
wardrobe to facilitate his theatrical profess.
sion, which he says he follows during the
frosty weather and after operations on the
lake have been suspended.
The names of two others are James Tur-
ner and Arthur Dcylin. The last named
individual was sculhon of the boat, and had
seCretei at his house on Elk street, large
quantities of stolen property, which are now
al the Office of the magistrate.
The Buffalo Commercial of Monday, eiyes,
the following account ofthe result of an ex-
animation before Justice De Forrest:
A full and rigid examination of two of the
persons arrested for being engaged in the
recent robbery on board the Wisconsin, was
had on Saturday evening: james Turner
ship joiner, and Devlin, the scullion. These
two were arraigned for receiving the goods,
knowing them to be stolen. A wheelsman
by the name of Richard C. Gawyer, was
one ofSthe parties implicated, but turned
states evidence, and testified as follows:
"While tie Wisconsin was lying at the
wharf in this city, three weeks ago, saw
Graham (now in jaiD ia three pieces of
calico goods from box in the hold. 1t was
daylight. Never made it known to captain
or owners; was afraid so to do, les. Gra-
ham might retalIatc and tell of me; think I
saw the same goods afterwards in Graham's
room; saw no marks; thought the color
was brown. Turner obtained one piece,
on promising to "do something' for Grl-
ham; don't know whether Turner knew it
was stolen or not. Two men now missing
my brother William and another wheels
man named Brooks, were the principals in
! the operations. Saw n sword a nd enauleta
that had been taken out of n box; also saw
two over coats which had been obtained
the same way" This was all the evidence
against Turner. The witness then stated
what what he knew of d. the person at
whose house the goods were found. But
there were no facts going to prove that the
accused had any participation in the affair.
The boxes which contained the goods now
IN charge of the magistrate, were left at the
house by Brooks, who said he intended to
ttke them home with him at the close Of
navigation. Thus showing, by combina-
ton of circumstances, that although appa-
rently interested, Devln was, in reality, in-
nocen. of the charge.-Iie and Turner was
therefore discharged.
When the examination was over, Can't.
Fursn,an, of the watch, proceeded to the
house of Graham, and there discovered
an immense quantity Of stolen goods.
The assortment comprises almost eve
ry variety of articles imaginable from
superior broadcloth to second hand Ger
man tobacco pouches--the whole Of which
were promiscnousy y slowed away in large
boxes. We have only space for a few
Of the items found: MDusclaine de ane,
in pieces; fancy colored vestings; boots
and bear skins; silver teaspoons, marked B.
A.; broad axes, with and without helves;
splendid material for ball dresses, and brass
thlmbIes; pea coats with pockets, and pis-
tolls for foot pads, German pipes, pocket
knives and pillow cases--with stocks Of bed
and table linen, from the same country; cor
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