Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-05-01
ROBBERY AT TIE BANK OF THE
METROPOLIS.

METROPOLlSs
Our attention was painfully attracted by
reading in the Globe OF Wednesday after
noon the following:-
"we understand that Mr.. ORME, teller In the Bank
OF the Metropolis, took my thousand dollars nom the
BANK The suspicious OF the cashier being awakened
by Appearances, he counted the money aud discovering
the deficit charged the teller who confessed every thing
and pointed 10 the person who had Il IN possesson--
Mr.. Goodrich, clerk In one of the Departments. Mr.
4. was arrested and the money recaptured."
Il The circumstances of this robbery, which
was the general and almost exclusive subject
OF conversation in this city during last Wed.
ncsday, were, as far as we have been enabled
to collect them from the most authentic
sources to which we had access, as follows
Mr. Dennis q. Orme, teller in the Bank
of the Metropolis, very respectfully connected,
and inheriting handsome patrimony, not
having been in attendance at the bank at tho
usual hour last Tuesday morning, and from
his conduct on the previous day, in-absenting
himself for some time from the counter, and
appearing during the morning to be slightly
lnebriated, suspicion was excited in the mind
of Mr.. George Thomas, The cashier, that all
was not right, and his teller's account being
compared with the cash on hand, il was
quickly discovered that there was deficit
of not less a sum than fifty thousand dollars.
lmme diately on this discovery being made,
it was communicated by the cashier to Gene.
raj Van Ness, the president Of the bank, and
the directors. The former, though indispos-
cd, went to the house of Mr.. Orme, who was
said TO be sick in bed and obtained an inter-
view, in which, after stating TO Mr. Orme the
deficit in his cash, the president used every
argument he could think of to induce MIR.
Orme to account for the deficit, and to say
what had become Of the money. But oil in
vain. Mr.. Orne persisted in denying what
had become Of it.
After this interview, Mr.. Ormc accom-
panied Gen. Van Ness to the bank, and was
again closely interrogated by the president
and some of the directors, when he still per.
sisted in denying all knowledge Of the deficit,
and Of the way in which the money had been
disposed Of; until, the marshal OF the District
Of Columbia being introduced, and process
having been served for the amount OF the
deficit, the dcfaulting clerk made confess
sion that he had taken the G1y thousand dol.
lars and giren IL 10 Mr.. "A. w. Goodrich, u
clerk in the War Department. This confes-
sion was made rather late on Tuesday even
ing. 1t was then thought advisable to ar
rest Mr.. Goodrich, and he was soon aftcrward
discovered by the deputy marshal al refec-
tory, and conducted to the directors room,
where, in the presence Of Mr.. Orme, on be-
ing told by Gen. Van Ness that he had the
$4,000 given to him by Mr.. Orme, and the
latter having confirmed this statement, he
(Goodrch) admitted that he had the money,
and, taking large roll Of bank notes out OF
his coat pocket, gave them up, saying,
"There is the money" Having obtained
the money, it was counted by the cashier,
who found that il amounted to the sum OF
349, 9,600-two hundred dollars only being
deficient.
After some little conversation between the
president of the bank and Mr.. Orme and Mr..
Goodrich, in order to obtain the $500 still
deficient, the president agreed, at the request
of Mr.. Goodrich, that the bank would dismiss
all farther proceedings for the recovery of
the money, and Mr.. Orme and Mr.. Goodrich
wero allowed to depart.
On Wednesday, however, about noon, an
affidavit having been made before Justice
Thompson, warrants were issued in the name
of the u. States against Dennis G. Orme
and A. w. Goodrich, charging the former
with fconiously taking and carrying away
the sum of $4,000, the property Of the Bank
of the Metropolis, and the latter with recci.
wing that sum Of money knowing it to have
been stolen. Both warrants were placed IN
the hands of II. B. Robertson, who, in short
time, arrested Goodrich; Dennis G. Orme
could not be found.
After long and patient investigation Of
the charge against A. w. Goodrich, in the
presence of the president Of the bank and
the cashier, who were witnesses for the U.
States, (the district attorney being also pres
ent, and Mr.. J. II. Bradley being counsel for
Mr.. A. w. Goodrch,) the magistrate requir-
ed the accused to give bail in the sum Of
$4,000 for his appearance ut the next Crim-
nal Court for the county Of Washington
which bail having been given about 10 o'clock
at night Mr.. Goodrich was discharged, af-
ter being under examination about hours.
1t is only just TO add that Mr.. Goodrich, in
bis defence, denied that he had received or
obtained the money with any criminal in
tenton that, finding Orme in irolic, and
crazy, as he could be proved to be, when
under the influence of liquor, he had mere
ly kept the money until Orme got out Of his
frolic and that he was prevented from re-
turning the money to the bank (which he
sincerely regrettedl through the fear that
he might do Orme some injury with his EN-
ployers, and in the hope that he would spec
dily get right again. Goodrich also said
that lie had searched for Ome during the
day in his usual haunts, but could not find
him.
Two or three witnesses were called, who
testified that Dennis G. Ormc, when intoxi-
Gated, was "almost crazy" and excited in
most unusual and extraordinary manner
One of them swore she saw him on Monday
night, somewhat intoxicated, with a large
roll Of bank notes carelessly in his hat, and
acting very strangely at the time.
Since writing the preceding notice, (which
we have detailed more than usual, as well to
crafty public curiosity as to correct erronc-
GUS Interpretations Of the case,) we un-
dcrstand from good authority that Mr.. Den
mis- G. Orme intends to surrender to the civil
power, and give bail for his appearance to
answer to the charge against hiu.-.Nation.
al Inteiiigencer.
New BEDroRD, April 26.-Reary Salvage.
In the case of the ship Nathaniel Hooper,
stranded on Nantucket Shoals, several
months since, the United States District
Court in Boston, on Tuesday, decrecd one
| half Of the proceeds, above $4,000, to the