Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-01-21

MAIL RoBBERs DISCOVERED AND AR
REsrED.-We learn that the persons
concerned in the repeated robbcrics
of the mail committed in November and
December last, have been detected and
arrested. The New York Evening Post
relates the following particulars:
II had been observed, that the mails
were missing on the days when GER
tain driver had charge of the stage at
Uniontown. This fact fixed suspicion
upon him, and he was Immediately ar
rested. He, then, disclosed the whole
affair, stating the manner in which tho
robberics had been effected, and Civ
ing the name Of his accomplice. 1t
seems that it was his practice when the
mails bags were changed from one
coach to another at Uniontown, to leave
the New York mails in the old coach
which was then driven under a shed
near the stable, and left there until
night. AS soon as it was found to be
safe, these mails were secretly con-
yeyed to the house of one DR.. Brady
who was let into the plot, where they
were rihed of their contents. This
Brady is Il practitioner of medicine,
of considerable wealth aud great noto-
ricty in that region Of the country.
After the arrest had been made, more
than two thousand dollars in bank bills,
and illinois scrip were discovered in
the stable of the Doctor, snugly put a
way for sale-keeping. The mail bags
were also found in small back bull
ding attached to his pre- misses. Brady,
the driver, and one or two other persons
suspected of being concerned IN the OIL
fence, have been carried to Pittsburg
to be tried before one Of the United
States Courts now in session.
| FURTHER PARTICULARS or THE MAIL
RoBpERy.-Thc Uuiontown pa. Dem
ocrat, of the 9th, says-Our town is now
the theatre Of great excitement and
commotion, growing out of the arrest
of DIR. John +. Brnddcc, of this place,
and three of his supposed conicderatcs,
who are charged with robbing the mail.
Suspicion fell upon Mr.. German, the
driver of the mail stage, who was ar
rested at the instance of MIR. Pitt, a
special agent Of the Post Office De-
partucnt. German soon confessed the
crime, aud implicated DIR. Braddcc, his
Il clerk, Pinncll, and person named
Strayer. who were all arrested last nj ght
A guard was placed over the house ant
out-3uiidings of Braddee through tho
| night, and in the morning search was
made, which resulted in finding no less
than nine mail bags, labelled '.Ntw York,
| which bad been concealed IN the privy
Further search was then made; asum
money exceeding Ten Thousand Dollar
was found in the hay mow-bcsidcs sun
i dry apparatus for coming mOney-pis
| tolls, travelling trunks cut to pieces, &c
They are all committed for want OF ban
which was placed at high amount
i On the examination, Mr. Pitt gave 1t a
his opinion that the sum extracted
this placc in cash and drafts must cy
ceed one hundred thousand dollars
We understand other commitments ar
contemplated.
\ The Wilmington PA. Reporter Civ.
the following particulars as to tho meth
od of committing the robbcrics, as COZ
lesscd by German:
On reaching tha Post Office IN UnlcI
= -lltown. where the coaches are usual
chnnccd, all the mails were discharg
cd except the Eastern Mail above re
(crrcd,o this was retained III the coac
4 pcr arrangement, until driven into VI
-lvard, whore the accompl'ces oi '''
c driver, received it, and conveyed
l the Office Of DR.. Braddcc, when, Oh b'
nu rlncd Of its contents, the bags wei
= thrown into rri7y apartment to u
it premises. =,
;. This was done on the nights OF "
E,.L t,L ord and Nth ot Noyemhe