The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-07-30
Robbery of the Jacksonville Rnnk---Thc
Money Recovered,

The last State Register contains full develop
ment of the robbery of the Branch Bank at Jack
sonylle, and usual, it turns out that an officer
ofMe Bunk is the roJJeri The Register says
:" 1t was given out on all sides by the bank, that
the vault had been entered by .GaAe legs, and the
IlIinoian, a paper controlled by a little wing
clique at Jacksonville, openly denounced every
one who would dare to suspect man of MIR.
Towns respectable standing. Mr.. T. was teller
in the Bank The people of Jacksonville, much
to their credit, thought differently, and knowing
that Mr.. Town slept in the house and kept pos
session of the keys, they had their suspicious; and
in spite of the lIinoian and its clique, they ven.
ured to give their suspicious vent. 1t also leaked
out that Col. Mather, President of the Bank, had
made proposition to Town, that if the money
was restored the whole matter would be hushcd
up, and it soon became obvious that some kind of
an arrangement was on foot, between Town and
the bank. This raised the people, who kept strict
watch, not only on the motions Of Town but OF
Mather. On Tuesday morning, the Goth inst,
Mathcr left Jacksonville in a wagon, and ON leav-
ing informed Mr. Scott, the hotel keeper there
that he had found the money, and was taking il
the people to take no more hOubh, as the matter
was ended, Soon after his departure Scott gave
the information the people became excited; ar.
rested Town, and pursued and overlook Mathcr
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sonvillc.'
This Mr.. Town Is a young man, and native
of Connecticut. a few year. since he came to
Springfield, and by his moral conduct and genteol
appearance, soon became a favorte with the bank
nabobs of that city. They placed him in the
Branch Bank at jacksonville, where he Jared
sumpiuously, and according to his own statement
since his arrest has squandercd within the two
last years about 81 900. His salary was probably
too small to sustain the dignity and character OF
banker, and thus he supplied the deficiency. Al
the time he first entered the bank he was probably
an honest and upright man, but being unable to
resist temptation he has fallen n victim to his
weakness; and not possessing frmncss enough
to carry his schemes successfully through, he will
probably spend the flower of his life in the State
Prison, whilst, perhaps, portion of his bank as
sociates who are less honest hut more cautious,
have committed greater frauds on the bank and
the public than even he has, run at large and
are highly esteemed and respected.
Let the offender be punished, and severely too
and could the curtain be raised, we are much
mistaken if he would stand alone in this drama.
The play is too magnificent to be the production
of a few hours work, and the burning Of tie Jooks
the concedlmem of the money--its sudden and
mysterious discovery Jya teAow associate, &c. &c.,
naturally lead to the superstition that he was as
sisted by due number of promptors and soups!
Look out for other actors. A star will pro-
badly appear before the play runs our