Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-07-08
From TIE FreaerieE Eransaev, Jnae 30.
FREDERICK COUNTY BANK.

By an advertisement published in ano-
Eiher column Of this days paper il will be
seen that the BANK has al length succeed
ed in recovering large portion OF the
hlunds stolen from its vaults. and that II
has resumed operations. The funds re-
i covered are the issues of the Bank, to-
pether with all the State Bonds and Ger
I tificates and private checks, stolen at the
same time.
/ As much curiosity has been excited IN
our community in relation 10 he mode IN
which the funds above mentioned have
been recovered, we have sought from the
Board of Directors of the Bank, intorma.
ton upon the subject, and have been
cheerfully furnished by them with the
facts within their knowledge, in reference
TO the matter, which we communicate
here for the benefit OF the public general
| Iy.
1t appears that many anonymous COM
municatious in relation to the robbery
have been received by the Bank from va
rious quarters, some indicating course
to be pursued, and others protesting 10
give information. They were generally
posimarked Philadelphia" and one
q Washington City," TO all these due
consideration was given, but nothing def
mite or satisfactory resulted, until the 9th
Of June, when the following letter was re-
ceived. postmarked "Nep York City"
New York, June l6, ls4l.
II. DoYLE, Esq.
} Dear Sir My aid and assistance
have been asked, in reference to the loss
of the Frederick County Bank on the 22d
May last.
III you, or the President, or some person
acting for the Bank could have a perso.
nal interview with me, | have no doubt
: could arrange matters in manner that
would prove satisfactory.
|. would afford me great pleasure, to
be the means of effecting a restitution Of
the heavy loss which the Bank sustained
on that occasion.
Respectfully yours,
WILLIAM WILEY.
/. P. S. can be seen presumably, or n
, letter addressed to AZ Howard Street will
reach me.
: Upon the receipt Of the above letter,
the Board Of Directors appointed DR..
, William Bradley ISler and William H.
S BeaH, OF this place, both stockholders in
the Bank, 10 proceed to New York, with
5 view oil couferring .ith Mr.. Wiley, on
! the subject of his letter, and gave these
two gentlemen power of attorney to re-
} ceivc the lest funds, and pay the reward
t according TO the amount delivered, if they
J should prove successful. DIR. Tyler and
] Mr.. Beall, on the same day started for
the City Of New York, and arrived there
on the ensuing night, about Il o'clock.
Early on Monday morning MIR. Wiley
+. was seen by the agents of the Bank, who
5 found him engaged in the discharge ofthe
: duties Of his office, being that of an Asso-
ciate Justice Of one oil the inferior Courts
of the City Of New York.-He was re-
Gently, if not now, practising lawyer IN
the Courts Of that city. The agents were
) received by Mr.. W., with assurances that
, no difficulty should be thrown in the way
of speedy recovery Of the plundered
funds OF the Bank. MIR. w. requested a
} delay Of few days, as the individual pro.
| Tossing to know something about the funds
t was absent at the South. Nothing was
heard till Wednesday evening, when Mr..
w. called on the agents, who agreed to
pay per cent. for the lost issues Of the
Bank. Mr.. w. took with him this prop
osition, and in the morning notified the
, agents that he would accept 1t. 1t was
still not in his power to say on what day
the funds could come into his possession,
: but pledged himself to deliver them a! the
, earliest possible moment after they came
into his poss, ssion. Nothing more was
heard before Saturday morning, wheE
about 10 o'clock MIR. Wiley called on
Messrs. Tyler and Beall, saying that he
was prepared to deliver the property of
the Bank.
MIR. Wiley then went to the New York
Bank and in the presence Of Mr.. Bcall re.
questcd tie Cashier to 60 with them and
assist in counting the money. He also
procured the aid of Mr.. Hearn a respecta-
BILE merchant in Broadway as they passed
along. The place of appointment was a
front room in the Hotel, standing on the
corner Of Broadway and Howard street,
where they all assembled, viz DIR. Ty.
Ter, Mr.. Beall, MIR. Wiley, Mr.. Seal, who
is Clerk to Wiley's Court, Mr.. Halsey, the
Cashier of the New York Bank and MIR.
Hearn, the Broadway merchant. Mr..
Wiley then left the room for few min
utes and returned bearing in his hand q
leather raise which was found to contain
the recovered funds, all sealed up in u
. single envelope. The Package was OPEN
, ed and the money counted by the above
named gentlemen. This took place on
Saturday morning. After the counting
was finished the funds were delivered to
Messrs. Tyler and Beall, who paid Mr..
Wiley the per centage on he issues, as
agreed on, and by the evening cars they
returned home with their lost treasure. -
By this means the Frederick County Bank
is again upon its legs and in sound con-
dition. Before the robbery the stock Of
the Bank to our certain knowledge sold
for six per cent. ADORE par, and we feel
assured that its late misfortune, from
which it may now be said to have recov.
cred entirely so far as the community is
concerned, willnot cause it to lose any por-
ton ofthe public confidence it formerly en-
joyed. Its notes are now perfectly good
and none IN the State n ra better