The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-06-02
From the ~. Y. Courier & Enquirer, May 1s.
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/ From the N. Y. Courier q. Enquirer, May 10.
MITCHELL, THE FORGER. =.
Officer Bowyer arrived last evening in
the Albany boat, having this notorious
person in his custody, who is now lodged
in safe keeping. Mr.. Bowyer received
Governor Stewards requisition on Lord
Sydenham on Thursday last at Mon
treal, and Immediately presented it to Mr..
Dominck DAILY, the Governors Secrets
ry, who informed Mr.. Bowyer that His
Excelency was too i'll to attend to busl-
ness, but he entertained no doubt the re-
quest would be complied with. Accord
ingly on Friday evening Mr.. Bowyer re-
ceived the. orders for Mitchelps removal,
and on Saturday at 9 A. M. left Montreal
with Mitchell in irons. Capt. Comeau, of
the Montreal police, accompanied MIR.
Bowyer to Burlington, and as soon asthey
reached American waters, formally sur
rendered the prisoner in the name Of Her
Britannia Majesty.
Mitchell is in good health, and appears
reckless as to his fate; avowing his deter
mination 10 plead guilty of the crimes
with which he is charged.
1t appears that onhi flight from this
city he went to Philadelphia, where, after
having procured ticket at the pittsburgh
Railroad Office, (for the purpose Of mis-
leading any who might be in pursuit) he
disguised himself in suit of grey clothes,
a broad brim hat with Grape band, in
which dress and green spectacles, and
with carpenters rule in his hand, for
four days openly walked the streets of
that city, frequently meeting persons with
whom he was well acquainted. He left
Philadelphia for New York in the cars,
and went up the river in the steamboat
Utica; being all the while in company
with persons whom he knew, but none OF
whom detected him through his disguise.
An incident occurred at Troy, which
shows the constant apprehension Of dis
covery under which he must have been
Iaboring. While purchasing stage tick.
ct at that place, person standing behind
him, read aloud from newspaper par
agraph, headed Mitchell the Forger,"
upon which the guilty man turned sud-
denly around, under the conviction that
he was discovered; but finding such was
not the case, he merely said he knew him,
and believed him to be great rascal.
Economy IN THE New YORK Custom
HoUsE.-We learn from bennetts Her
aid, that the new Collector, Mr.. Curtis, is
getting along quite comfortably. He has
adopted rule, which is now inflexible,
not to give audience to applicants during
office hours. In this way, he manages to
despatch the public business, and at the
same time to make such changes as are
deemed advisable. There seems to be
no doubt that the number Of men en-
ployed in the Custom House has greatly
exceeded the necessities of the public SER
vice. We understand that the Secretary
of the Treasury has sent on peremptory
orders to Mr.. Curtis to dispense with all
Offices, except such as are indispensable
to the administration of the revenue laws.
The Collector has made as careful an ex-
animation into the matter as the clrcum-
stances admitted Of, and has come to the
conclusion that from sixty to one hundred
inspectors and other officers can be dis
pensed with, without detriment to the
public service. This will effect saving
to the Government of from 100000 to
100000 per annum. There may not be
as much electioneering and loafne here
after, as under the old dynasty, but it is
hoped that the interests of the people will:
at least be carefully looked after.
BuLwER. in his work, entitled, "Nlght
and Morning." makes the following Just
observation on the contagiousness OF
crime: -
1t NAV be observed that there are GER
tain wears in which, in civilized country
some particular crime comes into vogue
1t flares its season, and then burns out
Thus, at one time we have burking, al
another swipgism-now suicide is IN
vogue-now poisoning trades people IN
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