The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-28
WESTERN MAIL ROBBERY


From me Bufaio Commercial AdrsrHst1.
Gentlemen In order to relieve the anxiety ri b "a
sons who had packages of value in the mail rolbel Il
Fredonia, the 10Th inst, you viii confer ftyar ,y
publishing the annexed statement
The mail that was robbed Jeff this city on the morn.
ing of the 9h and was made up of all letters receive
from citizens the oh and those received from Eir
ford Conn, of the 1th Boston the 5h New l6-k
the 9th, Albany and Auburn the Nh Syracuse tt.
neya, Canandagua, Rochester, Luckpott ana l.cw "
ton the Sth; and all that came IN iron ether p5ce1
cast and north, Of various allps.
can only olldr HePitrR tt,tlnonE. liF s4a,mrwhat
is not lost; and should not d,eutC>tn RITA. utr,ssa.
ry, were it not Probable that eyeral estorn p4ckag,
were burned up during D0ty's (tAe r.bbcfs( o,c
tons il the r.-'.t Several coser. ana ~ 81 c-
tiers together with The -. ~ y. usa iu,t5yGIup
vass letter bags, were found partly hprnrd, aoa a
grass for perhaps two feet square N the s4e c7n
ton.
1t was proved on his examination that he sat Il t9a
nlght until the Eastern mail arrived, and TIA hf@
sisted the driver in placing the bag in the h.ul lg
about 4 o'clock iTthe morning that he was aft
about o'clock in the morning, by coloted ,aa
with his pantaloons muddy up TO has knee lt9i a
washed it of that he remained OF the hotel uhlet.I
Western stage came in that nothing was san .tt,
the uss of he mail that lie then deliberately ~cht
in the direction of the woods hat abluC iourl
after the information was received that the mi
los, that Mess. Arson 4 Castle went ID j.
+,
in calling out 10 Castle 10 kcepwithin seeing s..
alarmed Doty who jumped up between q atl
about ten rods from each, with Duth h8uds iajttt I
pefs that he ran of, was pursued by A ani-t ssA
that while he running he threw away tlir = Wis
in his hands and from his hat He seen IA pt
Beckwith, who also gave chase and CAUGHT hl; 81
upon rcracing their steps TO where they sH h
throw away papers, they found the drafts ce1li &.
of deposit &c, enumerated in the schedule p.LGA"
that when they reached The place he sttte
they found about 500 letters opened, pcd III
stick upon them, apparently Ieady.to barai MssG'
l,tier canyass bags. lis ptrson was 4, arch
box OF matches and jack KNIFE tlundi sGl Hs
probably be used in cutting thu leather mail n a +.
teau which was found in stump cut Il ii. ch @
ten rods from the road
| 1t was not part Of the testimony, but ] We.l.
/ formed that there were ten passengers III The >i9.
that an extra went with il to carry the tfu9k-
newspaper bags that this mail was FIRST pm nj
front boot that Doty suggested that il should ,,.i
on behind, as It tipped the stage forward ol
horses, and as the boot full before and Aall8s
behind The driver was moi present 70 be eN@a
ed as to this fact
New York package, Dec g. to Detroit, unorc
= :, . Chicago,
/ Albany, I" 4 70 Cleveland, o.t1
/ but all found.
4 New York ." s, to Erie opeuta
/ found.
Our Eric mail was made up in six packagc, u al
letters, to be distributed from Erie, west, ta
| Toledo, and south---all OF which were opened f
all found; contents of some missing (Stc ll- 4.
| low.
| Our letters for Erie delivery were also tG.a
open---all recovered except three, and tho>, var
/ single.
Our Toledo mail was composed of letter.,
distributed west Of Toledo, and as far soUll
Maumee aud Wabash rivers Ihere,.~ca
! packages covering l46 letters. One, Of 60,a-
/ tiers, was broken open, the letters optue2 t & ID
found but four, The principal money
postage package, was untouched; che cont
except one, marked No. y below.
No. /, LetteItol. Nj. Hubby, Cleyelan. 4. /.
valuable; $1,000, from Bulal5 found
No. 2 Lruer 10 Rev. II g. Shcon, i
from Simche, Canada DRAFT l)r / IS, orS.3Ja -
No. 3, Letter to Eliliard and Hayes C.ege
from Buffalo; drafts and certificates II
~ $50, found
No. 4. Lelter TO II. N Holt, Cleveland, lrg ~
falo draft $6i s6, found.
No 5. Letter to johnson IInrod and q
said to contain i 80 CommeriaI Bank Mono
ncy not found.
40. 6 Letter I, Jonathan Hoyy, A.hlaa.
| Auburn; draft $.2ls
No 7 Letter 'sD. Dobbns, E.e fu
No. Letter to John y nauglop, ,i..l
ken'ucky, from Toronto. urai,s 40
4 found
I'll
4 from Ru,seburgh, found in muJ Ilos
i No. 10 letter 10 Alessrs " alkrI and + ii..
Milan, Oho, from Batavia drafts a23 ~, aid
| 81 900 found
No. y. Letter 10 Thomos IIomil,oa Milan, 4
| from Bu1a Drqtt Is Is found,
Ne Y. Letter 70 Clri Hicks, Redmond, n
from Bristol sad TO contanS!o Monty eonc
NO, IS Letter 10 Ira Crtunons, CTelevlle
from Wlnslown-sa said 10 contain s. Maney
/ No. "A. Letter to Wan OConuGlt L NJ
n hNr 30
Note found,
The following III q Eues sliosaj Z,
yaluabrs and marked Wilh dauJ.. ani oe
postage, wcrcall ,ound uabr0kpa.@aa
Mailed n. \ DC Gt6li q wen, seho
Rapids
Mai 4 \. pel.C, & ~ q pGuo
700 Mich,
Cav. -Four Corners Dee, 4 % An1oa
utca, Dec ) i j. Willard. "a, Mar.t.
trenton, Dec 8, y Adrian Esara EaSn
Rochester Der s, TO Lieut. y NJ M@r
! Grallot
LIE Roy, Dec. !, 10 Elijah Crane, Alpoa, NJ
Fort Gibson, Dec 9th, 10 simon Brcr ur i3
son, Mich
Buffalo, Dec s. to Granger Is B,irG E5#t
Melhutm,, Dec. 3, = Mftm y Wnul
Mich
Buffalo, Dec : tot'. b 4 l...gldr. Mich C-s
| Buffalo, Dec ; 70 f. + lilstina, Auditor IL,
! Bun'alo, Dec 4 % Ct)odw,hN coIiiu-, ]atm
Rochester Dee \ 10 L. Smith Lev "a. d4@
! Oclrt - Il DauI W. Bcntth 1qctn,8 -
4 Lockpott Dec $. j l.. Whnn- l)tIut
PhrnN Dec &, Peter Desnoy,Js, late
j shall Detroit.
canandagn' II Il Brown Esq str
4 tfot
have in my posses,iona comtllt 4t.
from all tie small offices The A5lrid.aata
uuatiou
Yours, r'spectf