New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-15
From the Philadelpha lnsuirEr.
The Return and Arrest Of shipman-his

Jacob Shipnlan. the ascending messenger,
who several weeks since ran away from this city
with large amount OF money belonging TO New
Workers ard Philadelphians, returned home yes
te-c!av morning at 3 O'Clock. He was unacconl-
panied b. any officer, the persons who caPtureu
him having set HIM free immediately on obtaining
the money they found In his possession. On az
irving IN Philadelphia. ne went home to his wife
and family. but appeared in the streets early ycS-
terdav morning. and called on several OF the bro
kers He saws that before he started on his run
away trip. he met with losses. amounting IN all
to about SIS GOO He was behind hand indeed.
$500. as long ago as 1899. and his case has been
getting worse ever since. Latte5iy he bought
lottery tickets IN order to recover himself but this
only made the matter worse. He refuses 10 tell
the manner BIZ which his original losses occurred.
and saws he VIII persist N tins refusal no matter
what the penalty. On his last trip from New
York. he received Sl5,0C0 from the Union Bank
with the object OF having It recoined IN Phllade-
phia
On his arrival here, he found it necessary to
pav $4,000 on his own account and he made
use OF the Union Bank money for the purpose.
He nevertheless started for New York with the
intention OF going through but his way
thither, the difficulty OF accounting TO the Bank
for money he had misappropriated pressed so
heavily upon ms mind that he concluded TO re-
turn to this CITY, At this time he was nearly
mad from excitement and anxiety He returned
towards his own dwelling and arrived opposite
the door but here the horrors of his situation
and the difficulty OF explaining his conduct again
crowded upon him, and he determined 10 fy the
city. He admits that he was at the fire on Dock
street wharf. and says that had he met any friend
there on whom he could have relied. he would
have confessed ALL The next morning he pro-
ceeded westward and travelled recklessy on be
cared not whittier. He fixed upon no particular
route, but hurried on. expecting and sometimes
anxious to be caught The amount he had with
him was only S5l00. On his return, he says
that he had no money at all-not enough even to
carry him to New-l orhh. This would seem to
contradict the story that his captors gave him
$3.50. When caught on the pralrics he made no
resistance was taken TO public house. and then
INTO a private room. where he was stripped Of all
his clothes, as the persons who arrested hun sup
posed that he had much larger sum than they
found.
lie remained he says, at several OF the stop
ping places, for hours. IN the hope that he would
be taken. and vet he had not the heart to return
of his own accord He SAYS the Union Bank
alone will lose by him. He wanted his captorS
to accompany HIM home, but they declined, IN the
hope OF obtaining more reward. Our informant
states that yesterday morning he looked depressed
and downcast, and spoke low. On meeting with
an old friend, he SAID VIII you take rascal
like ME by the hand p and the tears started his
eyes, as If much affected. He seemed in utter
despair. and expressed his willingness to die, as
as he had made what rcparat!on he could
He admitted that the greatest confidence had
been reposed n him. that he had violated that
confidence, and that he ought to suffer. He was
arrested between 10 and Ii O'Clock, taken before
Mayor Scott, and committed TO NIoyamcnsng oI
further hearing on Monday next. He is charg.
ed with the larceny Of nearly $4,000 of The
Union Bank of Newly DIRK, in addition to larce-
MES committed on several brokers in this city
On beng asked by one or two persons whether
he desired bail, he said" No It's understood
that one Of the brokers had arrested him before
the police officers had arrived, In order TO avoid
the liability OF paying the reward.