Litchfield enquirer., 1843-05-18
From the Philadelphia Inquirer. THE RETURN AND ARREST OF SHIPMAN-HIS STORY

THE RETURN AND ARREST OF
 SHIPMAN-H1S STORY.
 Jacob Shipman, the abscording messen- ger, who several weeks since ran away from this city with large amount of money be- longing to New Workers and Philadelphians, returned home yesterday morning at three o'clock. He was unaccompanied by any officer, the persons who captured him hay ing set him free immediately on obtaining the money they found in his possession. On arriving in Philadelphia. he went home to his wife and family, but appeared in the streets early yesterday morning, and called on several of the brokers. He says that be- fore he started on his runaway trip, he met wi;h losses, amounting in all to about SIS 900. He was behind hand indeed, $500, as long ago as 1859. and his case has been getting worse ever since. Laiterly he bought lotte ry tickets in order 10 recover himself, tut this only made matters worse. He refuses to tell the manner by which his original losses occurred, and says he will persist in this re- fusal, no matter what the penalty. On his last trip from New York. he received $l5, 900 from the Union Bank, with the object of having it recoined in Philadelphia.
 On his arrival here, he found it necessa- ry to pay $l2,000 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 on his way thither, the difficulty of ac- counting to the Bank for money he had misappropriated pressed so. heavily upon his mind, that he concluded to return to this city At this time he was nearly mad from excite ment 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 to fly the city. He admits that he was at the fire on Dock street wharf, and says had he met any friend there on whom he could have re- lied, he would have confessed all. The next morning he proceeded westward and travel ed recklessly on, he cared not whither. He fixed upon no particular route, but hurried on. expecting and sometimes anxious to be caught. The amount he had with him was only $5,lOO. On his return, he says that he had no money at all-not enough even to carry him to New York. This would seem to contradict the story that his captors gave him $25O. When caught on prairies he made no resistance, was taken to a public house, and then into private room, where he was stripped of all his clothes, as the per- sons who arrested him supposed that he had much larger sum than they found.
 He remained. he says, at several of the stopping places, for hours, in the hope that he would be taken, and yet 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" Will you take a rascal like me by the hand !'' and the tears started to his eyes, as if much affected. He seemed in utter despair, and expressed his willingness to die, as soon as he had made what reparation he could. He admitted that the greatest confidence had been reposed in him, that he had violated that confidence, and that he ought 10 suffer. He was arres- ted between 10 and II o'clock, taken before Mayor Scott. and committed to Moyamen- sing for further hearing on Monday next. He is charged with larceny of nearly Sl5.OO0 of the Union Bank of New York. in addition to larcenies committed on several brokers in this city. On being asked by one or two persons whether he desired bail, he said "No." It is understood that one of the bro- kers had arrested him before the police off 1 cers had arrived. in order to avoid the liabil- ity of paying the reward.
 DEATH or WAsHINGroN's ArD.-The Bos- ton papers of yesterday announce the death of the venerable HoDuAH BAYLIEs. at Day ton. on the 18th ult. in the S7th year of his 1 age. He was engaged in two of the most 1 illustrious events f,he Revolution.
 Judge Baylies was educated at Harvard College. on leaving which, in TIT. he joined the American army, as aid to General Lin' coin and he served through the war, during
 the latter part of which he was one of the aids of Washington. being recommended by
 his friend, Gen Lincoln. when the latter be-
 came Secretary at War. Probably no off
 Ger of the revolution survives, who, like