Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-26
MFSCEALANE0US.
rrpm he Cclanbus Erguiiye,

EJ!rRStn Bank RobbcTy.-For lew
days past, our city has presented a scene
of excitement and corrnoion rnPara!lel-
led in lis history. aud which for The cir
cums,anecs originating and continuing il.
is probably without, precedent in the an
nais Of vi!lainy, On Friday night last. q;
between 10 aud II o'clock. The citizens
we're alarmed by rhe announcement that
the Office OF the Western Insurance and
Trust Company bad been entered by a
baud OF robbers. the Cashier and Teller
coniaed in :he yaulsr aud the robbers es;;
! capped, carrying with them an amour. Of
money estimated q, from SO 20 100000
The cries Of the Bank officers before nam
ed, had reached ihe ears Of the fnnily oc-
cupying he upper loor OF the Banking
house, aud upon entering the Bank. they
! we're found locked ia the vault, where they
had remained some two or three hours,
wi.houi haring been able 10 make lhcm'
selves heard. When rcscncd from Iias go
Ii,ary abodc, rhey gave such an account
Of The transaction as satisfied The populace
tia, the work Of vi,.a;uy had been most
ar,ful!y planurti,. and mos, dariosly exc
cued. 'fhrec meu, according TO their
statement, or Us nearly as they couh tell,
in disguise had fullowed them into the
Barking ruom after ten, aud possibly con-
cealed themselves while they were prucnr-
ins n light and making ether arrangements
10 settle The cash accocnt and put up the
moucy;-aud npuu entering the Vau'i to
put tho money away. The villains had
ius.,eT upon them, Pur opt their light,
cho,scd Them down. aud threatened their
lives il they made The leas, resistance or
gave uav alarm. Thus ovcrPowercd by
physical force aud the apprehension OF
immediate death. they wero subdued, at
ter some struggle. but befure any one
could hear their cries rar help. and the
vault riflcd Of large proportion OF its val
uablc eou,en,s. The Volunteer Compa-
| nies.. with aommanduhle pTOmptness aud
zeal, ii,n,se9iaic!y turned out, aud The cai-
zcus generally, with the City Police, came
up, aud were 50 dispersed throughout the
city as to afford every facility (or the ar
rest Of The perpetrators. upon tho sfehtcs;
intima,ion ofliisir discovery. Nm. clae',o to
the robbers; could he obtained dunug the
night. uuj tho exciicmcni incrcased till 10
o'clock next morpins, al. which litnc q
general search was ordered by The City
Auihori,ies.--a reward Of 5000. having
carly iu'ihe morning been ofered'by the
Bank for the thieves aud money At IL
O'Clock, a package Of Si,300 Of the stolen
| money was found by Mr.. Bardsn, mem
Der Of one Of The searching commi,lecs,
carefully buries. IN a gowcr vase, under a
growing eeraaium, .freshl hlSMaiered.rin in the
gallery Of the room occupied by Thomas
c. McKeen. Tho bundle Of bills was
carefully stored in a. Sock. and had evi-
den.ly been ,catcred, ,if mol buried, only
fcw hours before. Mckeen, was immc-
dia,ely sought. aud taken up in Broad
stree, ,by Messrs. Aver and Robinson, un-
der authority from Tho City Mayor. He
was allowed TO remain under their charge
during the whole of the day, under the
pledge thar every cxertion would be used
10 procure full account Of the transaction,
to recover the money stolen, labcui one
half of which was said TO consist Of spe-
cial deposi,s) and to obtain a disclosure
of The accompliccs. At3 o'clock, in tho
midst Of grea, excitement, Mckeen was
escorted TO carringe by Aver aud Ro.
b,nson, aud rode out Of The city, for the
purpose, as il was said, of getting away
irpm the excited multitude, before which
.AIcKcet, was unwilling "a ui.ae any dis
closures. They bad been go,.e hu, q short
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