Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-10

tie largest man of 'ne 'hfee lproDbbIy DhOel
,s named Rogers, aud that he has two uncles
at Providence OF that name, who own n
manufacturing establishment at Plaiuhrld,
Conn. Other papers state that Babe IL an
Engllshmun. aud one says he is o Sco,chman.
Matthews, it is said, is native of Maryland.
II
From the Boston Mercantile Journal Of Friday.
Extensive Robbery at the fremont House.
This morniug George Thompson, alias r.
". Giien,was brought up on The complaint of
John A. Merritt, charged with breaking open
and robhing his trunk, on the Sd inst. at the
rremon, House, of the following property
Four Treasury notes Of $500 each,
Il with interest, SE356
Three bills of exchange, for 1000
One gold ring, 3
One gold diamond pin, 30
Three gold studs, 10
Two gold breast pins, q
S;HI3
Two Of the Treasury notes. Nos. 36S and
3G9, letters b and G, were paid at the Mer-
chants Bank, and cancelled. The amount
paid MS testified oby the clerk was s 1882 i6.
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fremont House last evening. about ! L. NJ,
by some OF the offcers of the house, when
constable Clapp was sent for. On searching
him eight : 100 notes of the MerchantS' Bank
were found ON his person, and one $50 note.
/ Beneath the cushion Of The sofa upon which
he sat were found two Of the Treasury
noics, not negotiated. and the jewelry. II is
supposed that he secreted them there after
he was taken INTO custody. The bills of cx-
change were found loosely wrapped III paper
in the privy. lie purchased n watch OF
Lows. Ball 3; Co, which was found upon his
person. The evidence was sufficiently strong
TO warrant hls being bound over in the sum
of $4,000, to take his trial at the next term
of The Municipal court.
II All the property except $500 or $500 has
been recovered.
H Since the above was in type we have re.
L reivcd nm extra from the Office of the Boston
Times. from which we copy the following
additional particulars, elIcl,ed during The
H examination -
H 1t seemed that Thompson wns lodging at
the fremont, as a gentleman of leisure, hcv.
ing recently taken up his abode there from
/ The South.
H Mr. Merritt who is represented by the
| Tunes as a merchant from New York. ies!i
/ fed that he arrived in town yesterday, took
lodgings at the fremont IN q room which had
several beds IN it, the house being full al
the time I; went ont Of town on business with
a friend, returned in the evening, and found
that his trunk had been broken open, by the
clerk handing hun II bundle of refuse paper
| &c. which had been found. and on which Mr..
/ Merrt's name was found. The thief did
no, take oil the property from the trunk, but
,cii some scaled packages Of value.
Mr.. John A. May, clerk at the Merchants
/ Bank, testified to the fact Of the two Treasu
~ notes, ,36S and 800. being negotiated nt the
bank by n person, u stranger. lie paid S 1000
and interest, taking and cancelling the notes.
which also bore the receipt Of the person
Offering them in the name of"F. w. Glllctt'
Mr.. John l.. Tucker. proprietor of the IRE
mont, testified to calling on Mr. Clapp and
searching Thompson. Officer Clapp found
on the prisoner or near him eight 500 oils.
one $50. and one 500 and the watch. lis
attention had been called to the case early
i in the day by n person ren,arking tle snspi
| cious circumstance Of u stranger bargaining
for a watch, at Jones a. Dow's throwing
down on the counter Treasury note for
$500, No. 1863, which wns not taken. A
watch and chain were aiterward bought there
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,hop. to The Merchants Bank, to Gilbru's
in Exchange street, and then again ut the
"Merchan,s," where the gentleman was re.
ceiving the money Of the paying teller; nf.
terward he tracked him 10 the N. Y. depot
the man in The meantime having changed his
clothes entirely.
II Owing to some accident Thompson missed
the cars, Clapp not arrcs,ing him because he
was not then aware of the robbery, though
having watch on him, SO that he readily
placed his hand upon him when called upon
by Mr.. Tucker. at II o'clock last night.
The person was fully identified. and bound
over To the next Municipal Cour, in the sun
Of $4,000. In default Of bail he was CON
mtied.
Soon nfirr this the District Attorney,
Franklin Dexter, Esq, at the suggestion of
the Merchants Bank, appeared in Court and
desired that the Treasury notes might be
given W to the bank, the agent OF The Uni
Ted States, rs they were the properly Of the
Government. and should be Immediately re.
turned TO Washington.
! The Court was inclined TO T, tain posses
sion Of the same, and did so, as beng n nee
essary link in the chain Of evidence. and as
having been, when stolen, the properly Of
Mr. Merritt.