, 1843-11-11
Important Hail Robberv

"iA hoDDery,
For several months there has been
private rumors Of important Iossa.
on the mil route between Pays.,s
and Liberty, which came near The -.
rest Of Mr.. David Quesenberry II.
Post Master at Richmond. No,h;no
but his previous good character. h;s
honest intercourse, and frank maDpe,
with the Post Office Agents. and The
n~terPosIllOn of influential flisud.
postponed it, until other circumstan.
ces IN an almost p~rovidentiaI manner
liked the gull, upon Thorton Fl. Free
man, the Post Master at CarroII,oa.
who was arrested on Friday evening
Hast, IN bis office, by the Marshall Of
the State. in conjunction With Messrs.
Mediation and Jackson, Agents Of
the General Post Office
We have seen NOS, Of the paDer.
md testimony on which tins arrest
sas made, and cannot hesitate in e,-
pressing our conviction Of the unboun.
led yIlIa!ny Of Freeman. who Com.
millcd ~lorgerieS without number, and
stO.e without reserve-a somewhat
connected history of which will he
published, and must prove highly in.
'erestln-. His escape, which occur
red on Saturday. and for which none
are t.ameah!e, as will be seen by the
proceedings OF Pnhiic meeting ofrhe
citizens oi Carroll, liz another column.
- greatly TO re iamrn'cd. as a rev ard
Of $50 IS Offered. 800 nf which is
from tie frIva'e pockets OF Col. Nc
iiH;;on. on" Of the agents. and Mr.
Birch, the Marshal.
For few DAYS previous To his ar,
rest, ruu0ls La! re-chrd the EARS Of
ms wife. winch Affected her in the
most delicate and violent manner. in.
s'Wuch that JU-ia" the ni.ht which
~saccerGeI It. her life was IN great
peril. This circumstance which
would have differently affected anv
on" Int 4 demon. was seized upon
and used rs the means OF escape
Daring the first night ne was guarded,
at lie urgent request of his wife and
mother, Until ai,er ten o'clock, II, his
own house. VEen, in consequence of
is proximity 70 n dense thirkPf, he
WIS removed 10 the hn:pl. aud kept
unt!l morning. when he WAS again
guarded IN = snail office. near his
house, the officers permitting him TO
see hIs family at least onCe IN every
hour during tie dav. lie feared Il
crmmItl.l-haG SEMI Ia Richmond for
c"nn>ci-"0d had provided himself
with taI-lul near night. when per-
r!tled 10 90 in his house. he must
have pGsse! immediately through, to
the lhicket. IS the Marshal continued
n ii" yard. aud at.er Il few minutes
So"gh, Tor BIN in vain, until notified
at his i!lLh: upon 4 horse which had
been provided by his brother. and
hitch"d in the thicket near the resi-
drrce of 4 hrother-in-|aw. who are
the hopeful gentlemen, as we are in
formed, vito are alluded to in the
proceedings Of the public meeting as
his accomP'lccs in crime.
lie has secured. rs we are inform
ed, al least $500, and there is ST.
500 yet in doubt. Of the sums actu-
ally stolen, in six rohheries and eight
or ten ~forceries 5000 falls upon
Woods, Christy s. Co.. of s.. Louis.
who adopted unusual precautions, and
whose less we deeply regret; $3.50
upon our old friend Richie. OF the
Richmond Enquirer, and the balance
is divided between numerous citizens
of Liberty and the Platte county,
The remaining sum, unexplained, and
for the safety Of which we feel Il deep
interest. is divided between a foreign
er in the upper country. an officer a.
the Garrison. and DR.. Mitchell, the
Receiver, at Fayette. we nope lot
the best, but fear the worst.
Want oftine. and room, we regret
to say prevents us from going at large
into the circumstances. which dcTeI.
ope a system and recklessness and
crime, heretofore unknown and IN
paraIleled in our country, but Tor
which we hope to find room in our
next, from the pen of some OF our
contemporaries. -[Glasgow Pilot.
A GFNGUs.--Judge Story has a son
about % years of age. who is a beau
,irr1 s~cnIDtor nointS sunerhlv. is q poet