Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-04-13

From the N. Y. Com. Adv. of saturday.

From the N. Y. Com. Adv. of Saturday.
GRsAr RoBB.RY.-rhere was consd"rn-
hle excitement aud snine anxiety ~ Wall
street yesterday. relative to the fate of Jacob
Shipm,n. Jr., tor many years the c"nhd'n
iial messenger oi the banks ond brokers m
This city aud Phlladr'phia. lie was con
ilnually travelling between the two cities
with Large sums al money ~ his poss"ssi"n.- -
His las, irp was made from here on Tuesday,
nn which occasion he had about SI5 600 IN
French gold belonging 10 the Union Bank of
New York. 10 be delivered at the mint, and
other property 10 u very considerable amount
IN his possrsslon.
IL. reached Philadelphia in safety, transac.
ted such business as suited his purpose. and
lcfi that city ia the rail road train al Wrdncs.
dnv. lie was noticed IN the ears ns FAR ~
TRENTON. but beyond that point nothing
roud br hoard relative Ia Inn. His non.ap.
p"nrnnrc here on Thursday was thought To
be- strange bat when on Friday there wer"
no tdlngs from him. and letters and packs
ges rntris'cd Ia his delivery were received
through the posi.othcr, stamped nf Trenton
aud Philadelphia. hls employers and Trends
appeared To be- unanimous ~ the oplnInn that
he bnd been deceived from III" cars M Trenton.
murdered aud thrown INTO the rnD0l and his
money distracted for 80 great WAS The con-
hdencp in his integrity that M one appeared
for n momen' to suppose that h" was nn'aIlh-
fnl Ia his trust, or that h, would have par.ed
with 'hr packages in his charge while llic
was felt To protect them.
Notwihstandine all this confidence. how.
ever. il was sa,i>incinrIly ascerialn"d last
evening that there was no murder IN The case.
hut that Shipnnn was merely 'tfendr III
the footsteps Of many Illus,rious preJeccs-
Surs"
II appears iha, hr lrf, the cars ni Trenton
obtained on u piansibl" pr,rncc horse and
vehicle, and posted I" Phlladrlpha. where b"
arrived IN time tn take The night tram Tor
Harrisburg; but NJ he was about 10 enter the
cars he was accostcd by the president of the
Mechanics Bank Of Philadel phln, who asked
him whore he was going NJ that time of night.
to which he carelcssly replied that he wished
to take ride.
lie did not. however, proceed in this train,
but stayed over, nS ~ supposed, MI the next
morning NJ 3 O'Clock. and then took the cars
for Pnusburg, entering his name as X. john
son.
Instead Of d"posling the French gold hr
carried from New York at the mint, he con
vcred it into Treasury notes. That Is all
The loss thai falls upon parties in this city, oil
Tie other packages entrusted Ia his care hnv'
ing been faithfully delivered. so far ns we
can ascertain, including about 5000 10
speci" sent by one of the Wall street brokers.
The loss Of those on the other side of the
line il not ascer,ninrd. bu, it is generally sup.
posed to be not very large. A number oi The
packages sent by him have reached here
through the post Office. There is no reason
TO suppose that any specie was entrusted 10
him, md the sm"unt passing between III"
cities in bank notes - at present quite small,
so ,ha, if he has any large amount by hun 1t
mus, be in drafts, which he cannot use.
The Philadelphia Gazette Of last evening
estimates the amount Of property in his
possession at from S75 600 to 100000. but
these sums nre evidently an over statement,
founded upon the assumption that all ih"
property brought on from New York, and
that he took charge OF at Philadelphia, had
been converted 10 hs own use. ! hose most
likely To be correct 10 their calculations in
The matter dn not believe that The loss will
"xr""d $50 600, or II, the very iarhcsl
$4,000
What could hive induced Shiprnan 10 60
nN with comparatively 40 small q rum. is n
my ystrry. lie has had, time after time, fall
n good II MOI better opportunities Of abscond-
ing with much larger amounts, and doubtless
would have had again. lie has been en-
trusted. hcretoiorc, by one institution, we
learn. with NJ much as S500,00O IN bank notes
n, a time, all of which, had he been so dis
posed, he could have appropriated to his own
use.
What added IN thc estimation for integrity
of Shipman was n knowledge of the fact ihai
he had more than once been attacked by rob
bcrs, md had defended his charge at the
IlaZ, of his life.
We are requested to say that the state.
mcnt in the Express of ihls m"rning. that
The Bank of Commerce has suffered loss by
Shipmsn. is nn ruor. That bank never hap
pened to employ HIM n' al, either TO transport
money or for any purpose Whatever.
The Union Bank. 1t will be seen by anI
advertisement in another column have offered
reward ot $4,000 for The recovery of the
$4,000 of their property IN his possession.
or propor'Ion for any part thereof.
No measures for Shlpman's arr"s, had been
taken in Philadelphia yesterday. Mr.. Lownds
left this CITY last evening IN pursuit, bu,
from the knowledge of the routes posses sed
by Shpmnn, his capabi'y Of enduring fatigue
and his IS hours start, " ~ generally sur.
missed that the pursuit will be unsuccessful