Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-05-20
From fhe PHILADELPHIA Inquirer.
Tho Return and Arrest OF sh,pman--IIi

Tho Return and Arrest of sh,pm"n--His
story.
Jacob Shipman, the ahsconlinc messenger, who
several weeks since ran away from this city with
n large amount Of money belonging TO New York
ers and philnlephians. returned home yesterday
morning at o'clock. He was unaccompaned by
any officer, the persons who captured him having
set him free Immediately obtaining the money
they found in his possession. On arriving in Phila.
jelpha, he wen, home TO his wife and family, but
appeared in the streets early yesterday morning and
called on several ofthe brokers' He says tha, he,
fore he started on his run away trip he met with
losses, amounting in all to sbout Sls,OUO. He
was behind hand indeed, $500, as long ago Al.
1889, and bis case has heen getting worse ever
since. La,terly he bought lottery tickets in order
to recover himself but this only made the matter
worse He refuses to tell the manner by which his
original losses occurred, and says he will persist
IN this refusal. matter what the penalty. On
his las, trip from New York, he received SIS 600
from the Union Bank, with the object of having
it re-coined in Philadelphia.
On his arrival here he found il necessary to pay
the Onion Bank money for the purpose. He never.
theless started for New-Yok with the intention Of
going through but his way thi,her the Difficult.
~ Of accounting to the Bank for money he had
misappropria'ed pressed so heavily upon his mind,
that he concluded TO return 10 this city. At this
time he nearly mad from excitement and an.
Iiety. He returned towards his own dwelling and
arrived opposite the doc. but here the horrors of
his situation and the difficulty of explaining his
conduct again crowded upon him. and he deter.
mined to Nv the city. He admits that he was at
the fire Dock street wharf, anG says that had he
met any friend there on whom he could have re.
lied, he woull have confessed ALL The mex,
morning he proceeded westward and Travelled reck>
lessly on, he cared not whithcr. He fixed upon no
particular route, but hurried on, expecting and
sometimes anxious TO lie caught. The amount he
had with him was only $500. 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 cap,ors gave him
$3.50. When caught on the prairics he made no
resistance, was taken to public house. and then
into private room, where he was stripped Of all
his clothes, as the persons who arrested him sup.
pose lha, he bad a 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 10 return of
his own accord. He says the Union Bank alone
will lose by him. He wanted his cap,ors to accom-.
pany him home, but they declined, in the hope Of
obtaining more reward. Oui informant states tha,
yesterday morning he looked depressed and down.
cast and spoke low. On meeting with an oil
friend he said" Will you take a rascal like me by
rhe hand !" and the tears started to his eyes, as il
much affected. lie seemed in utter despair, and
expressed his willingness 10 die, soon rs he had
made WHIST rrparaton he could. He admitted that
the greatest confidence had hecn rcposed in him,
that he had violated tha, confidence, anl that he
ought TO suffer. He WIS ed between | 0 and
! o'Inrk, taken before Mayor Scott and com.
mit,ed to Moysmcnsing for further h,aring on
Monday next. He is charged with the larceny of
nearly $4,000 of the Union Bank Of New York,
IN addition To larceny committed on several brokers
IN this cfy.-On bcing asked by one two per.
sons whether he desired hail. he s,il-"N," II
is understood that one Of the brokers hal arrested
him before the police officers had arrived, in order
20 avoid the liability Of paying the reward.
READISG R,rL RoIn.-The Philadelphia and
Reading Rail Road Company has under con,rac,
vhe laying ofa second track between this place and
Pousto~u. The contractors are about commenc.
ing operations, and will complete their undertaking
with all diligence. Reading Ga.Nte.
A BALLAD.
nr TON noon, IN.
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