New-York daily tribune., 1844-01-13
sTha1 Trunk Found!

IS follows: A $500 bill on the Merchants DalA
of this city was paid by Mr. LacKnor ~ -''
Van Seht. a German merchant, NO. Il Ceod1-
stree, who deDosited in the Bank OF New-1orA'
whence it was sent to the Merchants Damn ioi ca
change. and there recognized as one Oh 'iie lo9'
hills and the ONLY one Of the whole amount s'o
len which could have been positively ldentlhcd
This information was Immediately communicated
70 Messrs. Drew, Robinson & Co., who had LETT
the date and number of said bill with the Bank.
Mr.. Robinson Immediately informed the Mayor
Of what had transpired, when Justice Taylor,
Officer McGrath, and Mr.. Clark first Marshal
OF the Mavor, repaired to the house OF Lacknor,
who resided at No. 80 Rivington-street. Not
finding him at home, one of the officers renamed
to watch the house. while the others went IN
search of the villain. He was arrested by MI.
Clark in Cedar-strcet, near Broadway, about
o'clock. when his house was searched and the
trunk found in the basement of the building,
containing part Of the money; the balance, (eN-
cepting about 81 GOO, which is missing,) beng
slowed away in the bed, between the sheets
These are the facts as given to us by one OF the
officers. The prisoner was partially examined,
and remanded to the Tombs for farther exaHl-
nation today, as we understand
The despatch with which this thing was Ter
reted out and the money recovered after the bill
was identified, is worthy of notice. The bill was
taken to the Merchants Bank at II o'clock, the
prisoner arrested at 5, and at 6a the money
was safely lodged in the hands of the officers.
None of the unsigned sheets Of the Union Bank
have been recovered, and possibly they are now IN
circulation some where.
Several packages of the bills found are sup
posed not to have been opened at all, and some
had been exchanged for gold. The missing
thousand dollars, it is thought, were Pald 'or
goods, which are now In the city
Lacknor is a German, about 30 years OF age,
and. as he says, arrived in this country in June
last: has since been to Milwaukee, w. T. where
he has partner and purposed to establish
store, and whence he returned about seven weeks
ago with the intention of purchasing goods IN
this city and transporting them to Milwaukee by
wagons. He was married on the 9th of the pres
ent month and doubtless thought the acquisition
of his ill-gotten plumber would not come amlss IN
setting up in the world though he had not yet |
applied it to that purpose, the house In which he |
was found being quite an ordinary one and occu-
pied bv several families beside his own. lie IS
an ugly customer and on his arrest evlnced
decided disposition to quarrel with the officers.
The detection of this wholesale robber and the
recovery of the money, Will rejoice the hearts OF
many and will soon place the guilt where 1t be-
longs and relieve the innocent from unjust sus-
pclon.
MIclnGAN-Both branches of the Legislature
of the State assembled on the lst inst The Sen
ate organized by appointing Edwin M. Gust Pres
dent, and James E. Platt, Secretary. The House
elected Edwin II. Lothrop, of Kalamazoo, Speak
er and A. w. Hovey, Of Oakland, Clerk.
The Governors Message is long and uninter-
estng. The state of the finances of Michigan
will be found under our commercial head OF yes
terday. With the exception Of this, there is no.
thing of Importance in the Message The origi
nal plan of the University to give gratuitous tut
ton to every youth in Michigan he thinks cannot
be carried, and recommends tuition fees to be
charged.
The Salines do not pay. The brine is too weak,
and farther expenditures are discouraged.
Bank reform is commended to the attention OF
the Legislature He thinks also that banks ought
to obtain their notes from some department of the
State Government, on the deposit of good security
The Tariff is the next subject discussed, Just as
one would expect it to be by such a man as Gov.
Barry.
Stay laws stop laws, suspension and relief laws
are considered impolitic, just and immoral IN
their tendency.
During the year ending on the 3lst of October
last, 43 convcs were received into the State Prls
on. being less than during the preceding year
The whole number of prisoners is "a whole val |
uc of their labor $l0,346 IS, which is an excess
of s., ,346 Sc above the amount drawn from the |
Treasury 1t is recommended to employ the con-
vcts so that their labor shall not enter into com
petition with the honest industry of the country.
Respecting internal Improvements, the Cover
nor does not hold any encouraging language.
Respecting an alteration in the Constitution of
the State the Governor says
a joint resolution was passed February A, 1912, |
proposing an amendment TO the constitution, to the
effect that every law, authorizing the loan of money
by the State, shall specify the object lof "hich lle
money is be appropriated, and before it takes et-
feet, shall be submitted TO the people torreectlon or
approval, This resolution having been approved by |
two-thrdS of the members of the last legislature, and
by large majority OF the people al the late cleo
ton, has thereby become operative part OF the
constitution.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATEs.-On |
the opening Of the Court on Wednesday, January
10, MIR. NELSON the Attorney General of the
United States, passed an eulogium on the char