Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-02-03
The Robbery Of POmerOy,s Ex.
pfess-SuiCide Of the sObbcr in
4 90 A A his Cell.

his Cell.
| This extraordinary robbery, which ha:
creaicd 80 much excitement Throughout
fthefcauntry, has rcsultedin solemn ano
awful manner. We copy tho following
from the New York Tribune:
1 Our readers have beari previously m
prsed that a German named Bendito
Lacknor, had been arrested and placed in
prison on Friday, charged With being
the robber, in stealing he Trunk, and not
only SO, but that The trunk was found in
his possession, and upwards OF Sil 900,
part of It's cont-nfs at his residen &c. No.
80 RIyingtomstrect ~F44
Since then the Mayor and his 1T Mar
shall, (Mr, Clark } also officer McGra,h,
4 have been active in their cudeavors Ia
! mud out where the notes coan,ersiuue,I
by the State Comptroller had gone, con.
sist;rs Of some St3O,oO0 on the Union
Bank OF this city, and sen, on their re
turn TO be dared and signed by the Cash
Ter and President OF that insti,uton, 10 be
made negotiable.
| Yesterday afternoon, discovery was
maze that large quantity Of partially
burned paper was concealed in tile chin.
ncy Of the room occupied by the man
Lacknor, und OH careful cxa .nina,on 0!
the fragments, the Union Rank Was clear
~ dlscernible, and they were placed in
basket. The Mayors lst Marshal; with
Justice Taylor and the officer. about S
O'Clock yesterday, proceeded to tho City
Prison, fragments in hand and basket,
aud on one OF tho turkeys opening the
door of Lacknor's apartment, allotted to
him during his confinement there; they
discovered that he was dead. huvin. sus.
pended himself by handkerchief, which
he placed round his neck, and placing it
across board which was put ON tine up
per end Of his bunk or bed, which had
been Sc, on end, eleva,ing him sufficient
~ TO produce strangua,ion. He was
lmmeaiately cut down and tho Coroner
sent for, and all means used 10 resusci,ate
him. They we're OF no avail; life was
extinct
The Mayor was soon present and or
dersd that no inio nation Of the suicide
should lie cotnihuhica,cd 10 his wife, who
was also in prison, and that she should
be released from confinement us soon as
the excitement in respect To The suicidal
act oil her husband had IN measure sub.
sided.
Mr.. FaIlon, the keeper of the Prison,
had visited Lacknor abou. an hour pre-
vlous 10 the call Of Justice Taylor ard
Mr.. Cla.h 10 visit him. and lel, him well.
and the awful preparation for suicide
must ffave been almost Immediately nr.
terwards consumnatcd This ends the
Pomsrot aifair-=-robbery and suicide pe
ing The commencement and lt,sc
The Coroner held an inquest late in
the ererihg on the body. Il vas he'd in
the Police office, nnd the verde, was ,ha,
he (the prisoner Lrcknor.) had commit.
ted suicide by hanging himself in his ce.l,
while confined there on the charge Of The
robbery Of tie tfunk Of Pomeroy's Tx
press.
From The Nsu York Past.
AsoTHER.-Anempied Suicid~.-Ama.
la Norton some time since arrested for
49,
of the Asi0f House, was discovered this
morning suspended BY kandke rchief
which she had previously tied to the
ross peicc OF tire bunk ON which she
slept. The bunk stood oh Uf,c OF its
'nds. The keeper Of the pris N, feu ring
hat Mrs. Lachner might endeavos 10 kill
'erself, left the door between. lie cells Of
hrs. Lachner and Miss Norton open, 20
hat the latter might nc, as check upcn
he former. An oyerscer had also been
'a,ioncd near the cells 10 keep watch over !
ne prisoners; bu' it appeared tina, the I
ir Norton had, Notwithstanding :hess I
contriyed ~ suspend herself ,
V the neck rs described. She vas cut {
own before any injury had been donc.-- I
sr trial was set down in the Court Of! c
essons for tomorrow.
From HE New York american. d
We understand that the wife of Zach. =
Or was released from prison about noon.
I'd conveyed in a carriage 10 the place
their residenc in Rivington street, p
the time she left the prison, she was n
norant of the death of her husband. ?,
hlch, by the orders Of the Mayor, was y
u TO hc revealed to her Until, she arrived "
homo and was in the safe keeping Of %
'r friends. HI
Mexico.
The Courier makes some extracts fron, "