The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-28
THE MYSTERY OF
Pc M EROY'S TR NIX
DEVELOPED.
PHILo N. RUsT's address
To the Public.

P H o N. r U S It's ADD R E s S
To the Public.
The circumstances Of my recent arrest for an al
legged participation in a crime, against which my
whole sorl revolts, are familiar to the public /
shall not be charged with affectaton, in saying,
that my feelings. with those OF my family and /
friends have been deeply injured. The recovery
of the properly stolen from Messrs. Pomeroy q
Co., and the detection of the real criminal relieves
me from the necessity Of endeavoring to convince
the public that was not the guilty party; but
presume am not mistaken in the apprehenso on, that
In the minds Of many, at least of those who do not
know me personally, conclusions will be formed
unfavorable to my general character tor integrity,
on the ground that if it had been good, suspicion
could not have been attached to me under circum-
stances amounting to less than positive conviction
Deeply as my feelings have been wounded, it arises
not so much from the fabricated imputation of the
robbery, as from the reflection that the fact of my
arrest carried with it the presumption that was
not incapable of crime-that | was one on whom
magistrates and police officers were justified in ex
ercising their vigilance, unless l established my
own innocence. l think may refer to my neigh
bors and those who know me most intimately, to
testify to the cruelty and hardship of such posi-
ton. IL Is no light matter TO nave ones repose
broken at midn ght by the minister of the law; to
be dragged from the side OF his wife, whilst his
premises undergo a search for stolen goods; to be
conveyed through an hundred miles OF country,
and pointed at by gaping crowds in every village,
as a suspected, II not detected rogue; to have my
name biazoned through the newspapers and uttered
by every tongue, with thousand false rumors and
exaggeratlons, In connection with detestable
crime; but must confess that all this has lett no
Impression upon my mind TO compare in painful
ness with the constantly recurring dread, that
hall ha ldUnd hu ff
one who might have been guilty, though was not;
and that II is impossible that 1 should have been
subjected TO the ordeal through which have pass
ed, If there did not exist some plausible pretext or
other 10 render Inc obnoxious 10 suspicion. Con-
scious as! am OF my own innocence, cannot con-
sent 10 submit TO Judgment Illuminating ana
relentless; | should prefer death.
Urged ny these consdeations appeal to the public to
judge betw me and the OF last weeks
only to be- restored that degree confidence in
the community that enjoyed before was falsely i'm.
peached none w insensibe TO the com
mon claims Of good citizenship, TO wish, wronguy,
debar me from that measure of Justice TO siabIe all
who have felt iAtsrest the subject correct
conclusion, beg their attention to the following
ments
1th INST whittier had been by arrangement with officer
Strutton to submit TO- or rather to compel
on and elicit the facts other information upon
my arrest based impressed with the cessity
oil procuring and giving publicity proofs
In the absence OF any disclosures to Tx the robbery
Pomeroy Cos trunk upon the real culp
ute from suspicion and misrust Believing that
indebted for my arrest to motive foreign
sire 10 promote the simple ends OF justice
ze a tempting pecunary reverb also resolved to
employ every means in my power ferret the orgi
authors my Disgrace aud force them 10 10
and the pubic tor ths part they had acted instantly
jointly with Mr. Thomas e. Banks alike duplicated with
me III the Express robbery employed COUNSEL carry
the nvestgation Tue next day alter my return from
Rochester j. u. FOrDes Esq Buffalo and
followed my self the day For nearly weeks
nave been assdiously engaged in unraveng the sery
which the whole has been shrouded SUB
init to the public alter reading the exposition which fol-
lows, to deteri Inc with what success.
The recovery oil the missing money, and the general
conviction that Lachner was without accompcss
ders unnecessary to fulfil my original purpose OF
counting Tor every hour OF the time passed in New
York, well in going and returning abou. the time
the robbery intended have shown by competent
imony that the under which to the
city, and the engagements which employed my time
whilst there OF character wholly to orhid the idea
that could have participated in abstraction of the
stolen trunk that could have had the slightest know
ledge OF its existence the nature Of its contents
TACT OF ITS exposure by the person having it in charge
But these proofs will not be expected therefore
directly to the history OF my arrest and the details
which ensued
On Wednesday, the 9th day of December visited Buff
iao, in company with Mr. Banks MIR. d. had business
but had other than the motives of ordinary visit
not having been in Buffalo for several years We expect
when leaving Syracuse to extend trip to SCathe-
rnes u c., to Mr. L. w. Stevenson tavern keeper
that place. and other friends and acquaintance; Mr.
Banks becoming ndisposed unable leave his room
Thursday and Friday and only to ride Saturday
this part OF plan renquishes and made pre-
pararons to return homeward by the train Of the ast On
leaving Mr. Banks to follow by different street, bu
whilst waiting for his appearance, friend up
INFORM me that he was detained by officer and wished
to return Immediately went back to the American
Hotel where we had stopped and found Mr. Brown, the
charge that he was in the robbery Of the Elk
company Feeling indignant at what considered
gross outrage told the Sheriff he might well suspect
me an Mr. Banks and advised him to search my trunk
This he declined, observing that there suspicion
against and that although hsdfe justified in thesep
which he had taken, yet apparent that there
mistake here and that ne regretted any
thing OF the kind had been done The expression hes
regrets did satisfy of proprety of his
and we remained two days longer ascertain tho grounds
upon which the search made Mr. Banks offered the
sheriff five hundred dollars in hand for the Of his
informant, or nstgator the warrant having been issue
upon the application OF Brown, the officer who executed
the search It proper to add here that persons
was inserted in the warrant being suspected; but
contained general direction search the American Ho
tel On making strong and pressing solicitations to the
Sheriff to disclose the source and nature Of the informa
ton which induced the proceedings he at length stated
that the information did not from New York Al
bany but from place west Of Utica and Syracuse; hui
this all we could persuade HIM to say intimate up
on the subject Failing In efforts to obtain the
source Of Mr. Brown uspicons, departed for Sy
racuse Tuesday the I'd instant and coming through in
the regular train, reached home about 10 O'Clock In thu
evening.
On the succeeding Friday morning about the hour
two was awakened by a call at the door of my III
the Syracuse House. and rising open the person
who afterwards proved TO be Mr. stratton constabl,
Of Rochester and deput under Clark Robinson, u.
Marshal Of the Northern district of New York; present
ed himself and aid that officer and that might
consider myself under arrs st. He also enqured for MIR
Banks but finally proceede to search my room, and then
repairing TO Mr. BIS subec sed his trunks to the like
tiny, although he with process suthorising
him to do either.
stratton said must 20 Rochester with him to be
amned and proposed locomotive and
overake the regular train Mt Auburn that morning TIC
This he at first assented but afterwards declined doing
During the day proposed pay half the expense
AN extra train through to Rochester but he again object
3D. then told him that avoid the expense of keeping
my friends at Auburn night would procure
der for extra train TO Auburn ut O'Clock Saturday
morning. To this he agreed. hut to my great surprise
learned in the evening that he had procured private
veyance and had lett town fos Aubsrn in company with
a man by the name of Allen, W no with hn,request
ing Squire johnson Of Syrns before he went OF 10
advise 90 Rochcst ALL he did not be
iieye any thing could be proved against me.
This was advice that did not think II expedent to
adopt but started for Auburn at the time arranged
with number Of f. lends and legal counsel
lake the Rochester train with Mr. Straton Here again