New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-01-27


d Mr.. PmLo n Rust appears in the last
| Western State Journal in a very full and thorough
account OF the circumstances attending his arrest
on the charge of having participated in the Pom
croy Trunk robbery. His account of the manner
in which he, the prisoner accused of fragrant
crime had to chase after the oHcerS who, in the
Laws solemn eye, held HIM III custody, the ma
giStr0tes who had ordered his arrest to say
nothing OF the accuscrs and intormantS, who ap-
pear to have possessed d most gossamcr and va.
pory nature, would be amusing, if VIC were not
compelled to consider that this was no loing
matter to q high-spiritcd and honorable man,
whose reputation, liberty and means of livelihood
were at stake, whose family endured long days
of distracting anxiety, and whose friends were
perplcxcd and saddencd by the accusation even
while they secuted the possibility of its Justice.
! Mr. Rusl's narrative exhibits the Mrs. Leg
gett engaged in this plot as most prof1igate, dis
reputable creature, utterly unknown either to
himself or Mr. Banks; officer Stanton of Rochcs
teras dupc and pcrlurer; William H. Moore
his informant and go.betwecn with Mrs. Leg
gctt, as a worthless, dissipated street loaicr,
inventing lies and swearing to order while he
regards all these as mere instruments, willing
and rascally, in the hands Of Mr.. CLARK R0hin
| son, u. S. Marshal for Western New York,
whom he indicates as the real author of the con.
spiracy.-.AS Mr.. Rust stands every way
exonerated, we do not feel called on to enter
upon this new ground of controversy.
| BURGLARY AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-A young
named Asa Spicer was arrested the other day in
| the village of imanuc, CT, on suspicion OF having
committed burglary. a search warrant was taken
out and officers proceeded to the house of Spicer's
father in quest of the stolen goods. Soon after their
arrival, old Mrs. Spicer was taken suddenly and
alarmingy i'll, and compelled to betake herself to
her bed. The officers, thinking this attack rather
too sudden TO be real suspected that an ex-
animation of the bed might reveal the object of ther
search and in spite OF the old ladys remonsuances,
| she was removed from the bed and which, on be-
| ing examined was found to contain quite quantity
OF merchandise, such silks, satins silver spoous
&c. Other plumber, among which was 5000 in
small change, was found in different parts of the
house. Also, a bundle Of KEYS of various descrip-
tons fitted 10 unlock nearly every store and shop IN
the place. Spicer Is represented as u yeung man
oiprepossessing appearance and of uncommon en-
dowments, who was soon to have been married 10 a
young lady OF the place. On finding that his villa
ny was discovered, he requested an interview with
her. which honor she declined AT this he was
deeply distressed, and gave vent 10 his feelings by
groans and cries, which were heard all over the
town. At night he was confined in a room with
keeper when he went to bed, and pulling The
clothes over his head, he ieigned sleep. Where
upon his keeper went into bona fde sleep and in
the course OF the night awoke, and found his pr-
aud was Immediately called in but 1t is thought he
cannot recover. The parents oil Spiccr have been
discharged.