Litchfield enquirer., 1844-01-18

TIE Po1EERoY Trunk FoUwLUCIDE
or THE THIEF
. The stolen trunk q POmsruy q CO., Sb0ut which
90 much has bssn written laas, vas found in
Nsw-YOEk On Friday lsst. It the ssuiapuss on
German BY the mama q ,Bsndits Lacknor. The
circumstances which led b the arrest are given in
the Tribune a follows:
A $500 bin On the Merchants Bank was paid By
Mr.. Lacknor 10 NJ. Van Ssht, q German merchant,
No II Cadar-stEest, sehp deposited i p the Bank
Bank for exchange, and there recognized % one Of
the lest bills and the only one Of thewhple amount
stolen which could have been positively identified.
This information was immedieaelS communicated
to MezsEs. Drew. Robinson q Co, who had left the
date and number Of said blu with the Bank. Mr..
had transpiged, when Justice Taylor, 0fieer Nc
Grath, and Mr.. Clark. first Marshal Of the Mayor,
repaired to the house Of Lacknor. who resided Il
No. 80 Riyingt onstreet. Not finding him ct home,
one Of the officers remained 10 watch the house,
while the others went in search Of the villain
He was arrested BY Nj. Clark in Cedar-street near
broadway, shout 5 o'clock. when his house was
searched, and trunk found in the basement Of the
building. containing part d the money the bal
ances (excepting about % 900. which h mssing,)
being slowed away in the bed, befReen the sheets
These are the facts given to us BY Of the Of
icers. The prisoner was partially examined, and
The despatch with which this thing was ferret
ed out, and the money recovered after the bill was
identified, Is worthy ofnotice. The bill was taken
to the Merchants Bank at l2 o'clock, the prisoner
arrestedat s, and 1t Q ~ the money was safely
lodged IN the hands Of the officers.
None Of the unsigned sheets Of the Uaion Bank
circulation some where.
Several packages Of the bills found are supposed
not 10 have been opened d all and some Ind been
exchanged for gold The missing thousand dollars.
i is thought. were paid tor goods, which are now
in the city. sss ~,
Is he says, arrived in this country in Juns last;
has since been to Milwaukee, w. r. where he has
partner and puYposed e. establish store, and
whence he retuFncd 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 5th Of the present month and
doubtless thought the acquisition OF his illgotten
plumber would not come amiss in setting up in the
world; though he had not yet applied ii to that
purpose, the house in which he was found being
quite an ordinary one and occupied by several FAM
lilies beside his own He Is an ugly customer and
his arrest eyinced decided disposition to quar-
rel 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 it be.
longs and relieve the innocent from unjust suspi-
cion.
Upwards of 49, 600 dollars were found in possess
sion Of Lacknor. The Mayor and other officers
have been active in their endcavors to find out
where the notes 100. 600 on the Union Bank) coun-
tersigned by hecomptroller had gone, and on Sat.
urday large quantity Of burned paper was discov-
cred in the chimney Of the room occupied by Lack.
nor, and on careful examination the Union Bank
was clearly discernable. They were placed in a
basket, and the lst Marshal and Justice Taylor
proceeded with them to the City Prison. and on
opening the door Of Lacknors apartment, they dis
covered that he was dead, having hung himself by
W handkerchief He was Immediately cut down.
but all means to resuscitate him were unavailing.
The Prisoners wife was released, and thus ended
this Pomeroy affair. ~.
The discovery Of the Trunk must be source oil
much satisfaction to Messrs. Rust, Banks, and
Copp, upon whom strong suspicious had rested
The story purpofting to come from woman all
Rochester was hoax for which the perpetrators|
deserve the execrations Of the public.