American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-10-16
Reported for the American Republican,
THE MYSTERIOUS CASE.

| French female, having IN her possession a
large quantity of money, Gin gold,) Jcwelry,
&C.. upon suspicion that it was ill-gotten pro-
perry, in consequence of her association with a
man charged with robbing gentleman named
Zmncrman, of his pocket book, containing a.
bout $40, while going to York, Pa, in the
cars, few days since. Asmuch has been said
about this mysterious affair, we now give the
fnae of the matter, as conc !dcd by legal pro-
cess.
| During the sitting Of the City Court, yester-
day-Judges Brice, Nisbet and Warrington,
| on the bcnch-John Nelson, John Glenn, and
VIM. II: Watson, Esqr's., came into court, and
stated that they, as counsel in the case of the
person charged with having robbed Mr.. I'm
norman, of $40, were now III court, to deny the
charge and to claim the goods seized by the po-
lice and detained.
Geo. Il. Richardson, Esq, remarked that
inasmuch as good doal had been said in re-
! ference to the matter, and varied action had on
the part of'thc authorities, he proposed to bring
the subject before their honors, the Judges, for
their final action. The person suspected was
in an adjoining room. A person Of small sta
tue, sallow complexion, small dark eyes, and Of
| French dialect, the individual charged, came
into court.) While in this city he passed by
! the name of klutz, which, not being his real
name, had caused much suspicion. He came
here on the eth of September, with an elderly
gentleman, and took lodgings at the Exchange
! Hotel; on the night of the same day, two tc-
males arrived in town, and were received by
these men as their wives The younger man
and wife, left FOR Washington, the next morn
ing; and the elder one and wife for Philadel-
| pha. On the 9th Of October, the yoanger man
and aedged wife, as also the other two, re-
turned to the city. Tic younger man and
wife, Uhe parties accused, } took the morning
tain of cars, ioI York, Pa and before reach
ing there the man left the cars and did rot re-
turn. The female continued OH TO York, but
returned to this city IN the afternoon cars
She was followed here by MIR Zmmerman,
who suspected her male companion of having
stolen his pocket book while seated beside hm
in the cars, on their way To York, aud upon
his inforaation she was arrested. She said
the person who had been attending her was
her cousin; that the large quantity OF baggage
then in her possession was hs-thc contents Of
which she had no knowledge and that lie lav-
ing found it necessary TO return TO PhiladGl-
phia, she had brought it back with her. Mr..
Il. said the owner OF the property had now
come from Philadelphia, to claim 1t. The OBJ
leCt at present was to inquire as to the charge
OF the theft. Zimmerman, the person SAID to
have been robbed, had gone to Philadelphia,
and had not returned-in which case, second
testimony, his own affidavit, was the only cv-
dence against the accused.
Mr.. Hollius, clerk at the railroad depot, tcs-
tilted as to the man and woman having taken
seats in the cars for York, under the name of
klutz, OH the 10th of October, (Friday morn
ing.)
MIR. Scott, conductor &c the csrs,j testified
that the persons named took seats in the CaIS
for York; at tho first stopping place the man
left the cars-whercupon he spoke to the lady,
who informed him that the man Intended com
ing back the next day. She returned to Bal
timore in the afternoon. Heard nothing of
Zlmmerman's loss till some time after arriving
al York.
J. Glenn, Esq We are not satisfied with
resting our defence here. The papers, &C., of
these parties have undergone much exposure
in reference to which the grossest misstatc
ments have been made. Mr.. Pinkney, who
appeared on the part of the State, and has ex-
amned some of the letters, will give their true
character
J. Nelson, Esq. The case presents one of
the grossesl acts Of oppression known.
Mr.. Clifford, the high constable, was sworn.
He testified as to he arrest of the female, up
on the arrival of the cars from York, on FRI
day evening, and seizure of the baggage. She
said the person who had been accompanying
her was a cousin of her fathers; his name was
klutz; did not know that he had any christian
name. About $500, IN gold, was found under
her dress, enclosed in mans cap; she said her
father gave 1t TO her. She said her husband
was to meet her at York, that she had come
back on account of having the large baggage
of hlutz iii her possession. She stated as
reason Tor their not being together her husband
had committed some depreciation in PhlIadel- |
pliia. She did not speak the English language
very distinctly, bot sufficiently to be under
stood. Had written to New York and Phla !
delPhla, with view 10 get some claC to the
parties, but had gained no information in rela-
ton to them, There we're three gold watches,
$1,000 ia gold, sundry articles Of iowery, silver
spoons and fork, apparently remarked, &C., in
a trunk; together with dressing case, con-
tanning gold handle razprs, gold tooth brush,
&C., (as heretofore noticed Among which
were a miniature Of Cardinal Richieau, and
sea! with a head and eros; bones upon 1t, sad
to have been ussi by the Cardinal enhlanatic Of
his association with tine masonic fraternity, in
Paris, France-and the party now possessing
them claim to be his dcsccudcltS) Mr.. G.
said that after the FIRST examination, the female
was released, but arrested again next morning,
upon the testimony Of officer Lambert, who
said she had offered HIN all the money in her
possession, excepting suiiiciency to carry her
away, if ho would relclsc her and tho suspicion
that she might be in some way connected with
robbe7ics ia New York.
J. Nelson, Esq here read T. note, addressed
to the accused female, and received by her the
morning after her release, at Boizard's hotel,
signed by Lambert, stating that inasmuch as
she had been acquitted and discharged by the
Magistrate, she had better not employ counsel