New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-24

in 4 colony Of some 800 Mormons who have located
on Beaver Island at the head Of Lake Nj ,higsn
They are getting up Temple, some portions OF
which are finished and now used on week days,
n q theater, where ]. @. A. relieves himself COCA
sionaIy a. Claude Melnotte," " Duke Of GoIter,'
40. On Sundays the Temple viii BIS devoted TO
very different purpol es-a change Of characters
but not OF actors.
SINGULAR ADVENTURES "A PHILADELPHIA
LIVERPOOL ITEM-A curious case has recently
occurred, the connection OF which with our city
leGds US liverpool Mercury to give 1t & record in
our paper Early in the Spring of the presentyear,
Nj Saynor, superintendent OF the division Of the
Manchester police, was made aware Of the arrival
IN Manchester OF a man named Mark Booth,
tven known to the police,) who, it was report
cd, had just returned from America, enriched
with the proceeds OF robbery which he had
there committed. Mr.. Ssynor wrote to the au-
shorities in the United States to ascertain par
ticuas but before this letter could be replied to,
Mr.. Beswick, chief superintendent Of our police,
received q letter from a Mr. Stephen Chopper,
gunsnith, late Of Birmingham, who had recently
voyaged 10 the United States, and had settled in
Philadelphia as q gunmaker. 10 this letter Mr..
Chopper stated that soon after his landing he had
met with a man named Mark Booth who had ust
arrived from Manchester, England, and whom he
had tax en- into his service. Booth and he were
thus in frequent communication with each other
and this gave the former an opportunity OF learn
ing that Cropper kept his money IN carpet bag
deoo.ted in the bedroom AZ his lodgings. To this
room Booth, on some pretense, during the absence
of Chopper, obtained access snd, eating tue bag
opep, possessed himself OF sum OF t4sO, and
II dat aft hia troD anti
was the god OF february but 1t was not ti the
Goth of April that Choppers letter reached Nj.
Beayick in NJ lnchester. Is subsequently Turned
out that Chopper after settling 10 Philadelphia, had
sent for his wife and five children, whose arrival IN
America, however happened to occur last tSo
DAYS after the robbery go that chopper AZ tast
time was pennDess, and but for the assistance oil
peYsons in that nsighbOrhood the family must have
stsryed 10 reply TO Choppers letter, MIR. besSck
wrote TO say that Booth, Whose identity was fully
confirmed by Tslbotype portrait sent IRON rnhad
WA in Manchester, and had set up beer house aud
that III the necessary warrants were forwarded tue
man ooald be spprehended. Soon afserwArd war.
rant came over, signed by Joel Jones Mayor OF
PHILADELPHIA and VIM. Peter, ESQ Consul, certify
ing that robbery had been committed, and re-
ouesting that its Perpetsstor might be arrested.
owing however 20 some informsllties in the docu
ment n could not be acted upon, and word wassent
70 Chopper by Mr.. Beswick TO that effect A Tort
night ago Mr. Chopper himself arrived 10 Manchei
ter bringing with him certificate signed by tue
Consul at second one signed by The Chief ustlce
Of Philadelphs, certifying the genuineness OF me
warrants; and was at once referred by M besFlck
10 Lord Pamerston, as IL was regulate to obtain
from the foreign secretary certificate which would
enable iustice in the metropolis to Issue warrant
upon which Booth could be arrested. This certd
cate was at last obtained, and the cniei magistrate
of Bow street was applied to tor warrant bur
unfortunately, on examination II turned ous lnaI
49, ION hx q
CHARGED Booth with committing larceny where
=. NO such term was used 10 Lord Ashoartonsin
ternstonal treaty, which only spoke OF r0b0ery'-
The MAGISTRATE on this technical ooJecIien relased
To grant the process which AIR. Chopper had APph-
ed and Mr. Maude, when Cooper returned 10
Manchester, followed the example, snd thus Crop
per WAS unable leg ally to tpprenenc the mSn wac
had robbed him. Nevertheless, deter IuinedtJ seize
him. and possible, TO make him refund part 81 his
i'll gotten gains, he hired some men, add actually
apprebended his qaondsm servant 10 the PaOiic
street putting handcafs upon him and when at the
Fairfield police station, the Authorities refuss ed TO
detain Booth Chopper rscaptarei him. and took
Mn, 10 the Rlackemoor's Head, where for day or
two he fosoibly detained him. He thea conveyed
him 10 the railway station, and started win MN
kr Liverpool but finding that he cOod BOT &C ON
phsh hi. object lviz the rePossesson OF part OIL ae
stel.n mon,yA in cons sequence OF the freedom with
Skich Booth had been speEdpg, he turned him
adrift At Newton, and applied 30 Mr. Rushton, at
Liverpool. for assistance. he after yard returned
70 Manchester; but, meanwhile, Mr.. Wood, halter,
Of the Marke:place having heard Of Choppers A.
uvs IN this country, called to nina that that gen
uemen had LEFT large Dill which was stlil Ia MS
tGr. W ood's books unpaid; and be therefore OBJ
tanned iadges order, proceeded 70 the Blscka
moors bead, and put his DEBTOR unAer arrest. NJ
Chopper, therefore, now lies Vt Lancaster jail, 10
the .biS ment Of aouads-t leisure 70 reflect upoa
hs rtmNk Ible adventures Ia searcs CT stolen pro
petty.
ACCIDENTS When the steamship Philadelphia
arrived, ons o. her sesmsn, nsais1 John Kssfe.
xss ia a dssble5 oondsthn. VI co0seqa0acs o. htv.
irs severely rsc,ured MS leg. by osiag taroxa
essinst The Gun De's Of The vessel 10 sevsrs este
curing her home ward passage. Is yves attended
by ,bS physician on board, ga, Dot d3'ng S. ws.ln
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