The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-09-26
Great Haul Of ThieVes-The Dorchester Bank
Robbers Caught,
From the Buffalo Courier.

Robbers Caught.
From the Buffalo Courier.
Police officers Best, Burton, and Tyler
have been doing big business during the
past week, and their exertions have been
crowned with success. The perseverance
and address with which they have tracked.
discovered, and finally arrested the rob-
bers of the Dorchester Bank, is in the
highest degree creditable TO them and cred
liable to the efficiency and energy Of our
city police.
The particulars of this arrest, so far as
we have been able to ascertain, are as fol-
lows:-Some ten days since couple OF
gentlemen from New York city happened
to be taking walk up Main street, when
one of them recognized a notorious New
York burglar, who was suspected of oeing
concerned in the robbery of the Dorchest-
er Bank. This circumstance was COM
municated to officer r. HI. Best, who at
once set to work to ferret him out. While
thus engaged, one of the mans accompli-
ces went on board the steamer Queen
City and paid for passage, handing out
given, and that bill, together with other
money taken by the "Queen" prior TO her
departure, was handed 10 Mr.. Harrison,
agent of Reeds line, who took it 10 the
Patchin bank to deposit.
The President of the Bank had his at
tention called TO the bill and suspected it
10 be some of the stolen money, and foI
the purpose of ascertaining whether such
was the fact or not, sent the bill TO the
Cashier of the Bank, who promptly re-
turned il, stating it was one of the stolen
notes. Mr.. Patchin communicated these
facts to ex-officer Waldon and officer Ty>
ler, who soon ascertained that other $50
and 500 had been passed TO different
boats, and furthermore that those who
passed them did not take passage, but re-
NAMED in Buffalo. To 'catch 'em at it,
was now the principal business. Messrs.
Waldron and Tyler accordingly went on
board the Saratoga, IN the evening, for the
purpose of watching, and had been there
scarcely a moment before person offered
Bank, in payment of passage TO Sandusky.
He was of course promptly arrested asd
committed 10 Jail. This summary mode
of procedure got to the ears of his confed-
crates, who deemed it expedient to leave.
They accordingly went 10 Rochester,
pursued by officer Best, who tracked them
about three miles west of the city 10 the
residence of person occupying respect
able position in society. Best went boldly
up TO the occupant of the house and said:
"Sir, want Dempsey"
"Don't know any such person" was
the reply.
"Sir, want Dempsey. He was here
yesterday and you know where he is"
81 don't know anything of any such
man.
"Look here, Mr.. B." said Best
looking his man full in the face-"I must
either have Dempsey aOao or else these
hand-cuffs go on to you."
This rather .'set back the gentleman,
who lowered bis tone, and quietly replied
that man calling himself Dempsey had
been there, but had left for the landing
Upon ascertaining, to his satisfaction, that
this was the fact, Best started off for the
le nding, and there ascertained that tSs
two "coveys" had just left on the boat for
ILewistown. He there retraced his steps
to Rochester, and telegraphed Burton to
proceed at once to Lewistown and inter-
cept them. Burton took IN officer Tyler,
and on Monday at 10 A. M, off they
started. At Lewistown they found that
the light-6ngered gentlemen had come
up TO the Falls. To the Falls therefore
they returned. On reaching the Falls
they soon discovered the baggage belong
ing TO the party, which was taken posses
sion of, butthe birds themselves probably
smelling a rat" had again retracec their
steps 10 Lewistown
Burton remained with the trunks, and
TYLER again returned to Lewiston. He
reached the dock just after the steamer
(the Cataract) had put off, but the Captain
managed to take him on board. Soon
after getting under weigh, one of the
robbers gave the Clerk $50 bill in pay
ment for two fares; this was made known
to Tyler, and the Clerk soon after quiet
ly pointed out the man. Tyler waited
until he ascertained the confederate, and
then arrested both. The next thing was
to get them back to Lewiston. This was
done by the Captain of the Cat aract, who
hailed the steamer Ontario on her pas