New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-15
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We find in the Philadelphia papers OF Yesterday
fuller detsils Of the msil robbery already men-
toned by telegraph. The ledger says;
From a. examination Of ihe pouches they
proved to he those made up al New York, on Sat-
urdsy, lor Wheeling, Hlohmord and Rsleibh. oon-
tanning letters Tor Louisville Nashville Vincennes.
Indians pO,ts g. Lou;s Memphis Cincnn ,ti CO.
lumbus, Ohio snd Fcsna fort, Kentucky. Tue let
tera found fill three buAhel bag, and were laaa
evening sent back 70 New York, 10 be delivered ta
the writers
From the great rumber Of drafts and checka
found, it ia evident that the robbers contensed
Themselves With the notes only, rejecting every
oiher description Of promiscs TO pay No idea can
be formed OF the amount of money obtained, az the
letters were not accurately examined, bat there
can be no doubt that thousands will be required to
cover the lcac One letter among lhoae found had
contained over 500 10 notes, written by OMpeR-
ter K Vermiliyc, Wall Ut. New York. and ad-
dressed to r Il Msury, Richmond, Va. Thera
was also box that had contained ewelry.
Nothing certain has yet becDidiscovered a. 10 tho
manner ia which the robbery waa effected. That
part OF the mail receye here by the Pilot Lima fron
New-York on Saturday evening, which was deR-
tined to The Southwest, wac conveyed to the dep6s
from the Walnut OF. wharf, az ih uaua and shrown
into The mail car. From the spot whore the pouches
were found, Ii is generally thought thai the rob
berry took place this side OF the bridge, though
this seems to be impossible, because the mail car.
when On the way to Gray's Ferry was all the time
within right Of the passenger cara, and the me On
being BRIGHT, the drivers OF the teams could nos
we'll have migsed seeing such atrenaaction abe
train on Saturday evening met with detention
Wess OF the river, which il thought by some 70
have been part OF she plan for the robbery
On nearing bridge across the Bell road, abeus
three milea from the river, the conductor discover
ed that 1t was on FIRE, and the train was stopped.
The bridge wsa but four or i've yards long, ana IN
- hn kpRn
entirely consumed, After extinguishing the are,
the train returned to the ferry, and men and sinf-
Der were dispatched to tho bridge for the purpose
OF repairing it, so IS TO allow the sralns to pass.
During ths necessary detention the passengers
mostly repaired to the hotel and the robbery was,
it Is suppoaed, accomplished while the mail oar
was LEFT standing in this vicinity until O'Clock,
when the train again started. The agent in charge
was Mr. Vim. b. Anderson, rooently transferred
from the Washington Post Office. Az nothing was
said OF robbery the probability is that the agent
weai sporant OF it when the train frem Baltimore
PACED the one rIHed.
Tha mil from this city escsped by being cover
I'd up by that received by the New. York Pilot line.
No mail matter east OF New. York was received,
owing 10 the connection falling at that CITY Ga The
robbers, by their choice OF the most valuable
pouches have proved themselves experienced In
such maters, and tha. the affair was for long
time in contemplation. The drafts ware careiessly
u
tUrnip patch, at aome distance from tbs mass FLEET
tors black silk neckerchiaf WAS found twisted
around the handle Of one Of the pouches, 80 as 10
make Is easier to b5 carried.
Since the above wss in type, we learn that in
theopnion Of the officers OF the road, the burning
CT the bridge WE an accidental affair and not con-
necled WIKI the robbery Il porhsps caught from
tie fsin thtt c1mo up the road about o clock the
game evening The expreas and all oars ware
coupled together at The Market at d6I6. and on
the rosd 70 Grsy's Ferry were followed closely by
the pssseuger car. tits now believed that the rob-
berry wss committed ja.: beyond the curve at
Broad and Prime ats. while hid from the view OF
the following car, and that the car war entered by
a false hty.
After TIE oars had reached Grays f cry. tho
mar eugeead il coupling The mail car to that which
followed, Uncovered the door in sts rear of the
former TO be open. Alter examining to see that
no perton was concealed iDside, the door was
locked again, no surpicona Of a robbery being OK
cited Ihe Mail Agent iii said, was seated in
tEe b6getge-c&f during the ride 10 ihe Ferry.
This is perhape, IS bold aud sucoessfa a rob
bef, as has ever been concoo,ed in this country