Daily American telegraph., 1852-03-17
An Artful Rogue

As tho hero of the following narrative is O
gentleman pretty well known to some of our citi-
zens, this sketch of his latc doings may be ac-
ceptable. We quote from Philadelphia paper
son Friday evening an elderly man, of good
address md respectable appearance, who had
been for several weeks boarding at our most
fashionable hotels, taking the opportunity to re-
licye the landlords and boarderS of any articles
ne could lay his hands upon, fell into the hands
OF the marshal's police, the officers of which had
been on the lookout for him. When arrested, ne
was preparing to leave Tor New York in the night
line and his valse contained a large variety Of
keys, with which he doubtless meant to pursue
his avoaaton Of hotel-rUbbing IN New lorE.
At the hotels he passed by different Names,
having been bv turns Nicholson, Warner, Win
thrcr Bradley Cutter, and Chandler. While
at tie United States Hotel he ingrstlrted him
self by his genGemanly manners, with mum
bc. Of tho boaTders including representatives. of
the bench and the navy, and wound up by passing
II worthless check for $50 upon the host, receiv-
ing the cash for it. While staying at Congress
Hail. he hired q saddle-horse from the stable Of
W. Harris jr,, Merchant street, and attempted
10 sell the animal at the horse-market, corner
Of Market and Juniper streets. He got small
sum Of money for the horse. but, suspicion being
excited by the low price he asked for the saddle
and bride, the purchaser made him refund and
then, finding suspicion excited, he left very sud-
denly. After his arrest, the prisoner was identi-
ned by the officers of the Mayors police as g.
Rand Thompson, who escaped from the State
peuitcntiary at Frankfort, Kentucky, with two
other couyicts, on the 5th Of July, 1851 1t also
appears that the prisoner, under the name Of
Henderson, was convicted in Washington, in
1888, Of forging treasury notes, and was SEN
fenced to ten years imprisonment He was par
doned during the administration Of President
Tyler, and subsequently was concerned in largo
number Of robberies in the West. After his par
don, which happened in lS43, according to his
tory Of his career as related by himself, he went
South, and supported himself by gambling. At
New Orleans he married the widow of a we'll
known officer Of volunteers in our city, who lost
his life by exposure in the Southwark riots. In
1916, he was arrested in Louisville, Kentucky,
where he had lived for about a year, for some
forty robberies, Mt the Gait House aud other
hotels. The money and other property stolen by
him amounted to a heavy sum. He made u COM
promise, and pleaded guilty 70 certain number
OF bills, out Of twenty-five indictments against
him, on which he was 5entenced TO Ave years IL,
the Frankfort penitontiary., Previous to his
trial, he broke Jail, and was recaptured at New
Orleans. His wife, after his detection and con
victop, procured divorce from him and married
again After serving out about half of his sen
tence, he one day threw snuff into the keeper
eyes, and ran out ut gate They fred at him
and he quickly broke down, and was retaken
For this attempted escape he received two year
more Again, after serving his original sertenC
4 all to nine months, on the 9th of July last, h,
in company with two other eonvicts, escaped, AZ
had been at large until captured by the marshal
police. He win now be detained to answer Il
claim the authorities Of Kentucky have upt
him"