Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-02

about him. His relations with tie banking
houses and brokers along his extended route
enabled him to know when they had large
sums in the mails, upon which his depreda-
! tions were always committed. For a long
| me his detsction seemed impossible, until
! the extravaganza of his habits brought him
under suspicion, after tho Department. de
tectiye agents become satisfied shat the rob
berries were committed between, rather than
| IN The Offices along the route When first ar
rested, he escaped from the two agents who
held him in custody in n fashionable hotel,
| in which The committing magistrate permitted
| him to remain for the night before sending
! him to Jail in order that he might the easier
communicate with his friends to get bail He
got eff on that occasion by walking to and fro
in his room past the shut, but not locked
| door, until he had lulled the suspicious Of the
| two keepers guarding him with their eyes
wide open. When. suddenly, he opened the
| door bolted out of the room, and locked in
| the two bawling guards; aconfederate having
! slipped 4 key in the lock outside, for him.
He wandered in the woods for four days, rob-
| bing dairia of milk at night to sustain life.
! He then gave himself up, half furnished His
| bail was next fixed ut fifteen thousand dollars,
which Mr.. Justice Mclean finally reduced to
| $40 ,0o0 and it was given. He then left the
country, and was next heard of in Cuba sub
sequontlv, on the 1sthrpus. From thence he
went to California, where he was servant in
hotel when he was recognised by some enc,
and was again arrested through information
| lodged by agents Of the Post Office Depart
| ment. On the receipt OF intelligence of his
last arrest, the Department instantly sent
| out bench warrant for his transmission to
Ohio, and the necessary papers to enable them
| to hold him safe. But on the arrival out of
| this authority, &c. it was found that the bird
had again flown. He had been released By
the courts of the new State under a writ of
ho5e0s corpus, the testimony st hand there
not being iudgcd sufficient to warrant him in
being held. Ho Immediately left for the
Sandwich Islands, where we understand he
| fourshcs at present. in what caracity We
| know not.
| lie will be vel remembered in Washington
as the most noisy and dashing man among the
| western mail contractors assembling here SO
regularly. His Ohio bail proves to be straw
bail it being probable that not a dollar will
ever be realized from his forfeited bonds
| TEE CONTEST FOR THE DooRkEErERsHIr-
| This canvass progresses vigorously. The
DOerkeepcr has some fifty, sixty or seventy
minor places in his gift, and it appear:
as though each candidate has nearly thai
many active friends ''lcgginS' for him. A
striker for each place in his gift, if elected
Friends Of the present Doorkeeper cQlnplair
bitterly that clerks in the Executive Depart
ments are engaged in eloctioneering for other:
| than Netr respective fayorites. While the
champions Of the other candidates complain
with even more bitterness and excited fcelin 8:
against the emf l0vec3 under the Doorkeepel
of the last House, FOR leaving no stone unturn
ell in the way Of clectoncering to save thei1
bread and butter The incumbent evidently
has the advantage ia this peculiar contest
In az much a. his c1rps |'@r,ne come from
many States, and thus reach many delegations
--h;ro -. o,,,,a,,or., ,-ooo.., .h;
c..,,.:, o,, g- o
Though much poehcr is beng made over til,
cbo,eo IF = enc,lsr vr ASSURE our dis,an
roo1,.,, .,.. ,,,.1,o,,, ,o,, t;,no, a. n,,,oh :;
hs;r,. ,o.da o,or r;,.,I ..,;r.,;ons f., I'll,
DoorEeepership; the Doorkccper having tn,
n,.ro,.,o ard tho s,o.ior l,,.;,., MANA >,
.real, nj s:ranncr tn the details of IN,
,r,+a,, ,.s e,o,.o-,,,on, ,r.or l,c,,,;n,, lie
o,o,, f,- On hour r,s. cvor;r., !, tho reosn,;o,
boil, os tho N.,;i,r,l I,o.ol would h.re ,or,
o,rar cor,.;ncoJ that altar al .b. c.,oa
o,o,,, i, e thu Iorso or po,,
| -or.,.;.o,e ,lo I-;.o1 c,o,o. io;,ra
mara ro,. is, ,l,,,, ,bo ,o,t,oror4 oe tho ANA.
,;on-Who :stoh h. Do,r,-oc,,cr7
A., F,,ar-,.-r v,,.s,., D,,,>.-
o,.rr,.,.,.r ro .ho ;,e,.ati.,
of tbose rr.;,,tin- far the ,;nvcru,,ent ~
have f.. .av that = reimbursement Of aetna
exnenses jn.nrr,d Inv q contractor with tn
United States in nreparinr his ship to fulfi
tie con lition. OF a charter party which VA
| ordered and asterward c0uhterinandcd by I'll
| Government, is legal, and can be allowed OF
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