The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-12-15
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'oobery Of the Bank o! the State Of New York
lGIEsT OF THE RoBBER IN THIS Cry
k23 600 or THE STOLEN MONEY RECOVERED.

(%3 600 or THE STOLEN MONEY RECOVERED.
II will be recoicctcd that about three
ceks since package containing $3.50
bills of the Bank of the State OF New
York, WIS stolen from that establishment
&nring the day time, and many were the
NprmiscS al the time IA to who was the per-
ct'ator OF SO daring felony.
II The officers Of police have been on the
BERT ever since the robbery. and II few days
b. we learned the arrest OF two men at To!-
H., Ohio, having in their possession near
1000 in bills corresponding to those taken
kom the bank
III \ yesterday afternoon. however, the police
II this city WAS much more successful than
pr western officials. Officer kecic, one of
hc Chiefs special aids. met with ii well
hown thief, called Chuuncy Johnson, in a
hb!ic house in Broadway: and suspccting
lat he knew something" about the matter
howinr him to be an expert at such rob
&rirs-took him on one side, and taxed him
kectlv with the crime. The rogue, no doubt
ling aware of the arrests made in Toledo,
Mspected that the officer was possessed of
4curate information a to the guilty parties,
&came alarmed and intimated bride to the
Qhcer to let him 70.
w The officer at first pretended to acccde TO
"a proposition, when Johnson acknow ledg-
e. the possession of the stolen money, and
0trcd kcclc So 900 to permit his escape.
D. officer, in order TO carry out his plan OF
rest, intimatcd he would accept the money,
d inquired of johnson where he would pay
n, to which the other replied, lat my room
I'll Commerce street" Upon this arrange
rnt they proceeded in that direction: but
learning the number of the house, the Of
er thought it prudent to secure the rogue,
n therefore lodged him in the Fifteenth
rd station house. and iorthw tn repaired
JohnSpn's room, where, on searching it, he
nd wrapped in an old flannel shirt, up
Aris of $4,000 of the stolen bank bills.
Pr package vi money as might be supposed,
officer took especial care of, and conveyed
same to the Chief of Police, with whom
u deposited it.
#fhis Chauncy Johnson is the same individ-
VI who. some few months ago, stole a box
&htajniue 500 from behind the counter at
&rjoy's Hotel, but in consequence OF the
disappearance o., one OF the witnesses for the
RSrcution. after few weeks imprison-
n'. he wa; liberated.
is now supposed that the two men ar
9'"d in Toledo are accompliccs OF Johnson
XthlS last financial operation with the Bank
thc State of New York, sent ont West for
VI purpose of cndcavoring to circulate some
hr money.
'mc capitalists have organized at Mil
Mukre Il company with a capital of $500,
w, for working iron. They have COM
Mnccd the erection of iron works and roll
Mg mills at iron Ridge, in Dodge county
WlS, about f,r,y-iivc miles from Milwaukee
espablc OF turning out over $4,000 tuns OF
\" annually.
8R"HRERy.-A few days since several per-
SoIS came down to this city from Iowa in
sfat boat, loaded with onions and potatoes
"a landed at the upper part OF the landing
~ Bnckmnster's Ferry. In due course
.'lnc they sold out the cargo and divided
III proceeds among those on board, who
~ owners. On "Wednesday night, one
III 'hrm. who had been down to the city
Wurnrd, and found that his trunk had been
RN"n open and robbed Of y 1870. in gold
~. SILVER 4 man who had shipped with
Nj III a" cook, disappeared from the boat on
ahle night, and has not since been seer
'ard from. He is supposed to have com
'u The theft. Others of the crew were
robbed of over $500 on the same
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