Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1854-11-25
by TEI.EGRArH.
NV York, Nov. %

New YORK, Nov. -
James Fitz Gibbons, Night Clerk ana
Porter in the Post Office, was detected iast
night abstracting money packages from INC
mail which arrived during the night. ao
was arrested and is secured.
The New Post Office robber Fitzglbbons
has been suspected for some weeks past
Sundry traps had been set to catch him.
When arrested he had two packages Of
money in his pocket mailed at Newark' y
j., one to Bridgeport, the other to WliI.am ms
burgh. The contents were between $S'ooo
md $4,000 and he had money in his pos
session amounting to $500.
Considerable feeling has been excited
here with regard to the escape OF novice
from a Catholic Sisterhood at Emmetts
Bay, named Josephine Bankley. She es-
caped on the morning of the 10th, and is the
daughter Of Jos. Banklcy, Protestant IT
lis reported she wished to dissolve hsr con-
nection with the sisterhood and return home.
She wrote her father a letter which was
DESTROYED before her eyes. and she was COM
pelled to write another in different strain,
expressing her satisfaction of being where
she was, thus deceivng her father as to the
facts of the case, and all his letters in return
were consequently handed to her unopened,
She determined to escape, and succeeded
by climbing over a sash, walked ten miles
10 Cedarston, where she communicated
with her father, who came for her.
New YORK, Nov. 23-6 +. al
The paving teller of the American ES-
change Bank Of this city has been detected
in cmbezzling the sum Of Sl3 500 otits bonds.
His name is Cardee and he is understood to
have deposited security with the bauk suiii-
cient to cover the loss. Toe deficiency is
from his having given certificate checks to
irresponsible parties.
CLEVELAND, Nov. %.
An investigation by the agent of the
Treasury Department finds Russell, ex-col-
lector Of this port, ds,faulter in 100000
duties not accounted for. Russell was in
flicted for embczzlement last spring, and
recently deposited with the U. S. District
ATTORNEY securities to the amount Of $780,
900.
SYRACUSE, Nov. %.
The Syracuse Republican, Extra, an
nounces the arrest OF Robt. Wilson, of Og-
denburg, caught in the act Of firing an I'M
occupied building. lie was arrested by
nSlUnUUT WIN WulSHSh AiN h@S WI
fessed his intentions, saying he wished to
prevent it's occupation. His house has
been searched and quantities of stolen
goods found in possession of his wife, also
under arrest.
BALTIMORE, Nov. %.
VIM II. Martin, who has been the prin-
cipal distributing clerk in this city for 20
wears has been detected in robbing the let
tiers passing through his hands. He was
detected through the agency of deeoy let
tiers, and his house being searched the let
ter and money it contained was found. His
SALARY was 81 900 per annum, and his house
was furnished in an extravagant manner,
and his style Of living had before excited
suspicion. His depr, dations have probably
been going on fer several years pnst.
New ORLEANS, Nov. IS.
The loss by the destruction of Placide' S
Varieties is estimated at $4,000 on which
there is s75 900 insurance.
New York, Nov. %.
Grand Jury to-day indicted J B. Holmes
late a candidate for A lderman in this city,
for the murder of,David Gersley. He was
held to bail in the sum of $4,000.