The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-12-15
chlOrofOrn and Robbers ON the

- Cars.
On Friday evening, on our way from Uri-
ca to llliUh, a young lady BY the name Of
Patket informed Us that Mrs. David Wright,
Of Toronto, had been robbed on the cars
bear Poughkeepsie, on Thanksgiving night,
under the following circumstances:
She was on her return home from Balti-
more, where she had been to visit Mrs Haw-
kins. the vile Of the Washitouian lecturer
Among the passengers who had got on board
the train at Baltimore, was 4 tall, dark-eyed,
well dressed and genteel looking lady, who
sat down by the side OF Mrs. Wright. "Are
you travelling alonei" asked the stranger.
81 am," was the reply. "How far are you
goingl' "To Canada" was the reply
The conversation thus commenced and was
continued for a long time. They passed
through Philadelphia and New York on the
most friendly terms, and were hurrying a.
long the Hudson road, when the stranger
inquired Of Mrs. w. il she could change a
five dollar bill for her. Mrs. w. replied that
she could not, and in order to show her will
ingness to do so, had she been able, she
pulled out her wallet, und displayed three
twenty dolloar gold pieces, ten dollar gold
piece, some small change, and check
By and by Mrs. w. complained ofa pain
in the head. "Oh," sad the stranger, 81
have some cologne with the-iet me put a
little on your temple, il will doubtless re-
lieve you' Mrs. w. Immediately sunk to
sleep, and remained insehsibIe until the
Conductor shook her awake and demanded
her ticket 1t was with the Utmost difficdl-
ty he could awake her. He finally hoisted
the window Of the car, and the fresh nir
relieved the unfortunate woman. She put
her hand into her pocket to get the ticket,
when, to her astonishmect and dismay, she
fod"d that her wallet containing her money,
her ticket and her check, had gone, and the
elegant gold pin she had upon her bosom
was gone, and the strange woman who bad
been so attentive had also disappeared.
The gentlemanly conductor edeavored to
console her with the promise that he would
see her to her baggage in Albany. But
when they arris ed at Albany is was aseer.
tanned that there was no baggage there
for her. The baggage master says lady
and gentleman got off 1--WE think at Hud-
sony and said their baggage directed to
Albany must be left there, and not taken
TO the place where they first intended to
leave it. In this way Mrs. Wright lost
her money, he jewlery, and hef clo,hinq.--
This female robber wore black velvet
bonnet trimmed with scarlet flowers, dafk
mantilla, is lady like III her Gemeanor,
wears u fascinating smile, and is, undoubt-
edIy, the same dcrson who played the con-
idence game with the merchants and ho-
tel keepers at Baltimore, q short time
since. Mrs. Wright was too sensitive to
make known her moEeyless situation, and
did not eat morsel Of food for nearly two
days, when che providentially met her
friend Miss or Mrs. Parker, who furnished
her with fbfIds.
Mrs Wright is very es,imdble woman
of high social position, and we hope her
husband, who is man Of property and
standing, will spare no pains to ferret out
the female highway woman, who presents
the bottle instead Of the pistol, in society
instead Of solitude, and takes away the sen.
ses and then the purse Of the victim
Hion. Ind. 4.