New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-22
THE CONGRESS- HALL ROBBERY-RE-
COVERY or $4,000.

Gen. Uasey. the gentleman whose room was entered
nj Congress Hall last August, from some lnunat1on
received was induced to pay place Visit
when he in some manner was placed IN possession OF
az 600 worth of the property stolen from him. VIZ; the
80 900 of Wlliamsport and Elmra ksU 0ad Dohur anu
a. COO worth of notes and other valuable papers, OF
which no public mention has been heretofore m tie
How or in what the articles were returned 20
him we cannot at present make puohc In all accounts
Of the robbery mention was made OF the otner Va
able papers in the hope of some discovery oeng maze
in the attempt TO negotiate them, they being notes.
&C. that could be traced if presented for payment
Meantime Kirssbury and Henderson, under lndlct-
ment for the robbery are in Baston JAN to be inca IN
December. We have been placed IN possession oil
some authentic facts in relation to the previous career
of Kiugsbury, which may prove interesting to our
readers. .o, r.,
lie is a man over fifty years Of sge, supposed a,
and has been at least three times in the Penentlary
at Frankfort, in Kentucky each ',lo unei u,iloo
emf name. we believe. lie has slso been IN o.her
nrsops but the particulars OF them are not known
He committed eighteen robbeIies at one hotel IN
Frankfort, Ky, and got clear every time without
suspicion At last some one suspechnS that one man
bsd done all of them went through the hotel register
to Gee who was there every time, ana hXea suspicion
upon him. causing his arrest, when some oil the s'oeh
property was found upon him, winch insured MS con
yic.ou Ono of his apaues in I'hiadclphia ettAr
Leaving Frank fort, be chucked over considerably
few d9ys since. when it was brought to mind by a
gentleman who went down from here to call upon
MIN in jail.
1t appears that he made his appearance in Phllade
nh soon after leaving prison, with very scant sup
py of money but lots of assurance, and stopped at IN
United States kept by MIR. Allen, famed Tor nus
shrewdncss and the ease with which he usually de-
tected mpostOrs. There was little party OF perma-
nert bootders there composed OF some OF the best
pfOpo in the City-iudges, naval officers, etc.-"hp
occupied ceats rear the head OF the table hlngs
bury who then pssscd BY the name OF Chandler, ana
ureepded to be large merchant and operator at 20
iumbis, Pa, soon worked his way up to this set
and ordering choice wines to wash down his am
ners he gradually began passing his bottle to them
until he in a manner obtained standl1g WIN theul'
II was the custom there 70 present boHrd bills weekly
after persons had been there certain time, and
80 sometime in the seCOnd week MIR. Chamber OIL
was sent to his room. lie was short OF funds not
having vet had time TO make raise III his usual man
nor but his wits did not forsake him. The evening
AFTER the bill had been sent him, he carelessly saun-
tered into the Office while Mr.. Allen the proprietor,
was there, and pulling letter from his pocket began
To tell about his having received IRON his brother III
law q largo miller in Richmond, who was coming on
will his sister the next night, in train that arrived
about midnight. He said they would want rooms
there for time, and engaged paHOr WIN DeIrOoH
off for them. requesu. the landlord TO be particular
i'm having fire in the paror ~ his sister was feeble
Having made Mr.. Allen rather good natured IN the
expectation of the nice party IN prospect ne casual
~ smoke Of his BILL offering 10 pay il; but Mr. Allen
told HIM II was a matter oI no consequence az that
fine and started 10 leave; but Chandler hal not M
i,ted his business ard calling him back he began Ia
sneak Of going out with the set be was meeting al
table saying they were going out 70 have little fun,
and he Lad uuexps cedy found himself short OF cash,
lis money being in the bank next door To the Hotel,
which was then closed for the night modestly request
inc MIR Allen 10 csst hs check for So or $50. hr.
Allen turned 10 HE book keeper and ordered Chandler
check oasbtd $50 LETT. and Chandler soon folio we'd
run with the cash. This of courc the last seen OF
Mr. Chandler, rs he next day turrcd up NJ the Ner-
chants Hotel under another name. and 80 passed The
rounds of tie hotels under dlhen'ut nam's unhl ne
,o, 10 Jouts's. whore be- one day ordered saddle
horse and rode Oh shor, distance and sold hun very
ch,np lie forgot in his sao of the horse 10 SAY Any
hirr about the saddle aud birdie and happening "a
think about IL short tmc amer, he returned 10 get
ray ftr them aud lac was arrested while trying to gci
something tor them.
lie is a very ndrot rcSuc. and has doubtless met
with many other incidents and scenes that would mad
moro nAc ruAg than reality. lie docs not appear
to have confined himself entirely a. hotel thoNius hs
10 set,cd ono term In Frankfort Tor forgery. lie 80
cared twice ftum Tic Frankfort PcnIrnuarl. once Dc
ing rroaptutol almost Immediately, and tho other
t,ro ha,ms quito tuu ~ liberty. lie hoafs h's
al ,tono with r,tat comp,surr and so"tns e. thinA
10 may Two 10 eui,y Tho ou'shie at = prison onco
,lotr e,ot II no shusId 10 convicted IT Tho r'h'iy oi
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