The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-18
The Great Robbery OF the American Express
company OF $50, OOO-Arrest Of the supp
p0Ae0 AOhbera m H0sf0n.

The Great Robbery or the American Express
eonPrny Of $50000-Arrest Of the sup
Pssed Robbers at Boston.
From the Boston Times, Dec. III
During the past six months moral ci has gairei
heavy dsfaulng railroad treasurer one or two default
ing hank cashiers the Sha avenue ana
mu' ane last but not least we to have the
Express Company This last chapter In the hook Of
crime commenced in September last, as follows
The United States Land Agent at Dubuque Iowa hav
ing large amount Of gold hand received from sales
government lands ordered to forward 1t TO New
York to be there deposited in the vaults of Sub
carefully marked and sealed and delivered the
San into the hands Of the American Express Company
9. Their sice in Chicago Tor Incorporation to New
from Chicago to DetrCit and Samuel White, Of the
companys messengers, was sent with It to see IL safe
ly delivered Mt Detroit. From Detroit the treasure
placed in charge Of another messenger, who
delivered the boxes in New York, where, up
on opening then WAS that two two
been substituted for the original packages As
this bold and most adroit robbery discovered it
recover the amount which was missing ESQ o00) from
express company, the latter commenced a vgilant
search to ferret out the perpetrators Of the robbery
The extensive business Of the American Express Com
paDy, and the frequent opportunities which the
py have to plumber led TO the organization
watch The employees and robberes like the above
One q these detectives, Mr. Best formerly police Off
Of Buffalo specially detailed to discover, If pos
officer Immediately started for Dubuque and after
careful examination of the land agent and those who mad
charge Of the treasure 70 the time that it deliver
I'd at Chicago he sa fed himself chat the robbery
committed while the treasure In transit between
Chicago and New York. He then spent two three
weeks time In watching the employees Of the compa
who bad had charge of the money but did not obtain
any clue whatever to lead to the detection of the rob-
bers.
About month after the robbery, Mr.. Samuel White,
the messenger IL whose charge treasure was placed
while beng conveyed from Chicago to Detroit and who
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situation and to this section Of the country The
assigned by White for leaving the employ of the
the faithful performance OF his duties too heavy
proportion to the salary which he received It may be
worthy Of mention here, that week two after the
robbery, it discovered that the bond given by White
when he first went Ia work for the company had
been signed by him. and upon being asked to sign he
objected for the reason before mentioned and finally re-
sigr cd. Suspicion had very naturally fallen upon White
at FIST but his ployers had concluded that he
nocen and still believed 80 when he resigned. few
days after the resignation OF White letter received
by Mr.. Fest, which stated that two men-Over King,
who kept the Farmers and Mechanics Hotel in Lowell
square, in this lcy-had, through third party, john
b. Hazelne under arrest, deposited So 900 in Did
in the Hsverhill Bank Mass, and from other crcam-
stances not yet civulged it thought that they
in connection with White.
Upon recep, of this information GER But with two
o. the partners M Of the american Express Company Mr.
city reschpg mere Friday morning, and with Deputy
Chief Ham, and with officers Savage and Lynch, they
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this place they took rooms at the hotel, and Mr.. Ham
went ont to reconnore and while passing through the
for the hotel 70 give this Information and as he was en-
terirg the door lie met King, whom he arrested and
placed in custody e Captain Savage and seeking the
went in pursuit OF Aver whose vehicle he standing
in byeroad He turned round just - Aver drove off
but driving by him, his vehicle acr ass the wheel
Of Aver and arrested him The house Of King was then
searched and from what found his person and
his house. ascertaned that his money
{nuvv xhoh bad nAal Qpn
had silver plate Of the value Of $780, and 30
found in his possession His house newly flu Finished
he hao recently purchased ne half Of livery stable
he had two three gold Watches and both he and King
had gold chains OF the pattern.
To secure White was the next thing to be done, aud
with officer ClarB of Lawrence, two horse team was
procured and four Of them started for New Salem where
the law of White resided They here found that
he had gone to Londonderry, where his father
kides they started for that place. but account Of
bad roads, sent their horses back and proceeded oy
father Of White, who could give them no Information
The of the arrest OF King and Aver had reached
here amp the officers could get information from those
with whom they came In contact. Here they divided,
two going 10 Ltchfeld and two to Derry but without
success but subsequently, by pretending to be in search
half OF his father residence where they lost track Of
him. FINDING further search Improbable they
Manchester, and Saturday morning came to Boston in
Kirg Aver after their arrival here sent for their
counsel Thomas A. Parsons, Esq, OF lawrence VITO in
10 med them Wnen ne arrived mere that he had seen
White n Lowell and he coming to the city. As
as he arrived here White, who had made efforts TO
escape and entirely ignorant of pursuit by the off
GERS arrested d. in the afternoon the trio al
legged robbers brought before Judge RUSSELL of the
police court on charge Of robbing the American Ex
press Company, the Goth OF Septem last between
Chicago and New York. of n gold coin the
nomn alton of double ges eagles half eagles and quar-
ter eagles After little delay in waiting for counsel
the accused parties each held in SIS 600 for
appeal the 27th instant Otis p. Lord of Salem
and thomas A. Parsons Of lawrence appeared
sci for the DEFENDANTS Joseph Il. Bradley. Esq, has
be en- engaged as counsel for the Express Company.
In addition to the above learn that White was
formerly employed in the Express business between this
city and lawrence Mr. King, we are informed, was not
poor he to have been and that
bad several thousand dollars deposit before tn rob-
berry, for which he is arrested OF Mr.. Ayers antece
dents many Of our citizens familiar. He for
gatekeeper at the Cambridge Race Course,
but whether be worth any money not, cannot
say. We have heard that be did make some three oc
thousand dollars while in the brokers' business 10
Brattle square, but Mr.. Tvylcr Page probably tell
how UGH the amount really A strange nspcion
against King and Aver 70 nded upon the fact that they
were 'out West" at the time the robbery commit
ted, and have had dealings with White since he
turned home. King board of the train with the
treasure when IL teft Chicago