Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-01-03
[FrOm the Boston Times, lit
Yours, respectfully,
F. p BLAIR.

Capture.
The most important arrest male within the
past lew years was consummated on Saturday,
as it is believed that three persons implicated
in the robbery of $4,000 from the American
Express Company, are now in custody.
The particulars Of this affair are these;
10 the month Of September last, the Land
Agent in Dubuque, Iowa, had occasion to
send to New York, City thousand dollars in
gold, which was taken in charge at the former
place BY the Express Company, and conveyed
10 Chicago, where it passed into the hands oi
the American Express 0ompany,--and by the
night train was conveyed thence to Detroit, IN
charge Of c. S. White, messenger between
these two cities, and was then dispatched on
the 9th September to New York, where, upon
opening it, il was discovered that two boxes
containing lead, but bearing the same tags, had
been substituted for the original packages
Measures were at once taken to ferret out the
perpetrators Of the robber1. and liberal re
ward was offered for the recovery of the mo-
ney. The extensive business Of the Ameri.
can Company renders 1t necessary for them 20
have a corpse of detectives on their routes to
watch their employees, and among them is Mr.
; Best, formerly police officer in Buffalo. who
: at once SET to work, but without any success
whatever,
month after the affair, S. G. White, the
messenger in whose charge the money was
: placed, and who carried it from Chicago to
Detroit on the floor of the baggage car, threw
t up his situation and came 10 this section of the
country, Though suspicion at first had natur.
J ally fallen upon him, his employers had con.
cuded that he was innocent, ill his resignation
when letter was received by Mr.. Best, sta.
ting that rwo men. one Oliver King, who for.
D mery kept the Farmers and Mechanics Ho.
] tel, in Lowell, and VIM. G. Aver, formerly a
o broker, at No II Brahle street in this city
= had. through a third party, deposited $4,000
/, in gold in the Haverhil Bank. and from cir.
b. cumstancss not yet divulged, 1t Was thought
n that they were in connection with S. G. White
j. Il was subsequently aScertained that King
= whose previous poverty was well known, hat
made purchase Of houses, horses. dc. UpoI
= receipt OF this information, officer Best. will
two Of the partners of the American EXPIRES
:, Company. Mr.. Fargo and AIR. Williams .imme
= diately started for this city, which they reach
IL ed on Friday morning, and with Deputy Chic
r Ham, and officers Savage and Lynch, the
IS proceeded to La renee, where King and Aye
r. reside. At this place they took rooms at tb
oil hotel, and Mr. Ham went out TO recpnnoiIrt
I'd and while passing through the street met Age
riding in vehicle. He at once started for th
er hotel TO give this information, and as he wa
le entering the door he met King, who he at ono
n arrested and placed in the custody of Capt
Y Savage, and seeking the assistance of the pc
IS lice of Lawrence, he hired team and went il
Vt pursuit OF Aver, whose vehicle be saw stand
Of in bye road. He turned round just as Aye
ic drove off, but driving by him, he ran his We
t, hicle across the wheel Of Aver, and arreste
a, him. The house Of King was then searched
E. and from what was found on his person and
D. his house, it was ascertained that his none
h transactions within the last few months amour
It, ted to 1880. that he had silver plate to ii
We value of S30L, and $l.782, so in bills and go
,y we're found in his possession. His house Wi
es newly furnished. Ayers house was searcl
ut ed, and il was ascertained that be had recen
Iy purchased one-half of livery stable /
at had two or three gold watches. and both
nd and King had gold chains of the same pa
ad tern.
ng To secure White las the next move /; an
m with officer Clark. Of Lawrence, a two hor
,c team was procured, ard four of them start,
sts for New Salem, where the father,in~law
he White resided. They here found that he h'
es gone to Londonderry, where his own faith
&C. resides, and they started for that place, bu
"a. on account Of bad roads, sent their hors
to back and proceeded by freight train to Londo
es. derry, where they found the father of Whit
'n- who could give them no information. 7
ew news Of the arrest of King and Aver b
are reached here, and the officers received AT
his thing but civil treatment from those with whC
p> they came in contact. Here they divided, t
going 10 Litch6eld and two to Derry,
on- without success: but subsequently,, by piet'
ma. ding 10 be in search Of stolen horses, Il
the traced White TO within mile and half of
the father's residence, where they lost track
and him. Finding furhsr search unprecedented