Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-11-17
From the N. Y. Evening Post. Remarkable Career of Crime.


 Several months since, the Bank of New Brunswick was broken into and over seventy thousand dollars stolen. from its vaults. The details of this audacious robbery have already been published; and after being tracked for a long tune, and through many places, its perpe- trators have at last been captured and ar. now awaiting trial before the Court of Assizes in Nova Scotia. They are three in number. and their names are Phil Stanley, Jack Rand and Bell Smith.
 These three men apparently are none of your small, vulgar ra,cas. They display the tro- phles of no less than sixteen memorable achieve ments, of which each of them boasts; and whether they exaggerate the importance and reck lessness of these from love of boasting. we will not stop to enquire.
 The leader of this trO Is Phil Stanley, alias Phll Sandford, who brides himself upon being one ot the most artlul villains in Christendom. lie was born in Eng land, and is over thirty-two years old. His manner Is aflable and quiet; vet he Is very devil in hardihood, and gifted with almost unparalleled inesSe. He has the eye of a lynx, the subllety of cat, the quick decision of consummate general, and force of exc cution which sets all obstacles at defiance.
 lie first became known on this continent in the city of Buffalo, where in single night he committed three burglares. He was arrested for the crime, tried, convicted, and sentenced to nine years and nine months Imprisonment. Unfortunately, his sentence was soon after con- muted, and, true to his instincts, he hasteued to deserve another
 I his fellow Is arlstocratic in his trade He entertalnS hearty contempt for small rasca- ties, and asplres to great projects and achieve. ments. Scarcely had he got out of prison, when he planned grand enterprise against the Mil ton Bank, of Dorchester; and one fine morning that institution missed S32OOO Having sue ceeded ln this great project, he carried on his operations in Albany, Rochester, Buffalo, and Sprlngheld; sometimes alone, sometimes with his associates. But in Buffalo the bird was caged the second time; the Grand Jury found a true bill of indictment and he was sentenced to the Auburn State Prison for another period of nine years and nine months.
 In the meantime Phil had married the widow of Jew, who kept an obscure hotel in the city of Albany. When he found himself second Z time under the restraint of iron bars and heavy. locks, he set his genius to work to devise the means of recovering his liberty. He drew upa petition to the Governor of the State for h S pardon, signed by all the employees of the prison, and hAving counterfeited the signature of the Judge, sent It on to Governor Seymour. His excellency was ensnared by the trick; he promptly sent on all order for his release, and
 in few days Phil found himself outside the prison walls. The fraud was afterwards dis covered, and officers were despatched to find the criminal, and after long and fruitless search, they listened to the proposals of his wife, who agreed to discover his whereabouts upon certain conditions. The bargain being consummated, Phil got off with two years and six months confinement. This inadequate pun ishment only whetted his instincts, and gaze him new faith in his lucky star; and he soon after robbed the Windham County Bank of S23, 900. He next turned his thoughts upon Canada, and went to Montreal, where he com mltted many robberies with impuntv-among others one of thousand dollars from the office of the Grand Trunk railroad. police off, Ger, getting clue to his proceedings, tracked him to Buffalo, where he succeeded in captur- ing him. He was locked up two or three months and then let off for want of sufficient evidence.
 Alter getting rid of this annoyance thus fortunately he went to New York. where his wife was then living. Scarcely had he stepped out of the cars when this adorable creature demanded mantilla. Could he refuse such a request to loving angel who had turned aside the poisoned arrows of justice. aimed at his devoted head? The thing was not to be thought of; though Phil had not the funds. be assured he was not the man to spoil his dignity by pllferlng so pretty thing. To relieve him. set ot the embarrassment, he siguaized the night of hls visit to the metropolis by breaking into store and stealing quantity of rich furs which he thought could not fail of satisfying the most eXtrava5ant wishes of his beloved- But unfortunately for him, he had not obtained the article ready made; he had only taken the raw materials; and though the skins were mag nlhcent, hls wife upbraded him in no gentle terms for thls over sight " They must do, said Phil; 'they must be made up:" They were accordingly sent to furrier, where, as luck would have 1t, they were seen and recog- nlzed by the lawful owner, and Phil was ar rested when he called for the article.
 !" 50 1t has often happened,'' philosophicallv poor Phil, on his way to the rom,s. " these cursed baubles of women have often ruined great men' But he did not content himself merely with giving utterance to the maXlms of wisdom; but while on his way to that venerable penal institution he slipped from the officers, out-stripped them in the race, es- cafed from the city, fled to Michigan, robbed the State Bank of Sll,O00; went to Connecti- cut, plundered several jewelry stores in that State, robbed an Indiana exchange agent of a considerable sum, plundered several of the principal shops, and joined lack Rand and Bell Smith.
 The trio next attempted to rob an oil compa. ny. By means of false keys the rascals got into the company's safe, but to their chagrin found the coiters empty. For two or three nights they continued the experiment, but still found no money. Enraged with his ill-success, pal III Al nothing. Having carefully examined the con- pahy's books and acquainted himself with their
 method of doing business, he forged their name, anu personatlng one of their employees. got it discounted and left the city. When the note became due, the unfortunate emplovee whose name ne had assumed, was tried for forgery and sentenced lre to Sing Sing for five years.
 TN, hence the eonfederates went to Quebec
 lheir exploits In that city having alarmed the people and walked up the vigilance of tbe off, cers, they left for Nova Scotia
 A lew days alter their arrival tbere the Rank robbery of S15,OO0 was committed. In this stupendous affair, Phil employed all his devilisb genius. His manner of proceeding ia soma times slow, but always sure. With a b;t of wax he took an impression of the outside door lock, and from this model they constructed . key. Another night the robbers entered tbe building, and took impressions of the locks of the drawers and vaults and made other keys as be- fore, and were now sure of success. Itis asserted that Phil has often devoted six months study to the plan of an enterprise, and when it prom ised largely, has not scrupled to spend S2,00O in maturing it. He possesses great powers of strategy and invention. At Auburn he made key for securing the grates, and gave it to the jalor, who sold the secret to a house in New York. They got it patented, and have realized large profits from its sale.