Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-12-16
The Late Wall Robberies--1TOre AbOMt
"TucAernnan, The ROboer.

The announcement by telegraph from Spring.
field, Yesterday, that William S. Tackerman,
who, as treasurer Of the Eastern Railroad, de-
frauded that corporation of aboHt a quarter OF
a million of dollars. was in Jail al New Haven
for matt robbery, took the COMMUNITY ONE
what BIZ surprise. It was but a few days ago
that the exceptions to his conviction 10 the
Municipal Court, on the charge of embeZzIe-
meht, were ~argued-Hon. Rufus Choate APP
bearing in bis behalf. Il was anticipated that
the Supreme Court would in a few weeks give
a decision in The case, which wonld either throw
out the testimony of his confessions, thus Civ
ing him the chance Of a new trial, or confirm
the ruling of the Court below, which would
render hiua Liable to a sentence of confinement
in the State prison.
For a number Of months baclS the Post of
flee Department has been cognizant Of a syste~
matte robbery Of the mails. They were gene
rally distant mails, such as New Orleans, Gals
weston, Chicago, &c, which rendered the task
of detection extremely difficult. About the
fourteenth Of November, a Philadelphia mail
was robbed of a large amount of notes aud
drafts, and probably money also. Within a
day or two. it has been announced that the
mail from Cuba for the State of Maine, by the
steamer Of the 10Th inst, containing about FIVE
hundred letters, and which had been duly for>
warded from New York, was not to be found,
it having been distracted onthe route between
New York and Boston. 1t is also stated that
the mail which left Boston on Sunday the 22d
Of November, by the New Haven mail route,
containing a large amount of drafts and letters
from Maine and this city, was also distracted,
together " ith, it is supposed, a considerable
amount of money, how large is Mot known.
For some time the welI-known special mail
agent, Mr.. Holbrook, has been upon the track
of the robber, gradually narrowing the field OF
his operations, until IT last, according to a teie-
graphic dispatch received from lin, he, has
| pounced upon the culprit, against whom he says
the proofs positive, added to which, aecofding
to the account from Springfield, y his own
confession.
It appenrs that the suspicious Of the post-o Of
fee officials have been turned 10 Mr. fuckers
man for several weeks or more, and that jim
consequence he has. been closely watched. 1t
was foaad that he was in the habit of going to
and from New York in the New Haven mail
trains, respectfully on Sunday night, when no
pail agent accompanied The bags. lie has-if
The accusations against him are carrect-com-
mitted his depEeaatiops once too often, and was
Caught III tfle bo4ts. AiF- 1ucheFulah wan DS
examined at New Haven to-day, when a full
development of all the facts in the ease will
| probably be made. IF the statements in regard
to the extept of the r0bberies are correct, and
eau be broaght. rome to AIR. Tuckernan, he
viii be liable 10 a life sentence of imprisonH
: ment.
liz addition, we learn that Mr.. Tuckerman
took passage on board the night train from
New York on Sunday evening. Mr, Holbfook
was also 4 passenger with apoljee officer. Mr.
Tuekerman was seen to go into the baggage
car take q bag from The heap, place il in bis
trunk and lock it up. For some reason, how
ever, probably from a suspicion that be had
been watched, he unlocked the trunk again.
took out the bag and threw it back. Immedi~
ateiy afterwards he was in the custody Of Dir.
| Holbrook.--Boston TifGreLer.