New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-10
THE ROBBERY OF THE BANK or UPPER
CANADA.

Tie Toronto Globe says that most painful train of
circun stances has come to light in regard to the rob
berry of 900 committed last week upon the Govern
mept Agency of the Bank of Upper Canada.
The condition Of the office the morning after the
robbery was committed, and the absence of any ap-
peorapce of violence upon the bank SAFE led to suspi
citps that the deed done from within and not from
without; ard these suspicious were confirmed by the
discovery that the glass Ill the window, cut by the bur
glars so as to remove the inside aseniogs aud enable
Item to pass into the loom, wds CIT NTH diamond
fran the inside and not from rittoW. The agent, MIR.
Cummings was thereupon subjected to close exam
il alton and sl his books and papers infinitely over
hauled We regret to say that this investigation dis
close the fact that Mr.. Cummings had for some time
been secretly tndIg the funds Of the bank Entrusted
to him for Government purpOses) to various indivdu'
ais, and that at the moment Of the robbery no was
largely in default to the Bank. A change was just
abe being made in the mode Of conducting the Gov
eminent agency which must have led to the detection
of the whole affair, and the suspicion naturally fol-
lowed that mock robbery was got up to avert dis-
covery Criminal informations, on this belief, were
ium. diately aid by the officers of the Bank against
MI. Cummings, and certain parties to whom he AYERS
be lett the missing money We have net ascertained
The ames Of all the parties implicated though rumor
points TO more than individual occupying pfomi-
reIt position. There is no doubt, however, OF The
HIT laI choy fact that warrants have been issued for
The ernest Of Mr.. J. T. Kerby Barrister of this city,
cid Mr. McGaffey, formerly Contractor, and now
Director Of the Northern Railway. Mr.. McGafey
was epprehended yesterday afternoon, but at late
hour last light neither Mr.. Cummings nor Mr. kerby
bad been arrested
TIE GloJe of the 9TH says that examination into
The charges against Messrs. Cummings, McGaffey and
Eerby, commenced on the 9th inst. before the Police
Magistrate, Mr. Garrett
y" The Mayor, with Aid. Brunei and Manning, also
Eat on TIE bench and took part in the proceedings
The cese very naturally has awakened an unusual
degree Of interest throughout community, and u
large crowd tbrOneed the Court during the fore
nocn But, when the ordinary police business was
finished the Magistrates intimsted that for the better
ftbersnce of the ends OF justice, the preliminary ex'
sminations in the Bank would be conducted with
closed doors and they therefore desired the represent.
atves Of the press and the general public 10 withdraw
We understand that Mr.. Cummings was permitted to
make heightened statement; after which the accused
were admitted to bail, each giving his own recog-
Dizances for f600 with basmen for another 1000
Me.srs. &. +. Anderson and W. j. Anderson became
sureties for Cummings, Messrs. Henry Eccles and
John Msulson for Kerby, and Duncan Mcdonnell,
esq, for McGaGey. Summonses have been Issued Tor
large number Of Witnesses to appear to day at noon,
but whether the examination will then be conducted
publicly or with closed doors believe was not yeser
day decided by the Magistrates Various ruUors were
in circulation yesterday, duplicating parties not yet
arrested but go long they are not sufficiently sub
ated warrant the inter ference of the author
tee do not feel justified in more particularly ailud
ing TO them."