Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-12-21
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The TUcKEKMAN NAIL ROBBERY Further
| Particulars Nes0 Hareq Dec. lS.-Since the
| last time which was fixed ioi the examination
| OF VIM. 5. Tuckerman, the government Off
GERS have been active in procuring all the in.
formation in their power, and l am told that
nearly every day brings new operations to the
light of day. for while in the first ms lance
TuRkerman's nefarious operations were sup
posed to have commenced in November last,
It is now pretty certain that he commenced
his doings in this line as far back as last Au-
gust, when two Chicago mails were abstract.
ed, while on their way to Boston, and it is
now said by government TO be capable Of proof
that they weIe distracted by his agency. At
any rate, he was OH board the train from which
they were stolen, and suspicion points strong
ly in his direction. The Havana mail, which
was lost in November last, has been partially
recovered, and enough of its contents have
been found in Tuckerman's quarters to fully
establish him as the depredator. The eyi
dence against him comes from witnesses scat
tered all over the country, some or them re-
siding even as far South as New Orleans,
and the calling of them all together at the
trial, will involve the government in heavy
expense; still no effort will be spared to OBJ
tain such evidence as may be had in Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, and Albany. In
these cities the GOV eminent say that proof
enough and to spare, can be had to establish
his entire guilt beyond shadow of doubt.
The mail agent has received varied informal
ton as to the contents of the distracted Phila-
delphia mails, and is satisfied that the amount
OF remittances contained in all of them and
destroyed by Tuckerman, will amount to fully
100000. Of course this booty has worked
no benefit to the robber, as the remittances
were in notes and dretts; but the amount OF
distrust and uncertainty which such tamper-
ing with means of conveyance generally re-
garded as safe, has created in the minds of the
mercantile community, is beyond calculation,
and most fortunate is it that the depredator
has beSn checked in his evil ways.
Tuckerman still remains in his quarters in
jail, but does not bear his confinement with
any eonposure. In fact he is young man of
many good points, is amiable, quiet and pre-
possessing in private conversation, and in the
society of his friends and this being confined
IN the four walls of cell, although doubtless
richly deserved, rides upon his nature rather
rudely de is most carefully watched by the
officers OF the Jail, as some fears are enter
tanned that in some lit of dark dependency
he may do injury to himself which may prove
fatal, In fact, when first arrested, ne re-
marked to Mr.. Holbrook that he "would as
lief cut his throat as not, if all this matter
was TO be made public = and this statement,
and other circumstances, have made his keep
ers very CAREFUL Boston Journal.
REcovERY OF STOLEN LErTERs.-Mr. Hol-
brook, the special agent Of the Post Office De-
partment, who arrested Tuckerman, the mail
robber, reports the recovery of over four hun
dred letters for foreign ports, which have not
been violated, and which were forwarded by
the steamer of Saturday, 9TH inst, from New
York for Liverpool. These letters were mail
ed at New Orleans on the 7th ult, and left
New York for Boston on the night of Sun
day, 18th. Among them are many letters
from San Francisco and other places in Cali
fornia.- National Tntetligeacey,