The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-12-19

Robbers
Several months since, the Bank of
New Brunswick was broken into aud over
seventy thousand dollars stolen from its
vaults. The details of this audacious
robbery have already been published !;
and after being tracked for long time,
and through many places, its perpetrators
have at last been captured and are now
awaiting trial before the Court Of Assizes
in Nova Scotia. They are three in
number, and their names are Phil. Stan
ley, Jack Rand and Bill Smith.
These three men apparently are none
of your small, vulgar rascals They dis
play the trophies of sixteen memorable
achievements, of which each of them
boasts; aud whether they exaggerate the
importance and recklessness Of those
from love of boasting, we will not stop
to inquire,
The leader of the trio is Phil Stanley,
alias Phil Sanford, who prides himself
upon being one of the most artfal vii
lains in christendom. He was born in
England, and is over thirty-two years
old His manner is atfable and quiet
yet he is very devil in hardihood, and
is gifted with almost unparalled frmncss.
He has the eye Of the lynx, the subtlety
of a cat the quick decision of consum-
mate general, and force Of execution
which sets all obstacles at defiance.
He FIRST became known on this CONT
uent in the city of Buffalo, where in a
single night he has committed three bur-
glaries. He was arrested for the crime,
tried, and convicted and sentenced nine
years and nine months imprisonment
| Unfortunately, his sentence was soon af-
| ter commuted, and, true to his instincts,
he hastened to deserve another
The fellow is aristocratic in his trade.
He entertains hearty contempt for
small rascalities, aud aspires to great PRO.
iects and achievements. Scarcely had
I he got out of prison, when he planned a
grand enterprise against the Milton Bank
/ of Dorchester, and one fine morning that
institution missed $4,000. Having sue
ceded in this great project. he carried on
his operations in Albany, Rochester
Buffalo and Springfield; sometimes alone
sometimes with his associates. But il
Buffalo the bird was Gagged second time
the grand jury found true bill of in
diotment, and he was sentenced to th'
Auburn State Prison for another perioo
of nine years and niue months.
In the meantime Phil had married tn,
widow of Jew, who kept an obscure
hotel in the city Of Albany. When h
found himself second time under tn
restraint Of iron bars and heavy locks, h
set his genius to work to devise tn
means of recovering bis liberty. IL
drew up petition to the Governor Q
the State for his pardon, signed by a
the employees Of the prison, and havin
counterfeited the signature of the Judge
sent it on to Governor Seymour Hi
Excellency was cusnared by the trick
he promptly sent on an order for his r'
lease, aud in few days Phil found hin
self outside the prison walls. The frau
G was afterwards discovered, and officer
r were despatched to find the cr'mlna
and after long fruitless search they Ii
y tened to tho proposals ol his wife, Mt
=, agreed to discover his whereabouts O
c certain conditions The bargain beiu
) con onsummated, Phirgot off with two yea
I and six months confinement. The il
A adequate punishment only whetted h
d instincts, and gave him new faith in h
ii new star; and he soon robbed the Win
n ,, ham County Bank of s23 900. He ne
!, turned bis thoughts upon Canada, al
4 went to Montreal, where he commits
L. many robberies with impunity--amo'
Others one Of thousand dollars from t
le Office Of the Grand Trunk Rrilroad
Is police officer getting a clue to his n
- ceedings, tracked him to Buffalo, where
a succeeded in capturing him. He W
s locked up two or three months, and til
let off for want Of sufficient evidence
After getting rid of this annoyar
r. thus fortunately, he went to New io
er where his wife was then living. Scar
p " had he stepped out of the cars, wi
h' this adorable creature demanded
" mantilla. Could he refuse such
is. quest to a loving angel who had turf
ed aside the poisoned arrows Of Just'
ne aimed at his devoted head The th
=. :, was not to be thought of. Though /
ar had not the funds, he assured her ne
ith no, the man to spoil his dignity by
asst ferins 50 petty thing. To relieve h
nd self Of the embarrassment, he signall
- ~ the night Of his visit to the metrop
nit by breaking into store and stealin
em quantity Of rich furs, which he thou
re- could not fail Of satisfying the most
zen trayayant wishes of his beloved.
as un fortunately for him, he had not obt
her ed the article ready made; he had
lrs. taken the raw materials, and though
sti- .o,;eca,. his wife III