The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-21
From the Ns,0 Fork Post of Thursday Erening
THE BETHEL BANK ROBBERY.
RECOVERY OF see, 900 BY THE DETECTIVE POLICE q


EECONEKh OF SHV,bOU BY THE DETECTIVE OF
CITY.
week ago last Saturday or Sunday night the
Hatters Bank of Bethel, Conn.,. was robbed of
! SS6oOO. The robbery committed with so much
auroitness, that the officers were unable to obtain
ii e shghtest clue to the perpetrators. 1t was be-
sL n.oeu, however, that they New Workers, as
go; ihmoth enterprises, conducted with such
'''H'i"n an1 success, the work of cold heads"
turn of the money, and Mr. WaIIing Cantain of
!ne me %petectiVe iorce of this city, with Elder and
9 v, lMo experienced officers under his COM
manu-, ~ 'o9k !he matter in hand, and have followed
and great success.
They had not the faintest clue to the criminals,
nor could they obtain W. ..-ad 80
work merely on suspiciun. ..... a,n was to
weigh probabilities. Having an extensive know
ledge OF the most adroit operators in the city thew
decided that certain parties, whom we shall not
name, were more likely than others to have com
mitted such crime with success.
On this calculation they proceeded to track the
suspected persons This they have done night and
day. frequently following them for great distances in
stages, cars and on foot Two houses known to be the
favorte resorts of burglars and thieves were close
ly watched, until it was found with certainty that
these places were the headquarters of the suspect
ed parties
A few days since they arrested two men on sus-
piclon, who gave their names as George Smith and
James Farrell, but evidence could not be obtained
sufficient to hold them for trial. and they were ac-
cordingly discharged.
The officers, however, did not relax their efforts,
and still kept vigilant watch upon the movements
OF the supposed robbers.
Captain Walling resides at No. 325 Second ave
nue., where he hires apartments of VIM. 0'Donnell,
who owns and occupies the house.
About nine o'clock last evening, a man. appa-
rently much disguised called at O'DonnePs house
and inquired if Capt. Walling lived there Being
answered in the affirmative, he asked if he was in.
Being told that he not in, he handed Mr. o.
DOnnell a small black satchel which he held in his
REQUESTING a We tn tain nvyhn
he arrived and Immediately left.
Mr.. o'Donnell keeps public house in Third ave-
enue, to which place he went soon after the above
occurrence. Captain Walling on his way home at
late hour, stopped for O'DOnnell, and the two
walked home together The latter had scarcely
thought of the carpet-bag since it was left but as
they entered the house it occurred to him and he
mentioned it. The Captain thought it singular,
and the twO with a brother of 0'Donnell deter
mined to examine it at 1t was suggested that
it might be an Internal machine for the Captains
destruction, and it was accordingly opened with
caution
Upon opening the bag, it was found to contain
large quantity of the bills which had been stolen
from the Hatters' Bank.
The CAPTAIN took possession of the funds so unex-
pectedly obtained, and this morning brought it
down to the Deputy Superintendent's office. The
money was done up in three packages; the bills,
however, were not assorted, and when our reporter
left had not all been counted. 1t was estimated,
however, that there was at least siry thousand dol
lars.
Mr.. Greenwood, of Barnum's Museum, who has
several friends connected with the bank this fore
noon went to Bethel, to inform the officers of the
discovery and get the cashier
The satche contained nothing but the money.
1t is supposed that the robbers finding themselves
closely watched, concluded to return portion Of
it. 1t appears, however, that they retained the
handsome sum of S26, 900.
Great credit is due the officers for the persever-
ance with which they have labored to discover the
perpetrators of the robbery.