Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-04-15


Bishop Scott of Wilmington, Del, who pre-
sided at the present session, put the report and
resolutions to vote, without remark, although
they virtually charge him and his brother bishops
with knowingly misleading and deceivlng the
church in this matter, as the statement that
they had "been led to believe by the repeated de.
clarations Of those whose position afforded them
opportunity for acquaintance with the facts OF
which they spoke, that slavery existed in our
church only to limited extent, and that in such
form as deprived it of almost everything o0Jec
tiouable in its character" refers to manifesto
put forth by the Bishops at the late General Con-
ference, embodying such statement.
The Methodist Conference Committee on the
Preachers Aid Society reported on Tuesday
morning, their income for the year about S24OO,
divided among the superannuated preachers. and
the widows and orphans of preachers who have
deceased. Dr. E. 0. Haven given super
numerary relation, John Paulson was located at
his own request, Willard Smith was continued
supernumerary, Isaac Jennison was re-admitted,
Samuel A. Gushing was made effective, and Fa-
tber Kilburn was made supernumerary.
Wednesday morning, committee was appoint
ed to arrange permanent fund for the Preach
ers' Aid Society
twas agreed to request the district stewards IN
each Of the four districts to elect five representa-
tives to meet with The conference.
resolution of thanks to other churches was
passed. and Father Hanson made an address,
Rev. D. E. Chaplin was requested to preach
the Conference Sermon next year.
Rev. H. NJ, Loud was requested to preach at
the next conference sermon on the Education
Of Young Men"
In the evening, the Rev. Mr. Titus of Provi.
dence conducted the exercises, and Father Taylor
offered prayer The Bishop lead the appoint
ments.
THE GRAFTON BANK ROBBERY. - We an
nounced yesterday that the $4,000 package of
money stolen from the Grafton Bank, the
7th, had been recovered The circumstances o.
the robbery, and the recovery Of the money,
briefly these
The young man, Stockwell, who arrested
at first upon suspicion of having committed the
robbery, confessed TO his counsel, E. B. Stoddard,
Esq, on Saturday, that he had taken the money,
and that it was in possession OF Mr.. Henry Pratt,
young man who acted in the capacity of teller
of the bank. Mr.. Stoddard Immediately proceed
ed to Grafton. had an interview with Pratt and
informed him of the disclosures that had been
made and requested him to produce the money,
which he did. it having been secreted BY him in
the stone wall of the burying ground. Mr.. Stod-
dard deposited the money IN his SAFE and awaited
the further progress Of the affair.
IN Mondav prat oa,,o 20 -
conversation with persons here, uuacquainted
vita what had transpired, threw suspicious
upon himself by the tone of his CONVEX
sation. On the same day, as Mr.. Carey the
cashier of the Bank was going to his tea, he had
occasion to put his hand into his overcoat pocket
and in doing discovered to his great surprise
roll of bills, which on examination proved to be
portion of the stolen money. He Immediately
acquainted one of the directors of The Bank with
the fact, and, on counting it over, the roll was
found to contain four hundred and eighty dollars
The cashier and other officers of the Bank then
came to Worcester, had interview with Stock
well land he confessed that he robbed the Bank
at the instgaon of Pratt the teller that it was ar
ranged between them that Pratt should go to Bos-
ton on the day Of the robbery, while he(StockwelD
should be secreted in the attic, from the window
of which he could watch the street, and see when
the cashier went TO the post office. The plan sue
ceeded-the cashier went to the post Office the
bank robbed, and the thief slipped out the
back way, unobserved.
The money was first hidden by Stockwel under
the mat in the Directors room, and after Pratl's
return from Boston, when no one was present, it
was taken by him and secreted in the place above
mentioned 1t was part Of the plan to fix sus-
picion upon Mr.. Carey, the Cashier and in order
to accomplish it, Pratt placed the money--as he
confessed after he was arrested-in the pocket of
that gentleman's coat which was hung up in the
bank.
Pratt was arrested on Tuesday evening, and
S200 of the missing bank-notes we're found upon
his person. Three hundred dollars more he bad
managed to get back into the vault of the bank
in exchange for foreign money, which he took
from the packages of depositors, substituting the
stolen bills for those which he withdrew, and
thus the whole sum, with the exception of about
thirty dollars, has been recovered.
We learn that Stockwell is still at large upon
bail, but up to yesterday afternoon Pratt was in
prison, not having been able to procure the re-
qusite bonds. 1t is said that Pratt is a member
of church in Grafton, and had previously borne
good character.
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