Litchfield enquirer., 1858-08-26
From the New York Evening Post.

From the New York Evening Post. THE BETHEL BANK ROBBERY RECOVERY
 OF $GOOGO BY THE DETECTIVE POLICE OF THIS CITY.
 week ago last Saturday or Sunday night, the Hatters Bank, of Bethol, Conn.,, was robbed If see, ,O00. The robbery was committed with so much adroitness that the officers were unable to obtain the slightest clue to the perpetrators. It believed however, that they were New Yorkers as such man. moth enterprises conducted with such caution and success, are the work of q old heads. 1 reward of five per cent. was offered for the turn of the money, and Mir. Walling, captain of the Detective force of this city with Elder and McCol. two experienced officers under his command, took the matter in hand aid have followed it day and night, with commendabe perseverance and grV,t | Success.
 They had not the faintest clue to the criminal, nor could they obtain any. and were obliged to work merely upon suspicion. The first step was to weigh pc! abilities. Having extensive knowledge If the most adrCit operators in the city, they decied that certain parties. whom shall not name, we're more likely than others to have committed 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 favorte resorts of burglars and thieves, wrro closely watched, until it found with certainty that these places were the headquarters of the pected parties
  cion who gave their names as George Smith adi James Farrell, but evidence could not be obtained sufficient to hold them trial, and they accodt ingly diseharged.
 The officers however, did not relax their effor,s and still kept vigilant watch upon the moyeni, lis of the supposed robbers.
 Captain Walling resides at No 325 Second avenue, where he hires apartment of Vim. O'Donnell, who ownes and occupies the house. About nine o'clock Wednesday evening last. ma lv u,uc dS01cad ra11ad at 0'111. nelrs house, and inquired if Captain Walling lived there. Being answered in the affirmative, he as ked if he was in. Being told that he was not in. he handed MT. o Donnell black satchel which he held in his hand, requested him to give it to the Captain when he arrived, and immediately left.
 Mr. o Donnell keeps public house in Third ave- nue. to which place he went after the above oc currence. Captain Walling, on his way homo at late hour, stopped for ODonnell and the two walk ed home together. The latter had scarcely thought of the carpet bag since it left but as they enter ed the house 1t occurred to him and he mentioned 1t. The Capttin thought it singular and the two. with brother of O Donnell, determined to examine 1t at once. It suggested 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 Matters Bank.
 The Captain took possession of the funds so unex- pectedly obtained, and this morning brought 1t down 10 the Deputy SuperinteHdents office. The money was done up in three packages; the bills, b, wever, were not assorted, and when our reporter left had not all been counted. It was estimated. however, that there was at least aaty Moasand dollars
 Mr. Greenwood of Barnum's Museum, who has several friends connected with the bank Thursday forenoon went to Bethel to inform the officers of the discovery and get the cashier.
 The satchel contained nothing but the money
 It is supposed that the robbers finding themselves closely watched, and not daring to use the money concluded to return a portion of it. It appears, fhoff 1... IA s26, 900.
 Great credit is due the officers for the with which they have abored to discover the perpe- rators of the robbery.