Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-17
GREAT ROBBERY IN ALBANY-S.O 600 WoPTtI
OF JEWEI.RY STOLEN

From, Me -iibdny Irgas Oct 81
There considerable excitement in ib, hI,oss NJ,
ton OF the city yesterday morning caused Inv the an
houncement that the iewery Of Benz amin l. Hood
on the south side of state street ust west of roaduav
had been robbed OF iewcry valued at twenty
dollars The police first alpr.cd of the fact bv a
clerk ia the store named March On repsrinp IN The
store II was found that trap door leading Ia ibe has,
inent had been bored the under side with an angr
ana the iasienlngs removed. There is back door 10 the
yard DIVIDED from Others with wall easily climbed oy
er The other yards attached buildings in The rn.
On beaver street and which are accessible variou.
points Ihe entrance, it Is thought, made through
tue back door, which, il appears was left uuast.ncd
uere l. no evidence OF lis being forced The police in
uclr examinations, found box of irwcIry Iy;ne i'm on,
oi the yards in the of the store indratiDg ,he
course or the retreat of the burgar Though tbey ,oo
an immense quantity of goods they eft untouched ali III
" ware ana took only watches, chains diamond rings
IL is part Of the duty of March to slecp in the store "a
Waterman. This lac failed to do Thursday NIGHT IL a.
Pears at ie" days ago he made the acquaintance of
Nv" young females and that hc had made an eng,sa
ment for that night. in connection with friend na,neJ
Wheeler to take them riding Troy Tlcy were seen
IN state street Thursday evening aud because of their
somewhat singular actions arrested by a New York
ponceman In answer to his inquiry they said they wrs
looking Tor their brother who in Hoods store but
iat they could not him. They then remarked t,t
he boarded at the Commercial Hotel aud thought that
~ he was not in the store he must be nj the bof. T
officer accompanied them dawn walked past the hotel
ont could not soc anything of the nIathcr" The girls
ana the officer retraced their steps when hc took r,y
oi them. March boaFd at the Comnlsrpi,l arJ :, r.
iTansPired that afterwards they were met by him and
"heeIer and the four started for TROY where the marty
remained all night March returned to th, CITY at an
carry hour and soon after reported the robbery 10 the
police II l. argued 10y that the girls wen, ,i.I
ny tlr thleNcs ~ "dccoys'-at thry were "ir with
ue thleNtS formed the acquaintance of the clerk AMI
aIiurrd him out o town. that the burglary ni.b IA. nor.
easily p,rpeiratr Others think thai neither the cIerL
nor ms friend Wheeler cniircy gil,ss and b,,L
are under arrest. Wheeler belongs in go.,on ,,j r.
bern in Albany but week two Both protest tb,ir
Innocence. "
MI HOOD offers reward OF ) ,lruu 6g tIa r,rnyer,
"' ~ th' property aud the apprehension Oithu thieves
Inc property taken consists of diamonds watches
Ihc Two women, named tiOpus, ana Kelley,
named Pike arrested yesterday the two last in
Troy, by officers Haga,orn, Hale, aud of the New
lork detectives They say they knew nothing ahou.
the robbery until arrested Miss Hobbs i eydent,
admircr of the clerk March, she FASTENED TO n
station house she heard o lis arrest Her
ndcr Inquiries cut short by the that
sle too was under arrest,
They say that they passed the night In company with
three men, March, Wheeler, aud other man doing
business on broadway They TrCjans and very com
mon characters.
81 500 WORTH or JEwELEY stoLrS FROM rHE NEcnAs
les ISsTITUTE u LOUISVILLE
The heaviest robbery that has occurred in our cy for
several years took place Yesterday Nv, nesday) morn
ing, between three aud -four O'Clock The exhibit on hall
OF The Mechanics Institute eltcred and large
showcase of Nessrs Nogt klnk taken and robbed of
OF it, contents eighteen hundred dollars worth of
jewelry. There were two private watchmen employed
about the building These state that they took SEN
arate rounds and in the nteTmission twenty minutes
the robbery effected One Of tho rear vndoss vas
hoised aud the back igor Vnbalted In an alley near
the engine house the glass showcase found ried Of
its contents.