New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-08

io Col Pri,rhAra esrirs on. hs regiment 10 assist a
portig dosn any os,sfe7k tn 4; nj. ht ocu7. i,
After snpI or time, there eied y" Dc " :
70 hs jnl TAeIc ecud got hs'e os.b les 'hsh seF'n
10 eight Thousand persons p:e>sst. A.
Jos-pl ". Thur tn j. Go unmarried man, IN hit
:, tb wear II his eeH h- appear To bs quite oad aSd
c1l-,frd III preserved m soty t'oi,nrni,y' and Ie-
fused 10 enter iIin ary conversation reiauNs /" nc
an lu deed which be has c nm tied.
Tleran. If Mr Charles il 80 familiar tia, We need
hardly sp.sk of biz r~p9tHtin lie has been IN os'-
here fer over thlriy years, ani has sSsys en-
jos 81 The reputation 0f 4 qgie', ias-soiing respect
sbIe AID estuabl. citizen HIS frn hai Of Charles,
Bhw & Co. Wholesale druggists, = one oi hsh stand
ing IN this O. uuiy ard bas a large pTrouage taru u
the Wei. Mr. &. is eDuusce ej with some vi 'he
Weef hie, ard best .Ilhe- 10 ST. Lpui- and n.s".
cirtuu stsrcrs ALI thoee OF eSe ant airlsnee. As
President Il the Mechanics Bark ui trs city, hs has
been H. position 20 BE- Intimately known in all hnan-
cal circ anc IL n.egrity and probiiy were never
called IN question.
at-,lnIi az the taking II man he-f5r cgtrng hin
IF sihuut ing, and So cau-elessiy-it i neces-
sary Ia 20 buck sOuie years IN the towns t1>u,s'
There are many perso's who wih Trcohtee 'n'1 tue
Rosti ems Savings lusttn'ion ~ q l. city, then located
on Chestnut between Main and Second stree,s, wss
my.'eriously robbed of betwe.n SIS VO ard Si5pV
in of the Bank # tn. State Of Mssoln, aud gold
~ that tine the hu.ness If that in>t,u lon vas done
mainly in Missouri paper ard coin. JOS Ph W. leorn-
ton was Secretary aud priacipsl bookkeePer OF the
ceneern, and bad filed thai place icom al early perod
of It's history
Tbtre w.re those who, on the discovery of The ab-
srsc,lon Of the fund.-, d not bestee "a point to hn
the guilty party ani for year or ,wo be Was an-
der % strict watch Of the police, and yet the board
aimed him in his office for some ii ne aftersard
Some inadequate efforts We're made for the recovery
OF the stolen MONEY tie board meanwhile piedg'ns
iher Individual fortunes to the deposltors, TO save
them from los account of the abs'rac 100 of so
large a sum. The institution it.ef conioued TO enj y
tie public confidence, although no satisfactory infor-
mst0n obtaiued ia regard to The lo-. money
After while Thornton wa discharged or resigned
lis place in the Office and II flied by some one
ese IL is reasonable suppose toat he vas still al
obi, ct Of Suspicion and by audby circumstances d.
reced attention. to his movements. He kept deposit
account a. the Bontueus, and the teller discovered
iha, be was in the habit every week, or whenever ne
made deposit Of presenting one or more OF the same
Ioss which had been paid cut b him or some check,
putin them in with oher ssour bank notes, sus-
peC,ed 10 be ibe proceeds of the robbery already
alluded to. His intention was doubtless to get ali the
stolen Lotes back into the Institution by this process,
and thus cover up the dehnqu-rcy.
Two OF three YEAR ago Mr.. Thornton caused 20 be
ures Ited At the Bank Of the State of vi sour for
demption some 81 200 of ohltera;ei and sosd notes.
This excited su-picOn and on being questioned as to
the manner in which they came into biz possession,
was stated that they were found bnrled under the
,tump of tree which had been pulled mp by steaui-
boat to which It had fastened is cable, aud that he
bad purchased them. This Increased the suspicion.
Dir. Charles the President of the State Bank NJ
iLat time, n0ted the officers of the Boaunens ln-ti-
tuition II the tact thus discovered. AT subsequent
term ofihe Grand jury Thornton was indicted or the
en,bezzlement OF the money of the BOatmens lnsti-
twiun.
Mr.. Charles as his daty required him 20 DO ap.
peaed before the Court ami testified 10 oil the facts
athiu his know ledge-he cOuf not escape, II he had
beer desirous of doing o Om bs duty III this respect
Mr. Blood the Presdeni and Mr.. Gay lord, the Teller,
also gave their testimony 10 the case, and ii is said
that thornton has made threats against both OF these
IL H. frsuf .,f
the case acquitted Thorn,on of the embezzement,
and he has been going about the ety. with, a. It
would SEEM very few associates or sympathizers.
Il is not TO be concealed, that though acquitted by
hum guilty. The asssssin.hke attack upon Mr.. Char
less grew out of the circumstance which we have Just
stated. He wsylaid him-gave him no warning 10
defend himself, but at once commenced firing. The
G,tack was the most daStardly one that was ever
Known. and seldom has less cause been given for 20
foul al attempt 10 commit murder.