, 1860-07-04

Ore Nathan Maron~y has been e"nvieted at
Montgomery, Ala, Of rooberles commttsd
upon Adams Express Company. Of which be
was agent, to the amcuut Of $;'3 .0eo. H.: planned
bis roxueries so adroitly and secured bis spoil
N. successfully that. although suspected Aud
discharged. it toos ten months OF constao: sur 1
Yeil1ance bv a skl;lful tetectiTe anC most in
peniousIv coutriyed series OF Plots To yet p1oot
against him, and to recover the money: Inc
exposure Was 80 perfect TINT he tuai.y Pleaoeo
guilty., and received The sentence OF ten years
Imprisonment in the Alabama renitentiary.
The police agent to wh:m the atfalr WAS en-
trusted WAS one Allen PtLksrtou. detectivs
policeman Of celebrity in Ch'caSo- lie was
sent for TO Montgomery, aud bad the tuit confl-
dence Of the Company, who, having paid the
money, were extremely anxious to punish the
| faith!e-s agent, and if possible TO recover the
tiltr thousand dollars, which they felt convinced
had not been parted with.
The detective accomplished this will skill
and perseverance, u fertility Of resources. ia
| City Of disguise, and imn:oyable tenacity Of
purpose which excite wonder IL We read. The
| rogue and his accomp!ice were hunted back
wards and forwards, through 4 circuit Of thou
sands Of miles of travel; every movement,
from day to day, and every night. watched aud
noted. Spies were set about them in their nl"st
confidential hours; their int,rnates were
| pressed into the service against them !;
ind finally q detective brought into cont:cr
| with the rogue. under such circumstance.
| as to gain his cou6deEce. BE- accepsed
| Us counsellor, uud obtain actual pcs.
| session Of The mouey in tfust. II We had read
such u sturr in tie memoirs Of Is:"cq, We
| should have thou:,h it romantic exsgkel;stlon-
| 1t is, however, IL reality. and exhibits tho dr.
vrce OF Acuteness TO which the intellect may be
sl,arpened by incessant devotion to one pursuit.
The Chicago policeman has 81; Thoroughly mas
tered the ihenry and practice Of r0@uedom, t',.t
~. A. f$F9 9Ikhf la
| never turned rogue himself. lie who k7nws 50
well all the weak prints where the rasca!s "peu
themselves to detection, would be the most
| dangerous Of mep, If nature had MT ula1e tin
honest As it is. this story v III make ii :: fam
ous. and q special terror 10 thieves.
Naruuey stole the money from the private
pouch OF the express companr-ttn Thousand
another. und, vc belle!e. three thousand ut all
other. The len Thousand d. lars was -mployet
in the purchase Of cntton in South C"rolina
The forty thousand dollar pncksSe '-ls put III I
box and sent by express 10 Galveston, Ii: lexns
under u fictitious name 1t reu.ired there ~
Apri;, when it was ordered to Sa'chez. IL
| went to Nutchez for it, recovered it and secret
ed it in Montgomery.
sfaronty lad a wife, or rather lived with
wo,nan whom be made his wilc during tl,'s
uil4irs, who WAS his confederate. She wen
North, and took up her residence Ut JeHkiuio*
in peuu>yEvania, with brotie1-ln Law. ~
c.me South, got the money, and had 1t sur'e
| in her brother. in-law's cellar All her n'nst
ment., day by day. from. M"n'.amery to Ne'
| Yurk, to Jenkintuwn, aud " hi!s there. and bat
again to MONTGOMERY snd In New f"Ek, wrr
| su,ervised hour bs hour Women with whot
she became acquainted, were engaged to waite
n"d n erect her n'oTemeats as The police agsn
desired.
Nu.n the eyiHercc was strong enough Marc
ney WAS arrested and put in TUG l'lrid.e stres
! iaI. \ fictitious arrest WAs made, aah one =
Pinkcfton's agents Was placed in prison vii.
him, and tosI history is male Of the proces
scsses bv which MaEoFcy Was made TO c"thd
in this sr. Conte.stn* the robbery. ~
where the nuney was. and engaged his lid
yet up defence, and to dispose OF the III 'n- :
The various artitices BY wricl Masoncy va
! LED to these disclosures, the disgu'.es an
tricks By which the the wife was induced +
/ deliver up tie money ~ the {nlicc agent, ii
couttivances by which, for several months al
ter, aud until the trial Of Narnney, The Mr
Blank. continuetto to be'tle cHhtlent 0f the De
cpive.i rogue, form long chaptsr IL the history
t MaroucY VA, made IL b.llcve that lhe none
was safely put uwa5 for Him. EscrythinK b
lid WIS nnuer the ADVICE Gf his prison fr.ent
until on ,l,e arrival 1T Montgomery. whittier Ii
wax sent under IN Executive reqnist'on. 10 b
| tired on the indictment, be WAS conironte
in c:,,,rt by his bus,h counsellor as police .!e
;rctIve. lie i::,Ete1ia!sly carsd III aid peade
guilty.
1t ii one Of the most remarkable cases
the history o! the American detective police.
The usail states ihat the number OF person
EMPLOYED by Mr. I'inke5ton averaged abcu
eiyi.t er ten n."n;hs, uEd that the distance tris
plri by them tturn:; that time wna not less thu
! tGr linn ;:l1d u,1ts-.f u tttE1EHHf.