, 1860-12-04
Singular: Discovery. of Extensive
Nail ~Robbories. :.
1 TRAIN noT sTEAss s11 900 FE0M TIE
,.,I3tTED STATES NAIL BAGS.

t4nf1 1'1kUuNCA1 1Cos
4 TRAIN ZOE sTEl,.s $11,o 900 FROM TIE
....t3fTRD. STATES NAIL, EAGS... :.
For some time past. at intervals, Our Post
master and his assistants. have been aware Of
an Important aud serious leak in the transmits
sion Of important nuits gent from tho Chicago
post Of1ce, md they have been on thelookout,
though puzzled at the gut set by the. blindness =
of the scent. r - - '....', .-.. : Il
A clue and discovery: Just gained On the c.
B. d Q. Il. r, lets. mnch light On the mystery,
in the singular aud unsupported direction of q
train nows-boy .and rwatercarrier,, who has |
written his Mamie lsh on the list Of 1nail dep
retlators, by the actual larceny Of letters and
valuable ,nuil matter, III. yalue exceeding Tue
sum Of et,t;, xho,isdnd dollars. :: ~ ''' g
The history Of tic detection, atrest, and the
discoveries resulting, is Is follows: On tho
night cxpress train ,on the Chicago, Burlins-
ton d. Quincy 1lailtuad, due; here yesterday
morning, when twenty; Aye miles distant from
this city, the baggage ,naster, Mr. sada, passed
through his cal, where Tho rnails we're piled and
OIL Which tho train boy, Hudson, % was his
custom, was making Lis bed, be saw some let
tcrs scattered on'the door. suspecting all was
not right, Mr., Sadd went into a forward car,
lighted bis limp. and mentioned his discovery
to thc ,brakesman; both returned to the bag
gnse car, but the letters were gcne' as wen as
ttc hoy: -; p: ~ ." -:
t~ o4'-:.' :..;s -: ;'t, .t:'.:r-' -
Hudson was found in tic saloon OF tho
foremost passenger car and Wis taken into
custody and :cxauiucd pg the conductor aud
baggage: master. On lila person .werc found
three letters, QUO addressed to Col. ]. n. alor-
ris, Washington, .. c., ono to Henry Kellogg,
Hartford: Conn, doth unopcned) and one to
Samuo1aH. Pearcc [opcncd) destination IN
known, the envelope having been destroyed.
Apartial examination .of: Hudson was Lad
ycstcrday before us. Commissioner Hoyne4
which was contingcd Until lem. to-day, the
prisoner liz yins made confession as to 2 por:.:.
tion Of: tho offence charged against him. He
is now it jai1. '''':. ::''.::' -. .,
The you'll: gives lis nainc, and his passed as
William Il uut;son, about eighteen years old,
filled thcpositton as tr:sin-boy on this train in
the eapasitics hqnl1iarto Il The travelling public
IN tic s21s Of newspapers, FRUIT ETC. aud sup:
plying passengers with water, and 1t ecenas.
llas thus enjoyed fitiltics Which he las liher.
ally improved, for rohbins the uails, aud tha,
tp,, in a>,lanncr wonderfully we'll calculated t."
screen himself from suspicion, for though mail
matter was missed 81 this ycry route, no orc
thought Of Tho .ts:,l-ooy..: .,"y..:.. -'."".'
On the night Of September 10Th Tho null
Tag sent from. Chicago to Quincy arrived ut
It's lcstination ii duetitne, but with It's cntEc
contcn's abstracted. :; E'eEy' e1oft was made
liz. tht 1A.res4ti,cut 10 discover tic manner in
:, ;,,.o, ,::,14f;.ct.., 1;,,t
,xitho,;,, succcss:, i]n,l this arrest OF. Young
+ hudson 1t hso oeen 'case.opeo III n'sS'x
Arnour The letters ua1ncf bclnW Is a portion
Of that lost mail .-. .,',.,' = .,.'
wc,nay observe At ;ttls st.ss.; Of t!'e case,:
THAT t1erc IS ntsmc iotlIei ?aeh ta.u 'a"s
Hudson, in this LAX. care of mall 1nattcr on
tr..;ns.> 0nc wo,,ld suDpogc tl,at a bed of
plunnIy-lI1ied mil bags .m1ght grow . 1iret-
-, .,,t,o, 80. r.;;1it, ;a ! ,,c IF n,;,,;o !,
RUG ,' - as;;;,,.. Sa;sxsr lis yreeca.nts
.,.,,,.. .,.., ii..lson .,,,;,.oa :. r..
a'd pso9eils''ies' 3o"1f'' .iea'on e.9"3eu s'~
| tai and ruinuli5 opportunity in Eucl lodging,
which Would haEe ,9eSEroseo many = soa''es
A',.. ~. tr,,,,.s .s,,irh ;rerc IN
upon ol"hane n's t.uuAe' "e .
rosscssfon Of tile c. y, d Q. Railroad Compa,-
NJ ,o,,,a o,no,,nt ocf ;sill, matter. was found
ns' ~ uu.. =. .a'..s,>!. -. 49,
,..t.,.. ,,ro,srtv. drafts
letters cons:3;nn's sai"'tsie ItoIety, ".'s
notes aud 1ana warrants, all NJ which la.l
oteA ofi14So>&is" ~@*te'~'s 80
ton pocket handkcrehiei: -
LIST or sroIEs.: NAIL MiTTEn, ..
An envelope too letter.} containing p:nmissory
pote; drawu, hy L. Hott. ~. Iouls No, Sept.
Eth, 1soo oleFof Juo. lloY fot sl:5 i1oo nlaifed
Louis Mo .oGc letter written BY j.. !iaFdwtck,
Durcr, 16Wa, Oct: .7ni; putrofting to have con:
.i.rd SO e isIa~ars .tsncy t1 I
awHfr. .cnslNsarss ::one:, o,ae cogtain;a9 lsatt
drawn l'y II. X. l.ovc s %. heokiik: f.wa. Eor.
Isl :1ba,, prdcr q J.. ui:l.s y CO. y. on fu:
rurtcrr and TtaAcrx l,aik, n. 4.fpr $s5{ d51 ad-
dressed taj latfrr named firm one cnntafui,i,
/ d7af, 4. Il; WA: Saunders, Mt: rls:.?ant loNa,
/ Nor. .uh. u.deru Kri,k,; Faxon : CO.: on r. @.
A (. +. s Co. ~; orc c5ntsintng daft d:awn b. il.
! r.. Steel eash!cs. klhia, loxa, .Sss I'd, -.
| der Of +: !. Tinil,an = co, on David Wastsaf:
one with draft drawn By Bshh1sc u Co.. Dn-
ssa1s Hutn ' 35f5 i.It L t
sa9 Eass chiosa Sc c osss aee q
}t9 50; % orc dfsw, BY DANIEL kathbutn Po,nercy.
a'a; laaser t Co. NY a. $s; aud one .!savn b. r
g. AslAmz. clsie,;o. Oct. ~. order:1l, Is. Steel, on
%SsPse ; nssi ); l Iox % s tue t[ss e
David Way.taG { Co, N, u; another Containing
aJrafs araWn by1Vclls, Far;o & CO. Culpmhia, Cot.
ifornia: July 10th: order Sf Win. Daegener, on
| NcjIs Fafro s. Co., Now YORK. for 800, enclosed
to Gttuxn b. Fnsr, Alanclwstec. New, Hnmprisc
Iowa, Now =. order Of. iouaker & ,Iro.s on
% xs se 1Fect sDohsr to x
draft drawn BY =. F:.'A1icn, 1'er Noincs. Iowa,
9Th, o5aer e e liss5 tarsntte 5q g : e9 e 81
sessere to Hais sfE1 r.
1s efdss T s9 nlsn 3 Tay ana e 1Ssp; Ssa
Des Moincs: Iowa. Nut. -1trh. order OF J. s ]:
kulrn On Gilman. .spn + Co., N. r., for $3Ai al
9Sss .Sans a AnS!a @ SsGsa.nen Sa s9 kWtfi1g rb
u bu9eh % Il. 8 @ epstss
man. coi;tuJ i CO.. Noe, 10th order Of Iaf 4 Vro.
on Netfopolitail VsnK: NV York, lof i3l.ln en-
closed by il 4. Love Il Co.. Krokuk. Iowa. to I'M
drsSn by wi l. F. 1su' DerSoncs. Iowa, @ No1 n a,t 7,h
oTdst CEf5. Doisc i ca, GU Gilman. Son & Co. Co,
\. T.. III 3Gt3,53 enclosed to. psyres one vii,
der t,h1t. Emcfy 4 co., ,Pbiladclnhfa' on Imnor1ers
and Traders Rank. II: II. for *y7 M addrcst ed /,
% nayees: one wisa dan dawn: :Sy f Wm. Thcmns,
+ II k..n,xnr' MI, ID nj d,1s ,ftrr d.Tr nrdr
iIcnry s. taylor. baltimore. on Manhattan Co1u m
pspy p.. Se% oue iSk %ii btaSeh Il
Sists i,an1s az InvaI Tn1ya Civ. senicmi>e
sish.; order NV, :tT.t1, On American Ekcaanc
PW. Hosauot. iSlla. iosa. Oct :ssth. ort,cr Cox ;
Sj,riicy. III Dsrct,,. Sherman L Ia Nav York fo
SHS tjireci1J 10 Thomas 4 Marlin. rhi1adntnhis
r.. H,Se S.;,h 49,, hrH L. invc z" EanE"it Gnr
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