The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-19
THE GREAT. ROBBERY OF THE
/ I "a INTERIOR DEPARTMENT, III
ARREST on RussEIi..--TF.rRrHrR yFws

THE GREAT ROBBERY OF THE
/ INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
ARREST or RUSSELL FURTHER NEWS
| & NJ @.*|=. WAsHiSeToN, December rs. M
| esterday, Detective. Officer Allen re.
turned TO this city from New York. ae-
EeoIipEanied BY officer Dundegan, one Of
Marshal Rynders, aids, as ali assistant.
and bringing liz custody William I'll. Rus.
/ sell, whose maine Is mentioned Ia connoc.
ton with the late tlefleation. q s5.. .: II.
Officer A lleir left this city at 3 o'clock
Een Saturday afternoon, with one Of Lis
partners, Officer Bhsher, whom he left ID
Baltimore on other business, aud proceed,
ed Immediately through 10 New FORK.
He had information that o. person was
dispatched on the same train to notify
Russellsof his coming, as. soon rs be ar
rived in New York, but managed TO head
off the messenger. Allen went directly 10
Marshal RyDders for assistance. Mar
shall X. did not know Russell, or where
he stopped, but from the Grst assisted AL
len to the best Of his ability, Allen went
TO the post Office with Rynders, and there
asccrtained where the Pony Ext rsss oilice.
is located Allen then went 10. the ex-
press Office, leaving Rynders who would
he recognized on the opposite corner, and
ihquiring for Mr.. Russell, said lie had a
q package to deliver TO him in person
The clerk replied that Mr.. Il. was not In,
but was boarding at tie Everett House.
Allen went there and aseeftained that he
had taken hratifaSt TIVE hours earlier
than usual that morning (MundGg j Re
turning To the marshalfS Office, Allen cot
the assistance of one of the nar$haHs aids.
and returned to the Pony EXPRESS Office.
where he found Russell, arrested him, ear.
ricd him 10 the effiec of Marshal Rypders,
and delivered him into his custody Rus.
sell was; then taken before Judge Belts,
| WHO retnangfod him to the custody: bE AT
len, to be taken to Washington for .triul.
When arrested, Russell appeared TO be
momehtariiy excited, but il So6h vanished.
aud lie told Officer Allen that he knew
he was IN New York after him, and had
been Informed ufit that morning !: :; 4. !. Il !:
Il Upon Ills arrival here, he was taken to
the residence Of Captain Goddard, who
issued the warrant for his arrest, and
thence to Jail, whore he was committed
for q further hearing -. ...:
r. Yesterday afternoon the further hear.
ing was had in the gnartFoom of the Jail,
before Justice g oddasd- District. Attors
ney Ould appearing for the Government.
and MessrS. Dagidge; Chiffon. and Hum.
5phrey Marshall, Of KY, for the :deFefse
assisted by several legal advisers, friends
Of the prisoner, lit resulted in a demand
of $500, 900 bail which not being given
Mr.. r. was finally ptaeed 10 custody Of
the Marshal al the District, to be retained
for trial al the Criminal Court. ..>.
F. Among those present at the iail cx-
animation were Messrs. II. w. Latham.
- Lea, Of the firm Of Suter, Lea. a 10. !:
III G. FAINT, Esq !; Hon Humphrey Mar
shall, Of Ky; Senator Green, of Mo;
Hon, NJ, Parrot. of Kansas; Cornelius
w endeiL ESD, and others. :...S b..
/, The hearing yesterday was only to fix
the anlonnt of bail TO be required by the
magistrate Messrs, Davidge and Chil,
ton were sent for as COUNSEL by Mr.. Rus,
sell, and reacled the Jail just previous to
the commitment .-...- -
: After MIR. Russell had been placed IN
custody, Of Marshal Sfiden, he Obtained
permission ifum the District ATTORNEY 10
go 10 bis private house in the first ward,
whittier heweat 10 chargeof Deputy Mar.
shall Phillips, mud remained in consultation
with several frieuds until ibc,it balfpast
one O'Clock pm, when he was again con
vsyed to thejSil. lie Occupies ut present
the office Of Jailor King; aud was visited
there to-day by q number Of friends.
Bailey was bailed on Monday evening
after. We went to press, in the sum OF
$4,000, the sureties being Mr. FAM, Of the
firm of Faat, Rittenhouse 4 Co., bankers,
mud NV. Gait Of the firm of Gait
Brothers, jewellers. $50. .... -. =:
p: IL is stated that abstraction Of The
bonds was known as long ago as Thursday
last. 1t having, been ut that time com
municated by Bailey to Secretary Floyd:
Bailey asked the adyiee OF the latter.
Secretary Floyd replied that be had no
advice TO give, but that on Secretary
Thompson's return, the matter should be
Thoroughly Investigated Bailey confess
ed the THoie matter 10 Secretary Thenlp-
son. alledging that he had been led into
the commission, Of the larceny through a
desire TO save the -holior OF Mr.. Floyd,
whose aeceptaDcds TO large amount in
possession Of Mr., Russell, Of the firm OF
Rassen, MojoFs 4 Co, Government con
tractors, would Otherwise have been dis,
honored, be (I}aiiey appraheEded. These
''aereptaUecs, il Hppears, are simply me
m0randhals ofthe amounts which would
be dne at certain periods TO Russell. nro.
Ffded be executed his contracts with the