, 1861-10-11
1EAVY NoHBNRx IN CHICAGO.
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One Of the most extensive robberies9 ever
known h lbs. police annals Of Chfcago oc-~
CURED On Saturday last at the BaaxnAa House,
the circumstances ct which, u ne4f IS We ean |
ascestain them,i are - foloTS: Some time
DIM tup the earfy pa1t Of last week an elderly |
ueuf1emxn, named Charles 4. Stewart, col. |
iecttrp lawyer, residing IN New York, but
formerly resideut 'm Detroit, arrived IN th1a
city from St. Louis and tool. roo1na as the
sherman House. Shortly attet his arrival, q
large sum Of money which hc had collected In
st. Louis for New York business house, vas
received bY the American Express Company.
marked to his address. This money which
wss IN tBo packages, one containing S15O0
In current Eastern, Ohio, Indiana and Cansda
funds. and the other 81 900 in depzeciated
n15uo1s cu1rency, the whole amounting to
&26. Coo in real ya1ue, Was left at the Express
0ff,ee until Saturday.
About ha1fpast one O'Clock on the alter
noon of that day, Nj. Stewart went to the
Express of1ce, took the paekagea Of money
and conveyed them under hi1 nm, through
Clark street to the Sherman House. He went
ipne ediately to his room accompanied by t~o
other gentleman, with whom he said he "as
to negotiate the stumptail'' We are igno-
rant Of what transp:red in the room, and only
know that be placed The funds in his trunk.
which YES then locked, and went to dinner
| after locking lis door. HI wBs absent about
forty minutes, and On his return found the
room door open, the trunk open and the mo-
reY missing. Immediate search was lns''tu-
| led in tie houEe, but 1t was Foon apparent
| that the robbery WIS not perpetrated o9 any
one connected with the house, and Mf.
Stewart promptly absolVed them rom
any blane, attEihusans the result 70 ou1saoe
agencies and his OWN cazelessness. ine Po-
lice have been diligently Ut "ork endeaVor1hs
to ferret out the thisves, DUE thus 1af "ltaous ~.
ncsseesion of the money YVES known to expert
thieves at 81. Louis. and that the victim WIS
fo1lowed to tbi. c.tv End closely shadowed BIZ
tbr1n nnti1 the wished for opportunity offered
;tss1f
NJ Stewart 40 We hsye before observed
,,ss f,rro.r,r a resident cf Weatern Michigan
~ -.,3 -, :, 44,ot st,,o DC o., o,rlar
ano "as wen AnomA Ill 1nas ot'Ao - ~ - e>'S4S
siye epeculator and business man. lie suose
quently removed TO Detrc.a aHo eHgasea
! the practice Of the law, and thence removed Il
New York, establishing himself III thas cry = ;,
& collecting attorney, and at the time OF nj
loss vss engaged in the pursuit of his calling
!. The robbery is certainly most siastnng ons
."s - 1oroe bo+a, cozone,Iio
r the the n thieves to pass through the halls, whlc
Z arc continually fhrocgeo with guests, with 6
: 4e .-.,a.;a, NJ ,,,7n
g nuch money ID shen poSsess1on ~ p-n'
/ are oeIs 8p sa,t;,,a,1r m .ha a,.rt. an
!. The police ere continually Oh Enc alert' an
#e toDe they will soon be brought to jus5lc
! Tn fbe meantime, no blame can attach to az
% rart;es. except to the lack of precaution di
d n,ar,d by the agent himself in the tsmpora,
diancsit;on of his treasure.
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= e Meet1hR OF the fls"os .efs@1 s!Ao'
:. a heet1ng u .ne o5Aou " ;"
o. ccAfe1eu 10 tne 1ns' S~t1 :,
II iast evening" fse'' .. e. "Sue, p"7toA -
sh o!iEst Presbyterian cnufen ol ILLS c11s' mo
u - e1a:or. The following members we're pssaen
4 MINISTERS Ahn l1cEs91A1Es.
P1esbyteIy Of ottawaTSfI4p1 N q jo9la Newt
ee Pte,h5tery Of Kutx-Charles stebbins, B.
a. PaItoEs 7,,,t 1on.xa
,d, ptcshieTy of Caicaeo-Chas. F. Beach, Chns
hs Bartlett, J. Amhrose Wight, R. y. Fattssst
ne " Geo L. lille H. Wasoa.
.e Hc P1eshytery e Bel,5dere-H; ~ MIaylor, Moses
~ PEesny,s1y q Blooa1ngIonm|A: q y4naun o.
~ ~ Brown, Cnas Il. Palmer, ). L. " Mttenore.
%. %: p,eahvterv of ottawa-chas. Merwin, A,
Ike Ehersal1-
IL p1esbyse-y II II EhVcs~ocsmcs Ba;,sy. q j.