Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-11-07

wars. When the. war broke out, Colonel
Hecker was Ia Missouri, and enlisted as a
privale. TIE SD Is to be attached to SigeI's
Division.
Thirty or forty inen belonging to the SD,
who were left behind, came by the Detroit
boat this morning, and went on to Washing
ton. If they are fair specimen Of the regi-
nent, it is "bully" one.
The wellington. Robbery---Arrest Of Call
kInas The Cashier, as the Thief.:-FOur
h6usand Dollars Of the MOn0y RecOVs
cred.
On the night of the 18th Of October last
the safe Of Baldwin, Lormden & Co., Of We'll
Hngton, LoraiH County, was entered and
robbed of 1885, principally in United
States legal tender notes. The matter was
put in the hands of detectives McKinstry &
Whitney, who have been actively engaged
in the matter up to last evening. They have
succeeded in obtaining s. 900 of the money,
and have arrested Malcolm D. Calkins, the
cashier of the establishment, and committed
him to the Jail in Lorain County. Calkins
was brought before Esquire Faxon, of Elyria.
Judge Bisseu appeared for the dsfendant.-
Defendant waved an examination, and was
held in five thousand dollars bond for his ap-
pearanee before the Criminal Court now in
session. Calkins was committed to jail, he
faiIirgt to give bail.
This IS one Of the most remarkable cases
known. When McKinstry and Whitney ar
rived at Wellington and made a careful ex-
animation of the facts in the case, they came
to the conclusion that Calkins was the guilty
party, but did not dare accuse him Of the
theft, fearing that he might either destroy
the money, OF bury it SO deep that they new
er could find it; consequently they hit upon
8 plan to take him in company with them in
ferreting out the thief, and recovering the
money. The idea was a capital one, and the
bait took. Calkins pitched on a young man
in the store, a clerk by tho name of Belts, as
the thief, and assured the officers that he
(Betts) must have some of the stolen funds
in his trunk. The officers gave him a chance
to watch Belts and put some Of the money in
his trunk Calkins watched this man, Belts,
very closely, night and day, and would report
regularly to the officers with regard to his
dOings.
A man named Samuel WoOleut had a spe-
oial deposit in the safe of $500, which
was stolen from the safe with therest. Nc
Kinrtry, in confidential conversation with
Cslkins one day, referred to Woolcut's de-
posit, and remarked that 1t was too bad, as
Woolcut had just sold his farm for the money
and it was all be had. He added wish that
the thief might r -tlre a portion of the
money to Woolcut, il n The whole of it,
On Sunday night the 27ih Of October,
package of 81, 900 in bills was pat in be-
tween the blinds and the window of B L. 4
Co.'sstOre. This package was directed to Sam
usl WOolcut, and the following letter was
enclosed in the package:
P#@*8 = = = = Pa, Oct. a, 1852.
FRIEND WooLcuT: Ny correspondent informs
me that the funds in B. L. & Cos safe is near
Iy all Of your available means, and that yeu
have three children. This being quite diff
fersnt from what expected, I most cheer
fully and gladly return this package con-
tanning 81 200. I am sorry had not time
to count yours before mixing it with other
money then might have known the exact |
amount. I have done up this package, which |
think Is as large as the one I got. If it |
Is not you viii inform me, and will make it |
right, as my motto Is to live and let live. If |
there is more, please give it to some worthy |
poor man, always remembering this motto, |
as ye have freely received so freely give, and |
If you ever find a brother in like destitute |
contribute as literally as
you can to him, without injury to yourself |
and family. Yours with much respect,
sKEDADpLE.
P. ST. send this by friend, who will be
through your place on Saturday or Sunday |
evening. I wish be could be there in the /
day time, that you might see him. He thinks |
he would like to try 3. L. & Co.'s safe, but |
don't think he could open it, for it troubled |
me some little time, perhaps three-fourths Of |
an hour.
This circumstance encouraged the officers |
to believe that they were on the right track.
On Sunday, the ID inst, Calkins proposed
to search that portion of the store which Belts
occupied. The search commenced, and in |
fifteen minutes Calkins himself found in a
dry goods drawer, threa thousand dollars,
which completes the amount taken from the |
safe, less S585. CnIkins informed the officers
that it was his opinion that the safe would be
robbed again in a few nights, as he,
Belts, must have a duplicate key, and
sure enough, the safe was opened on
Monday night last, and $3.50 in bank bills
taken. This last robbery only makes the
matter still worse for Calkins, who has tried
to lay his own crimes upon the shoulders of
one of the most honest and upright young
men in Lorain county. Calkins had been in
he employ efthe eompanyfOr some time past,
Ind no suspicion had ever attached to him
before. He viii be tried at the present
term Of the Court in Lorain county. Detec-
lives MeKinstry and Whitney are entitled to
much credit for the shrewdness they have