The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-27

dfFe"' Hpoqs a th2fye 0t Rotbefy.-CtticcrS
Jenkins antPerrin, OF the city day police, ar.
rested on Saturday afternoon Antonio Sa-
manni, charged with stealing three packages
containing about two hundred dollars in mo-
ney, one check for s95, one for 81 or IS, and
divars other papers, from the coat pocket OF
j John ). Palmer, and also charged with en-
teripg, BY means Of false keys, the money
safe OF A. NJ. Bailey ~ Co., proprietors Of
the Sentinel newspaper, and stealing there
from, at different times, eleven thousand
dollars. The accused is young man about
tWenty-tour years of age, was raised in this
city, and has hell the position of IN ailing
clerk in the Sentinel office for the past ten or
twelve months. For some time back sums
OF money, ranging from six hundred to o
thousand dollars at q time, have been miss
ing from the safe, which greatly perplexed
MIR. Bailey, the business manager, how to
account for II, as it was his invaIiable rule
to lock it up before leaving in the even
ing and carry the keys in his pocket
Recently suspicion was directed towards
Samanni, bat there was not sufficient ground
t. have him arrested until Saturday last.
On Thursday night last six hundred dollars
were laid away In the safe IN q special PACK
age, with which Mr.. Bailey intended paying
his taxes, but the next morning, when search
was made for it, the money was not there.
This fact convinced MIR b. that, whoever
the robber was, he must have duplicate keys
which lifted the lock, and it was therefore
determined upon to set trap to catch the
thief. On Saturday afternoon Mr.. John j..
Palmer, the paying clerk, after settling with
the employees OF the establishment, wrap
ped up the balance of the funds on hand,
together with some checks and papers, into
three packages, and placed them in his coat
pocket, which was hanging near by. During
the whole of this time Samanni was sitting
,f,ce Axa h tnh
going on.
few minutes afterwards, and while 8. was
still in the counting room, Mr.. Bailey called
Mr.. Palmer outside, Ostensibly for the pur-
pose If fixing lock Oh the door, but In
reality with the Intention Of boring a hole
in 1t, through which samannis movements
might be observed without his being cogni-
zant of it but they had hard y commenced
operations before he left the office and
the short time which s. was alone he could
possibly have taken anything, no eXamina-
tion was made at the time, and it was there
fore decided that strict watch should be
kept upon him through the hole in the door
the first time he again entered the counting
room. It was not necessa y, however, to
wait for this opportunity, for hardly had
Samanni got out of sight before Mr.. Palmer
had an occasion to use The money he had put
in his pocket q few minutes before, wher
TO his great surprise it WAS not there
This fact left no doubt on his mind that
was the party who had taken 1t, and a
warrant was thereupon obtained for his ar
rest. When taken into custody he denied
taking the packages from the pocket of MI
Palmer, but subsequently,, during an inter
view between himself aud Mr. Bailey, at the
cage, he nfessed to having stolen from
the safe, since the lst OF April, about eleven
thousand dollars In new currency. Mr. Il
then asked him whether that was all. IL
| which he replied that he thought he had
correctly stated the amount he had taken
Since the appearance oi.the new currency
| but he could net recollect how much he had
previously abstri cted from the SAFE In hii
| pockets were found three keys, fac similes
| to those which fitted the safe, which he &C
| knowledged lad been made by his order
1t is supposed that by some means he go'
| temporary possession of Mr. Balley's keys
| and had them duplicated in time to return
| the originals where he got tn em from be
| fore they were missed. Since the discovery
of this robbery Mr. Bailey has examined hii
| accounts, and does not think his loss viii
| fall short of $23 900 or $24 600 The cast
| will be brought before the Mayor this morn
| ing.