Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-27
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A FAST YoUseMAs Cons TO CARR --Antoni samanni,
mailing cerk- at the Sentinel Office was Saturday
night arrested in the Treatre by officer Perrin on be
Charge of stealing $780, or tteresbouts from John j.
Palmer, and $lsO 900 from A. N. Bailey proprietor OF
the Sentinel. ,.-' e.-t ~
It seems that for several months past Mr.. Bailey has
been aware that large Of money were being sur
reptitiousy taken from his in his counting room
Mr. Palmer, who Is clerk ia the counting room, sus-
pected Samsnni, and communicated his suspicious to
Mr. Bailey, who, however, having every high opinion
of SImGnn, rejected them warmly. Still, from day to
day largo continued to be distracted from the sa
Last Thursday night week. 81 600 in 500 notes was
taken. Frequent conversations between Messrs Palmer
aud Bailey on the subject of the alarming losses the
esat shment was suffering, brought them nearer
the detection of the thief and failed 10 stop the fnln
cia leak. The matter became very serious. In three
months about SIS 900 Of the funds of the concern had
disappeared. ---~ ~ So
In consultation on Saturday morning, Mossrs. Bal
ley and Palmer came to the definite conclusion that the
safe must be entered during the night time and BY Some
one connect With the Office, and they determined to
make an orifce through board partition in position
to command view of the entire counting room, aud
set guard by night. Preparatory to boring this hole
Mr. Palmer took of his coat containing his pocket book
in which there werssome $500 in monsy and two checks
for smaller SUMS and hung it up in the counting room
where Ssmanni CHANGED be sitting alone reading
newspaper He and Mr. Bailey then retired beyond the
board partition through which they proposed making
their observatory Having concluded their operations
much to their satisfaction they returned to the count
ing room. Samann had gone out during their absence
and no one else had come in. Mr.. Palmer took up hs
coat and put it on and instantly discovered that his
pocket book had been stolen. 1t was clear that Sa-
manni had stolen it, No but he had been in the
counting room and it equally satisfactorily settled
in the minds of both gentlemen that he ives the Iarty
who had been operating constantly and heavily upon
the safe. rr
In due course warrant was obtained for Ssmannis
arrest and put into the hands Of officer Perrin during
the evening. At o'clock at nigrt Perrin feuud Sa-
nanni in the theatre, and told him lie wanted 10 zee
him. The two came OF. of the buling togsther, and
when Oh the sidewalk the ;er opened his business
by saying stony, have warrant. for your arrest ~
WhAt for -" sked Samanni, very much ag ated. For
stealing money from the Sentinel Office" Here Sirnan
mis- perturbation increased ss be asked "What money ?
Tho money and pocket book out Of Mr.. Pamefs coat
ssmapni breaihed ireer, and said quickly, did not
| take t."
Perrin then took him to the watch house. On search
ing him there he found in his pocket only small sum
OF money, tut an iron safe key and common brass
key.
To cut'a long story short there keys werefound to
o, en- the safe in the Sentinel cfce, out Of which go
mu 81 money had been stolen and in an interview with
Mr.. Bailey Samauni confessed that with them he had
been in the habit of entering the cafe and helping him
self whenever he wanted oney which was very oten.
He ead he had taken from the safe, at dsrent times
sll 900 in new Issue, and he could not tell how much
in old issus; and that he had spent the whole upon
| lsyd women, one of whom Belle Mitchell, h. m n
toned. Samanni will be examined before tie Mayor
| this morning.
Mr. Bailey's loss is $4,000, abstraNed q. different
times from the SAFE and between $500 and $500 stolen
| from Mr. PAlmer's pocket, Saturday.
Upon iniofma ion obtained from S,mapni warrant
was procured for the ch Of Belle Atches premises
Officer Michd searched her house, but failed to fluid
any money that could be identified. Bale Mitchell told
the officer that S4mann had been at her house on FIJI
day and had given Ter $780, and that had st other
times given her money. but that she never asked wht
| be had gottenit it.
Il will, perhap' to the reader that the only
sereible tn ng ssmapni did throughout not tocoun
the old is ue VIII d he bothered colotiug oil issue
| such times thesei