, 1864-03-01
KODBING OF TME DENVER
CITY MINT.
A Fast EounS nTan.

From the Denver CT ty Commonwealth
Our city WIS astounded Monday morning,
On hearing that the safe Of the United States
Brunch Mint had been robbed Of o., 900, In
! 5Feasn5y nsn notes. and bur Of gold, worth
5000, the property Of the United states' In
terna1 Revenue Collector for Colorado Ter
ritory.
As near os We can write these facts, from
the statement Of Hon. Mr.. Lane, Superin-
tenaent Of the Mint, on Monday evening,
they are ss follows:
with one Of tho keys to the safe, came run
ming into the building about si1 o'clock on
Saturday evening, passed. through the room
where Mr. Lane was eittfng, salnt1ug him as
he did 60 in his usual cheerful manner, with
:. Good evening Mr. Lane,n and went into
ing there few minutes, he passed ont into
the hall, through another door, and thence
from the building. In all of this there was
nothing unusual, in the least, and of course
nothing to arouse suspicion in the mind of
Mr. Lane. It was not yet dark, other Of
ing, the night watchman had not yet en-
tered upon Els duties. Mr. Clarke lad the
entire confidence Of Ar. Lane to whom he
had been most highly recommended as q
young man Of unblemfshed character and
reputation; OF good family at the East, and
well connected in this city. Els conduct
had been, so far as Mr. Lane's observation
extended, mest praiseworthy:
On Monday morning Mr. Clarke was not at
his post. 1t was understood that he had
gone into the country to spend the Sabbath.
About ten o'clock, the safe wna opened, and
the reason Of his failure to appear at once
manifested itself. Thirty-seyen thousand
dollars belonging to the United States, had
been abst1acted. but several bars Of gold be.
longing to private individuals, and several
small denominations were left.
Suspicion of course fell upon Clarke. It
was discovered that window Of the room
was proppcd up with pencil, and MS he had
not been in tho building since Saturday, It
was taken for granted TINT he had placed the
money on the window on Saturday night,
and aiter passing outside, had taken It.
It WIS soon discovered, that on Saturday
he had bought splendid saddle md bridle,
with holsters and saddle bugs, paying there
for nearly seventy dollars that at another
place he had purchased a splendid pair Of
pistols, for which be had paid two tltty-dol-
lar bills; ut Smith q Martins livery stable
he had hired the best riding horse IN the es-
tab1ishment, that he had the horse brought
to him. and he placed the Saddle npon him
with his own hands. ~
III. Lane Immediately took steps to over
take him. In which lie was heartily seconded
b TIC military commander Of Of the district.
Il the young scamp succeeds IN getting away,
ti,on - =" :. low supposed :
h Upon the becoming pn1i a iSa therf %
no acG Of cola1r efM;tbstanain hsd %
the yop9g an and han 'somely furnished
Pew II one Il or churches, r ,< aqs{anehe hss
Vino Vino and md Women had already ioun.4 MN mhi1o to
b evopt w95shpps1f at ,av Their F. tsh1rns; 1a e..
spt ctable s'hells'' poured In upon tue car Of
gentleman In high official position said II
times IN ny Conversation with you, last Sat-
urday, to warn you that be had s. fallen into
and another prercnfcd until it passed from
ny mind bit alterTa1fdk a. Id aeter%lnsa e
also came out, that he had on one evening
lost $500 at play, $500 Of which he had paid
down, settling the balance by giving his
note.
For some time be has been borrowing