New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-30
HEAVY EORB EREES.
An Express Company Robbed of $1,000,
and u Banking.House of go, 5OO-Ar-
rest of n Notorious Thief ON Suspicion
He IL Committed BY Justice Bowling

On the afternoon Of the Goth inst, packag
containing slGO0 in bank bills taken from th
Adams Express Office, 50 Broadway. Yesterday Capt
Jourdan of the Sixth Precinct arrested the nOtOou
Charles Jones, alias Chauncey johnson, on suspicion
of being the thief. lie taken before Justic
Dowling. and Mr.. Charles II. Bulkey a clerk in th
employ Of the Express Company, testified that on th
day III question he the prisoner behind the countc
In the office, going from desk TO desk, apparently in tn
pursuit OF some important business. lie asked
what he wanted and replied that he was huuting fol
the money clerk He was ordered 10 take his position
outside the couI ter and in short time he left I'm
mediately afterward the money was missed Mr.
William McGill, another clerk, corroborated the state
1t is also charged that the prisoner on Thursday
afternoon last stole from the banking house OF August
Belmont, in Wal.st near William, package contain
ing SIS 900 U. s. 52O bonds in denominations of 500
and 1000
There were ID bonds Of o. 600 each, as follows:
Nos. az, $50 second series. Is, eG6 first series.
~ 226 second series. 4f,O17 first series.
49247 second series. 1896 third series
6955e second series. 1913 fourth series.
1910 second series. 7s6 fourth series.
23,ee6 second series. 27,s4s fourth series.
lO2l9 first series g37 fourth series.
There were also - bonds OF 500 each:
Nos. 80 2ll first series. IS 7O2 second series.
1905 lrst series. 3j 1O3 second SERIES
2O22o first series. q SIS third series.
233l second series. IL. ~ third series.
30 lOi second sories. 20.6z7 fourth SERIES
3J 696 second series. 25.ll2 fourth series
81, 6y7 second SERIES 20 4G2 fourth series
1868 second series. 229s fourth series
3j go second series 43 457 fourth series
81 700 second series. q, 06g fourth series
IS, 70l second series. IS 705 second series
One of the clerks employed in the banking house since
Jones's arrest, has identified him the man who on
the afternoon in question he saw in the Office with his
hand extended the counter il reaching for some
thing and on being asked his business replied that he
wanted TO see the cashier, Mr.. Weitze He left in a
few moments and directly sferward the package coH.
tanning the bonds was missed.
The Express Company was represented by Clarence
Seward, who conteDded that the evidence was amply
sufficient to hold the prisoner. The lstters counsel
William +. Howe. cOntended that there was not
particle Of evidence against the prisoner that the fact
Of his having been in the places where the money was
missed was not sufficient proof IN Itself 10 hold him.
Justice Dowug decided 20 commit the prisoner until
Monday morning next. when the formal examination
IN the case Of the Express Company robbery viii be
commenced. The examination In regard 10 the robbery
of the banking Is set down Tor this morning
Already johnson has served two terms in the State
Prison. The first time for robbing the Bank Of
the State of New York Of the sum of $50 OO0 The en-
tire amount subsequently recovered by Detective
Kecfe lately deceased The second term was for
breaking into dry goods al the corner of Duane
and Cbufci-sts with some cOBfederates and rObbing
II of large amount Of silks and yelveis. Tie entry
effected by bring an apartment in the house ad
Joining The store, and on Saturday night the thieves
iunneled through the wall into the store and helped
themselves to the costly goods perfectly safe from all
intrusion.
The accused is looked upon by the police as one Of
the most accomplished and GdrOit thieves the cont