The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-03
The Late Robbery OF Captain Rem
inatonSs safe.


Our readers will remember the robbery Of
the publ funds from the safe in the 0liee
Of Capt. J. 3. Remington, A. y. ~, At this
point, on Sunday morning, November 5th.
Mention Of which was made ia the Gazslte
a. that time. We are now enabled 10 give
correct particulars, furnished b. he sfEcers
having the matter in charge:
Oa Saturday evening Capt. Eemiu gton
locked up his safe, containing some s23 900,
some $50 900 Of which was public funds, he
balance being funds Of Capt. Remington
and the clerks in his Office. The Office was
guarded BY a watchmsn.aud q porter nam, 4
Smith. On the night in question the por,er
came into the offce after midnight, rrliev-
ing the wstehman, who retired % sleep.
Early oa Sunday mcrning the porter
Smith, informed Capt. Remiugtoa that his
safe had been rubbed during his watch
while he bad fallen asleep. Upon examin-
alton the safe Was found unlocked. and all
the funds abstrecied thsrefrom
The man Smith and the 4=tchmen were
at once arrested, being kept from eommu-
nicating with eseh ether. A Board Of Sur
veg was At once convened By Geu- Giilem 10
investigate the ease, composed Of ca. ~ B
GaWs commanding Post, Lieutersnt e. Cllonel
NJ. I. Courtney, and Major johnson. Tae
most vigo Gus measures were e. oncs adopted
By them, assisted BY the officers Of the
Quarteruaster's Department., to recover the
stosen faads, and deiect the guilty parties.
but Ell ed0rts pr yed 10 vain. 80 trace OF
clue 20 either could be found until the fol-
lowing Saturday, when, upon the tuggss ion
Of the Beard, aud NJ. Skies. detective Of
the QuarterIn sster's DeFartutnt--s man By
the name Of Yinson, confined in The militia
~ prisoa f5T shooting q nerro-wns put into
the same apartment with Charles smith,
who made % Viuson the % losiur eonfes-
sion, via: that he, Charles smith, had bim-
self committed the robbers, by mcaas Of a
key furnished him By T. D McCamas. aiias
Fra Combs, Of Cincinnati that he had
put the money and key in an old sack ana
hid it under one q the Gosernmeut ware
houses, irom which place cae charley Davis.
an aecemplice, Eas 10 hsTs taken il. but IS
be was arTested early IN The foll wing morn
ing be had no opportunity 20 Do 30.
These facts were mede known b. Vinson 70
bis brother, outside, b few lines written
on leaf tcrn from bis Bocket book, when
Mr.. Ninsons al esteemed aud respectable
citizen Of Chatiaroogds il COMPANY with
another party, mads search in The plare
desigaaied, and, alter some tine. aieee.da5
in fndlug the saeE, contsiuinF All t5a rpon.-
sntouehed, and re t0rsd e . Captain Re-.
ingtcn-
Il = eeltesed tnaf The man McCoras has-
before this tine, been arrested bv : dsfee.
ave sent 70 L'eaEelEofth, Esnsss. f5r thst
purpcse-
TIE reason Ehy publiestion 81 ihe fseis
has not been rnsde sooner than this j.. that
9.1sf ,-Fties, sho were supposed 10 be i'm
Piicsieaf liigh' hy The Tlhlicafion. fnd
means 20 aFoid arresf, make their sseaps.
and thus deieat The ends Of fus,ics
u The dessiopnens of The fsct5 on his
robbery, = was discovered that 4 Vas The
lniention O the guiiiy parties . have rob-
ped he sale e Capt. +. hade, A. q. A-. at
tnls place, ccrtsiuirE, at the contsInpiatsd
itne q robbery, SIS, ,eo0, The plsn being in
tle hesa q ofAcconasf1r sem nontss prsvi-
Szs, but he c5aid sot got it % work.
1he Tif:iszt s6cerI and Fenilezsn and