, 1865-08-19

nornipe that Jeremiah TOWNSEND, who
1otbed the Townsend Savings Bank In this
city, On the morning Of the I'D Of May LAST,
was ta 4cutt to New York on board cf the
steamer Etra. This steamer arrived In New
Yo.k yesterday, aud Townsend Hil proba-
bly, be safely housed in this city betose night.
This case, re doubt not, WAea FULLY
kEown, WILL be considered one OF the most
rtmAskab!e on record. Immediately otter
The robbery was discoyenfd the officers
OF the bank also discovered and obtsin-
Cd tie arrest of an acccmp}tce who dis
closed all the secrets Of the tlansaction
sud the whereabouts Of Townsend
mid TIE nature cf bis plans for escape,
The reward eftcred At this time was ~ .on.
Police were sent IRON this city to Chicago
and Boston, who enlplcffd detecti7es md
SEARCHED both cities. sit Louis detectives
ueie also set to work. The detectives went
to Canada and emp1oSed sssistanta there,
and together they watched and searched for
their naan Without avah. Numerous photo
g1apLs Ct the man were made. Dispatches
Rcle Esnt to uanS brokers ana banketa in
Ete!aId, and Eufnhers at &hef bonds Wttc
furnished thin, as we'll he tbs brokers aud
bankers Gn this side Of the water. Simitat
tcspatches we're also semitic b large number
Of places ou the continent, putting I'll PROM
inent business men On their guard. The re-
ward was Increased to eight thonsand dol
lare, aud finally It Is reported to twenty-five
thousand dolia'6-A Fnm quite proper
to of'er fer the recovery Ct ninety ntne 1ho1-
sand dollars. tie amount reported TO hare
been found with Townsend, but rather an e1-
tIayasant offer for the recovery Of the sun1
Of twenty-five thousand dollars, which was
officially reported to have been lost Huh
drsds Of detectives were At work weaving
MT aranrd ToWnsapd's pathway, ffom which
| It was Impossible for him to escape.
uow PHILADELPHIA DETECTIVES Won tue
PRIZE,
IF,ptn the Philtae,ph,A Tedsee, L:t.l
The most Interesting portion Of the case Is
connected viii the history Of the Efforts
! 1n4de bg the Philadelphia detectives to efF=ct
| the arrest OF the accused.
Jertmiah Townsend was assistant cashier
! OF the Townsend Savings bank Of New
Haven. Ha enjoyed tho confidence Of The
cticers of The 6aaE uutil My list, when BE-
| aterorded. with $l15. .oon of the property, In
] Incnty, hoEds aud othcr cTid-necs Of iudebt+
edness. His light WeB 50 tkntn1iy ps.nned
that for some weeks bis place Of conees!nsnt
capture Of the ASCENDING cashier. Doscdp-
t.tns OF t..s man, lists OF the bonds, with
their tumbers, were published throughout
The country, and the detectiFes In all the
large cities were rnt On ~ wa,en. c;,,. ,u..a
tres to find clue to the whereabouts Of
Townseud, and, as our European adFlces
| rep,esent, secure his arr*st.. about sir
wet Us ago, Messts- Cal1ansn aud Catl1n were
| in the re;ehbo,haod Of Thi.d aud Chestnut
I stree.a. when stranger approached NJ. Car
lin end requested him to compute the IT,
| te1est due On g. Goo bond. He did 50, and,
+ IN xcspcree to the mans request for refer
| cpce 10 a reliable banker, referred him to
| Dssxel d Co. No sooner had the E1au left
than both detectives at once suspected that
! The Townsend ssvanga Bank. They followed
The case up, reschsnE Drex'i'a otf1:s after ths
! bond had been cashed, and after the man
| p1tsentlnE It had disappeared from sight.
The two officers we're At loss What coursa to
! pn,sre, Is their rnemorands convinced them
| that they had Let slip one Of the mlsslns
bonds While coEitating What 70 do. they
\ taT their man on Third street, and, follow.
ing htm up Chegtuut street, saw him meet &C
uTaintsuces and divide tho proceeds ef the
Eale. They then took charge Of the whole
party ard recovered the Whole a.nouut OBJ
iainsd from Dre1el lacking i've dollars.
Thrg H,Eo discovered that the man present
ing the bond WAS not directly implicated II
The robbery. Townsend had asd - Gaia
and from there had sent to an agent 10 tlli
agent entrusted the busIness to : third pat
| IL, aud tic fast taat this individual was IN
| able 10 calculate the interest, and VA
! a011ged to call upon Mr. CArlfn. FaB tn
, | starting point In the raee for the eaptut:
the principal. The officers now knew tbs
. 1 4qWQSsQ4 HaR III AaUh9 uAb t4At lC 04A ~
p,ppcse 10 remain there long. Folio Hinl
, N tie clue, shey discovered that Tow bsen
, bud an aecomp2iee IN New Haven~ The ae
: comp.lce had 4 aister, to whom Townser!
vas engaged to be married. Carefully fol
loving ibis party, Callanan and Cs11in aseel
: tatned that srrangements had heeu made bs
| tween them 10 meet 1t Liverpool, where lh
i marriage between Townsend and the yopn
: !adr was to be celebrated.
( Wben the compllclty Ct the New Have
! PARTY Els clearly proven, they ware arse5tst
!. ! but 30 publicity garen to the {aes. The Ne
! Haven party ut once made full centesslot
. aud stated what was still more 1mportan
D ! TINT Townsend wss to 1eare HaTaut In Il
: Conway On the 9Th Of July. As the 5tsaant
. | from Havana 10 Liverpool re4ustes seyentse
: / days for the psasasr, the Detectives coz
! cluded 10 run a race with IoHnsen9: -
= cofdlpglr M1. CaE1in, alone, started with st
i ! steamer liosn Boston on the 18th, cxpsci1n
! | to make the ttip u ten days.
| | The peHH fran Europe announces t1at IL
:. Carltn wns successful, and that be reeoTere
nluety-pire Thousand dol!Rrz Of the stals
Il ! money. The details are not known; but y
!. cate. ~ Il stands, Is one Of the most rcnaat {
q | abIe In the criminai arnass ct Que FhlRdt
4 phfa detectives, aud reflects great credit upt
Mtssre, Car1in and Callahan, who haTc ie
: loved II up 50 clo.ely, and TO such 0 saeess
Il ful fssre.