The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-16
the NEW HAVEN BANK ROBBERY.

Particulars OF the Arrest Of jeremiah
Townsend Ina Liverpool, England. for
the Robbery or the Savings Bank at
New Haven, COnn.-Hfstory or the Case.
S% the New %s,sn
Bank in this city, ON the morning Of the 22d Of Nay
last, had been arrested In Liverpool England and was
rosae 10 New York on board Of the steamer Etna-
This steamer arrived In New York yesterday, and Town
SEND VIII prooaoy ne saiey housed IN TINS CITY boSore
night
Tnis case, we doupt not when rulfy known-if indeed
its history ever wrtten-wl be considered one OF the
most remarkable on record Immediately arer
@ ,hs robbery % was discovered the oin Officers co, OF
arrest OF an s1omphce VINO disclosed al tbe
secre's Oh tne Transaction ana the wnereaoon1s OF iown
send anu the nature OF ms plans ior escape win TINS
knowledge Obtained 80 soon aiter the robbery u would
seem a. . sou M nase oceu nmnuM'ey oveI
,aa ~ sa,sn, pn,S mroS ~ nahI ',n,o" n "a
oe'y VI 5u'no,sns Iens'n ooIurIea " ehaoo .n' W
escape. tnen Ionow ou seIss o plans ~ e"eS. his
s a.' 49,, ~ W. IN "y ~. ~ N v u e. IT,
ancs Of the New York deecyes they Searched The cty
H,as.ha & ara san, so as1ar, % o,, nal a, % ,ho I .d
hnre there was nrosb,itv az his rto cansds
,,, Sr;n,,oI ~ r ,s,, an ,,ns hodsaJs -
sn,nt W ~, ,. VI 'e 'i""' "' P~s """'e"9" Il"
Ths ,a,axd onsrsd =, ,h,. ,,rns os az ooo po,,co
wore sent from this city TO Chicago and Boston who en-
ployed detectives and searched both cities. 81 Louis
detectives were also set 70 work Then dsaectives went
Canada and employed assistants there and together
they watched and searched their man without avail
Numerous photographs OF the man were made Peck
Bros Of this city making several hundred and these
were sent all over the country and freely distributed
among detectives and other officials in Canada Des-
patches we're many brokers and bankers in Eng
land and numbers OF the bonds furnished them,
as well az the brokers and bankers on this side
~ 10 SSates Similar desSaic6es were aleo sent
10 a large number of places on the continent
put,ing ali prominent business men on tbcr guard
Pictures of were Also sent IN England and put
An the hands of deecves and i'm fact ali tbInrs
M uould see that we're possble 10 he done 70 6s
arrest were done The reward was Increased 10 eight
thousand dollars and finally II 10 reported 10 twenty
osr for The recovery OF ninety nine Thousand dollars
sho amount repored In have bcen found with ownsend
INIT rather An sxtravsoant offer for the re-
So,.orr -, Tho ann of tuentv tuo Thousand
so,,a.y, ,.,,ch was ooe,,auv reported IN have
uoa r., ffnna,ods ~ c,eciives xer, at wo,l uoayro
. % ~, @ n Tn,srsanJ,s 70 na,Lusv from nb,ch /, mo i,,
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