Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-25
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EXTENSIVE RoBDERY - One HnmIred
Thousand Dollars Worth NJ Bpnds SiOisa-
The Coupons Recorered.-About the month Of
September, 1884, a large number Of hvc.twcnty
bonds, with the coupons attached, were stolen
from the loan Office In the Treasury Department.
About the month Of March last Assistant Sccre-
tary Fields and Solicitor Jordan called upon
Superintendent Richards for assistance In finding
the thief The case was assigned to Detectives
Clarvoe and McDeyitt who Immediately com.
mcnccd active operations. They first visited the
large cities. but could find nothing dehnite,
though their suspicious were already fixed upon
some parties, among whom was Wallace w.
Whittesey, Of Ohio, formerly clerk In the loan
office at the Treasury Department. Some time
ago he resigned his position and left the city.
Tho officers had good grounds TO suspicion him,
and they watched his movements, but kept quiet.
They still continued to work on the case until
q few days ago, when they obtained Information
which convinced them that Whittlcsey was en-
gagcdpn the robbery. On Saturday afternoon
last Mr. Claryon left this city for New York
Having arrived In Philadelphia, he met his part.
ner, McDcvitt, aud the two proceeded to New
York. Arriving thore, they found tho whole pc.
lice force actively engaged in hunting up the
robbers, they having been Informed Of the rob-
berry some time since.
Detectives Claryoe and McDevitt com menced
work aud on Monday afternoon succeeded In ar
resting whittlcsey on COurtlaud street, near the
Western Hotel. When approached by Mr.. Clar-
woe, he (Whittlcscy) said. How do you do ? !
heliove your namo is Holland. ~ After talking
with him a short time the officers were satisfied
he was the right man and arrested him, when he
was taken to police headquarters by Detectives
McDcvitt, while Detective Carvoe went to his
house, corner OF Forty eighth street and Second
avenue, for the purpose Of searching the premises
The officer made a thorough search, and in the
centre portion OF tho chandelier after taking 1t
10 pieces, was found a very large number Of
coupons. each Of the value OF thirty dollars In
gold. The coupons show that they were at
lafhHl Ia al lon n hunIrpl
worth Ofbouds. Whittlescy made u confession,
aud states that he burned the bonds. He was
locked up In the police headquarters In New
York n short time, aud last night the officers
started for Washington with their prisoner.
They arrived here this morning, and took
Wbittlesey to police headquarters, GU Tonth
street to await an examination. On the road to
Washington he attempted to escape by jumping
from the ears, but the officers were too sharp for
him, aud prevented him from Jumping. Whit
fiesny Is quite respectable, gOOd-lOoking mau,
and has a family In New York.
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AFFAIRS IN GEoRGETOwN.-.Scrgcnn John
r. Essex, of tho Third precinct, has prepared u
police report, from which We CLEAN the following
facts:
or Offences against tho person there were two
assault cases; assault aud battery, o; assault and
battery with intent to kill 3; bench warrants,
disordcrly Conduct, 2G7; descrtion, j; fighting
ia streets, II intoXicatiOn, 100; intOXicatiOn and
disOrderly, lbs; misdeheAnors, !; threats, q;
Vagrancy, II. or offences against property, two
were attempts at arson burglary, forgery, re-
cciving stolen goods, aud disloyalty, one each ;
grand larceny, II pctit larceny, 10; robbery, 2;
arrcsts on suspicion, y selling liquor to sol
diers, I trospass, q violating corporation ordi-
nances, So; aud those OF the Levy Court, 10.
Total, 7S7.
The ages of offenders are classified, and It ap.
pears that IS wcrc between 10 and Is; lO3 be-
twcon Is and 20; 40 between ~ aud .; 1856 bo.
tween p and 20; 1856 between 20 and 10; Oj be-
tween 70 and -, aud were over 30. uf these
Ill ainI nI,a
while there were 3S4 single male culprits, aud 96
female ones. 1t Is natural to expect illiteracy
among the deprayod, consequently, whilst 297 Of
the males could read and write, lI3 could do
neither; aud 63 out of 1866 females were In the
same categOry-lll males being able only to
read or the whole number, $50 were whites,
aud l6l blacks. Born in the United States, 800 I;
In Ireland, 2lS; Germany, y; England, .; Scot
land ;; and France, Spain, and Canada, each.
Among the trades aud occupations given the
following occur BOatmen, Ii; butchers, IL;
blackSmiths, 1; bakers, conductors, plastcrers.
rOpcmakers, and Transfers. each clerks and
drivers, each; carpenters, o; fishermen, %;
farmers, q; GROCERY keepers, AZ; huckstcrs, II
housewives, CHiTdIiG dictU!) IS; labOrcrs, l9S
painters and poddlcrs, 7 each prostitutes, Il
soldiers II; servants, 20; sailors, Ii; Migrants,
II; VasherwOncn, s. Among the number Is Il
paymastor, U. $. A., and two printers; but this
last must DO Il mistake; for who ever heard of a
printer committing an error?
These cases were disposed Of as follows, In
which, by the way, our worthy police mngis-
trntc, Squire Buckley, took conspicuous part
322 were fined for various offences $40 dis
missed; ~ committed to tho work house; II
seut to jail for court; gave bail for court, and
10 to keep tho peace; 40 were turned over to the
military, while 1876 lodgors were accommodated
at the station house The amount OF money and
property taken from prisoners and returned to
them ut the station for the quarter was ~ 573 So
turned over to tho property clerk, $lj3,7j, aud
to the Government 800. Tho hncs for tho Cor
poratou were $l,3lS; for the Lovy Court, S0l,
and for selling lluuOr to soldiers, 80,
ALEXANDRIA ITEMs.-From the Virginia
Siate JCurndt Of last evening We copy tho FOL
lowing Items:
GOacsntiOn IF Colorsd People.-The convention
of colored people meots in this city on the ID day
Of next month We are informed by the chair
man OF the committee of arrangements that dele B.
gates arc expected TO be present from every see.
ton % the State. Arrangements are beiug made
by tho 'OlOrcd people of the city to amply enter
tain all who may be in attendance on the Occa-
sion.
quite a R0l0-On one Of the upper trips of the
Wawaset, which had taken the Fulton's place
Sunday afternoon, II very disgracGful row
Cured between tho white aud cOlOrod passcn.
gers. We learn that At one time the quarrel as
humed very threatening proportions, but the
disturbance finally subsidized without any Que
succeeding In getting scalpcd or otherwise So
riOusly injured.
BIDS ron HIDES, TALLOw, &c,--CoI Bell,
of the COmmissary Of Subsistence Department. on
Friday last received the following bids for hides
tallOw, huofs, horns, chuck, shins, aud tongues
&. q BaMgh, Philadelphia, 5000 pOr head: W
II. PonR, Baltimore, $S.3l Thomas Clarendon
New York, SOIL; James L. Bathgate, Newark
n. j., 1919. This contract was awarded to MIR,
Baugh Tho contractor Is charged for each AMI
NAL slaughtered at the various camps contiguous
to this depot, whether tho hide, tallOw, Su, il
taken by him or not.
Tue CASE OF COMMISSIONER BLACKFORD.-
by general court martial, orders No SOO, dated
War npn nriInpnl lima 10 IL nr,I,r,,d 4 III