The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-30

BURGLARY IN WEtLrEsFoN-HBKVY RoB-
sERY OF The FIRST NATIONAL BANK.-Esrly
yesterday morning the First National
Bank of Wellington, Lorain county OF
which Hon. s. s. Warner, the Union candi-
date for State Treasurer, is President was
by q gang of burglars who, BY the
use of cold chisels, sledges and various
tools which they had stolen from the car
establishments of Trip &Co'' sue
in getting within the outer com
partment Of the safe, and stole an indeh
|uite amount of bonds and special deposits,
Ivariously estimated from $5O,Q0O TO $780,
loco. It was not known that there had been
q robbery committed until eight O'CLOCK
yesterday morning. Cashier Horr' on en-
the bank, found the safe q consider
able wreck, the panels having been cut ~
the chiseIs. and the combination lock thus
exposed to successful manipulation. The
inner compartment, q steel, burglar-proof
case, which contained the funds OF the
bank, was not penetrated, and hence the
credit of the bank has sustained no injury.
The discovery of the robbery threw the
village into the greatest excitement as
many of the citizens have more or less
money buried in the bonds that were
stolen.
1t is one Of the boldest transactions We
have heard of for a long time. The build
ling used as q bank stands opposite Bald
win and Laundon's store, on the main cor
uer of the village, and their operations
could not have been carried on in a quie
manner. It is strange that none of tn
clerks in Bsldwin's store, just across tn
road, and stranger yet tt at none of thos,
,leepinE in Benedict's store, immediatel!
adjoining the bank, should have heard tn
blows of the sledge and the ring of tn
chisels. But they did not hear, and tn
burglars managed to escape with the ia
spoils.
It is suggested hat bankers, here an
elsewhere, be somewhat cautious abou
buying up bonds offered by strangers, unit
the parties at Wellington have succeeded i
tracing the numbers of the bonds stolen.
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LATER.-siuce the above was in type
Mr.. G. B. Hamilton, of Wellington, Ma.
Agent on the c., C. & C. Railroad, called o
as and announced the capture, and th
manner thereof, of G. Daugherty, the ma
Who, there seems to be no doubt, " set up
the job of rObbing the bank. His accour
If the matter is briefly as follows: H
(HamiltOn) saw Daugherty on the yesterda
morning Columbus train coming into tn
city. He knew that was his man.. Arrive
at the depot, the man got away, but NJ
Hamilton Informed the City Marshal, VIII,
Immediately made such q disposition of h
forces as to prevent, if possible, the "bird
from escaping from the place. By nool
yesterday, no less than fifty men were @
rack, but Dsugherty evaded them, an
managed somehow to get on the afternoc
Columbus train. ~. Hamilton, in passin
through the traiE, detected the man, b
as he had disguised himself somewhat, wi
uot quite certain of his identity. Anoth,
round through the coach satisfied him thi
it iOas D~sugherty, and Mr.. H. kept a stri
eye on him.
At Grafton Mr.. H. autographed parti
in Wellington, to have q force at the depO
At Lsgrange, (the station just this side
Wellington Daughtery jumped of, re
round the depot, followed secretly by N
q. He, however, got aboard the ira
again, as also did Mr.. Hamilton. Sc
ersl hundred men were waiting
the depot in Wellington. Daughert
got off the train, when Mr.. H. ran I
aud seized him. He wanted to knC
What the meaning of the action might be
he also wished to go on with the train. I
was put under a strong guard, and held
further developments. His horse and bug
we're found at the hotel there last night.
said his little boy had come to drive hi
home to West Salem, Wayne county. The
is no doubt in Wellington that Dsugher
is the head man of the burglarieus ent'
prise. He is q desperate character. b
Oeen once in he Penitentiary, and was
Gently put under heavy bonds for his q
oearance at the United States Court he
IN the charge of counterfeiting, for viii
he was arrested at his tavern in West Sale
several weeks ago.