Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-16
A LONG CHASE AFTER A ROBBER
His Arrest at Charleston, After Being
Tracked $4,000 Miles.

The steamship Alhambra, from Charles
ton, South Carolina brought to New
York the sheriff of Lorain county, ONO,
and the President of the National Bank of
Wellington, same county, with n of the
alleged robbers of that bank, Henry Coats,
alias Henry Gary, alias j. II. Mumferd,
alias j.. Ii. Moulton. There were three
parties supposed to be C oncerned in the
robbery. The Sheriff and President of
the bank have Travelled over $4,000 miles,
through the principal cities of the United
States and Canada, in the pursuit Of Goats,
and they displayed considerable energy,
perseverance, and skill in tracing the OBJ
ject of their search. The following ex-
tract from the Charleston Courier Of the
lst instant gives an account of his cap
ture:
"0n Monday morning last officers Levy
and Davis were sent for by Postmaster
Trott. On their appearance at the post
office they were introduced TO the sheriff
of Lorain county, Ohio, and the President
of the National Bank Of Wellington, LO-
rain county, Ohio, who were on a visit to
Charleston in search OF an a~ecomplice Of
the parties engaged in the robbery of the
aforementioned bank. The president of
| the bank gave the officers a description
of the individual they were in search OF,
who had been traced to this city. By the
statement of the president it appeared that
the name of this accomplish is Henry
Goats, but that he passed under the abuses
of Henry Carr, j. Ii. Mumford and j. ID.
Mouiton. 1t was under this last name
that he was arrested.
"On receiving their information the
officers Immediately instituted a search,
and succeeded in tracing the object Of their
pursuit to a. house in Wentworth street,
south side, near Rutledge. Here he was
living in splendid style, having taken a
twelye-month lease of the building at the
rate of 500 per annum, tho rent payable
monthly in gold coin. The mistress 0 fthe
house halls from Philadelphia, and, it is
said, accompanied the prisoner OF his trip
here. He had also several female boarders
who, he said, were concertsingers. On the
arrival of the officers at the house on
Monday morning, they observed a carriage
in waiting. The officers thereupon drew
back a short distance and awaited the de-
nouemeat. As the carriage, after leaving
the door, was passing the officers, the lat
ter hailed the driver with an order to halt.
Officer Levy, on reaching the carriage,
said to the inmate, Your name is Robert
son. No. was the reply, my name is
Moulton.' fAh,' said the officer, just the
man We want; driver, drive to the guard
house. The prisoner was then taken to
the guard-house, where he has been secured
until the departure of the sheriff of the
county and the president of the bank for
the place where the robbery was commit
ted. Governor Orr has already signed the
requisition tnrning the prisoner over into
the hands of the proper parties.
"The prisoner is a young man, about %
years of age, of very genteel appearance
and good address. From the account
given it appears that there were three per-
sons concerned in the robbery, and that
the amount distracted was about 100000
in United States bonds and cur
reney. Two of the parties were arrested
in New York, and one turned States evil
dence. Some $4,000 of the money was
recovered. It was the evidence of the
witness above alluded to that led to the
knowledge of the whereabouts of the
prisoners nabbed in this city. Great credit
is due both of the officers concerned in the
arrest for the prompt and efficient manner
in which it was executed"