The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-04
HEAVY RoBsERY.


Teacher OF Languages IL Robbed Of Three
IS Thousand Doilars--A WoiDan Arrested
Suspicion-No Clue TO the Stolen Money OBJ
tanned.
most daring and audacous robbery was perpetrased
Tuesday night In q houseof III repuse In this city,
the fun particulars OF which developed yesterday
ut tho jefferson Market POLICE Court On Tuesday morn
Ing man namcd Charles Tucker teacher Of LANGUAGES
residing In Detroit Michigan arrived IN this city, and
stopped 1t hotel Broadway. His object IN coming
to Nev York to invest about 90 ooO which he bad
accumulated, Il. United States bonds After no had
secured hts room be Went TO place in
West Houston street and inquired for fe-
male whom he had accompanied 10 tho
house aformer visit 10 this city. lie told that
the girl whose name II Mary Jane McDougall was not
there but that her wher abous we're known, ard thai
II no would wait she would be sent for. flo did and
while he was sitting in the house happened to thluk
whether his money which ne carried In an inside pook"
OF his vest safe. ~ the hotel no had taken his
money aud placed the bills in the pocket securing the
opening TO the pocket by three strong pins He found
mort snns s ~ s arrived IA @ about
O'Clock in the morning and left the house. reasn-
Ing 70 the hotel
ABOUT ten O'Clock he started for brokers' Office on
Wall street. He was SOME time 10 reaching the Office,
and when asked FOR $4,000 IN seven-thiry
bonds Al he did 50 be placed bs hand In the inside
poeket Of his vest aud drrw out his money whom to his
ope Re saw a, aa % oo ,sr s r rorss
5000 H. n once started ont In quest 81 an oecr and
found policeman No. 2053 of the Eighth precinct
To HIM he conh6cl the story III his 0ss the latter,
taking Tucker With him, proceeded 10 tho house In ous
ton street but tie girl aot there. Irqulrina, they
,cd that she lived at No. So vandam ~ ret with
her parents. Ttter they went and found the girl ut
home with her mother Withor, saving anything 10 the
mother the officer tod the girl that alto wanted. and
taking her In custody marched her TO the
JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT.
Sno was searched. hut no money whatever was found
upon her Tucker had his money IN ar-e bills occupy
ina but little spree. aud the stolen In I've
$500 notes, 800 bin and $40 IN fes and tens, 30
That whoever had II could have casiiy disposed
Df L. Nf ~e
COMPLAINANT
fu making his complaint Tucker stated that no was
fotywo years Of age, had been sixteen years In this
country, hut that his native country was France and
that tho past years he has lived In Detroit tach
Ing tho modern languages. Fe is apparently scholarly
mani and Ia said 70 move in higher circles where no
belongs.
rnr rnrsoSER
Is girl twenty-five Of age born In this city
and has always lived slih her parents Her father Is
and has long beer, member Of the police force IN this
CITY, About three yeais ago tho daughter scducod
OF very preposscssng appearance and has received
good education 1t needless say that both OF Der
parents totally gnorant even Of the los Of their
daughters character, for she has always been living
with them, thew moreover, people OF the no
undoubse6 rcspectaiiity THIS blow, coupling with .
knowledge Of their conduct and her alleged
guilt has had upon them terrible effect The prisoner
repeated her asvertops Of Innocence Of any crime,
and At her examination apparently much al cted
was her father who was present. She was commit.
ied-baii being rciusod-tor ssta ss the General ses