The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-08
Arrest of an Alleged Bank RObber in
Charleston.

The steamship AlhdmbrG from Charleston,
S. c., brought to New York the Sheriff of LoraIn
county, Ohio, and the President of the National
Bank of Wellington, same county, with one of
the alleged robbers of that bank, Henry Goats,
alias Henry Carr, alias j. H. Mumrord, alias j,
H. Moulton. There were three parties supposed
to be concerned in the robbery. The Sheriff
and President of the bank have travelled over
twelve thousand miles, through the principal
cities of the United States and Canada, in pur-
suit OF Coats, and they displayed considerable
energy perseverance and skill in tracing the
object of their search. The following extract
from the Charleston Courier of the 1st instrnt
gives an account of his capture:-
On Monday morning last Officers Levy and
Davis were sent for by Postmaster Trott. On
their appearance at the Post Office they were in
troduced TO the Sheriff of Lorain county, Ohio,
and the President OF the National Bank of Wei
hngton, Loraln county Ohio, who were on visit
to Charleston in search of an accomplice of the
parties engaged in the robbery of the above
mentioned bank. The President of the bank
gave the officers description of the individual
they were i'll search OF, who had been traced TO
this city. BY the statement OF the President it
appeared that the name OF this accomplice is
Henry Coats, but that he passed under the
aliases Ct Henry Carr, j. H. Mumiord and j. ii.
Moultcn. 1t was under this last name that he
was arrested. ...t...''. ...''...'.
On receiving their information the officers
Immediately instituted a search, and succeeded
in tracing the object of their pursuit to house
in Wentworth street, south side, near Rutledge.
Here he was living in splendid style, having
| taken twelve months lease OF the building, at
the rate of seven hundred dollars per annum, the
| rent payable monthly in gold coin. The mistress
of the house halls from Philadelphia, and II is said
accompanied the prisoner on his trip here He
| mad also several female boarders, who, he said.
| were concert singers. On the arrival of the
| officers at the house on Monday morning they
| observed carriagein ia waiting The officers there
| upon drew back short distance and awaited
| the denOueme1lt. AS the carriage, after leaving
| The door, was passing the officers, the latter
| hailed the driver with an order TO halt. officer
| Levy on reaching the carriage, said to the in
| mate, "Your name is Robertson" No." was the
reply; ''my name is Moulton." "Ah !" said the
officer, ''just the man we want; driver, drive to
| the guard-nouse.n The prisoner was then tasen
| TO the guard-house, who're he has been secured
until the departure of the Sheriff OF the county
| and President of the bank for the place where
already signed the requisltion turning the
prisoner over into the hands OF the proper
parties.
| The prisoner is young man, about twenty
three years OF ace. OF very genteel appearance
and good address. From the accounts given,
| II appears that there were three individuals
concerned in the robbery, and that the amount
distracted was about sixty thousand dollars, IN
United States bonds and CURRENCY Two of the
parties were arrested In New York, and one
turned States evidence. Some thirty-thret
| thousand dollars of the money was recovered
| 1t was the evidence of the witness above alluded
TO that led 10 knowledge OF the whereabout
| and arrest OF the prisoner naDDed in this city
Great credit Is due both OF the officers con
cerned in the arrest for the prompt and eff
cent manner in which II was executed.
The prisoner will be conveyed TO Ohio this
| week, to await his trial on the above charge.