Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-02
The wOods.ScE :. n Robbery IsI !, and HocOv7

The woodstock Robbery and RecOv-
cry OF the Property. ga
The Cincinnati Enquirer, of yesterday
morning, gives the following account Of
the ferreting out Of the Woodstock rob-
berry, Of which mention has been made in
this paper: t g E4
On Friday night (the 10th ult.), between
twelve and one o'clock, the house of Mr.. B.
Kimball, near Woodstock, Champaign
county, was entered by burglars, and over
$4,000 in Government bonds stolen there
from. MIR. Kimball was awakened by be-
ing struck on the head by one of the ruff
fans. He called loudly for, help, and his
grandson, W. r. KimbalL in an adjoining
room, came 10 his relief, or he would doubt
less have been murdered. The robbers
gained admission by boring hole through
the door, so asto be Rbegto slide the bolt
with whichit was fastened. ~ ~
BY this it would seem to be inferred that
some bold Iobbers had entered the house
of Mr.. Kimbalr and robbed him, and such
being the Impression of that gentleman, he
communicated his loss to the Chief of police
of this city, .g2 Ig5 5VlN ,tt8tt
Our Chief, Mr.. J. l.. Ruffin, Immediately
detailed Detective Frank Mitchell to ferret
out the case, and consequently on Friday
last that official left for Woodstock on his
errand. On arriving at that little town he
reported himself as cattle -drover, and
while rambling about the place, he fell in
with w. II. Kimball, the grandson of Bella
Kimball, the gentleman named above, who
was robbed. Detective Mitchell so man
aged the matter that he ate dinner with
young Kimball on the following day Cast
Saturday,. During the dinner-hour the
officer gathered from young Kimball that
he [KimbalD had been to Columbus, he
having been soldier, to draw his bounty
money. From this conversation officer
Mitchell took the hint, and, in his capacity
of cattle drover, bade good-bY to young
Kimball, and took his departure.
His departure was for Columbus, where
he immediately proceeded to inquire Of
each of the claim agents in that city if any
claim for bounty had been paid to w. II.
Kimball, and, as he anticipated, he ascer-
tanned that nothing had been paid to such
a man. The officer also found that Kimball,
while in Columbus, had purchased goods of
different kinds, amounting to $3.50, and that
he was very liberal in his expenditures
Mr.. Mitchell then appeared in Woodstock
satisfied that Kimball, having expended
$3.50, paying $155 In one instance when he
thought he was paying but $3.50, thus ex-
hibiting his carelessness, when he repre-
sented himself in his true character, and
requested his assistance to ferret out the
robber of his grandfather. The officer and
his victim then became very communica-
tive; he told him that he had taken the
bonds, and showed him where he had them
hid. He Immediately took possession of
them. --,l....
Kimball then told Mitchell that he had
used the burglars dodge, he boring around
the lock of the door for feint, by which
means the bonds were stolen, and his grand
father was deceived in the manner OF their
being taken. {- iH 'r
/ Detective Mitchell took his prisoner to
Urbana, the county seat of Champaign, in
which Woodstock is located, and pr, sented
him 10 Court, where he was held in $1,000
for his appearance before the Court Of
Common Pleas of that county. The stolen
bonds were delivered to their rightful own
er. Officer Mitchell returned to this city
Yesterday afternoon.