Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-04-27

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Robbery by Boy His Subsequent Adventures
and Those OF His Companion
On the 18th Of December last, Joseph Pack
ard, aged II years, whose parents reside in
Pacific street, Brooklyn, ia the employ of John
Monroe & Co., brokers, No. Wall street, was
sent to the Bank Of Commerce with $4,000 in
gold checks to deposit. He came back soon
after with the bank book, on which appeared
an entry, purporling to show that he had de-
posted the checks in the bank He then left
the Office. On the 18th the bank was visited
by one of the firm, and the bank book being
shown, the receiving teller at once pronounced
the entry acknowledging the receipt to be a
forgery. Information of the affair was then
sent to Police Headquarters. and Detectives
Niven and Vaughan were detailed to hunt up
the case. The detectives learned that Packard
had taken with HIM companion named Isaac
Clark, aged l9 years, residing in Jane street,
and had gone to Montreal. Chief Of Police
Lamothe of the last named place was tele-
graphed to, and visited the hotel where the
boys we're stopping but they were out. He
seized their trunks, and waited for the boys
to return, but some person connected with the
hotel informed them that the Chief of Police
was looking for them, and acting on this hint
the boys left town. The trunks on being
searched by the police were found to contain
nothing but clothing, the checks being secreted
upon the persons of the boys. In the mean
ing to Assumption, took the cars there, and
ran down to Portland, Maine, arriving there
January II and sailing from there in the steam
ship Hibernia on the 18th. Arrived in
Liverpool, the boys commenced fast life,
drinking and carousing. Before leaving this
city they had changed $4,000 worth of the
checks at the Office of Messrs. Trevor 4
Colgate, receiving therefor Treasury notes.
In Canada they had again changed this money
into British gold. While intoxicated one
night at Christy's Minstrels, in Liverpool,
they had stolen from them the Sc 1000 in gold
checks which remained unchanged they had
still remaining. however, nearly 81 900, por
ton Of that remaining of the amount first
changed by them. Had it not been for this
mishap, it was their intention to have visited
the Exposition at Paris, but concluding that
their money would not last long enough to ena
and on February - sailed from that port in
the steamship Celia for this port. Arrived
here, instead of visiting their relatives, the
boys at once went to Baltimore, Maryland. -
Here they remained until the money was
spent, when they hired themselves as aborers,
aod, for time, worked upon farm. Finding
this decidedly hard work, they became dis
gusted at LENGTH and on Monday last the firm
of Monroe q Go. received letter from Pack
ard stating where he was, and asking one Of
them to come on and bring himself and com
panion back. One OF the firm at once pro-
ceeded there, and yesterday the boys were
brought on TO this city, in charge of Detective
Pointer Of the Baltimore force. They were
locked up at Police Headquarters, and to-day
will be taken before Justice Hogan at the
Toombs Packard is very communicative
He states that he and Clark had had this
scheme in contemplation some time before they
carried it in execution On the day OF the
robbery Packard, instead Of going to the Bank
of Commerce, went into the American Ex-
change Bank, and there forged the entry. He
also saws that be had, Gil previous OCCASIONS,
stolen small amounts from his employers. In
the possession of Clark Was found diary,
giving The movements Of the boys with con-
cradle minuteness. .--Neao York Tribune
A mstter-of fact poetical genius says: Il over
heard moonstruck chap the other day remark,
that he loved certain young lady well enough
to die for her. Now, l lone somebody very
much, and
I'd swear for her
I'd tear for her
The Lord knows what ia bear for her;
I'd lie for her
I'd sigh for her
I'd drink the Hudson dry for her;
I'd "cuss' for her
Do "wuss' for her
I'd kick up laundering fuss for her;
I'd weep for her
ia leap for her
I'd go without any sleep tor her.
I'd fight for her
Pd bite for her
ia walk the streets all night for her;
I'd plead for her
I'd bleed for her
I'd go without any feed for her;
I'd shoot for her
I'd boot for her
= rival whod come to suit for her;
I'd kneel for her
I'd steal for her
Such is the love I feel for her
I'd slide for her
I'd ride for her
I'd swim gainst wind and tide for her,
I'd try for her
I'd cry for her
But-hang me if T. die for her.
n. B.--Or any other woman.
FREIGHT GORGE AT BRIsToI.-W under
stand that iaheavy freight gorge exists at
Bristol, there being now 10 car loads of freight
for points West, which the East Tennessee