Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-18

terms to so extraordinary proposition, |
and resolving that the House will never
to take retrograde step from its
position in promoting the cause
of equal rights, nor to deviate from its fix
ed purpose of protecting all men as elual
before the law; that there is no reason to
doubt that the restoration of the rebellious
States Is being successfully accomplished
on firm and enduring basis, and that no
good reason exists why the reconstruction
acts should be refused.
Mr.. KERR moved to lay the resolution
and preamble on the table. Negatived.
The resolution and preamble was then
adopted by strictly party vote.
lFrom the New York World, Dec. 14l
Checks Amounting 10 %, SOC. 900
Stolen from an Express Nlessen.
ger I'm the Open Street.
Bold street rObberies are becoming of so
frequent occurrence in this city that they
scarcely excite passing comment, and the
class of thieves who operate in so bold a
manner in our streets seem to have thrown
aside their usual caution and are success
full through sheer impudence and superior
force. The most daring robbery that has
probably ever occurred in this city. invo-
wing the largest amount of money stolen at
one time. was perpetrated in William
street, near Wall, yesterday morning, and
has furnished the topic for excited discus
sion throughout Wall street and its money
getting vicinity. Itappears that at about
10 o'clock yesterday morning Lewis j.
Kingsley, youth but Is years, who is en-
ployel as a clerk in the Bank of the State
of New York, located at the corner of Ex-
change Place and William street. was re-
| turning from the clearing house, haying
| in his possession black leather satchel
containing about $500 in bank bills and
checks on various city banks amounting
in the aggregate to $1,000 600. AS he
was passing the corner of William and
| Wall streets on the way to the Bank his at
tention was for moment attracted by a
| horse and sleigh in the street, the sleigh
being backed up against the sidewalk
There were two men seated in the sleigh,
one of whom held the reins. At this mo-
ment Kingsley was surrounded by three
men, one of whom struck him a fearful
blow on the side of the head, and at the
same time one of the others seized the
satchel containing the money and checks
ami attempted to wrench 1t from his grasp,
The young man held on the satchel, al
though staggered and conf Ised by the
| blow he had received, and a fearful strug-
Slc LOT Gnc pOSscSSlOu euSueu. f1nQlny
that despite the blows which they had ad-
ministered freely to Kingsley that he still
retained hold of the satchel, the men
| jumped into the sleigh and started of
through William street dragging Kings
| ley through the snow after them, while one
of the ruffians leaned over the tail of the
sleigh showering blows on the lads head
and hands. In this way Kingsley was
dragged past the bank, at the corner OF
Exchange Place. and was then compelled
to relinquish his hold of the satchel The
robbers then drove off at a furious pace
through several of the downtown streets,
and it is supposed made their way up town
by a circuitOus route, carrying with them
the money and checks which had cost them
such struggle to obtain. Strange as it
may appear, during all tile desperate strug-
gle narrated above, which must have oc-
cupied considerable time. Kingsley had to
contend single-handed with the three rob-
bers, as none of the passers-by seemed in
clined to interfere. nor was there a police
man in sight during the whole affair."
When stray policeman arrived on the
scene, the robbers had entirely disappeared.
leaving no trace behind them but hat
which one of them dropped during the
struggle, and which furnishes a clue to
their identity.
As soon as the lad recovered from his
state of exhaustion he went to the bank
and informed his employers of what had
occurred. Captain WarlOw, of the First
Precinct, was notified OF the facts, and he
at once telegraphed to headquarters. A
description of the horse-a bob-tail bay
mare-and the sleigh-a fancy-built Port
land-was sent out to the stations, warning
the police to be on the lookout for the turn
out. Orders were also telegraphed to the
various precincts. directing them to notify
the banks in their districts to stop pay
o., fIa Oh, oh lie, -
precautions it is believed that the robbers
will not succeed in negotiating any of the
stolen checks or if either of them will be
reckless enough TO present any Oh the
checks for pay ment his arrest will ensue.
Captain Young and Detective Elder, of
the Central Department have the case in
hand, and are epdeavoring to "work up''
the matter. They had an interview with
the messenger and obtained from him a
partial description of the men who had at
tackled and robbed him. On further in
vestigation it was ascertained that several
policemen had seen the men driving up
Broad street at a furious rate but did not
attempt to intercept them, as they were not
then aware of what had taken place.
1t was subsequently, ascertained that the
messenger left the Bank of the State of
New York at 9 A. NJ. to go to the clearing
house, having in his possession over So
100000 in checks and bank notes on the
various banks in this city, and it was on
his return, with S3,600,000 in checks on the
bank, that he was waylaid and robbed. OF
the checks stolen SO, 100000 were certified.
and 100000 were not. The payment of
the certified checks, of which a list is i'm
possession of the bauk, has been stopped.
but it is feared that some of the uncertifed
have been negotiated. All the depositors
have been notified and list of these checks
will soon be in the hands of the bank OFF,
GERS and the payment of these checks will
then be stopped.
This is the fourth robbery of the kind
that has been perpetrated in this city with
in year. In the preceding ones the Will
liamsburg City Bank messenger, the CASH
Ter of Higgins's carpet factory, Roach's
foundry, were the victims. These robber-
les have been perpetrated it is believed by
the same gang, aad none of the thieves
have been brought to justice.