Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-10

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mentioned in n previous issue the fact Of
the arrest of the burglars who robbed the
safe of the Howard Express Company at
this place ayear ago last JulN They We're
brought to Troy on Thursday night last
and we receive from Mr.. John A. Hinsey,
City Marshal OF Laporte, Indiana, the par
ticulars of their arrest. Three weeks ago
Thursday night two men and their wives
went to Laporte and put up at the Meyers
| HoHse, registering their names as l.. q.
Harwood and - Baldwin. Next day the
Marshal observed them upon the street in
close conversation, not far from one of the
banks, and his suspicious were aroused
He followed them. found where they put up,
discovered they had given no place of resi-
denee on the register. That night about /
o'clock he again saw them come out of "a
! saloon, and following he saw them pass
| their hotel, and keeping within proper
distance, watched them during their ram
bles till two o'clock, when they returned to
their hotel. In this trip, which was made
made observations for future use. Next
I day he tried to make their acquaintance,
but was not very successful, their suspic-
ions having been aroused. Saturday night
they went to one of the telegraph offices,
and sent dispatch to Elkhart Indiana
"A. McGregor, Elkhart, Indiana When
will you send that -four? Answer. l.. G.
Harweodtt The Marshal interpreted this
to mean that man was wanted, and would
probably be in on the first train, which was
on Monday. He then went to an Irishman,
named DAILY, who kept saloon which they
frequented, and asked him if they had left
anything with him. He said they had and
on being questioned, showed the Marshal
their small yalise. in which he found a com
plete set of burglars tools and a revolver
loaded and capped. He told Daily not to
let this go if calle for, but to detain them
in conversation till he was sent for. On
Monday, at ten O'Clock A. NJ, McGregor
came from Elkhart and proceeded immedi-
ately to the Meyers House. where he called
for Baldwin and Harwood. In about twen-
ty minutes they came out all together and
proceeded to one of the depots, where they
made enquiries about the trains. On their
return, the Mayor, Marshal and policeman
arrested and searched them. On the per-
son of McGregor were found pair of nip
pers, a burglars tool for turning keys IN
locks, and in an inside vest pocket a roll of
bonds, done up very tight, evidently SO
that they might be easily flung away. They
seemed much disconnected by the diseoye-
~ of their tools, and refused to answer
questions. The Marshal supposing the
bonds stolen, sent kilograms to New York
and Chicago, the latter of which was an
swered in person by Major Pinkerton, Chief
Of the DRtectbejfQrca.1 BE carried a list OF
bonds stolen in various robberies, and found
the numbers of the bonds TO correspond
with those stolen from Troy. The roll con-
tained 40 500 bonds II $50, and two $500
ponds. Mr.. 3. A. Long was sent for to
identify the men, which he did at once, Sc |
lecting them from 13 prisoners who were
confined in the same room. A writ of haJ
cas- corpus was issued, and after much pre-
liminary delay requisition was made by
the Governor Of Pennsylvania. and on
Thursday last they were brought here, in
charge of Mr.. Hinsey and Mr.. Bangs, for
trial. The preliminary trial before Esquire
Carnochan, on Saturday, was an interesting
one; /; conducted on the part of the Com
monwealth by Messrs E. b. Parsons and
W. Fl Carnochan, and on the part OF the
defendants by Messrs F. Smith and Delos
Rockwell. 1t resulted in SO far establish
ing their guilt, as to send them to await tri-
al at the next term of Court in February -
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