The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-23
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THE NEW ssCOTTON LORDS. ,,

Ihe Southern climate appears to exercise most
deleterious influence upon many of our visitors
from abroad: While their physical condition is
generally benefited by the sojourn, their moral
constitution not unirequently suffers violent at
tack Of kgptoDsd1i0 (anglice -thieving), to Which
the whole man sometimes makes IN unconditional
surrender: Witness the following delectable dis
closures, which We extract from the New York
Times Of Saturday @
ing the robbery of Navy-Paymaster Bellnnp. in
the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and of the capture and
identity Of the persons arrested. The robbery oc-
CURED four years ago, and amounted to sl3O00O Of
money belonging to the Government. As no ex-
PLANTATION could be given by Mr.. Belknap, and the
clrcumstan evidence was against him, his dis
mlssal from the navy WAS recomme nded by Marshal
Murray, and he was dropped from the rolls. Since
this dismissal, with the aid Of friends and deec-
ives he has labo1ed untiringly to erase the odium
from his name BY the arrest and conviction of the
guilty persons. The robbers, having evaded pur-
suit 1or to years, have at last been secured, and
Wood Chief: oI the Treasury detectives. and vii
soon be taken to New York ,The persons arrested
are the most successful and dangerous thieves and
educated to the profession in England The follow
ing ere names: Phil Stanley ALIAS ssFourtnger-
ed jack "2.,Young .. Jack Adams" Jack, Wright, p
<sBin 'smith, : &c; Joseph Buford alas ssPepper-
mint Joe,nn &C., and Jack Wright. Stanley, the
master spirit Of the robbery, was protege Of old
pardoned out Of the penitentiary, to which he had
been sentenced for ten and q half years. for OPEN
ing and r1bbing fifteen Of Herrings safes. He is
did prominent brokerage business for some time
in Wall street, under the name of Dewitt G.
Wright. The day after the Brooklyn robbery this
es1 u Pas srsss
and began conversing about the robbery.
he stated. TINT Beiknap was a gambler,
Shad lost the money in Broadway he'll As he Was
passing along, he remarked to the Marshal that
he was Sin hurry then, but that he would, during
the very place m which Belknap had lost his mo
ney Oh nthg night before. He then passed along
the street, and Mr.: Murray has not tseen him since
Other persons, probably connected with the rob
bers,;si reported the same story regarding
43sls BsknnRS rs. sga;bli9g dete
here: which was the 1eason .iof his dismissal.
Stanley is man of the most faultless appearance
and moved IN the best society. He WAS heavily
became very yrich. Walton is regarded as
the most successful screwsIosn in the world.
There are few locks he cannot ft, having been at
the business from childhood, Joseph Buford is a
very.expert ttlef;, and an old offender. Jack
Wright, whose :nHases tyour correspondent has
been unable TO obtain, is the most daring
not surpassed by even Dan Noble. The de-
tectiyes have yet some hope Of ascertaining the
Mhefeabouts Of the stolen money, unless its
Identity has been lost during the long period since
the robbery. Col Wood, IN whose custody the
habeus corpus, and appeared. WITH tie prisoners
before Judge Olin. The return Of Mr. Wood states
that 1.-THE prisoners we're placed in his custody by
Robt- Murray, United States Ma1shal for the
Southern District of New: York, they. hay-
ing been arrested I by 2 him on q war
rant os1issued. by q :, Circuit Court. Commits
Paymaster Belknap, Of: the Navy, theF sum Of
$3.50 goo; that they were placed ing Ills charge by
said Aarshal as his baif; that he YVES directed to
advised hat ths: MaTsEal would be- be hera az 1ti tSe
18th to 6takatke from his custody: Tile
counsel for the prisoner argued that although the
had not had an examination, and that they Should
be discharged The IIetiti oners were remandedt to
the custody Of Mr.. Wood the Court reserying it's
decision. -ss;: NJ S6@1'.7T,