The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-24
CRIME.
Robbery In the vrsasury Department. at
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The Washington Express of Saturday last
Hon. H. R. Hulburd, Comptroller of the Cur
rency, has furnished our reporter with the facts
OF the case, which are as follows:-
On the 18Th day OF September, 1864. $40 note
OF the First National Bank OF Peru, Illinois, was
missed" from the Comptroller's Office; also,
seven $50 notes OF other Western national banks
During 1865 several $40 and $50 notes OF ma
'tional banks Of New York and Massachusetts
were missed. In 1866 large number o. notes
of the same denomination were missed. In
January, 1861 $4500 worth Of notes of the Ma
tional City Bank, Lynn, Mass, we're missed; also
package of notes OF different denominations
amounting to $4,000, of the FIRST National
Bank, jersey City.
Comptroller Hulburd with the detectives, had
long been On the watch for the thief or thieves
They finally fastened on the chief messenger,
coored man named J. H. A. Schuremau, as the
thief, and at once arrested hun. He had been
employed in the Comptrollers office from 1861
and was considered Trustworthy in every sense
He was proud, pompous, and dignifed; was
held in much esteem by his fellow negroes on
the outside. He kept and still keeps grocery
store on Capitol Hill, No. 67, A street north,
called The Excelsior"
When arrested he was indignant; he was in
iUred beyond measure; he would be vndicated,
so he would; aud be was for the Grand Jury OF
the Criminal Court of this District in February,
1867, indicted him.
1t appears that the accused was entrusted with
packages and bundles OF notes. designed or the
national banks-in tact, he was entrusted with
any and all valuables about the office. The
national bank notes which he is charged with
stealing were all genuine, OF course, save and
except that they had not received the signatures
OF the president and cashier Of the bank for
which they were intended. These signatures
Schureman is charged i'll the indictment with
forging.
The statement that the barks are the losers is
incorrect. They lose nothing, the notes not
having reached them before they were stolen
and the bank officers names certified upon them
The Government loses the entire amount
m a 1xn ot.a 4
from the Comptrollers office MAY 1st, 1867
there has not been note los or missed.
Jealousy and Murder.
The Washington (IoHa) Press, of Friday last
John McNally, of Peru, ILL.,, an Irishman
about so years old, came to this place last
Saturday, on a strange mission. He has, it
seems, held grudge for nineteen years against
Thomas King, an lrishman of about the same
age, who lives in Franklin township. In former
years they worked together in Chicago and
various places in Illinois, and once on a time
McNally was Dragging on his wife, extollIng her
good looks, virtues, etc, when King said in a
random, daredevil way, "You needn't think
you have had all the fun, ending with remark
which MCNallY construed as a confession of Im-
proper intimacy with hIs (McNaly's) wife. The
green.eye monster i'll McNally was instantly
aroused, but its suggestions were for time
stiled by the protestations of innocence made
came bere, leaving a married brother and
McNally living in Peru. McNal!!y's mind
mas Deen the prey OF an evil genius
ever since: At tunes, he says, it would
get under his bed and throw him upon the floor,
and even lift the bedding from the bed
stead He dreamed four nights running
that the parties were guilty. Six children have
been born unto him since, but all died, and
Kings eyesght has nearly failed; these calami.
ties McNally construed as judgments of heaven
on the sin of his wife and King, and were fuel
TO the flame Of his jealousy. few days ago this
monomaniac asked his wife to lay her hand on
Catholic Bible and swear as to her innocence.
She MADE oath that she was guiltIess. He told
her he was going to see Tom King, and If he
could not settle the matter with him satisfaCto-
rily, he would Kill KING and come back and kill
her: that she might as well have her coffin
ready, etc. He bought new suit of clothes of
the tailor brother of King in Peru, and put the
Bible aforesaid in q satChel and started. He
found there Mrs. Tom King and one or two chill
dren, and also Mrs. King, of Peru. After eating
started about o'clock for Tom Kings home.
Arrived there, Mrs. King called her nearly blind
husband, saying. John McNally is here, come
out and see him." He came to the gate and
extended his hand with pleasant salutatiOn,
but McNally would not take it.. He said:-1
came here to settle that old grudge." "Why,
thoueht we settled that nineteen years ago."
replied Tom. McNally produced the Bible and
said, "My wife swore on this book that she was
q vrtuoUs woman, and now want you to swear
on it too." King took it and told him to come
into the house. Laying the Bible dos wn, with
his hand on it, he mede oath that McNally's wife
was a virtuous woman so far rs he knew. mo,
not that way" said McNaliy, Il want you to
swear that you never had intercourse with her {"
King said he would swear to that and just as
he was about TO do it McNally stabbed HIM in
the bowels, and started for town as fast as his
legs could carry a man who was the worse for
liquor