, 1869-08-05
MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY.
a Snfo IN tho United Htatey Arsenal
HobSed OF s2j, 900 in 1rccnbneks-

From The {hAad1iuhia l,4futrrr, .4ucun 2 !
rpobe'y, .hlch. np to midnight lass night. vas
states ArscnA, OF Friday evening last. rue aa1a
10 me m n4asteEa ofllce waa cnfcse md sublIud
o. tS,~e n Gis:n.'sct' aud, ss1anse u rclaic.
tanning each The fAets in reference to ihe
Iothe1J ART these: A government sale took place
a. .hc afsEnal on Tuursdh{, and Considerable
uon 70 the ready cash, bcserA checks were rp-
celyrd N psJnsent for goods purchased.
:, Ine re- As1'hS 81 M Ml,aymaste1. Ar Collins proceeded
to the amouu! OF ,'so. tasted This euul he de-
posted with the United States Assistant Trra5-
urer. and then burned back TO the Arsenal fyr The
purpose: Q! Obtaining the E45 50,u which be nal Irft
In the sa1e Previous to gn1Ag 10 hank Iii Iu1ru-
t!nn Nas 20 depottt that Atuuuo: IN the altetnuou
Oh EfacalnS tue HfstaAl4 he found he VII. TOO late
to Irtutu to the Irtnsury ocice, aad conKu,:fny
Captain Gil. Assistant QnarteEmaster, 10 com.
tnal,tl ut The as>el III, he NAs dtrecnd to kce inc
Huney 1u Tic kaie over n.gnL Ffcyfpas 70 leartng
the office, Mr. ColliuA wna particular Ia ee.la;,
that everything Aas right The safe mas i1ctej
watch- 49,
The Captain did not entertain the least fear o: 4
rola,tF5. EnnwipT tint i guard w2s Oh duty nj
around the buildings throughout ttl. uight. MI.
Collins, IN visiting hts once on Saturday morning.
oEtAest the kAfe foF tie purkse Of ret1lnslng the
money 10 the tHited ctatcs Treasury and WIN
SURPRISED to see the evidence TINT SONG oac hat
ltt:n there Ge!orc lltn. nut nf the $i5,ntI OILY
t., ,oob Was fematnlns THIS information waS cu.i.
ttjtd 70 CaptAtn G!ll. who Rent messenger to H.
Iul1l mayor FO1 ai lla fpIHttFJ- InG Latter DE-
tailed Detect,ye franklin aud posse OF men to
Lake Hi investigation, which, as previously
stated. has not heFetoted anything. Tcs,eruay
His Honor assisted the olcets In their laboy1 aud
. nu1ober Of ptrsons employed IN uutI l1uund
tEe atEeI4A were examined 10 reference to tue
theft
The safe had not been blown nor nr!ed open: in
facr, there VILE DO outs ald Evidence whatever
fl4As II Lad ttten tAmpers.I with. The conclusion
arrived Ut sTas that 1t had been entered h5 means
oi q key made from the Original. The Ta.chElan
ca duty near The usH1ce-a son OF Captlto Gill
WAS questioned, bEt he denied seetux or hearing
any tne ncaE tho place during the night The
guards al around the building were eIaUluti,
with . nae result the stolen money was con-
tanned IN fevtn envelopes, a. d then wrar;,cI ~
10 one l3Tst p1ece Of yellow paper. Thls p1ckaS,.
was tied 18th string TO TWO SMALLER paeklsea,
contasplng t!a. co., whlcL were LEFT by the thief ot
ile'es uLd1tiurttd- Several Of :hc residents
within the lnclosurc and clerks haze been pElce;l
under police surveillance, only to be released
wien the ul3 steEy j. soiteu-
As there i DO actual proof against them, It has
not keen deemed proper 10 lock them np although
The utflctrs y hu arr working 4n Ihe case very
strDnGly impressed with the belief that they viii
ferret ont the utstrrs nppcrtalutng to the uMr In
FL. RI linz. THY have been wurAlag with the
most coMMendabte perseverance, and zeol stnCe
The dtt cnstf3 Of tie cvtEt, which IL oue Of the
mort recutiarts startling character since tina: Of
tt,e robtef5 1T Twelfth and Chestnut e1ruets.