The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-08-11
WINNsBORO, S. O. WEDNESDAY MORNING, AU1

The Coean Bank Robbery---A Man Ar
rested in Portland, Me-, Confesses tc
Being Participant.
The Portland (Me.) Argus of July
81 says:
"Our readers will remember the
startling announcement in June last
that the Ocean Bank Of New York,
situated on Greenwich street, had
boen robbed of nearly all the contents
Of the vault-about $4,000, 0,900-and
thore was no clue to the perpetrators
of the bold scheme. Detectives have
since been at work On the case, but no
positive development. had up to re.
Gently been found to give any clue to
the money. Detectives, it is said,
traced two of the conspirators east,
and have made a pretty thorough
search. On Thursday, Blake, the
detective who so successfully worked
up the Auburn murder case last win
ter, thus proving the old adage, sset a
rogue to catch \ rogue was arrested.
ellis story is simple and pretty con-
else in regard to the memorable rob-
berry. He says ho passed through this
city on the 7th of Juno OH his way to
New York to join his pals, and after
the robbery was committed he left the
next week to return to Portland. He
says the party numbered four or FIVE
that hired the basement under the
bank aud pretended to be insurance
agents from Ohio. On tho morning
above mentioned, the features of the
banking-room being familiar to tho
occupants, below, an entrance to the
same by boring with an auger through
the intervening floor. Once within
reach of the vault it seems that it was
au easy matter for the professionals to
pick the lock, it not being one of the
safest, as was afterward established.
The small safes within we're easily
blown open without attracting tho
attention of the night-watch, and their
contents rifed. In their hurry they
did not get lot of gold $3.50, ,00O)
and gold-bearing bonds) to about the
same value).
"After they got we'll clear of the
building they found that they had
with them $500, ,0Oo in certified checks
and railroad bonds that we're of no
use to them, so they sacrificed trunk
they had, and left this in the trunk
on Elizabeth street, where it was re-
covered. He does not speak Of the
routes taken by the several oonfede-
rates, or where they are,ybu thinks
they are still in tho country. He
appears not to be very anxious about
himself, and says that all will 60 right
! with him, and the money be has will
find its owners all right, and volun-
teers to say that none Of the present
holders will be able to use the un,
lawful gains. Officers are coming to
make his acq uaintance.
'This story is good for what it il
worth. The charge on which Blake
was arrested is for the larceny of be.
tween $500 and $500 from the pro.
prietor of the Arlington House, Ar.
lington, Mass. The facts in the latte
case, we learn, are that Blake and his
son were left in charge of the hotel
and he absconded with the money!.
The probable innuc of the Chi
nese on our politics affords, of course,
matter for grave consideration. But
does their arrival not promise an op
portunity once more of proposing an
educational test for tho exercise ol
the suffrage, with better chance of a
favorable hearing than we have hith.
erto had. The Fepian who now
thinks every male has an ''inalienable
right" to vote without reference tc
tho state of his Intelligence, would
probably support the cxaction from
the Chinese voter Of q knowledge oi
the English language and of the prin.
ciples Of this Government, and this
! might furnish the first step towards q
formal recognition, applicable to all
of the absolute necessity Of general
eduontion to the success Of Democracy.
!. We notice as q favorable sign Of the
times that many of those who have
during the last seven years been
preaching, In the interest of the me-
gro, the absolute sufficiency of mer
instinct to enable man to use the
franchise both for his own interest
and that of the community, are now
accounting for tho hostility of the
Democratic party to all social and
political reform by tho enormous
amount of ignorance in its ranks,
which shows that the world moyes.--
Nation.
ARMINe OF THE Police FoRcR.-
Mayor Pillsbury has at length "sorew'
ed his courage to the sticking point"
and consummated the arming of the
Police force. Governor Scott yester.
day sent one hundred and twenty. Ave
Winchester rifles, which we're placed
in the hands Of Captain Hendricks.