Wilmington journal., 1869-08-13
From the Milwaukee Wisconsin, Aug. 8.
ARREST OF AN EXPRESS RCRRER.
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS STOLEN FROM
THE UNITED STATES EXPRESS
AT PACIFIC CITY.

TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS STOLEN FROM
THE UNITED STATES EXPRESS
AT PACIFIC CITY.
Nearly ali the Money Recovered
Some three years ago Henry Brayton,
then living at Eagle, Waukesha county.
was entrusted with the sum of $500 to
bring to this city. Shortly after he dis,
appeared from the public eye, ana money
Or man was not heard from. The man
sending the money by Brayton ha,. TO
pocket his loss, and no doubt he did SO
with the strongest kind of blessings upon
the head of the man who had decamped.
For three years all trace of Brayton was
lost, when suddenly he turned up again
one day last week in Waukesha, with his
pockets we'll lined with greenbacks and
himself in the most liberal disposition. -
His first move was to buy farm, paying
the cash for it and deciding it to his wife.
He also bought pair of horses, paying
81 900 for them. He paid ZIP few small
debts and seemed to be q man of means
generally. The person who had entrusted
the ST, 800 with Brayton years ago thought
it good time to put in his claim and did
90. Brayton was sued and q friend went
the necessary security for him, Bray ton
placing the sum of 50, 900 in the friends
hands to make him whole.
On the 10th day of July last Hezekiah
Braughton, the agent Of the United States
Express Company at Pacific City, Iowa,
on "a connecting line of the Pacific Rail
road, robbed the office of SIC, 900 in green
backs and decamped. The Company COM
menced search for him. and offered hand
some reward for his arrest and the re
covery of the money. Photographs OF the
agent were also sent to the different Offices
to facilitate the arrest of the decamping
agent When Henry Brayton with his
flush purse appeared at Wankesha,
o. nj. Iyler the agent of the company
at Waukesha, could not help associating
him with Hezekiah Braughton and
the Pacific city robbery. So strong
was the association in Mr.. Tyler's mind
that he sent to the tl1ice hero and secured
photograph. Brayton had not the whis
kers and heavy hair of Braughton, but
these were enough to cut off, and little
investigation showed that Brayton had
been under the BARRIERS hands. Satisfied
beyond doubt in his own mind that
Brayton and Braughton were one and the
same man, Tyler sent for Chief of Police
Beck, who on Saturday last went out there,
Mr.. Vary, the express agent at this point
accompanying them. They found Bray
ton at Troy, and upon laying the matter
before him oil doubts disappeared, when
he at once acknowledged that he was
Braughton and the Braughton who had
committed the robbery at Pacific City
Upon searching him the sum of s., 500
was found on Brayton's person; the 81, 900
deposited with his friend as security was
paid over; the farm decided to his wife
was given up as also was the I'll 200 team
of horses. This made mp to the express
company over $1,000 of tho amount stolen
and Brayton, the money ami the horses
were brought to this city. Brayton has
been locked up for trial.
When arrested Brayton was about three
miles from Troy, and driving in his car
riagc to that place. His wife was with
him. AS soon as Chief of Police Beck
took him in charge he acknowledged the
theft at once, and told where the money
he yet had was and what he had done with
that spent. The money stolen from the
express company was in one package of
$1,000 and one of So. 900, belonging to
merchants of Pacific City. Before he left
Mukwonago, three years ago, to commence
his exploits, which have given him SO
great a notoriety, Brayton was sort of
farm Iaborer, but was q man in whom
everybody had confidence. His wife. who
is in great distress over the affair, is lady
highly respected by all, and she certainly
deserves sympathy.