Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-05-04
An English Burglar Outwitted.

A woman, giving her name as Mrs.
Newman, has been prosecuting for some
months past claim against the Williams
& Guion Steamship Company, to recover
one thousand dollars upon trunk claim
ed to have been lost while on the passage
from Liverpool to New York. She said
that she sailed from Liverpool in the
steamer Nevada, having in her possession
six trunks, and that she saw them all
safely stored on board the vessel. She
even made oath that during the voyage
she sat upon the missing trunk, although
the manifest showed ouly five. Upon
reaching the port she put in her claim for
the six trunks, and before notary made
oath to her statement. The passenger
agent of the company had every steam
ship dock in the city searched, and every
baggage manifest inspected. without any
solution of the difficulty. He then wrote
to the agents in Liverpool, who after an
extended search. found the missing prop
erty in boarding house in that city.
It had obviously never been taken aboard
the steamer.
A few days since, and before the above
was known in New York, deputy sher-
iff from Grafton, Vt, entered the Office
and asked the agent if he was not en-
gagged in litigation with certain Mrs.
Newman. The agent apprised the officer
of the facts then known. and the deputy
then informed him that her husband was
notorious English cracksman," for
whom he had been searching for more
than seven months. "He was arrested"
said the sheriff, "some eight months since
for cracking bank at Grafton, Vt, and
lodged in the county Jail. / had him es-
pecially in charge, and gave him much Of
my attention. Ooe day AZ l was leaving
the cell, he spraug forward and struck me
blow which fe,led me to the floor and
rendered me almost senseless, and then
escaped and has since been at large. !
traced him to Few York, but he has COM
pletely eluded me. Upon learning from
one of the sporting fraternity in New
York, with whom | have managed to in
gratiate myself, that Newpham's wife was
engaged in the laudable business of shop
lifting, and that she was trying to swim
die your company ont of G200 sterling, I
thought that, by uniting our interests,
we might be of service 70 each other"
The agent decided to Join interests with
the Sheriff. He disp 4tched letter to the
house of assignation in West Houston
street, known "a "Clark's," where "Mrs.
Newman" had ordered all letters to be
sent. asking her to come to the office at
No. 20 Broadway, about 12 o'clock on
Wednesday last, and be would try to set
tie her claims. She agreed to the propo-
sition. The services of two private de-
tectives were then procured, and they
were stationed outside on the pavement
The Vermont Sheriff took his position in
the private office, armed with req uisition
from the Governor of Vermont, TO await
the coming of Mrs. Newman. She was
net far behind the appointed time, and
the agent in a few moments convinced
her that he was ready to sien the check
for the E200, provided she would procure
the signature of her husband to the re.
ceipt.
This she readily promised to obtain.
and, going to the door, gave some signal
to her husband, who was passing care
lessly down the other side of Broad way. |
He came across the street, entered the
building and was told to step into the
private Office, where the check would be-
made out. Mrs Newnham entered before
nlm, and at once recognized the officer.
The detectives outside had carefully !
stroiled In after their victim, and had |
been engaged in an inquiry concerning
the price OF Storage passage. The mo- |
ment the burglar entered the private
office, the Sheriff rose, and, upon his Civ
ing the signal, the detectives secured the