The New York herald., 1874-10-19
THE BoYLsTon BANK ROBBERY.

Curious story OF . Burglars Life-The
Career Of Charles Bunard.
The approaching trial at Boston OF Charles
Bullard, alias piano Charlie" one OF the most
celebrated robbers OF this country, for particlpa-
ton the burglary OF the Boylston Bank ave years
ago, promises TO elucidate some very curious
facts. When arrested In This city a few weeks
ago he WAS almost without money, and the
majority Of mis- old friends had turned
their backs upon him. Below win be found
sketch Of nis connection with the Boston Bank
robbery above alluded to. and also OF his alleged
participation in the robbery Of the car OF the
Merchants Union Express Company on the 3oth OF
April, 1858, from which upward of $3.50 900 were
aostracted. For this latter offence he and Isaac
Marsh were brought from Canada 10 White Plans
Jai, from which place they made their escape.
THE MERCHANTS UNION EXPRESS ROBBERY.
On the lst OF May, 1858, upon the arrival OF the
haltpast six A. NJ. Hudson River Railroad train In
this city. 1t Was discovered that q robbery had
taken place in the car or the Merchants Union
Express (now amalgamated with the American
Merchants Union Express), and that
the company's messenger, Putnam Brown,
had been gagged and bound, in which
position he was found, the robbers hav-
ing abstracted upwards OF ss50,o0o The mes
senger, Brown. being arrested, confessed that
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Bulard alias Charlie Thompson. alias "Plano
Charlie )" "Denn Thompson. an actor, and .Iken
Marsh. Shortly after this the detectives obtained
Information that Bullard and Marsh had taken
refuge in Canada. They were brought back and
lodged in White Plains Jail, in Westchester
county. letter to Bullard from New York
police onicial was found while he was impris-
oned In Canada, torn In fragments, but was put
together and read by the detective who had him
In charge. Buard and Marsh were brought from
Canada, At the same time as the celebrated Frank
Reno and Charles Anderson, who had robbed the
Adams Express Company at Seymour, Indiana, on
the 10th OF May, 1858.
RECOVERY OF A PoRMoN or THE sPons
The capture OF Bullard, Marsh and Putnam
Brown, led to the recovery or upward OF $loO. 900
Of the money, Ac., stolen from the Merchants
Union Express. Bullard and Marsh were kept In
White Plains JAN for about three months, when N
wallets.
Buliard, In Paris took the name OF Wells and
opened an American gambling house, in the Rue
Scrioe, with the money stolen from the express
company. the Agents de Poiicen ascertained
the character OF tine place and arrested him. and
he was sentenced by the Criminal Court TO a brief
Imprisonment. When he obtained MS liberty he
married Sood;iooking Engishwomsn. now re.
aiding 10 soSEn ns express
q visit 10 america Tor the purpose OF replen enshing
his empty exchequer. ne and Marsh came TO Bos-
LOn III 1909, auu SUOu tdlitu dTOunu them the Dest
burglar staentu that could be iound all being
considered first class men, and the following was
what tney accomplished -
THE BOYLsToS BANK ROBBERY.
When the doors OF the BOylstOn Bank, corner OF
Boyston and Washington streets, Boston, were
opened on the morning or the 22d OF November,
1869, II was discovered that the vault had been
broken into by burglars and that upward OF
100000 worth OF properly, consisting OF bank
bills bonds, &c, had been stolen. From ihat day
to this hardly any OF the property has been re-
covered The Boston police nave Deen nnaDie 70
obtain clew as 10 who we're the perpetrators OF
the daring ROBBERY. IL appears that on the ed
day oil OCTOBER, exactly a month previous TO the
discovery OF the ROBBERY, o man giving
THE NAMn OF ". a. JuDS0S
bought cat barber shop In the building adjacent
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