The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-06-06
Robbery Suspected.-Samuel Stephens

Robbery Suspected Samuel Stephens
was brought before Justice Brown, on Tues
day last, ON the complaint Of Alexander NAL
colin, charged with robbing the latter gen.
tleman. There are number of suspicious
circumstances connected with the affair,
which we will briefly narrate: Mr.. Nal
colin, who alleges he lost fifteen hundred
dollars, arrived at Elkton. on the Friday
evening train, direct from Ohio, where he
has resided for upwards of thirty years.
He was originally a resident of Caroline
county, on the Eastern Shore of this State,
and was on his way to Greensboroush in
that county, where, we understand, he has
relatives residing. After leaving the cars
on Friday night at % o'clock, he went to
the FELTON, House and asked for lodging for
the night and was shown to a room imme-
diately. The next morning, feeling I'M
we'll, which feeling he attributed to the
change of water, he asked for some ginger
brandy, and drank small quantity at the
bar. He made it known that he wished to
go to Greensberough-and here the most
singular part of the transaction appears.
In place of directing him to take the train
for the Delaware Junction and the Della
ware Railroad, which would have placed
him at his desired place of destination in
two or three hours, carriage was hitched
up at Mr.. Marritt's livery stable and the
old gentleman sent to Warwick, in the
First District of this county, and left at
the hotel of Mr.. Samuel Gillespie. When
he reached the hotel of Mr.. Gillespie, the
old gentleman was SO much intoxicated as
to not know much of what was going on,
the party having stopped to "lquor" at
Chesapeake and Cayotte's "corner" on
the way.
The driver, Stephens, who is now in Jail,
under the charge of robbing Malcolm, told
Mr.. Gillespie that Mr.. Falls, of the How
ard House, had sent him there, and for
him to take good care of the old gentle
man-that he had plenty of money. When
he walked up the next morning in his sober
senses, he told the story, as we have relat-
ed, and that he wished to go to Greensbor-
ough. He also discovered that he had only
SIS cents-the bulk Of his money having dis
appeared.
Mr.. Gillespie's son hitched up carriage
and brought the old gentleman back to
Elkton, where he arrived about O'Clock
on Saturday night, and stepped at the
Howard House. The stranger alleged that
he had been robbed of fifteen hundred dol.
lars, and charged Samuel Stephens, the
driver, who had taken him to Warwick,
with the robbery. The States Attorney
was sent for, but being unwell, his father,
Hiram Mccullough, Esq, attended to the
business, and ascertaining as many facts as
he could gather on Saturday night, got
Judge Brown to issue warrant for Steph-
ems, who was committed to Jail.
On Tuesday further hearing was heard,
when Mr.. Clemson, proprietor of the hotel,
and Mr.. Marritt, testified that the COM
plainant had $40 or $50 dollars, which
they saw, before he was started for War
wick; but what motive they had for send
ing him to Warwick in place of putting
him on board the cars, did not appear in
the course of the examination. The prise
ner had been seen with $15 after his return
from Warwick, but none was found on his
person when arrested.
Before the examination ON Tuesday, the
old man, Malcolm, had disappeared from
town, and when the witnesses were ques-
toned on this point they testified that he
had been sent by the same livery convey
ance to Warwick or some where else on
Sunday night.
Information gathered from other parties
was to the effect that the old gentleman
had been seen walking round about the
street and at the depot, with his money
out exhibiting it, in an intoxicated condi-
ton on Saturday morning. In addition to
the amount in his pocket book, he said he
had a roll of notes, the bulk of his money,
folded in a newspaper which he carried in
his pocket under his pocket book. In re-
gard to his drinking the Jamaica brandy,
he said that before he started in the car
riage that he took some more, and as the
host and guests had been very kind and
sociable, he asked the company present to
drink with him, that he was not in the
habit of drinking, not having drank any
thing for ten years before. He also said
that soon after drinking the liquor, he in
a measure, lost his consciousness and be-
came confused. Efforts on Thursday, at
the time of this writing, were being made
find Malcolm, and the case held for further
investigation before the magistrate.