American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-28

by his wonderful box, and to prev upor
the passengers. His plan of action was t.
make his observations during the day, ant
at night enter the state-rooms. 1t is sale
he has had the ability to enter room
| where four passengers were sleeping, ant
ransack pockets, drawers, take watches of
hooks, loose money and other valuables
1 and then retreat without being observed
| As there is always a night guard in the sa
loon, his operations must have been cat
like and well-managed. hear SPrungl
remarked when he was apprehended thai
he ought to have gone further afield, an6
not to have stuck to the same steamers
No doubt it would have shown genius tc
have given turn to the Peninsular an6
Oriental, the Royal Mail or White Stal
| lines, but the same impulses which
brought Bill Skies from the country back
| to his London haunts often leads crimi
| nal to his ruin. Everybody connected
with the Pacific Company will be
glads-the thief has been discovered, and
great credit is due to the Lisbon agent fol
| his firmness and activity. A reward OF
800 milreas (about e11Y was offered fol
the discovery OF the rObberies, and this
will probably be given to Senior CASTILLO
Bianco, who certainly deserves it. He is
a firstrate officer, and believe is the same
who, by means of a photograph, appre-
hended Goldsmith for a Jewel robbery and
forgery, committed in London. The Port
uguese detective, as rule, is very keen.
He has the Southern guile in him, and
can match the Heather Chinee for ways
that are dark. 1t is said stewards and
cabin servants have suffered good deal
in consequences of these robberies, and
that ashoft time since a young French
man, a passenger from the Brazils, on
board a steamer where many thefts had
been committed, and where several per-
sons were suspected, took the matter so
much to heart that he blew out his brains
in the Lisbon Lazaretto, although from
his general character the other passengers
acquitted him of all blame. M Sprungli
is safely lodged in Jail, and will probably
be sent to England for trial, as the offense
was committed in British vessel on the
high seas.
1t is said that during the voyage Senior
Coimbra, a wealthy proprietor, missed
articles of jewelry, and he was one of the
first to suspect the Swiss. He accordingly
arranged his clothes on going to bed SO
that he could readily tell if they had been
disturbed. Late one night when the lamps
were out he thought he heard a slight
noise. He struck a light and found his
hat had been moved, but no jewels or
he complained to the Captain, and the
trunk of the Swiss was rummaged by his
orders but to no effect 1t is added that
on the voyage of the Potosi before referred
to, poor Spaniard missed his money,
some 81 600. He was lamenting his hard
fate to the passengers and stating he was
ruined, when Sprungli came up, expressed
deep commiseration, and said he would
get up subscription among the passen-
gers. This he did and headed it with $40.
The poor Spaniard testified deep gratitude,
and for fhe rest of the yOvape Snruupli
was looked upon as philanthropist of the
first water. The wonderful trunk can be 4
viewed at the Civil Governors department
andmany people have been to see it. The
agents of the steamer state that young
Custom House employee, Senior Mendon-
cate Brito, gave great assistance in laying
the plan for detecting the thief.