The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-20
ExPRIss ROBBERY.

, faultcr. The matter has been un
, dergoing investigation by the rep
resentatIves of the Express Compa
ny and it has been ascertained tina
III. Y. Newsum, has made off will
several hundred dollars. Now, for
the information of our readers, who
do not know who III. Y. Newsum i.
we will say, that he is young mar
of fine personal appearance and
mannDs, and from Alabama where
wo learn he is most respectfully
connected. He came to Canton
more than two years since and after
holding some minor position at the
depot IN the baggage department,
he was elevated at the instance oil
friends, to the responsible position
of deputy to Mr.. James Priestley,
in the Southern Express Office at
this place. He was attentive to
business, polite and courteous, and
soon began to expand. He visited
among tho ton of our town was a
great admirer of the ladies and this
admiration seems to have beon, in q
measure, reciprocated. He was a
great beau, IN other words, and
got badly spoilt. He reigned about
six months, devoid of spot or blcm-
ish, went up like rocket and came
down like stick. Complaints having
reached Mr.. Priestley 80 frequent
ly of late. concerning irregularities
in the Office, such as delays in max
ing returns of collections ETC., and,
intimation having also been received
by HIM that his deputy was going it
rather fast for his means, and was
gwen to gambling, he concluded to
investigate his books. The investi-
CATION had scarcely begun, when
Mr.. Priestley suspended Newsum
and secured the services of another
deputy, but required OF Newsum
that he should strengthen up mat
ters before a final settlement. This,
Newsum agreed to. In the mean
time matters were getting bad for
Newsu.n and Mr.. Prlestley swore
out a warrant against him for en-
bezzlement, and had this warrant
in his pocket on Thursday morn
ing the 18th inst, while Newsum
was in the Office with him, engaged
in going over the books and papers
and checking them up. Among
other items short and unaccounted
for was a sealed package of 500.
Newsum swore that he had sent it
to tho party to whom it was ad-
dressed, notwithstanding he had
no receipt from the route agent for
it. He insisted that Mr.. Priestley
should telegraph to learn if it had
not been received, telling Mr.. Priest
ley that he would wait for an an
swer to the telegram, before leav-
ing town. 1t being then about
time, Newsum asked per-
to go to dinner, saying he
would shortly return, which was
granted, but he never returned, and
it is thought that he concealed him
self until night and then jumped the
town. The affair has caused no
little excitement and interest. The
agents of the Express Company
were engaged several days ago in
overhauling the books, and discov-
cred that tho defalcation will ex-
coed several hundred dollars, may,
perhaps, reach a thousand. The
does not sustain the loss,
that is Mr.. Priestley's misfortune,
IN which he. has the sympathy of
our citizens.
Tho role that Newsum has play
ed, his adventures, populations and
light furnish a theme for thought
and moralizing and should be an
awful lesson OF warning, not only
% guard others against doing
wrong, but to prevent the too sud.
len rise of strangers from the bot
,om to the top round of the social
add r. Go slow young men, and
lon't crowd the more deserving off
The rounds. Go slow fathers,
mothers, wives and sisters, in re-
,eiving into your confidence the
lastly and gay, the oily tongued
iatterer, the self constituted cham
,ion of the fair sex. Watch and
wait, time will try him. Let him
climb the ladder alone, don't pull
him up. he may fall, and in his fall
nay pull others with him. In
Newsum's case wc are glad to know
hat he has pulled no one with him,
hough it is generally believed that
! young barris:er Of our town, and
In intimate of his aided him in max
ng his escape. This young man
las taken Ham Carriers advice and
'gono ,oest."
Since the above was put in type,
We learn that Newsum went from
his place to Moore's ferry,
hence to Yazoo City, and left the
after place Monday the 18th inst,
or Vicksburg. via the river, and
vas arrested at Delta, La, opposite
o Vicksburg on Tuesday. Mr..
oiiestley left Canton for Vicksburg
IN Wednesdav and refurned tho