Year: 1871

STORY OF TRUNK-A GRAFTON (VT) BANK


ROBBERY.


A woman, giving her name as Mrs. Newn-
ham, has been prosecuting for some months past claim
against the Williams Guion Steamship Company, TO re-
81 upon trunk claimed to have been lost while
the passage from Liverpool to NewYork She said
that she sailed from Liverpool in the steamer Nevada
having her possession six trunks and that she
them all safely stored on board the vessel She even
made oath that during the voyage she sat upon the miss
ing trunk although the manifest showed only ye Upon
reachng 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 steamship
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 ex
tended search found the missing property in boarding
house in that city, II had obviously never been taken
aboard the steamer.


few days SINCE and before the above fact known
here deputy sheriff from Grafton, Vermont, entered
the Office and asked the agent he not engaged in
a litigation with certain Mrs. Newnham. The agent
apprsed the officer OF the facts then known, and the
deputy then informed him that her husband was noto
rious English "cracksman," for whom he had been
searching than months. Gle was arrested
said the Sheriff. about eight months since for cracking
bank at Grafton, Vermont and was lodged in the
county ail. had him especially in charge and gave
HIM much OF my attention Ono day, as was leaving
the cell, he suddenly sprang forward and struck me "a
blow which feed me TO the hOOr, and rendered me
almost senseless and then escaped and has since been
at large traced him to this city, but he has completely
euded me. Upon learning from member of the sport
ing fraternity here, with whom have managed to in
gratiate myself, that Newnbams wife engaged in
the laudabe calling OF shoplifting and that she was
trying swndle your company out OF 500 sterling,
thought that by uniting interests, might be Of
service 10 each other"


The agent decided to Join interests With the Sheriff.
He dispatched letter 10 the house Of assignaton In
West HOuston-st, known as /" "Clark's,' where " Mrs
NEWMAN" had ordered all letters To be sent asking
her the office at No 70 Broadway, about u
o'clock Wednesday last, and he would try 10 settle
claims she agreed to the propos on Tile services
of private detectives then procured ana they
stationed outside on the pavement The vermont
Sheriff took his position in the private ONCE armed
with a rfquistion from the Governor or Yer
mont, await the coming OF Mrs NewnhaIn.
She was not far behind the appointed time, aud
the agent in a few moments convinced her that
he ready 10 sign the check for the 600 provided
she would procure the signature of her husband 10
the receipt This she readily promised TO obtain, and
was passing careessy the other side of Broadway


lie the street. entered the building ana "as
told step into the private office, where the cheek would
he made out. Mrs. Newman entered before nm ana
at once recognized the officer The detectives outside
had careessly stroed In after their victim and had been
engaged in a inquiry concerning the price OF -eeIace
naSsage The moment the burglar entered the private
Office the Sheriff rose and upon his giving the signal
the detectives secured the burglar after some
The handouts at once put on him. aud the sheHh
left with his prisoner for Grafton, Vermont on AN atcr
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