When was it published?

February 2, 1838 in Vermont Phœnix

Domestic News February 2, 1838

Vermont Phœnix

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

U. S. Mail Driver, Two Men, Postmaster General

Q: What keywords are associated?

Mail Robbery, Murder, Stockton, U.S. Mail, Postmaster General Reward

Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Ludlow, Windham County, Windsor County, Vermont

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What is this article about?

On Friday night near Stockton, the U.S. Mail driver was murdered and the mail bags from New Orleans and Mobile were rifled. Suspicion on two lurking men. Postmaster General offers $600 reward for arrest and conviction.

Merged-components note: Sequential reading order and directly related content: news report on mail robbery followed immediately by the reward offer for the perpetrators.

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MOBILE, Jan. 22, 1838.--Robbery and Murder.--We learn that the driver of the U. S. Mail was murdered on Friday night last within a mile and a half of Stockton, and the mail bags ripped open and their contents rifled.--The bags were found next morning in the neighborhood. The stage contained the New Orleans mails of Wednesday and Thursday.--And the mail of Friday from this city. The driver had two balls shot through his head.--Suspicion rests upon two men who had been lurking about Stockton for some days previously.--Adv.

The Postmaster General, in an advertisement in the Globe of Saturday night, offers "a reward of $600 to any person or persons who may promote the arrest and conviction of the robbers and murderers, or any of them."

What sub-type of article is it?

Crime Transportation

What keywords are associated?

Mail Robbery Murder Stockton U.S. Mail Postmaster General Reward

What entities or persons were involved?

U. S. Mail Driver Two Men Postmaster General

Where did it happen?

Stockton

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Stockton

Event Date

Friday Night Last

Key Persons

U. S. Mail Driver Two Men Postmaster General

Outcome

driver murdered with two balls shot through his head; mail bags rifled and contents stolen; $600 reward offered for arrest and conviction

Event Details

The driver of the U. S. Mail was murdered on Friday night last within a mile and a half of Stockton, mail bags ripped open and contents rifled, bags found next morning, stage contained New Orleans mails of Wednesday and Thursday and Friday mail from Mobile, suspicion on two men lurking about Stockton