Elizabeth Town Gazette

March 27.

Another attempt to rob the Mail.—For a few days past, a man who calls his name Smith, has been attempting to seduce the driver of the eastern mail stage into a conspiracy to rob the mail. The driver having acted with great discretion on the occasion, has been the means of arresting the man, and frustrating his wicked intention. We understand that when examined at the Police Office, yesterday, he stated his name to be Smith Davis. He was fully committed, to take his trial before the Circuit Court in April next.

He pretended to Smith that he would aid in the robbery and share with him the plunder; in the mean time, he informed Gen. Bailey of the circumstance who took measures accordingly. Yesterday (Sunday) morning, being the time agreed upon, the robber took his station on the front seat of the coach, with the driver, as they started from East Chester. He soon opened the mail with a false key, and took out several packages; when, on a signal from the driver, the gentlemen inside the coach, Mr. Curtis, a police officer, and Mr. Wiley, of the post office, immediately secured him. The villain is safe in Bridewell. It was his intention to have opened the mail occasionally with his false key and take out a few packages, then to close it—so that no clue could have been had to the manner of the robberies, and suspicion would have fixed upon the post masters.