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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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In Harrisburg, Penn., a young bricklayer from Philadelphia County suspected of stealing bank notes from York County innkeeper Mr. Eichelberger swallowed three $28 bills during a search but vomited them up after tartar emetic; he was jailed on Walnut Street.
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Bank Notes Swallowed.—On Thursday last a young man, who calls himself Thos. Watkins Means, alias Thos. Tompkins Means, a native of Philadelphia county, bricklayer, was pursued to this borough on suspicion of stealing a number of Bank notes from Mr. Eichelberger, innkeeper of York county. While in the act of searching the culprit, he very dexterously swallowed 3 of the bills, amounting to 28 dollars. A dose or two of tartar emetic, however, being administered, by way of endorsement, in a little while this new banker discounted the bills, which were little injured by the new process of incorporation.—The banker (through the interference of a magistrate) will for a while hold his office in Walnut street, in the stone building, vulgarly called the Stone Jug.
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Harrisburg, (Penn.)
Event Date
Thursday Last
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swallowed 3 bills amounting to 28 dollars, recovered via tartar emetic with little injury, held in jail on walnut street.
Event Details
A young bricklayer native of Philadelphia county, pursued to Harrisburg on suspicion of stealing bank notes from Mr. Eichelberger of York county, swallowed 3 bills during search; administered tartar emetic caused him to vomit them up; magistrate intervened to hold him in the Stone Jug jail.