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Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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On November 16, during the steamboat Pennsylvania's passage from Bordentown to Philadelphia, a colored barber attempted to steal a passenger's pocketbook containing $500-600. The thief was caught in the privy with $150 taken; $100 recovered, $50 missing. He was ironsed, searched, and given an emetic, but further outcome unknown.
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During the passage of the steam boat Pennsylvania, from Bordentown to this city, yesterday afternoon, a daring attempt was made to steal the pocket book of one of the passengers. He had been shaved by the colored man who usually officiates as barber on board of the boat. After this operation was performed, the black fellow asked him, if he would not have his coat brushed, to which he assented. The black fellow took the coat on deck; the owner, however, recollecting that his pocket book, which contained five or six hundred dollars, was in it, went up after him, and found the coat hanging on the railing, but the black fellow missing.
On examining the coat, it was ascertained that the pocket book had been taken from it.
Search was made for the thief, and he was at length discovered concealed in the privy.
The pocket book which he held in his hand, was taken from him; on examining which, it was found, that about 150 dollars had been taken from it; 100 dollars of which were immediately got from between his fingers, where he had endeavored to hide it—Every effort to discover the remaining 50 dollars proved abortive. He was put in irons, searched, and had an emetic administered to him, which operated copiously, but all to no purpose. What was done with him, after the arrival of the boat at the wharf, our informant could not tell.
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Steamboat Pennsylvania From Bordentown To Philadelphia
Event Date
Yesterday Afternoon (November 16)
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thief caught with $150 stolen; $100 recovered from between his fingers, $50 unrecovered despite search, irons, and emetic. further actions after arrival unknown.
Event Details
A colored barber on the steamboat Pennsylvania attempted to steal a passenger's pocketbook containing five or six hundred dollars by taking his coat to brush it on deck. The passenger followed, found the coat on the railing, and the thief missing. The pocketbook was taken, and the thief was discovered in the privy holding it.