Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix

The Bank Robbery,—Smith, on whom most of the money was found, and who is in safe keeping, makes no disclosures calculated to aid those who are in pursuit of his principal associate. From all out door reports, which had better be withheld for the present, there is but little doubt in our minds of ultimate success, in the apprehension of the second offender, and the recovery of the residue of the money. Smith has employed an able counsellor, who, we trust, will do no more than honest duty requires.

A gentleman who arrived yesterday morning from Philadelphia, informs the editors of the Post that, just before he left there, it was reported that a police-officer had arrived that morning from New York and arrested a woman, on whom he found part of the money which was robbed from the City Bank.—N. Y. Com.

PARTICULARS OF THE BANK ROBBERY.

About half past 11 o'clock on Saturday night, a man calling himself Jones, but whose real name is Edward Smith, was arrested in a respectable private boarding house at the corner of Broome and Elm streets, by Hugh Constable Hays, Mr. Benjamin J. Hays, and Mr. Homans, three of the police officers, on a charge of having been concerned in the late robbery of the City Bank. It appears that the prisoner is the same person who was concerned in the robbery and daring outrage committed some time since on Mr. Schenck, of Brooklyn, with Henderson, who was found guilty and sentenced to an imprisonment of four years. In the early part of last week Mr. Jacob Hays, in consequence of the suspicious character of the prisoner, and from some circumstances which came to his knowledge, thought proper to examine his residence in Division street, but found nothing there to warrant the suspicion entertained. A few days since the owner of the house at the corner of Elm and Broome streets, in which the prisoner was arrested, communicated to Mr. Hays certain suspicious circumstances relative to his new boarder. Mr. Hays thought them of sufficient weight to take his son and Mr. Homans to the house on Saturday night. On arriving there they found that the person whom they were in search of was not in, and they proceeded to his room, where by certain keys in possession of the officers, they opened two trunks which they found in the room. In the first, nothing was discovered, but on opening the other, it was found to be packed completely full of Bank notes. On making this gratifying discovery all retired to a private room—first locking every entrance except the front door; they then awaited the arrival of the person whom they sought. About half past eleven he let himself in, by his night key, and immediately proceeded to his room; he was followed by Mr. Hays, who asked him whose trunks those were which were in the room, he replied they were his. Mr. H. immediately said, "then you will come with me." The prisoner at the first instant appeared alarmed, but soon recovered his self possession, and said, "yes I will." One of the officers was then dispatched to secure the wife of the prisoner, who still resided in Division street, and both were brought to the City Hall, and of course kept separate. Two very handsome little girls, one aged about six years and the other about eight, accompanied the wife. A third person who was arrested in the same neighborhood for a riot, was observed to give Smith some marks of recognition, and he was yesterday morning detained for examination: he is, it appears, a brass founder. Some of the officers of the bank were informed of the arrest soon after it took place, and about ten o'clock yesterday morning, they, with some of the other officers, attended at the City Hall, to count the amount recovered; which was found to be $135,733. Of this $26,012 were of the Morris Canal Company notes, being the full amount stolen. Belonging to that Bank; $44,000 of the Lansingburg Bank; and $65,721 of the different banks in this city. None of the gold was found. In the prisoner's pocket book about $15 were found in other money besides that stolen. When brought out for examination, the prisoner gave his name, and stated his age to be 35 years, but declined answering any other questions. He is we believe a native of England, although a report is in circulation that he is a South Carolinian. His wife, to whom he was married in London, and who is a very handsome and a highly interesting looking woman, (probably aged about 26 years,) was brought up to be examined. She denied all knowledge of the transaction, but was however committed to prison. When about to be sent there, she returned from the inner door of the Police office, and requested from Mr. Justice Hopson that her children might be allowed to remain with her; the magistrate referred her to Mr. Homans, the officer who was about to take charge of her, and he granted the request. The third person apprehended, who appeared to know the prisoner, was examined, but nothing material was elicited; he stated that his name was Pye, the son of a man who lives out of the city, and who is a distiller, he was committed for a further examination. The prisoner is thick set, a morocco dresser by trade, and was considered a very industrious man by the person who employed him. It is said, that a short time after he landed here with his wife, she was accused of stealing some muslin from a dry goods store; but that from her appearance, and the fact that a fellow passenger of more suspicious appearance was with her at the time, the prosecution was not followed up. Her fellow passenger, whom it was believed stole the things, soon absconded. A gentleman was at the Police Office yesterday, who observed, about four weeks ago, a man and a woman come down from the Phoenix Bank steps, about 8 o'clock in the evening, under suspicious circumstances.—He was not able, however, to identify the prisoners as the persons. Five or six small keys were found in Smith's pockets. We are much pleased to be able to announce to our distant readers, that so large an amount of the money stolen has been recovered; and such is our confidence in the efficiency of Old Hays, B. Hays and Homans—all of whom are actively at work—that we feel a confidence in predicting that the remaining $33,000 will very shortly be recovered and safely deposited in the vaults of the City Bank: and we congratulate the officers and stockholders of that institution upon the success which has already attended their efforts to recover the large amount stolen.