The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-11

100000 in Bonds and Securities afoIen IN
Wall Strect-Rscnpe of the Thievcs.-61O,OO
Reward offered. .~ .rs
Another daring, ard A. yet successful bond robbery
perpotrated yesterday A. tho Once Of the Royal
Fro end Life Insurance Company OF Liverpool and LON
don, No. 50 Wall street. Il appears that meeting og
the directors had been suuounced 10 held COM
pany's Once q twelve o'clock. noon and that ct abous
past tin boz usually depositeA for safe keep
ing In tho vaults OF the Merchants Sank, and. on
this occasion, containing upwards OF 100000 IN
United States coupon bon5A besides $4,000 In
registered sovsnnsnt stocks, had been ssnt for 70 be-
used inspected by the dirscscrs In the event OF any
change In stock, the used custom 1t such meet
ing The box with ~ costcats placed II the vauie
opening from tho Inner back room, Mr.. Anthony n
McDonads private ONCE and the inser iron door Of thu
safe closed bst mot locked. Al shout quarter pass
eleven two we'll dressed and spparestiy respectable mss
called and exprcssag desire be Informed regarding
the conditions OF life insurance, were shown iato Mr..
hoDonalds apartment One Of them. . young man
x 2, -. =
tte opposite SIDE Of the tae asked hs Of life
policies stating that DO and several oseer indivaas
about leaving TO 60 DOWN the Mississippi n
Nov Orleann He thcn made some rsmarks 70 the
would like travellers risk insure fcT life period,
and stated that he had just been marsa he felt n
additional anxiety 70 his wife against prospective
poverty During she time tbts convsrsatisn was going
the accompi Ice remained walking ia Indifferent
mnnusr about tho WON and ONE remarked " his sspa'
that he going out but would return In q few
omoats The vaaIt WAS situated side and TO tho
Of Mr. Mcdonald, and the young wie remained
entered into the business with the agent arduously
that Mr. Mcdonald made SONS. calculations from the
table o. risks satisfy his inquiries regarding ths poll
ces fcy,his friends During this time the yDung
had left the Office aud resumed rs careless
manner Of walking around tho room. sthen lefs
ward Is friend iofs also. stating sha, he wousS oon.us
his friends wosd call again after so doing This
individual exhbited consderaps business tast In the
Transaction, and In asking questions rapidly,
draw ~. McDonsd's attention -om his sfe His
msnncr that Of acommsrcisa travelling commls-
sion agent
OF the robbery made after his departure by the
agent VINO Immediately tcleyraphsd about dozen Of
numbers and, nsarly could be ascertainsd, the
denominations OF the stolen property and gave nfor
nation of the AMIR 10 Captain John Young ut head
quarters OF the Metropolitan Pocs, who detailed
squaiof Detectives 20 ferret out the thieves upoa
Captain Young that officer gave Il a. his
opinion that there but two or three parties
ability 70 carry m undertake. ing Of this Kind In the
building where the ONCE OF tha company Is located an
open passage leads through from Wall 70 Pine street,
and large numbers Of persons doing business thu
locality this hall shorter way OF passing through
% evarous banking houses the Pine street end Of
the building For some weeks past the attention OF per-
occupying ofees the r<smsss has been avrctsa
20 pe1ons standing IDLY about in the hall, and one
the janter proposed send for q detective IN
TO point out 70 him two young men whose move
nens had atractsd more than ordinary suspicion Tue
desc pon OF ho. two persons etven by the tanitor
secnE 10 correspo0d pretty nearly with that o the par
ties implicated this robbery but Il " kzown a
present whether shs suggestion 20 send for d-tecvs
was carried out The clerks attached to the Once wor0
all busy owing 10 tho meeting OF the board Of
drsctors which was 10 take PLACES, and nons OF them
have very Instinct recollection Of the appearance az
the robbers but Mr. Mcdonald viii be able t. identity
at least the one who converted wth him Tho .coupoa
bonds win be rather d1fuit dispose o. shsy were
principally Of the denoulinaonof 600 and Tho regis.
ssrcd securities, donom mated axes Of 1884, 10
into other hands except through the transfer books -
Washington. 40 II IL presumed that the tAioves arr
somewhat In the predIcamen Il the man with the
phanL The numbers OF the bonds will BE- found In the
advertising columns. with the denominations ncariy
~ could b determned snch short noIce. cor
rected list will be frnisbsd Today reward OF $40 90
offered for the aud conviction OF the parties,
and the thanks OF the public will undoubtedly be due "
any person who give Information tnsA vii lead 70
freeing ,he commanity of suctsaudscious nisyss