The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-14
promising that he would do what he could In the
work Of ferreting out the object Of their pursuit

work OF ferreting out the object OF their pursuit.
ON THE TRACK ONCE MORE.
The officers still Of the opinion that the later Dad
agent in this city 10 dispose OF the bonds ana tney
their assistant to work 70 find that agent Tne
agreed TO furnish twenty thousand dollars worth Of bonds
seventy per cent Of their par value me man saw
he would have 70 wait some time before ne co9ia r.. ye
morning January q, at place agreed upon Hean-
while the man said he would like To- leave
some money in his friends care and handod over
TO HIM a package done up In tin foil. Tho
parties separated detective, however, following the
accidentally The FRIEND going to the station house.
opened the package In tin foil and found 30 contain two
thousand four hundred and thirty dollars In notes OF the
of tho Concord Bank, portion Of the stolen
funds Here at length tie first tangible proof that
the detectives were On the right track 1t would have
who had gone to Philadelphia; but the officers felt GER
cain that he would keep his appointment with hs TREND
trace through hin the Of the main party The
interval to sunday, the 2ls ult, passed without any
further Developments On the morning OF te appointed
day the agent to mis- word made his appearance in
the city, and while passing through Forty MI street,
near Third avenue en- route to the rendezvous sts
close carriage and driven TO the Sixth precinct
station house. where he searched and twelve thou
sand dollars in government securities found upon his
person The officers looked the printed schedule 81
the bonds stolen from the bank but surprised to
find that the numbers OF the bonds taken from tho prise
ner were not on the list.
sKILFUL COMMUNICATING.
The bank officers were consulted and they examined
the bonds but could not identify them belonging to
them Detective Elder next took them to Mr. Van DYKE
at the Sub Treasury Office whose experts called in
and examined the hgurea The clerks were unable TO
discover ANYTHING wrong and gave It as their opinion
shown to the American Bank Note Company; but the
experts there also unable TO detect alteration or
addition in the figures The officers still believed that
the numbers forged but as was impossible to
detect the fact Immediately and the prisoner was en-
sustained against him, II necessary to adopt some
immediate strategy. Accordingly plan arranged
age foil more and while the agent seated
in the priv ate Office Of Captain JourdaD. In the
station house, his friend was brought in, apparently
the package Of bank notes originally given to him
by the found The agent during the examina
ton maintained most wonderful GOODNESS, and smoked
cigar with undst..hed equanimity, even when the
package was produced
UNEARrHINa TUE SECRET.
Both prisoners then demanded 70 n cell in the
house with the hope that the would
himself his pseudo confederate and disclose some
clew the whereabouts OF the supposed principal In
the evening they called to the Office and after q
short examination by Judge Bowling separated for
the building with the apparent intention OF conveying
the friend to the lookup at headquarters while the agent
what had taken place in the cell, when it ap-
peared that the latter had refused converse with him.
believing that some one was listening TO them but did
not suspect that there any deception the of
Lhe Trend Next morning both were again brought
oge'her in the dodgers ward Of the station
last. The agent, during the meal, weakened ss
The detectives call that is he became more disposed
talk opened conversation with his friend as TO the
notes. The latter said he wasn't going to state Prison
or the thing and rather than do he would tell where
got the money This alarmed the agent and be also
business II he could get cut of the scrape and calling
Captain Jourdan he said he willing TO confess all;
ingy, and did not wish TO suffer for anothcr's mis-.
leeds An interview subsequently took place with the
cers Of ~ the bank at which he promised 70 'e all he
nun, but was driven by necessity into his present evil
long.
CAPTURE OF THE RoBBER.
The authorities consulted and the promise was
made of suspension of judgment in his case.
led the capture of Of the robbers, as the
sequel Will show. Upon the information given by him
apain Jourdan and detectives Elder Hunt, Dunn and
pate Philadelphia, VIII oh place they reached the
evening, Monday January % During the night they
down shore OF the Delaware cottage on the river
bank INC village OF Pausboro. which they reached
the door vas answered by voice at OF the windows
which they recognized as that Of the man they In
pursuit OF u said IAN right gentlemen; IN be with
you IN minute servant opened the door almost
soon as the sentence completed. Three Of the |
'nhccrs rnshed in and were proceeding 70 mount the |
airs when they were hailed BY the same voice again.
demanding to know what they wanted. Looking up |
hey saw the identical individual Of whom they were IN
stol down the stairway The presentation OF several
imar weapons by the officers induced him to lower its
nuzzle, and he soon after surrendered. He made but
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which he might have DONE as they without n |
ant, and he was brought on 10 this city.
RECOVERY OF NEARLY TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS OF THE STOLEN FUNDS.
couple of the detectives remained the promises
make a search for the missing funds Three days
assed and though the whole house was ransacted no
race OF them was 10 be found The flooring of the
ouse, the base boards and the carpets aiken up,
he walls were sounded over, the garden was dug up,
ain. The officers returned to New York considerably
hasrined but meanwhile Captain Iourdan had
vent to Camden They dug owe, the Vicinity |
the stable, and at last discovered buried In |
raggiss confcctioncrs shelf hermeucaliy sealed
be mouth with coat Of India rubber and red sealing
sax. On bsng opened IL was found TO contain
hundred thousand dollars In United STATES government
onds and other securities En- drdnti The party
roceeded to the rivers edge, and conmnced digging
sandy strip between high and low tide After dclvng
Or some time they struck rfon and nicely
made tin box elongated In shape, covered up with oil
sveniysy thoussad dollars in bonds and similar voua
les making total recovered 10 this time
me hundred ans ninety-nine thousand three hundred
nd thlrty.one iolars In the house were found a num-
er OF rolls o. tin foil such the bonds were vrnpped
~ In, and a set OF type OF figures which were stil
tanned VIA red INK IA u recently employed in stamp
~ num'crs In proof OF the cunning Of the prsoner
nigh here be stated that, to throw pursuit upon
vritis one addressed 20 relative in Framinpham and
he other TO an acquaintance in New York which he
a~S 10 ,bo,r 70 ,I hamilton W. where they were
ss'marked, OF course, from that place
- HOW THE ROBBERY WAS EFFECTED a
me 'neves hsd set the bank long time before they
nay succeeded In gratifying their designs upon liz
casafe They commenced operations by casually cali
AZ ns bank for change Of notes and for purchase
sina lots OF seventhres and during the Transaction
The business attending these visits were enabled 10
'e tue habits Of the cashier the location of The yauIt
"a other circumstances essential their plans They
en- turned thor attention the street door and after
zen days and nights work during which they fitted
"a rcntied thor key, they succeeded in sfecnr AN
trance 10 the Interior of the building They had now
ven locks between them and the strong box IN The d
siL ~ which their observations had Informed them ID
. FUNDS OF the institution every day care,Ilv
away The work of nttng keys TO thess seven locks M
CURED me labor Of nearly eighty nights and 10 show m
GOODNESS OF the men In the undertaking each tool |
turn sleeping On the floor of the hank while the other II
osecuted the work Of nling and fitting There Is an
'rance Office the first noor Of the building under
bank and they mad every night until had n,