, 1866-12-14
DARING BOND ROBBERY.
100000 In Bonds and Securities Ssalcu
in Wall street-Escape Of lne Thieyt,
100000 Resvurt1 Onered-

IN E0N stfeSt-EAcape OF thE Thteyt4
100000 Rewurd Offered
TFsosa Tie View York Herald, December III
Another daring, and as ret successful,
the office Of the Royal Fire and Life ln>ur-
auce Company, Of Liverpool amt L3ndopNo.
Sc Wall street. It appears that meeting Of
the directors had been announced to be held
at the conpany's office. st II O'Clock, noon.
and that at about halfpast ten a tin box
usuaIly deposited Tor safe keeping in the
vaults Of the Merchants Bank, and, on ,ais
occasion, containing upwards or S1O0,ON
IN United ooS STATES eoupon bend.,
psed or Inspected by the directors, in the
event Of any change in stoch, IS was the
usual custom at such meetings. The box
with Its contents was placed in the vault
opening from the inner or back room, Mr.
Anthony B. NcDouald's private ottlce, and
locked. Al about quarter past eleven two
well dressed and apparently respectable men
called, aud expressing desire 10 be Inform
ed regarding the conditions Of lie insurance,
were shown into Mr.. McDonyld's apartment
One Of thcm, a young maa probably nbout
thirty years Of nge, Immediately entered ia.o
conversation With the agent, and takiu...
= scat on The opposite sids Of 1ts
table a.ssd ne te'lns Of life
| dividuals wished t. effect IN Insurance on
| their lives, As they were aboat leaving to so
down the Mississippi to New Orleans. lie
| then made some remarks to the effect that
| they were undecided as to whether tdry
I would take travellers risk or insure for q
| life period, and stated that as he had lust
been married he felt an additional anxietT 10
secure bis wife aeaiust prospective poverty
| During the tune this conversation was ppir.@
GU the accompitee remained walking iu al ID.
different manner about the room, and once
remarked to bis Pal" that lie vas going ont,
but would return In few m0ments. The
| vault was situated on Que side and to The
rear Of Mr. Mcdonald, and the young nan
who remained entered into the business -,;h
Tie agent 70 aTduously that 3tf. .Mcpo:ail
lcndc some calculations Eraul the tAble Of
rlsks to satisfy his ir4uiriEs regaziin:, tn.
policies for his fricuds- uurin.. his ttlni: the
young man " who had left the A1'ce returned
and resumed bis careless manner Of walking
around the room. lie then lei. tue apart sncnt
second time. and shortly afaerwari his
f1s, nj left also. stating that be would consult
bis frierds and would call a.aiu uf.eg ~
doirg. This individual exhibited runsite.a-
bic business tack in the transaction, AMI in
asking Questions rapidly, 50 as TO lEhH Mr.
1cDoua1a's attention flom lis associate. Iii,
manner was that ul commercial Or t1a,t!-
liEg commission ageut.
The discovery vi The robbery was made
soon affef his departure b. the agent, wsio
Immediately tele.rapncd to about :. dozen
Of tho principal cities, Lad risenlars riuset
containing The nuulhcrr, and. Is n:isly Us
could Le ascertcincd. The deroluinalisns o.
the stolen property, and gave inform ltiun q,
the afnir to CAPTAIN John TouE-, at htad
quarters Of the Metropolitan Fulicc. u l,o at
cnce detailed . squad OF detectives to ferret
J out the thieves. Upon the circumstances of
the robbery being related to Carzas., Young.
that officer gaSe it ds Ills opinion thac there
were but two OF three Parties in the
! city p1 the Goieznity Ks,o had ihe I'D.
dress aud ability to carry cat IN un.
dertaking OF this Kind. In The hui!aiu.,
where the Office If the conf any Is lscatet, VI,
open rass4Gc leads from |,aH to PiAe street,
and large Numbers Of Persons .uih. business
In tho lCcalily use this hall ~ shorter xav
OF passing through TO the various bsn9:i7s
houses in the Pine street rtld nf tho bui',liv,
For some weeks past the attention oy per.
sons occupying Offices in the premises h.
been attracted to lefaoLls staEdiBc IDLY abont
in the Lall. and On one occasion TIC ja:,ito,
proposed to send for Il detective in older !,
! point oct TO him TWO yoap. E2n who's,
movements hal attracted more than o7ci
nary suspicion. The description uf ttest
two persons. as given by the }auitor, seem
to correspond pretty nearly With that Of til,
parties implicated IN this robbery; bu: 1t j
| not known at present whether the bucrG
| tim TO send for detective xas carried cns
The clerks attached to the Office wcrc 4!
. busy, owing TO the meeting Of tue Bncsa :,
!. Directors y Hlfch was to lake place. and nou
Of them lave suy very distinct recollection
of the appearance OF Tho robbers bat Ms
. McDonald will be abie to identity at Las
the one Wln c0Hyt.seQ With him.