New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-12
GIGANTIC THEFT OF BONDS.
United States Securities and RaiirOnd
Bonds 10 the Amount OF s1,5OO,O 900
sioIen-No Clue 20 the Thieves as Yet
$500, 900 Reward Offered.

During the latter part of the past week (the
exact time has not as yet been ascertained) two tin
boxes containing United States 800 1910 and 10
Bonds and railroad securities altogether Of the value
Of over g. 10000. stolen from the safe in the
Office Of Mr.. Rufus L. Lord. realesete owner
and broker No. - Exchange.place. How
the theft was effected is not stated The
owner Mr.. Lord is ~ years OF age, very infrm
and forgeifu and it is than probable that some
thief or levce conyersant with these facts.
creed in the office and embraced the first opportunity
to se.zo The prize, and escaped unnotieed.
At the time Of the robbery the list VI the stolen bonds
was but imperfectly known. bg. careful search
through the booss Of tie establishment has resulted IN
asccrtainirg the numbers AID description oil al the
missing property. The amount stolen Is rs follows:
- 80 coupon bonds oi $500 each, due Feb 10
leo, amounting 10 sF5Om.
- 80 &, up0a bonds OF : 600 each.
II : 80 bonds Of 81 90 each. dated Aug. D. 1s64.
: 80 bonds. Of $500 each. dated Aug. Is lstf.
3 7..J bonds. II :. 900 each. dated June 49, ls65.
100 bonds, Of : 90 each. dated une Is. 1854.
10 bonls. OF al coo each. dated July lct5.
: 30 bonds OF 800 each dated Avg. 10, lc6i.
Il $50 registered bonds II g 90 each.
I $50 registered bonds Of s!O0) each.
IOf0rcgisiered bonds. OF $1,000 each.
ls-l per cent registered bonds, of $1,000 each
3 I--l per cent registered bonds. Of $500 each.
- coupon bonds loan 81 lssl. Of 81 600 each.
y tO-i0 bonds. Of $1,000 each.
~ 1910 bonds Of g 90 each.
~ bonds Oregon war debt ~ 500 each.
Certificates u 81 shares Of Warren Railroad stock
Certificates OF GA shares Of NewJersey Railroad
stock
Certificates Of ~ shares OF Hartford and NewHlven
Railroad stock
Certificates Of I.3G7 shares OF Delaware. Laekawana
and Western Railroad stock
Ccrtlloat,s Of % shares Of Mechanics and Traders
Bank New Orleans.
Cert6cates VI 10. shores of Columbia Marine Insuf
Certificates of 20 shares Of Manhattan Fire Insurance
Company stock.
John Scott's bond and mortgage for 81. 200.
II Galena and Chicago 2d mortgage bonds, OF sliUn
cost. Louis Alton and Terre Haute Railroad pre-
ferred "a mortgage bonds. OF : OoO.
20 nited STATES coupon bonds, payable IN leel, nj
81 chicago ard North Western lot mortgage Rail
road bonds Of 81. 90 each
Chicago and North Western income bonds, Of
3 900 each.
? Chicago and North. Western income bonds, OF $500
esch 49,
7 Chicago and North Western Railroad interest
bonds of 81 coo each.
Tits impossible that so large an amount Of bonds
should be at thrown upon the community without
exciting suspicion and ulti nately leading % the de-
lection OF tie thief thieves and In addition the fact
Of the robbery and full description Of the bonds has
been 30 extensively advertised that business men
throughout the country will be placed upon their guard
and prevented from blying them II offered for sale.
A reward 81 se00.OO has been offered by MI Lord
for recovery Of the property and the conviction OF
the thieves Capt. John > Young, with some Of his
most trusted detectives have the matter In hand and
they are exering themselves " the utmost 10 discover
the guilty parties.
MIR Lord is one Of the Oldest and best known real
estate owrcrs AMI brokers in the city. He the
entire block bounded by Beaver and Wiliawsts. and
Exchange place and other property Ia large amount
nm Instance of his forgetfuness IL is stated that
some time he declared that he had been robbed OF
$50 900 worth Of United State 6s Of ls-l but subse
quenty found them In a box. where lie had mis!aid
them. ~,
The police is TO be expected are peculiarly reti'
ent and decline 10 furnish any information on the
subject