The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-12
ALLEGED TnIEvISG OPERATION IN OIL.

A Firm Robbed q $4,000 worth Of q osds hy
their Porsrr-Iow L.akase 10 sometimes
caascd-The Porscr's Peculiar Method -
~windiina Tho Detectives His TPack--
HIs Detection aud Full Confcssios Ac.
For many months past several OF the firms In Madss
lane extensively engaged In tho oil business have be
come aware through the amount 81 "wastags'' con-
stanty claimed by their cu-tomcrs that leak' es-
s,ed somewhere they unable 70 discover how as
whore and watched closely and vigIanty Ia ds,eo.
poablc the u tho loss but for long all
purpose and the "cak and cons,sn, drain ,hoh
stock sill continued without their Efforts towards dscov-
cry being rewarded In tho slightest manner.
prrrcnvks woaK
Ono Of the said Arms whose loss very heavy ana
continued to day by day wahoat any apparent
reason, induced by the faint hopo Of bong able 10
Discover tho real caasc 70 apply The Detective Police
Agency No ~ broadway, and hold consultation with
tho Superintendent, Mr. J. W warren, regarding the
matter Tho % affairs having been fully explained
tho matter Isfl inthe hands % The agency and De-
,ecsise Walon aDttusief with ~ "~1rkls ~ up.
pnrtrrIrifs
Tho dotrctvc proeoeing look mo Affairs liitis,
asoertned that BE hai cay matter handle % hi
game had 10 all appesIncss, bcca .lighiy "nashcd
BY The fact that of tho members ~ the nrm
sson tho lremi.s a, unua1aiiv sasiy hour the
day pryoss % the caAo eeng placed IN hls hands, ON
account ~ which WyKtam yissd % re.~stabAh
The ceipg OF security IN the minds ~ tho rally gaty
parties ana dispa nny saspicions witch may havs b~~n
rae9 " lneI misss " we = .as saa iaem-
os RIA pAx op rrn arnrr raHrr
Tainx careful of the PREMISES, ia sarronnd.
ngs and inmates welt and od established thssr, IN
he det@tye profession attracted special attention 70
tera.n dDugA particularly 10 the osaments a. tho por
Ter - thp store, ~hQ having been Ia te afnploy ~ NE
rm for three Jcan and folly gained tho confidence
~ hs employers entrusted With the Keys, and he'd
ever opportunity op and olsrs tho premises wi
and - nhch ~ took gudae advantages, % Tho dgirnsss
los ~ t.s uiembsrs u the nrm. who ~oms-
Shat surf1ni Shsn Informed - me sos state u srxrs
and 90 purcF c0uiac' ~ ther absence sod Al once
determined % have shafgssh inysaiga,ion iassiiassA
rns sap,s orraaxn
II waa very Hooa Nsc.rsinea far sbSut yssv
''reguat ct u cnsDmers had ben Ia the habit OF
calling sfesithy tha early hour In the
morning long blDrn TOO a'taeihs ~ ths ~~sabsahmsnt
IL iha habt u nsakins Their spprannc~, shen the
porter for icast hour fsn chs 10, 90
tan "a from hm gulsf supply u 81, beDs,ns, aco-
a. time. For - tbcsa cgsom-rs appeared tsio~
week regular stated day who. LEAVING Their cana In
couvenisni aro ~nud afsi atHe ne ofrrs a'isnton,
~bo ~ead lInino aiAr OIL ta ssgcs 70 say Instances
Fw9Ers them SnIfciy Nitn hes onss, naan ths par
cbaacr would sftor enter The sors and s~iis ~
sappored foa tho OIL bu IN ~ manner, Arasx~A
by th- I-,gief, thsi ne arrn only r-sirsd ~ fer
smaller ric. shsn 'Aey would have ~ho'essisa lss
A. snply sn wosid - pomstlsn.s isfs ne xhbcs-
Ing qlof and tbc paras Who seemed alan 20 iose
"ih"f t'foHR Aqslaa ibAA ~ Fohg - l1As arns
~ iuofts averaging. ar~faing &, ~ rcoris a the
dstecives syheon ~ isenty tms- aaiiy would sssrv
e,.ss sl Z. D. As !. - s'as.a 100 70. 90
| y about ffar q nre Fsilona sr Tho 80.
woev ~ ne ~ - csnnss .saa b e.l,.s
lnti rrqa .li 90 night and b. sould the nls1
hls tf.ck wBout snOsinw t1s sHrrspIsAoss
80 a. stieh 4 ~ etesiase Asa oosssy y nnessasi,
lnmeaisasiy tansss ~ dssy~sssi
DrrwFrvs
To fracflFc N nv ~ III opsyailoDs n
erd~f - sffiss II ~ desired result sEd - nsss he
yhrssansss ana cissenssss q NE thieves vth sqas1
shsrpser - rs rsr oslssd 70 ss.uaas ss',ess dls
der snd dfsyuan sud u orcss carr out bs sesSnis
!. ~ e'.ss g.. % ep,fa' = ,.'s IN f,ssa ~