Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-08
THE ROBBERY OF RIGGS . IN

TWENTT-sEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH
OF BONDS TAKEN.
In March last young man named SamuaI
Paris, employed as a Clerk at the banking
house of Riggs d Co, suddenly left the city
accompanied by another young man by the
name OF Robert Hoffman. Some DAYS aga
Hoffman returned. and, as is alleged, stated
that he had been to the West and Southwest
seeking employment but found it as dull there
as tere, and accordingly returned He gave
no definite account of the whereabouts of Paris
Meanwhile special deposite of So, 600 in Gov
eminent bonds had turned up missing from the
bank. The deposite was made by Miss Tucv
Rives. daughter of the late John T.. Riyes. and
consisted OF 7-3O bonds, payable semi ANNUALLY.
and " hen put away were not touched again
until the coupons were due.
Miss Rives having called for the accruinp
interest, the bonds were not 10 be found and
an inquiry was at once made as 20 who
had access TO the drawer, and suspicion
was directed TO Samuel Paris; also, upon
Hoffman, from the fact that he left the
city IN company with Paris in March. Holtz-
man was accordingly arrested by detectives
Kelly and Bigley, about a. m. Of last Satur-
day, near the Baltimore Depot. He was taken
before Justice Bates, where Mr.. Riggs appeared
against him.
Cherries T. Griffith, formerly a furniture
d. aler here. IN the firm Of BontZ d Grlffitb !
testified that he had knowd Hoffman a wear
or two; had seen him on the Potomac EXPRESS
Line, in this city ana Baltimore. Last sprtpp
witness saw MIN In New Orleans, where M,
and Paris and a man who went by the name of
Doty were keeping a restaurant, the Orleans
House." for which they said they had paid
$1,000 OF Sl5,GC0. Holtzman went by the name
of Cook, and Paris by the name of Harris
Hoffman and Paris asked him if ANYTHING had
been discovered at Riggs l. Co.'S Bank, i'm
Washington. He said no, and Hoffman re.
marked that if nothing was discovered by a
certain dale in June, he would as lief 90 back
To Washington not. In another con versa
ton, HoltZman said Riggs had not treated
Paris right In reference TO a desk, and Paris
was going to strike him, and when he did in
would be for a heavy amount; and again Paris
said he had struck him for a heavy amount
Still later, in Baltimore, Holtzman told witness
he had been negotiating bonds in Baltimore, St
Louis, and two other Western cities Holtz.
man and Paris both admitted to witness that
they left this city in company in March last
and went direct TO New Orleans
Aisn NJ Proctor messenger ut RiggsD sworn.
Testified that he had seen HOltzman in the
hank several times, and on the day prior to
Paris leaving the bank, but never saw him
behind the counter. Had also seen Paris and
HoltZman on the street together. Two days
after Paris left, HoltZman's mother came to the
bank inquiring for her son, and said that he
had not oeen home the night previous.
Hoffman was held to bail in $4,000 for fur
Their hearing, and Griffith In $1,000 TO appear
as witness.
Both Paris and Holtzman were most respec.
tably connected in this city. Paris had been
employed in the bank some two years. Hol:z.
man has been familiarity known about town
as "Bob Hoffman" They both were rather
dressy and a little IS FAST in STYLE lint no one
suspected anything wrong about them until
long after the affair had happened