The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-10
IRE ADAMS EXPRESS ROBBERY.
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Tue Arsms Express Company, an instituti N
tina has faithfully served the people OF tn 4
60 ntry or great many years, has. as our
readers know, suffered several very great losses,
but has never yet been the instrument of dam age
TO a., one. Ite active officers at present are
Milll,m Is. ID nsmore, President; Edward 5.
Sanu ord, TrC a urer; John Hoey, General Sup 5r-
intendent. Alvin Adams, of Boston; Schumak y,
oi Baltimore; Cas-, Of Pttsburg; Spooner, of
Bridgeport, and other equally known and r.
sTeCt men, Directors.
Mr.. Dmsmore the President, has been with the
concern from its commencement, and was one
OF the original Adams d Co., VINO Id their little
business at first with carpet t-bag, then with
trunk, and now with material that could trans
port armies. As a man, be is bluff, blunt, honest,
and pronounced; as an eXpressman, he IS quick,
prompt, reliable and thoughtlul. Nh. Sandford,
the Treasurer is Pres dent of the American Tele-
graph CompanY, and was Tor several years in
court Genital and active cooperation With the
Government as superintendent OF Roads and
TeeCraphs with the rank OF colonel.
l. pr, ale lle he Is genial, courteous, benevo-
lent, active 1t well-doing, ever ready 70 help
lame dog over stilc,' and prince Of good
nature. AS a man OF business he Is proverbial
for energy, quickness OF perception, sterling
iutcIity, and Tremendous eNecuti 7e power. Mr..
John lIoey has been for many years well known
in the community. He started in an humble
po Iton with Adams x Co., and managed by
industry, tact, aud ability TO make his way
along, until he has become not only the eXecii-
tive head OF the largest company in tde world,
but one Of our weal;hiest and best appreciated
citizens.
The company which now ramifes every part
of the land makes good ITS assertion to-day that
no man mas ever lost any ching by IL, by Offering
to paw at sight the claims OF all parties whose
valuabes we're distracted from the company's
SAFE few days since. The loss OF $500, 600 and
possibly more at one slap is sufficient, one would
lmaoine, to stagser the most prosperous concern,
but tins offer OF immediate payment does notlook
much like 10.
It seems that the property did not all belong
to New York nor 90 consgnees Of New York
houses but was divided between Washington
Baltimore, Philadephia, and the New York
banks and people, and their Eastern correspond
ents. The matter stolen was mainly in currency
belonging TO banking institutions as above, the
total amount of which may be given aDprox-
matoly as folio ws:--
In tHe Washington pouch. ch.................S2 1878 900
In the Baltimore pouch. Observation-Disclosures, 100 900
In he PIN a. elphia poucL. 100 900
In tic New 1ork poucn. $50 900
Grand total. ..,.......,. 1878 900
This may be increased or lessened when the
way-bills are obtained, which up to yesterday
had not been sent In to the office OF the General
superintendent The messenger in whose charge
the laruwas at the tune is William More: he has
been in tie employ some eighteen wears ana is
regarded as an honest, active, valuable man.
He used to run what is technically known as
the up. p" trunk between New York and Phila-
delphia, having ALWAYS been esteemed one of the
best men in the service.
No clue has yet been obtained to the men who
became thus suddenly plethoric with green
backs, but the invarable good luck of the Com
pany leads the directors to hope even against
hope. Such lesson as this, at such cost
must be pregnant with suggestions to younger
and less solid companies, whose entire capital
assets and credit would be swallowed as by a
maelstrom in their endeavor to meet a loss like
this, as sudden as it was tremendous.-M Y
Times.