The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-31
HEAVY Robbery FROM A BROKER.

October last quite an excitement was created in
Wall street, which had about that time some
what recovered from the monetary ''scare" into
which 1t had been thrown by the pecuations of
Ross, and certain other less accomplished and
consequently less successful gentlemen rob
bers," by the announcement that the firm of G,
G. Parks & Co., brokers, at No. "a New street,
had been robbed of forty thousand dollars in
gold certificates.
The facts of the case, as published at the time,
were, that on the afternoon of the 9Oth of Octo-
Der last, just previous to the closing of banking
hours Mr.. Parks sent a man named George
Culvert, who was employed IN the Office of the
firm as general messenger, to Messrs. Charles
Unger Co., bankers, doing business at No. As
Exchange place, with an order for $4,000 in
gold certificates. After waiting for the return
Of Calvert for about quarter of an hour, one OF
the firm sent young man to Messrs. Unger d
Co.'s 10 ascertain the cause of the delay. On
reaching the establishment OF that srm, the mes
senger was informed that Calvert had been there
and drawn the gold certificates, each OF them
bearing the denomination OF $4,000,
On returning with this answer TO Mr.. Parks,
that gentleman, doubtless supposing that Cal
vert had gone off elsewhere, but would soon re-
turn, delayed making any further inquiry for
about half an hour. At the expiration of that
time he became alarmed, and suspicious that
Calvert had yielded to temptation. A clerk was
therefore sent TO the Sub-Treasury, where he
was informed that two of the certificates,
amounting to Sic, 900 in gold, had been cashed a
short time previous. Upon comparing the num-
bers furnished to Messrs Charles Unger & Co,
it was discovered that certificates Nos. 2l,a97
and 81, 105 Of letter A were the ones that had
bt en- Cashed.
Further information was soon after obtained
that Calvert had been seen to enter the Sub
Treasury building by he Wall street entrance
and TO leave it through the door fronting on
Pine street. Beyond this, nothing could be
learned of his whereabouts; and although un-
willing to believe that Calvert had acted dis
honestly, Mr. Parks was compelled to act upon
the Overwhelming evidence of guilt that had
been placed before him. Information of the
robbery was then promptly sent to Police
Headquarters, and Captain Young Immediately
detached Detectives McDougan and Clifford to
hunt up Calvert. That this was no easy task,
the sequel will plainly show.
For several days the two officers were some
what puzzled as 10 the best mode to be adopted
in order to ferret out whereabouts of the alb
sCOnder The firm by which he had been EN-.
ployed knew. very little, if anything, concerning
him more than what they saw of him day by
day while engaged as gold runner" for them
during the period of about twelve months. OF
the place where lie resided, what kind of COM
pany he kept or where he used to pass his
evenings, the frmIknew nothing, and the detec-
tives were therefore left to work up the case
from the outset without single clue TO guide
them in their man@uvrings.
less look of affairs, they went to work with
a will, and after several days had passed with
out anything turning up that led them to
adopt any certain course, they learned-how or
by what means is now a detective secret-that
on the day OF the robbery he had visited girl
by the name of Emma Dumas, who was stop
ping in house in Mercer street, and that she
had packed up and made tracks for some other
place. Shortly afterwards they were informed
that she was in Troy, and then nothing more
could be ascertained as to where she had gone.
During their ferretings about the Mercer
street house they found out that Calvert was
not the principal 'loyer' of Emma, but that
young man by the name of George Ricard was
that favored individual. This once definitely
known, McDoueal and Clifford resolved to keep
"close down" on him, or, in less technical
phrase, to watch his every movement, and fol-
low him about wherever he went, they, by
their experience in such matters, feeling cer-
tain that two persons entertaining so tender a
regard for one another as did Ricard and
Emma would some time or another communi-
cate together by letter or otherwise. While
keeping strict watch over the former, unknown
to himself, the detectives, for some reason or
another best known to themselves, sent letter
to Montreal addressed to Emma Dumas of
course signed with fictitious name.
A short time afterwards an answer was re-
ceiVed from an interior town OF Vermont, show
ing plainly that the writer had been IN Montreal
and had received the one addressed 10 her by
the detectives. In the meantime George Ricard
lett the city. The detectives, on a venture, con-
SluCISu hlOull6dl his ueslllCIlOl, ana announcer
letter was then despatched to that CITY aS.
dressed to Emma Dumas, giving her valuable (?)
information relative TO certain costly objects
which had been left at the house in Mercer
strret for her, and asking her what disposition
should be made of them. An answer was duly
received very soon afterwards, stating that n
messenger would leave Montreal Immediately
Tor this. city to take charge of the costly
objects"
On Thursday last the messenger in less
| person than that OF George Ricard himself
came to the city, and proceeded to the house ia
Mercer street TO look after the articles men
toned in the detectives letter. On entering the
! house he was arrested by the officers, who were
| in waiting for him, end taken to the Police
! Headquarters, where he was searched, and OF
his person were found a bill of exchange OF
! the Bank of Montreal, and policy of insurance
OF the Royal Insurance Company, of the same
city, on house and its furniture, the document
being, made out in favor of George Calvert
The beginning of the end was reached a
last OF that the detectives now felt certain
and every method that could be thought o
to induce Ricard TO divuige what he Nigh
| happen to know OF Calverts whereabouts anC
| doings were resorted to, but without avail h,
preierring to keep his own counsel on the sub
! ject. Meanwhile, so that Emma Dumas shoulC
not, from her regard for Ricard. grow tot
uneasy about him and her uneasiness, perhaps
change to suspicion as to the real cause of hi
detention, a telegram was sent to her by the de
! tectives, purportng to be from Ricard himself
by which she was informed that he had arrived
safely IN the city, had transacted all the neces
sary business concerning the "costly objects. .
and would start for Montreal the next day (las
Friday, by the train which would leave thi
city at quarter past twelve. BY Friday morn
ing kcard came to the conclusion that the bes
thing he could do was to get out of the clutche
OF the detectives without Unnecessary delay.
Being In bad health from disease of tn
lungs, and tins being known to the detectives
ne was induced by McDougal and Clifford I,
write a letter to Emma Dumas, telling her wha
nad happened to him, and begging her for hi