The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-05
THE KlNGsLAyD BOsD ROBBERY.

Arrest Of the Alleged Thieves.
II viii be recollected that the HERALD OF March
"a contained account OF the robbery Of the vaults
of e. L. Kingsland h Sons, OF No. 55 Broad street,
and the escape OF the thieves with about fifty thou
sand dollars In bonds and fifty dollars In currency.
The burglars effected an entrance by means Of
false keys. After gaining admission to the interior
of the ONCE they effected an entrance the vaults
by means Of removing the bricks between the COM
partments and secured their booty. After rifing the
vaults the burglars attempted force open the large
safe the main floor, but In this they were unsuc-
cessfu and they left the premises with the property
above named. -1 fsn rr u -.
seems ali their efforts looking the discovery OF the
perpetrators Of the robbery proved futile. Neither
was any portion OF the bonds discovered until few
days ago, when S5,0 900 bond OF the New York and
New Haven Railroad Company, No. 5,229, was
traced the hands OF James B. Jefferson and James
by detective Coye, Of the Metropolitan Police, and
Ofiicer Thompson, OF the Twenty-seventh Police
precinct.
arraigned at the Jefferson Market Police Court,
when Isaac q. Fryer OF No. 239 West Thirieth street.
who IL agent for Mr.. Kingsland during his absence
in Europe, preferred complaint in which he
sets forth that on the 2lst OF March last
one certificate OF stock in the New York and New
property of Catharne A. Kingsland and Ambrose q.
kingsl9nd Jr, was stolen from the said premises,
and he charges that 1t was 80 stolen by James b.
Jefferson and James Jones, from the fact that said
Jones voluntarily admitted that he gave sald'ceri-
cate to William y. Grover to negotiate. and that
said Jefferson voluntarily admitted that he gave the
bond TO the said Jones.
The bond in question filed with the affidavit.
Its number IL B. 30 and it Is certificate for fifty
shares Of stock in the aforesaid railroad. it N
dated June 4, 1854, and has been recognized one
Of the bonds stolen on the night Of the burglary.
The prosecution claim that In the body OF the
bond, where the name "Catharine A. kln@sland"
occurs, all before A'' has been erased by acid and
"Anfhony inserted, and that the 'iand' ut The ter
mnatOn OF the name has also peen erased, 80
a. to make II appear that The bond Is
In the name OF Anthony A. King. careful eN-
animation OF the bond shows thai acid or some other
substance has been employed 10 erase the name in
both cases where II occurs
The prisoners, In answer TO queries by clerk Nc
Aleer denied the charge. MIR. Jefferson stated that
he was f0rty-twO years Of age, native OF ohio, d
resident OF New York, and broker by profession.
Mr.. Jones gave his residence as Waverley place. New
York, and his profession lumber dealer.
As the bonds have PASSED through various hands,
IL Is very questionable whether the prisoners
can be held upon the CHARGE but the
investigation that will follow win, no doubt,
throw light upon daring robbery that for nearly
three months has defed the keenest detectives, not
outstanding there has been u large reward offered
incentive 10 an exposure OF the guilty parties.
The prisoners announced that they were NOT pre-
pared TO enter into bail last night, and they were
accordingly remanded ~ the custody Of the officers
VINO viii probably bring Them before the Justice tins
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