The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-27
HEAVY ROBBERY.
SIG 600 Worth OF Gsvsrnment Gold Ger
tificates StOlea.

The New York Herald of this morning contains
the folioWiDg:-
police case with mystery is by no means
an uncommon experience. it being the fashion
in hese daSs with our small imltators OF Fouche
to invest every little matter entrusted TO their
Bureaus Tor professional research, development
or execution with such an ar OF pro o'ounu mys-
teriousness that Intelligence OF the straylng
aWay OF q horse or the larceny or pocket
handk erchief is considered by them contraband,
and their deputies are restrained under severe
penalties from communicating aught they
know of the internal workings OF this huge ma
chine, the pol ce establishment, to outside
parties. ALI this reticence may be excused upou
the ever ready plea that undue publicity would
defeat the ends OF justices; but when, IN so Tar
as such ends can be satisfied the case has been
worked up and brought to It's conclusion,
PLAN, direct statement OF all the facts involved
in it as far as can be learned can be Of injury.
Of such a nature is a case that has recently
occupied the attention OF The police authorities
and which yesterday culnina'ed or hzzled In
some tx,raord'Dary way, 1t Is not exactly clear
which, but concerning which there Is an evil
dent mystery, the particulars gathered from
various sources being as folio ws:-
Detective Henry Vaughn, of the Central Office,
arrived In this city yesterday from Buffalo with
three men in custody, named respectively
George CLARK, John Ray, and James Lee, who
were arrested in the latter place on Monday
last, while endeavor'ng TO dispose of a $1,000
gold certificate, on suspicion OF being concerned
IN a recent larceny here from the person OF Me-.
Robert j. Walker, well known as former
Secretary of the Treasury. 1t appears that on
the 18th of the present month Mr.. Walker,
while in this city, lost or had stolen from him IN
some my ysterious manner yet 10 oe earued four
certificates OF deposits OF gold in the United
States Treasury Of the aggregate value OF
SIG, ,0G0, the thief said to be a woman, succeed
ing in escaping before MIR. Walker became
aware of HIS loss. Three OF the certificates were
for $4,000 each, and are nOn-negOiabe, the re-
naming one being for $1,000, and transferable
Information of the robbery, shortly after its
occurrence, was lodged at the Central office, aud
the usual machinery set TO work for the detec-
tion OF the criminal or criminals, without sue
cess, until the close of last week, when a de-
spatch was received from the Chief of Police Of
Buffalo, stating that three men Chose mentioned
aboye) had bren arrested there as before re-
lated, and Detective Vaughn was Immediately
sent thither to examine the prisoners,
and see if the suspicious entertained con-
cerning them were correct. On his arrival IN
Buffalo, and beholling the prisoners, the officer
at once recognized them as we'll known New
York cheudtiers dGndatstrie, and they, promptlv
acknowledging the situation. and seeing the
game was up, gave him such Information as
resulted In the recovery OF two of the $4,000
certificates, the $1,000 being already in the ban Is
| Of the police. The third certificate for $4,000 is
! still uLtracec; but as payment OF all of them has
\ been stopped 1t Is OF no use to those in whose
| possession 1t may happen, and is in fact, more
| source OF danger, as connecting its possessor
with the robbery, than OF any present or pros
| pPctVe profit.
| The three prisoners were brought before JUS
| tice Dodge at his residence, during the dav, and
| temporarily conn itted, but were afterwards, 1t
| is said, discharged from custody MIR. Walker
declining to prosecute.