, 1869-03-31
HEAVY BOND ROBRERY..
eA,OOO Worth OF Bonds Ssolen-.1n
Adku3t fumcs


From tAe neso1 lau:, Aarrh esih
most aiIultlr ulanaged theft Of = en0 worth Of
bends Was committed In This cltT on Fr1daf, by |
hole game Early In rho week 9 man Of prepos-
eesnng appearance md pleasing add.esa giving
TIC n.e n Of ws sa1 nns tS aSpea,sa .. y y r.
gaTs oui thai DO came rum Fro7idenee, DC bead
tie axrncr Tor Michigan. aua propoeed 70 push the
bux1nesa d insuE1ng uEe stock- He purchased
ss aaf Se@ Bank s E @ rsceny r. oceupi u as s. h
together With The carpet on the door, ~ 70 be paid
fof BY the Isl Of NAY: IIe then went 70 WebeIs
furniture store ami purchased credit cuasd-
cradle quxnttt! Of furniture, Including twn vcrJ
handsome once 3esH with eases. Ms r11nEshei,
Fy1n,ed ana extensively circulated, hnns ou: his
s!sn md. = shost ~ prepared toE operations
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On Thursssy morning he called It the once q
Nj. Avian wilkins stock broker. No. 50 1.1sFold
several soczl securities. kasinx thai he Lad some
rnoDey to fnvest Nj. WrEtn. hlGnsetf NJ. not In,
but member OF tae f1m gase him iii the tnlorm.-
| u0n Alked for, and he departed, Raytn4 that he
would conAlder the natter anl requesting thatMy.
Wi!kins would cali upon hin. In the afternoon
lhAt he had bean zppoiated guardian for he minor
heirs of deceased frlat1Fe, and that come $4,000
bad come INTO his hand, md was deposited In this
some al our local securities, and had about come
to tbs coocFason 70 invest portion Of the money,
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l recommended by hh coaEn, General Burnside,
and be read soae extracts tutn lctter which be
Psstends4 to 9are NEttes @ General burnside o.
he subject He Inquired relative to i variety Of.
State and county bond1, md quite IN extended
conversation wss hest % this md vsrie,y of
quantanees ID Pittsburgh nd elsevnFre
On Friday attctnoa0 = note came to tho bfoEFFA
oe1se from ~ Bsnat.de ssyhsx tha1 nc nd con.
eurtsy ps1ahss L kold3eoa aszips thAt the hoct,h
At letkore, and 6aseaA Of sending the bonds took
them htunseh He found Ar Bu1Eztne ia hts elAbo-
aes1 - eeaors sssea Lea rss s's ~ ooe ID des h..1 ~
c.ae upm Il The rasa WIS one OF the ordinazJ
kind haTtua spaees Tor acoount books n the MD
de- EFAre II each side enclosed with doors and
tho room. and with il hack axatnss stood
Thleh mn, sPps1ea1y eis1e M 81 pssiiy @ en. q.
! gagged IN writing The cases ~cre no high i6aa
person nss,n9 en one SIDE could nok the person
brought The bonds a. directed, and plAoesi then,
| o. the deal Burnside ecfuuni1ed ttt FuEr tns-
sse, I'd s.i tae1 anossTed f 6e i, H. Tg1l Is
1hen told AE H11tns 10 n2ure u the anno1t due
+ upon them, mase ont bill o1 sale, and nc would
: money: At the satne time he, in - npparentl!
taoaentsess manner, opened one Of the dooss o.
4kL1oe foo1 A1tet mpmEut o. sE0, tne eaetAA :
y ffs opposite deak arnse xnd k2uutered ont Of ~
sos ,a;So Tom n = though he we're golus iato m ~
.Almoas instantly The ktnacht n1.hed upon Y
II Hl8fnt thst ~ w&s not rsShL md be h3d nssS. 80
n ! Ee& hA secuaueA into his hands Again nc 4.ess -
= onee nd satisfying h,nseIf that taeEe Nss ~
e oHe y the room, he used the door q tss -
d | Khe1e ihe bonds hsd been placed and lant
T. !ocked &c passed aepnnd 70 the opposite case ~
1oun1 thas locked He then peeTed aet Fssn 1!ssa 81
aod dtsc9FeftnE rothln& instantly Pullet TIE aaA
- ap11t when be discovered tha1 he had bees
r sElnned, and aaso the manner Of the Ean:ndloa
70 hn4e lad been cQ1 through tne bocG et nc W.
4 eaAes ah1 = hen Burnside put the actts lato u
III ft ~ eoDfe0trats On The other at!n y {!
.a took them cot and pat them IN his pocket Bot
asountIelA ha+i escaped. Alsaocgn POI m ~.
ID tnAn ten minutes had elapsed eefoFe NJ lk11
= dtsceveIed The theft, p1unpt se1rEa rEoEsa tsu
=. leaA Tia thieves Immediately Eed to "ndsol
re- where they HezE safe frpua Enotc4saon 9ndef -
exu1d,tia4 treaty. and whe1t. tho SANG AIe!
= they onetea ne roKt fsu1 well bonds foF Hae. II
4 N1lhoat zaeceHs. ,.. :.
= ArewsSt ii s, 600 has been odared foE me e
~ ~ cosay Of the bonds, which x.r DESCRIBED = 70
:. 1oEs: One tinted StateH SO eeupon oon4 ~
= and January, tncN> sI,o0a, No ~ s4o ona Ghlte
Re . S;siss - coupon Sond. Ialy snd January. neE
% n o01 Sn ls4s.a: one United STATES ~ coope
4s bGnd july xxsi JarszsaJ, tntNs -. NC tasat =
e Puft Bur1 ell harhar gold boads q tanAda "
fe esch. The later ate the onlI a< bonds Of u
- Kind In market