New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-06
THE GREAT PHILADELPHIA ROBBERY
,tsr or THE LossEs-AssErs or THE CONTAIN
S73OOO0

rIsr or TIE LOssEs-AssEr5 or THE COhPANf
$4,000.
The following are the details OF the losses by
the robbery OF tho Beneficial Savings Fund Society OF
Philadelphia last Sunday morning The ist OF the bonds'
.tS stolen s II + e. iSS e sa 81 Ias S
sS oo ennsyyana per cent bonds SIS 900 Connecting
Railroad bonds; 5000 sunbury and Erie bonus e1VoV
Csmaen and Gm6oy mortgage bonds $500 Of 400 each
OF Camden and Amboy mortgage bonds stCOOO Long o
patsieped Loan: as 900 Philadelphia per cent Loan;
$4,000 Pennsylvania state per cent Loans d o;
Is GOO each two OF 900 one Of $500 aud two OF sioo
So 600 Pennsylvania War Loan; $1,000 NeN!erso{ oiae
ga $3.50 Pittsburgh per cent Corporation Dohasi
e., GOO Allegheny CITY per cent bonds 900 Camden
CIV bonds $4,000 schuykili Navigation ponds 500
SSS Son bends e. $500 go 49,
90 bonds s25OOo philadelphia aud Ere per cent Ton1s
besides these they mad IN the s@.e a%ay with the
secuItcs The only bond left by the robbers MAS
o Myy que that the Savings Fund had on hand
wero not carried of by the robbers anu ID. nun, ~
boxes belonging 10 private individuals which had been
Jeff with the institution for safe keeping were Win put
av Scontaned were distracted one the boxes
tanned securities and money valued nt $780, n snn
Sioo 10 10000 Among the losers was exJudgo camp
bell who had box deposit that contained over sv
tained diamonds valued at from $4,000 70 $4,000 one
solitaire having alone cost 5000 Other dspositors
DEPOSIT isp ft0 and SSii the books OF the us,i,
tntion are examined, 10 Will DO uimcut 70
srgTeeato the value OF tho property car,
red away by the burglars but Is believed that VIII
reach one million OF dollars Mr.. Queen tue treasurer
of Inc institution already mentioned. Is loser 10 tue ex
Tent Of t 900 by the robbery lac having In the safe per
sonal property consisting Of oo0 Allegheny per cent
bonds $4,000 West Jersey es $1,000 Canden ana ApI S
1889 and Delaware O. There we're about 1OV p9
noSItors very large number OF which were pooI nau
working people. By these individuals me ioss VIII 70
most keely felt as their all conhded 10 tho nstu
ton AZ soon as the officers OF the institution were ho
dcd they visited the Office aud commenced the lask y,
nrenarng list OF the securities stolen ana deterlnhsa
~ advertise the robbery In all the papers handDns
wore ordered 10 bo printed md other measures adopten
In give publicity TO the robbery Tho following houco
| explains itself - $50, p,so .,1l s 1869
In robbery Of portion OF we assets o. WIS
tn A E sed erp~eui the Board Of Managers po' pay
any H"uV ""'P''" " CsIsLEs A. RRpPtisR, President
To meet the loss sustained the Society VIII secure to
reeistered bonds the mortgages beside the rea estate
worth somo &8OOOO, making total OF VsvW " 'e S
their liabilities even the coupon bonus shouu no' ""
| recovered. a., ,,. ,oanagera NJ tho
institution were cuIpaDle In holding so large sum VI
money m so insecure place. In hl the cty Petnaps,
The robbers could not have selected better p.o ~
,he,r operatlons Great wonder Ia exrresseu that .o
hurglarv conld be effected In broad dnylgh as u nn
Ion6edy was The Society offers reward OF SyoU Iyr
The arrest OF the robbersl Philadelphia Eve IeoBiuP"
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