The New York herald., 1869-02-20
BOND RoBBERIEs.

The PeQunnnock Bank Case-S85, 900 In Bonds
Stolcn-Rccovery Of Portion Of the Prop
crty-Tne Accused Held TO Answer.
Henry Marshall, alias .Glover,n and Louis s. Cole.
alias Levi Cole, arrested by Captain Speght detec-
tives McCarty, Crowley and McGovern OF the Twenty
ninth precinct wednesday, and temporarily COM
mitted by Justice Dodge on Thursday, charged with
nego hating the sale OF number Of bonds supposed
to have been stolen the facts OF which have already
appeared in the HERALD, were again arraigned yes
terday, the officers having succeeded in finding an
owner for the stolen bonds Captain Speight after
succeeding In having the prisoners committed,
proceeded to police headquarters, where he ascer-
snsa the bonds Y the Possession Of the
covered, had been stolen from the Pc
quannOck National Bank at Bridgeport and for
lie AZ once ieicoranScd 70 re nresSent o tho nanv
Mr Charles b. Hotchkiss, that he had recovered
portion OF tho stolen bonds requesting him to come
Identifying them, but that gentleman happening to
be In this city at the time did not receive the dcs
terday morning lie arrived at the ofce OF the super
nendent OF Police, IN Mulberry street, where he was
shown the bonds recovered and identified them Us
again arraigned before Justice Dodge yesterday
when complaint was preferred against them by
Mr. ihs nschSs charging them with os stea .;
November last amounting In all TO $eSo0o:--
Eight United States hve-twentes coupon bonds,
cupon bonds OF 1897 Of the value Of 1000 each; two
United States coupon bonds OF 1885, OF the value OF
500 each three Connecticut State bonds $500 each;
one United States certificate registered bond, $l0OO0
one United states certificate Of $1,000; one United
States certificate, 5000; three United States certid
Gates, 900 each; live United States bonds 81 900
each; ten city OF Marshall School bonds, $500 each;
i've Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad frst mortgage
and Traders National Bank OF this city, ninetyeight
shares Of Pequann0ck National Bank; together with
quantity OF other certificates, bonds, mortgages,
prOmissory notes and evidences OF debt. Mr.. Hotch-
kiss further testified that on the S0th OF Noveni-
Der last the above, property was contained
safe inside OF The vault of the bank. that
the box and It's contents were. stolen and
carried away and no trace Of the box
18TH day OF February he received . telegram at
Bridgeport notifying him that the two prisoners had
OF bonds had been found; that he arrived in this
city yesterday morning and was shown the bonds
Sana an.a IN te M % q the Inc prisoner Which he
An informal examination was held before Justice
s. Spencer, counsel for the defence, VINO asked for
the discharge OF Cole, claiming that no charge was
proven against him, the case Of Cole was adjourned
until to-day, At two O'clock when decision VIII be
rendered. The examination on behalf OF Marshall
was adjourned until Monday next, at ten A. NJ. In
the meantime Governor Holman win be petitoned
to for requistion to allow the prisoners TO be con-
veyed to Connecticut where they will be dealt with
according to the laws OF that state fe
Another Case--S40,OO stolen-A broker
Charged With the Larceny.
Just previous TO the closing OF the Tombs Police
Court Yesterday afternoon the particulars Of another
bond robbery partially developed before Justice
Bowling by the arrest OF Edwin r.. Lce, broker
living IN Bergen, N j., who was brodkht before the
magistrate by detective Macdougall, OF the Central
once. II viii be remembered that on the afternoon
OF the 9Th OF August last o thief entered the
oiice OF the Star Fire Insurance Company, No.
package OF United States fve-twenty bonds,
amounting to $4o 600, escaped with them. The
stolen bonds belonged 10 Messrs. DAY Cooke 4 Co.
Mr.. Nicholas e. Miller, president Of the Star Insur-
ancc Company appeared before the magistrate and
made an affidavit against Lee, whom he charged
with the larceny, from the fact that the accused.
ne was informed. had sold a number OF the stolen
bonds to the nrm OF Mcssrs. White, Morris Co.,
ana also to Messrs. Fisk A Hatch.
Mr.. Leonard ID. White, OF the nrm OF White, Morris
Co., 20 Wall street, deposed that OH the l4th OF Oc-
tober last ne purchased from the prisoner United
states nve-twenty bonds Nos 30 l92 3S 459, 3s,s8l
and 90 Of the denomination OF $1,000 each, OF the
issue OF January and Jay, ls65. These bonds have
been identified portion OF those stolen from the
ONCE OF the star Fire Insurance Company. From
the above facts Justice Downing announced to the
prisoner that he should be compelled TO deain him
10 await the course OF an examination. Mr.. Lee In
reply, SAID that II given time he could show that he
came honestly In possession or the bonds. In order
~ give him an opportunity 10 do 80 the invcstgation
was adjourned tlil this afternoon. In the meantime
lee stand, committed. N~