New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-01
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
Tile OCEAN BANK ROBBERY.
ARREST OF AN ALLEGED NEGOTIAToR OF Ihf
STOLEN BONDS.

ARREST OF AN ALLEGED NEGOTlAIoh of Ihb
STOLEN BONDS.
Fvor since the Ocean National Bank, at the
corner Of Fulton and Greenwici-sts was eh'ereu III
August last aud robbed Of money bonds ana SECURITIES
10 the amount of s2OOOOD and upward the de'ec'eso Oh
this and other cities have been on the LOOKOUT LOT 'no
thieves and have carefully traced alrumorS Oh portion
~ esolen securities their starting point, generally
TO find that they without foundation NUMBER Vi
the stolen bonds have been from time TO umc sol 1"
Wa.st and other cities. some OF them ultimately nnu'"k
their way to the Treasury Department. at Washington
The bank and owners have been Informed vi Tue i'o %
nil efforts Of the detectives to trace these stolen pohas
through the bankers aud brokers' to the persons WHO o
originally offered them for sale, were fruitless
Lorraine BRADLEY who was recently sentenced 10 nVe
years imprisonment for having negotiated to Se VI
number Of the bonds stolen from Morrl'oh son q va
was believed 10 have been concerned Ia tle sao Vi S"o
OF the bonds stolen from tine Ocean Bank Dut no Certain
information of his completely conld DO opaneu' anu ni'
arrest and conviction for the other ohehse
eeecalv preclnded all hope Of obtaining information
from him that would cIinnate Others The search was
not relaxed however and recently Detectives E'er anu
McDouga Of the Police Cenrn ONCE Ver. having
ton thai one Edgar Dell. resident OF 1ohheIs, ~
nm onice I'm Broadway near Wal-s, was ehgdEcu, h ~
negotiating the stolen bonds "atrn S S ns observed
movements Of the suspected man, ana nc was nv ce
70 he with certain prT-Ons KNOWN 10 tue pooo
as having been concerned IN former sloe" % ~ the
believing that he had ~ MS possessiOh ceitai am IN
s,a.n hands the deteyfiyes Wednesday night TOOK
DpiIi custody, ana lie was loehcu w
nuorters In conversation with the detectEes %
arrival at Police Headquarters Den III. %,
had been intimate with persons having tue cu''ouy Va
many of the stolen bonds and that he eNpecIeu yssc
d,y m nave received 100000 worth OF THESE pohuS W
uotiate the ner,nn having them agreeing 30 meet MN
~ III. office and there deliver the Donds TIC con
senfed 70 accompany detective To ms once heN uy
10 the ARRIVAL al inc man Win lho
AccordiugIy Yesterday moriug the deectlNt ana i(o
went IN ms Office OF the latter, ana awaited the coming
NJ the custodian Of the bonds. Two hOhfs o, nivLo
had elapsed. when ~ Young man ehleIcu tho
office and acrosfrg Dell, stated that ne was ne"SP
nrr rcportr and Olshed information WIN reference 70
The arrest alleged participant IN the poeeeuS vi .o
Ocean Bank robbery TIE detectives ANA tue person nc
csted Looked the qucsoncr ia blank aihaLcIcnt o.
nvp uut that time dermrd the arrest profound secret
Further questions he asked, sufficient TO convince Ihe
officers aud Dell tnat he was conYersdhl WIN c .es
Of te case and then left. Satisfied that there was no
usc Z longer, the detectives
their prisoner 10 Police Headquarters.
Yesterday afternoon the detectives TOOK Den peioro
Jnstre DowIlug at the TOnbs Here another surprise
awaited them. wellkuUwn criminal lawyer VINO mas
apueared Frequently bond announced thaI ne
rtves why they had not made their appeatabce
as he had been waiting them for consderdDe unie
He demanded an examination for MS client, ana as tne
Ocean Rank officers not ready TO 70 on WIN the
the prisoner reIuaHdrd To the custody vi INC
detectiycs and taken back Ia Police Headquarters .
How the arrest Of Dell could have obtained tue puOhcy
IL aid is something the detectives cannot comprehend
Certain the Tar rs aHccthg tHh arrest VI
other persons Is concerned, tiecualy spoiled ~ Is
thought that some of the bond thieves must hAVo
learned Of the arrest of Dcl, and warned ne person
having bonds his POSSESSION not 10 Walk INTO TUG
trap prepared Tor him. Dell las always borne an eA
reputation.