The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-13
THE DEsT-MANxERED MEN.


The Extraordinary Poiiteness with whics a
south street Firm was RoSbed Of its Tin
Box-Return Of all the Unnvaila bic Com
tents-The Victims Charmed by the Good
Manners Of the Thieves.
The cashier of the firm Of Hargous 4 Co., SO
South street. was on Tuesday, between the hours Of
and . sitting at his desk in the onice, busiiy en-.
gagged in writing. While thus occupied, he saw a
gentleman enter the room, who In all respects
most neatly and elegantly dressed. silk hat Of the
latest fashion was on his head, and dne, blue
broadcoth coat upon his back. He coolly passed
through the railing that separated the desks nom
the rest Of the room, and approaching the cnshier
begged his pardon for disturbing him, and asked
him in the politest possible for information
on some details Of the shipping business OF the
neiRhborhood.
The cashier, charmed By the mans appearance
and manner, readily answered, and an entertaining
conversation ensucd. After some fifteen or twenty
minutes Lad In this way elapsed, the wedressed
stranger asked sheet OF note paper o.the cashier,
saying he had letter to write. The paper was
given to him, and lie turned to desk That stood di
rcctly behind the cashier. and there began writing.
In this desk the tin box used for taking deposits
to the bank was NJ that moment standing, and in II
were hundred dollar ibil a gold watch four
checks, two for goll and two for currency, signed
by the firm but not yet fcd some scrip Of the At
lantic Insurance Company; and a few other papers
Of great valne. OF this tin box, however the
cashier had FOR the moment forgotten.
The elegantly dressed writer continued to ply
his pen busy for about ten minutes, when
another gentleman entered the ONCE lie was
quite respectfully dressed, but not so well as the
FIRST The cashier requested tot know in what
way he could possibly serve this last conner, and
was told that he merely wished a moments CONVEX
sation with " that man WHO IL writing over there
at the desk near the window lie too passed
through the railing, and the cashier sat down again
with two perfect Strangers behind his back.
The last conner seemed to have made tn writing
Of the other perfectly useless for he tore up
his letter. thanked the cashier for his kindness and
the two walked out together. Down at the foot Of
the stairs, the porter Of the firm, Of Its carmen
and Custom House officer were standing together
in the doorway. They saw the two strangers walk
out and down the street. aughn NJ and jostling each
other, a. II IN the highest spirits. An hour after
ward the cashier had occasion to look for his TIN
boz. and found q missing. AnadN'rtisemcnt was az
once inserted In the papers. Offering reward OF i2O
for tie recovery Of the box and the untitled checks
were stopped at the bank.
Yesterday mornlug at ten minutes past 10 o'clock,
a man entered the same Office from which the box
had on the previous day been stolen. He asked II
he was right In supposng this was the ofice Of
Hargous & Co.. aud being assured he was perfectly
correct on that head laid nCatly-tied package on
the nearest dcsk. lie then stepped quickly ou',
fastened down the stairs, sprang into q wagon that
MAS IN waiting, and drove rapidly away. The pack
age he had left WAS opened, and all the contents Of
the box the time OF it, Disappearance, except the
hundrcddollar b'l, found In 1t, not even the gold
watch beng msiing. II is surprising that the man
who had brought the package did not wait for his
reward. The Mcssrs Hargous are so pleased at the
politcness OF the fellow who stole the box aud Of
him who returned Its contents that they would like
the affair to again every In while, mere.
ly TO witness such good behavior.
II IL supposed the men had been hanging about the
once for some time, and knowing that the stolen
box ocen contained large amounts OF money, had
made that the object OF their maneuyres.