The New York herald., 1870-04-01
TIE nORWALG BANK ROBBERY.
A Portion Of the Bonds Tr.~sed-s3s, 900 Nsgo.
tiated-Edgar Deal, Of Yon.Sers, Arrested
Defeat OF the Detectives-ite Ocean
Bank Reported Interested.

Tue detectives OF the Central once have met with
another bad defeat IN what they claim Is the preAa-
lure publication OF the arrest OF Edgar Deal, Of
ionKers, on the charge Of dlsp0sing OF six $1,000
ponds part or the proceeds OF the robbery OF the
National Bank Of Norwalk, that occurred about q
month ago.
~ appears that q large number OF the bonds stolen
from the ocean National BanK nearly year
ago were presented at the Treasury In
washington ana redeemed. The detectives were
SCI 70 work TO trace them up, and II possible dis
cover VINO threw them on the market, but ia this
they tney were ioied. While making these nvestign-
Ing OF some OF the NOrwalk Bank bonds and GER
tain circumstances connected him indirectly or 1t
ocean Bank bonus circulated would Be traced to the
proper parties, and eventually lead to the arrest of
az NO. e was Where e
Mcboussi' q The Ssniral @ PoiIss oies On weaass.
sstt;si cara being taken 70 keep the arrest pro.
valuable Information wss ob.aiysd from the pr
sl Negotiated sS aesS y no 'as others
that ne admits he disposed OF for another party
Elder reports mat the facts were only known
Eounsv rSs SS .,c ss prisoner
down town ontce yesterday with the prisoner
eeg.'epan came In and addressed tine
prisoner by name. He left Immediately and the
Deal's arrest In consequence the successful cOsn-
pieion OF te case has been defeated and they haae
abandoned the inquiry. Immediately after leavlH4
the down town office the prisoner was taken TO tb6a
Tombs before Justice Bowling, where, strange to
say, . criminal lawyer noted for his facilities 10
sueing out wrts OF habeas corpus put IN an appear
ance. Deal was committed by the Justice to enatl6
an examination TO take place. IL u cXpecteu tAas
habeas corpus will be sued out TO release Dew.
who, the detectives believe, has been made cats
paw OF.
from the Ocean Bank we're negotiated Dy tue ac-
cused the detectives pronounce erroneous.
II may be mentioned in this connection thas some
at the Ocean Bank entertain suspicious that the
robbery the result or neglect the part Of tho
officers ana runor states that an action VIII Dc
commenced against them TO compel them tc reim-
burse the victims.
There Is certain machinery at work outside n the
detectives Office that may possibly result u inc
elucidating or the mystery that surrosAnI1
the Ocean Bank robbery, out it would Dc
police In one Of the up town precinctsis in possss
sion or the fscs that IN week or two may stasts
the community IN connection with the bu ralary that
so far has banned the Central 0nice officials,
The exposure or yesterday has mortified de ectives
Elder ana McDodgall, who are ere hard wor&l ra ON
GERS but the same thing Will again una So Su-
perintendent Kennedy and Captain Keso ca 'nhda
more implicitly IN the representatives OF the press
duty ut the Central Oilce, and give them f,A de
tails simultaneously As the Office IL ut prA ens
managed no reporter Will hesitate to pubashA ucu
iacts as he learns outside lest confidence may pt
violated.
1t may be mentioned In this connection N a
Okel, who was last week committed to hail
Justice Scott In the sum OF $4,000 To answer "a
charge or completely IN the NOrwak Bank rObserN
occupied the basement from winch the burglar
worked up into the Ocean Bank and resided 0G
Yonkers, where he mas had Intimate relations witiA,