The New York herald., 1870-04-03
HEAVY BOND ROBBERY.
A ESQ. 900 Transacticn-C -Conimittaf Of Brandon,
tho Diamond Broker "A JudicIl Caution
TO Holders Of Stolen Bonds

At the examination room OF the T0mSs Police
Oourt yesterday before Jusrice Dowlins. Walter c.
Brandon, diamond DroDr, 7o2 Broadway, was
charged with the robbery of $4,000 worth OF bonds
and securities from thu Atlantic Mutual INSURANCE.
Company (Messrs. Brerwirth ;Recho, 90 Pine
street. Mr.. w. +. Bowe appeared for the defence.
virtually this 10 only n0mina! charge as against
Brandon, who, it VIII be remembered WAS the de-
fendant In the charge or robbery, brought recently
by Mrs. Freigh. He Is charged with the robbery be-
cause he is found In the possession OF part OF the
proceeds, and does not give satisfactory expIana-
ton OF that possession. The robbery was
committed on the "a or January 1889, anu was at
the Time, and still remains, mystery. Nessrs Bier
wirth had on the morning OF the % obtained from
the bank tin box, containing $4,000 IN bonds In
United States, Rochester city, Georgia and county
bonds, Which had the night previous been lett atthe
bank for safe Aeeplng. When the messenger VINO
was sent for the box returned 10 the Office he placed
1t on desk In the private apartment of the firm,
just inside the door which Icads from the main Office
to the private Offices IN the or the establish,
meat. The box was opened shortly agterlt had been
placed OF the oesk and all me Don0S counted, when
II was again carefully tocked Later IN the day the
box was missed, and VINO was the th,ef has not
even TO this day been quite settled IN the minds OF
those Interested III the property stolen.
SiNCE THE cOdhtTfAL
OF Okell the Broadway broker, ana also the young
kolwaik ana Ocean banks, the detectives who nave
charge of the Case tElder and McDougalD have got
on 10 tracks that II Is stated, VIII lead 10 exraor.
binary developments. IL was In Inns way that
Brandon was connected with the charge on which
he is now held. Dstectlye Elder had Deen made
acquainted with certain facts tnat led 10 MS seeing
Brandon who tod hiin that coupons Nos. 80, ~ ana
SO OF Uonds OF sue cty of Covhston, ISSUED to the
Covlngton aud Lexington kanroaa, were ex-
changed by MIN at Inc American Bank; that
he signed MS name on .be book u the
SAID that he had sold the bonds to
broker IN Nassau street. he could not lel him the
name OF The b oer, but II he would go to the Bank
name OF the broker. He also said tnat he lBrandon
Kept brokers' ofce III Broadway, anu That q man
had cofIe 10 sell the nonds; that he had taken them
and found market for them; that he hau received
from sixty 10 siXy-lve cents on the dollar tor then
and that ne had pad the man who had broughg
them to hn hiy-nve cents on the dollar. He (bran-
DOM had
NEVER SEEN THE MAN SINCE.
Cross-examined by Nj. Howe--uad found Mr..
Brandoas statements TO be perfectly true
Braadon, ia his informal examination, aaid:-I
am net guilty. / purchased the coupons Id good
faith 10 Sell on commission, and negotiated them in
good faith, ana gave my name anu address at the
time.
Mr.. Howe, In addressing the Court said that the
the persons IN this city VINO were tue holders Of
stolen bonds or coupons II they were to be brought
up charges ike the one now preferred
Justice bowling said Brandon was not broker.
He Kept q loan Ollce
Mr.. Howe-0f this robbery ninety dollars worth
Justice Dowling said II was IN evidence that Bran
don had charged from five 70 ten per cent Tor the
registration, while the street rate was only one
eighth. AS to the remark OF counsel as to the mum.
ber OF persons he would say that ali persons who
ever they were, brought before him proved 10 be In
possession OF stolen bonds, would be dealt with just
as Brandon was about to he dealt with Wall street
was filled with stolen bonds, aud 1t was rime these
wish in this way, and sent before jury unless they
gave satisfactory account Of their possession. He
should Commit Brandon u default OF s25,oOo bail.