The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-18

Splendidly WOrked-up Case-Peddling
Western Bonds In q New York Market
Spencer Pettis and DIR. Parks I'm Quod.
Last Monday an individual calling himself DIR. A.
J. Parks, called at the ONCE OF Anfenger Ehren-
reich, No. 80 Pine street, and left with the firm
bonds of the st. Paul and Pacific Railroad to the
value Of $4,000. requesting them to sell the
same to the best advantage. Accordingly the
firm issued circular to the effect that they had
the bonds in their possession for SALE and request
ing bids. This document was sent around to the
principal banking houses and brokers,
among others TO Jay Cooke q Co. and
Merrill, Tilney Co., OF No. II Wall
street. The aforementioned firm offered 81 and
the other 6lis cents on the dollar. With view,
however, to increasing their offer II necessary
Merrill, Tilney Co. telegraphed to Williams
Brothers Il Dunbar, bankers, st. Paul, MIMI,
requesting them to ''make best bid for $4,000 st.
Paul and Pacific bonds" 8
Now, it appears that some time since the Mnne-
apolIs Bank of Minneapolis, was robbed Of $4,000 In
bonds, sl6oOO of which we're the Identical bonds Dr.
Parks had left with Messrs. Anfenger Ehrenrcich
for sale, and when
THE ST. PAUL BANKING FIRM
received Merrill, Tilney Il Co.'s telegram they at
once notified the Minneapolis Bank of the fact.
This notification resulted In the following de-
spatch:-- 8
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, August Is 1872
To. j.. L. WORTH Cashier National Park Bank, New
Williams Brothers Dunbar, bankers s.. Paul re: Re;
for Pacific osn n nnety
two interest June and December Offered i,o ut
Signed Merrill riIney Co.. banker, New YORK: These
Ss SUI So nS g ,s% Ss hs Thss
stolen at the sae time s2 seven per cent oonds
''"''"p'''S anu ''''' Wv" r. j. BALDWIN, Cashier.
On receipt OF this Mr. William X Kitchen, Presi-
dent of the Park Bank, sent for Captain Sampson,
the well known Wall street detective, and, stating
the whole case, requested him to take 1t in hand
sift the matter to the bottom, remarkng that he
might draw ON him for whatever was necessary.
With his usual energy Sampson set about
HIS ARDUOus TASK.
He first called on Merrill, Tilney & Co., and asked
II they were negotiating for the bonds In question.
Yes, they were; were negotiating with MessrS.
knew the gentlemen COMPOSING this pi lst.
square business men, and therefore determined
to at once see Them He called in at their office,
planned the whole affair so far as known to him,
and requested to know from whom he got the
P PSs M As e them sApa %t @ns p a.
above stated, taking tine gentleman wholly
into his confidence. Captain Sampson requested
and the two arranged between them that
sampson, under an assumed name, should
to keep Parkes busy by ltt epetty delays in the
negotiation, SO as to allow Sampson to telegraph to
Minneapolis I ana get tue numbers OF the bonds or
IPARKEs COULD BE HELD.
This worked most admirably; but Sampson was
unable to get the desired information as the follow
ing telegram in reply to his lin which he stated that
he could get bonds and prisoner II proof was sent)
MssEAroLIs MINI, August 10. 1872
w Vs s oar S SanS @ hum
cnno s ms ~ Sns
This Sampson thought, would not do, SO he de-
termined to gain more time on Parkes in which to
collect evidence. 10 this end he instructed Mr..
Anfenger to say to DIR. Parkes that Colonel Henry
Cunningham-wh0 was, OF course, none other than
Sampson himseli-had been unexpectedly called
out OF town on account of sickness in his family,
who were stopping in the country, but that he
would return again the next morning Saturday
the next morning Sampson had made up his mind to
ARREST PARKEs ANYHOW,
and so met him at Anfenger Ehrenreich's when
the Doctor and Sampson being comfortably seated
inside started for Police Headquarters. On the
way up the officer asked his prisoner where he got
the bonds, and was informed that they were given
him by the notorious Spence Petts.
Parks having been locked up, the next business
IN order was the arrest OF the gentle Spence.
Sampson requested Captain Irving's assistance in
this matter and having previously learned that the
object OF their senrch was to CAN at Parks Office SO
broadway, during the afternoon OF yesterday
his bonds they at once repaired to that vicinity
and laid in wait for their game. They had not been
what notorious individual by the name OF Steve
Gordon closely watching them. on discovering
that he was observed Gordon left, and as soon as
lie STARTED CAPTAIN IRVING
told Sampson to follow him, remarking at the same
time that wherever he found him he would find
Pettis Also Sampson started and going across the
street entered the building in when Parks Office 10
situated and passed on up stairs, aud then through
long passage way towards the rear OF the estab-
shment where, on looking over the staircase
towards Parks office, he Gordon and
Spence Petts in earnest conversation. or
course the latter at once arrested
and taken TO the Central Once, where he now
cupes q cell near his friend DR.. Parks. On tele-
graphing to Minneapolis that he had arrested the
men and obtained the bonds. Sampson was
urgently requested to retain both until the neces-
sary evidence can be forwarded.