New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-20

| GIVEN FOR THE TRUNK-sPRAGUE's SPEEDY IN
| DICTMEST LIKELY.
| IL was established yesterday, beyond doubt,
that some OF the bonds missing from the trunk which
was deposited with the Brooklyn Trust Company have
been hypothetical and sold in wal-st The persons
who hold them naturally retcoDt In regard to them,
| and those who have held them equally silent to
| how they obtained them and who sold them.
Il was ascertained that Samuel s. Sands Co. ONO GO
Wallst had bought and sold $4,000 worth OF the stolen
bonds although II did not appear that they had any
knowledge that they stolen property. TRIBUNE
reporter yesterday called at their Office and asked per-
son who said that represented the rm whether the
firm had any wimantic bonds. He said that he would
give no information about the imatter. He would not
DENY that his firm had some OF these bonds and he
| would not admit that they had any Of them.
| He regarded their transactions as matters into
| which tho public had no right 10 pry.
The reporter suggested that II the nrm had purchased
stolen bonds it would be matter OF pubic interest," and
the public desired 20 all the particulars OF the pur-
chase. The gentleman charge, who refused to give
his name answered that his firm had no desire to obtain
any kind OF publicity 1t had any transactions
with the Brooklyn Trust Company, which, he said, did
not figure In very favorable hight and 10 never desired
TO have His firm did desire 10 be mixed up at all
with the BROOKLYN Trust Company and he had nothing
IN sav about ITS transactions with Wlimantic bonds
lie added that if Mr. Samuel Sands, who was away de-
sired IN mako any statement might do but that he
i
| had nothing TO say.
All efforts obtain further Information from him
failed He reiterated that, whether the firm bought
WilIimantic bonds or any bonds was the private bust
ness of the concern and Of no benefit to any one
else II was noticeable however, that when the re-
porter asked him for the second time whether the firm
had or had not bought the Wilmantc bonds which
were said to have been stolen, he replied that he had
nothing to say about the matter, and that the public
had no business with the private affairs of his house.
Infoamrton was also obtained by The TRIBUNE that
Hatch & Foote of No. Wa-s had been in possession
of some Of the stolen bonds They were called upon by
TRIBUNE reporter, stated that their business
SO pressing that they had time TO MAKE any explana
tons about the matter,
The reporter however met a Broad-st dealer in diff
ferent kinds Of securities, who said that on the day
before he had known at least S2O00O0 OF Wilimantic
bonds to offered collaerals for loans These he
had reason TO believe portion OF the stolen bonds
Their value however deprecated by the decline in
curues of all kinds was merely nominal, and 1t had
been found difficult borrow much money upon Them
He sad that further information might be obtained in
few days. - .-..-.-
THEORY OF DANIEL CHAUSCEY
Daniel Chauncey, when called upon yesterday. laid
stress upon the fact that the receipt which had been
given the trunk containing the securities had never
been seen by him. On this ground he endeavored TO
prove that such receipt had ever been given The
receipt which Mr. Chauncey says he has seen is in
signed by Mr. Mills as President, for the Trust Com
pany and enumeratas the contents Of the trunk.
tiOning each individual bond by It's number Some OF
these bonds as indicated by the numbers mentioned in
the receipt, are now in Walst. and yesterday
offered among other securities as eoateras for loans
SERENITY OF ALDERMAN ROPES.
The officers of the Brooklyn Safe Deposit Company
were yesterday asked whether they had any informa
ton to furnish about the trunk containing the Will
mantle bonds They said that they knew nothing about
IT, and referred the reporter the officers Of the Brook
Ign Trust Company These OF course, pleaded ignO-
ance in regard to the whole matter, and denied any
knowledge of what taking place or had occurred in
the matter. Mr.. Ropes said that everything in
direction was satisfactory that the skies
serene, his conscience clear, and the affairs OF
the Brooklyn Trust Company everything that
could be desired He felt honored by being at the head
of an institution which had VIGOROUSLY lived down
the caiumnes which had been leveled against it. The
that Trust Company has been robbed
all false. No property Of the Trust Company con-
tanned in the trunk which known TO be Rodman's
private property. He thanked God that his reputation
was so well made in Brooklyn that no one
could injure It, He contemplated serenely every
thing said about him, and able to weather all
newspaper criticism.
sPRAGUE's INDICTMENT PROBABLE.
1t is understood that evidence yesterday brought
against Mr.. Sprague before the Grand jury who It is
stated, will bring indictment against him Mon
day. Ihere hre no new ueNelOpmenIs Dy MT BrlttOh,
who is still examining the evidence against the persons
who shared thefts from the city treasury, but he
says that he expects TO be in possession OF additional
information which he will make public in few days.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MISSING SECURITIES.
1t evident that the trustees and directors OF the
Brooklyn Trust Company responsible for theft
the WilmantIc bonds Their responsibility is made
plain by Section Of their original charter by which
they empowered "tO accept and execute all such
trusts Of every description be committed to them
by any person persons whatsoever by any corpo
ration or may be committed transferred to them by
order Of the Supreme Court by Surrogate by any
Of the OF record" In accordance with this pro-
vision, Mr.. Mills President Of the Company gave a
receipt the bonds committed TO its care which act
obviously holds the Company responsible for any loss
they may have incurred
RING METHODS AND MORALS