New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-21
A PrNARKARLE ROBBERY.

A REMARKABLE ROBBERY.
RECOVERY or ANOTHER PORTION OF THE BONDS
STOLEN FROM THE CUBAN JUNTA.
In 1870. q Cuban refugee, Senior Don Carlos
Castillo Lozago occupied a room In the ST. George
Hotel, at Twentieth-sr. and Broadway. While he was
eating supper IN the dningroom Of the hotel one even
ing weldressed man found standing In the hall
way in front OF sohor Lozagos bedroom door by a
servant The stranger asked II senior L0zago In the
room and upon being told that he was at supper
requested tho servant TO 20 to the lower hallway
where she would fad a small carpotbag
and bring IL TO the room The servant was unsuspcous
and obeyed the order During her absence tue stranger
opened the door OF Senior Lozacos room with skeleton
KEY and entering the quickly succeeded In break
inc omen trunk containing United States bonds worth
sq65OOo Senior Iozngo the time Treasurer OF the
Cuban Junta. and the bonds in the trunk were mainly
their funds The thief escaped from the hotel with the
bonds and the robbery not discovered until senior
Lozago's return his ROOM The police were informed
OF the theft but the search Tor tne le'e' LUZ many
months was unsuccessful
At last Detective Thomas Sampson traced some OF the
stolen propertv and finally arrested Rein Il. Bennett
Custom-housc officer and Antoine Peetier on charge oil
attepting to negotiate United states BOND Tor 5000
the property Of Senior Lozlgo, and also two United
States bonds for $500 which were subsequently dent
fed "a tue property of two widows, which had been
stolen at the time Of the robbery OF the Boylston Bank,
Mass Bennett and Pelleter were placed under heavy
hail and have never yet been tried for the
oGense of which they accused. Another half
wear passed, and the LOzago robbery was
again the subject OF police inquiry. Detective
Sampson arrested Louis NJ. Van Eeten in New
Orleans for having sold of tho s00Jbonds to the
Bank Of California On the Journey to this cit! tho pFls
oner confessed to the officer that he had received the
stolen bond from q man named George w. Chadwick,
who was accordingly at once arrested. Van Ecteu in
consideration Of the fact of his having confessed had
ONT. year of the term imprisonment intended for him
cut off, and sentenced by Recorder Haekett to nine
years Imprisonment and 5000 1ue Chadwick was
tried before Justice Woodruff in the United States Court
on charge Of having altered the figures on the stolen
bond ana was sentenced to 10 yeHrs imprisonment and
$4,000 fine.
The circumstances OF the great robbery were again
brought TO the memory Of public officials yesterday by
the arrest OF in whose possession were found
ST. 500 worth Of the stolen bonds month ago Capt
Irving OF the detective squad received information that
certain persons offering for sale Government Sc
curitles at rate far below the market price Capt IT.
wing narrated the facts in his possession to Detectives
Sampson and FARLEY, and told them to ascertain tue
character the bonds. The officers suspected that the
bonds offered for sale might be countorfets ana accord
nely asked Col Whitley OF the T. s. Secret Service force
TO give them aid of OF tho detectives under his
command Tho Secret Service officer proved
to be very efficient, for he succeeded ia
securing introduction to man named
benjamin Warner, living at No. SO East Fourth
St. and rcputcd be a stock broker who, it was as
serted mad offered to sell the bonds After fortnghts
acguainauce the secret service officer preached the
subject Of the bonds 10 Warner, who readily talked
about the price. Warner also stated the quantity OF
bonds his possession, but cautious In regard
10 delivering them to Rny with whom he was not
acdunined last the secret service officer agreed to
Warmers terms insisted upon examining the bonds
determine their genuneness before paving Tor them
Warner led his new friend 10 his homo on
Wednesday afternoon and showed him the bonds
The secret service officer inspected the bonds and
quickly discovered that some OF them were those when
had stolen from LOz1gO over two years before He
then told Warner that he would buy the bonds, and
would al once pay for them II the latter would accom-
pany him to the bank. Warner accepted the offer with
evident 10y and accompanied the secret service officer
"a far as ThrdaYe where Detectives Sampson and Far
the detectives and led back 10 his home. The de-
tcct1yes there found Andrew j. Parker, who Warner
serted had given him the bonds to SELL Parker put
under arrest and the detectives then seized the stolen
bonds The quantity and numbers OF the bonds were as
follows:
Three United States bonds for $4,000, Nos 1i52, 1000
and 4GO5 belonging TO SenOr LOZagO; $500 United
States bond No 5OC9, ana $1,000 United States bond
No 10 &C., belonging to Angelina X. Smith; four $1,000
United states bonds, Nos 24,7Gs 2i7G9, 2770 2l77l,
belonging to man named Rowland and two $1,000
United states bonds, Nos 1860 and 25!9, belonging TO
BENJAMIN Stamen.
The detectives think that the bonds other Than those
belonging 10 LOzagO part Of the proceeds OF the
BoylstOn bank robbery The prisoners were taken 10
Police Headquarters where Warner summoned e1-
Mayor Hall and engaged him as his counsel. Warner
and Parker will both be taken before Justice B1by
the Tombs Police Court to-day, where complaint will
ne nreferred against them by the detectives.