Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-20
EVENING STAR.


AN ECCENTRIC DKALEK ~ oLD COINS RoruFD
OF Slco o OwHILs IN THE rONBs FoR HCTlNs
STOLEN POSTAGE sTAMrs.
a detailed account OF this remarkable rob-
berry was given in IHE STAR OF yestert Az
From the New \ DIRK SHr OF yesterday we glesn
the following additional facts concerning the
grotesQue Tohbery.I
Luther Bryant, whose pitiful story or robbery
.as excited general commisersti0u, describes
himself ss the son OF DIR. Bryant. OF Cumming
ton, Mass, q physician. he was born in IS
Luther attributes his seclusion 20 a sort of dis
gnst with mankind. originating In an oil lore
snsr. , eSteEday reporter OF the Sun went 20
a house in Division street whittier the remains
Of Luther BTysnts riches have been tEaps.
tered. The rooms were crowded with tho
q ings Mr.. Bryant had sent there. In one corner
WAS an eleg ant marble-top hureau. The Young
lady pulled out the secret drawer in the bottom
II tue bureau where the gold was seCreted. On
the bureau was Deautif al Z ssS- covered Fren n
clock, which cost NT. BRYANT SS,a. The bureau
VHs literally covered with the rrettiest OF fancy
vases, flower stands, paper weights, q glass
Thermometer, CURES in china anu marble, and
other ornaments and = cupboard WAS packed
with the finest OF goblet, tun blers, aud de-
CAnttrS, AT cut glass aud engraved, sud great
Quantities 4 French china. There vas 4 JlI {
stt 81 ,O'yrec china which MIR. Bryant y id 500
r. o. the bottom shelf. heavy gutrN psgcha
cane, With a large gold head, on which was
engraved The letters, Ia OLD English, " NJ. ID. ."
Wa Shown the Reporter. There were costly
fans aud jewel boxes. silver spoons, and tJp
bret OF cutlery, which had never been usei
he tin box, black satChe. and trunk, which
La" been broken or Cu. open ana cmptied OF
der CONSENTS, ve.c next shown. Articles o.
furniture we're slowed aNav iu the o. ler rllns.
ESCIytl!ug Was the best - AZ could be pur-
J|aNtu, and n tLtT selection Mr.. BRYANT ia
exhibited Tt iUaTkah.y good tate. The tlIug~
ave all been given To TIE young l4tv. irs re-
IUTt.T saw Mr.. bryant Ia uis barren rooms. tie
sat oH q stool g. -Ea small rOsIn, sui Wa. G'nr,
wien tie report. Ell tered. NJ. BRYANT D. or
about the medilm height, OF l-at caHap'sN. on.
ana as hair = gray hi thin. Hs b. vel pre-
served ioE man 80 o'd--eveuty-t HIs
Cy e. snapped when he recalled The elegance yf
his rooms and the graf treasure a. had So
GREETED. lie pointed - the cupboard AMI sa d.
ZIP there, over that, ERi yae li'fle tin trunk.
ana vases, and Other things. Ia tne frank W.
about $1,000 I'm gold, silver, copper ans uicbsi
Coins, Fscke In SIX papers. They broke open
the box and fCsh everything. Here's where the
bureau stood. IL vas close u the wall Ihal
large mirror ana tie beautiful clock on top
SO that nobody would move the bIregG for fear
OF breaking them. You san the secret drawer.
les; well, you wonder how I got 5000 worth
OF gold IN II, don't yoUs l didn't put ali In.
gold IN the drawer, All the gold WAS m 50
pieces. Whenever I got any | weighed each
piece in a small scales had, su1 IL tie weight
was right took small steel punch Aad made
a little Inclination into the head OF tue col
dess Of Liberty. Then they we're done
up in rOuleaux and packed in brown pa
per, with silk paper inside. ] pat some
OF the gold on the velvet carpet uutar tIe
drawer, and that kept The drawer from break
ing down. Why did / keep 30 much gOlE lu the
house? Why, my boy, don't believe ia banks
or trust companies, and 1 keep 10 here. / vas
preparing TO die, and was going - give IL AL
away 10 those who had befrisEdsd me. Ihe
little TN box over the cupboard used % reach
by a step-laddsr. In the Il sther bag 1 had Sg'0
worth OF mutIldted currency AID icwelTy. On
the other was a gold watch marked &C. VI. ID. -
with a fOUr-Ounce case, which Was made Tor me
Icy Appleton, Tracy * Co. The number OF the
case l. sos. Attached to Il was a gold chain,
weighing 100 pennyweights, and composed OF
solid ObiOng bars, chased. There was also
Spanish topaz ring, set IN - small diamonds; 4
pair OF amethyst sleeve buttons marked M.
D., pair of gold short sight glasses; a dOZ ~
silver teaspoons, mustard, sugar, and alt
spoon, and an amethyst bosom PIN, set in d.a-
mOIds, the pTettiest thing YOU ever saw. Be-
sides this, IN the bureau WAS q quantity Of
clothing, a new OvercOar, ard pearl album.
handsomely inlaid. Everything disappeared
bot the furniture.
There seems TO be 10 doubt among those WHO
know kir. Bryant that his story Is strictly true.
While he boarded money and jeweiry he lived
well. His apartments were mean, bUt none in
New York were more richly furnished he en-
joyed good dinners and did not stint himself in
that respect. lie was good 10 the pO1C, helping
these around him, but had little ID say .
them.