The New York herald., 1874-08-12
BOND ROBBERY.

OOIVO ROO0Gn1s
Good Work I'm Wan street-Attemptet
Sale OF stolen Bonds, and Arrest OF III.
Parties Concerned.
H was not inopportunely that the HERALD yes
terday drew attention to certain G. r. Watson
whose real name u Cassidy, and expressed the
hope that this notorious criminal would soon bt
placed beyond the possibility Of preyink on society
The probabilities large thas this oousummation
Is about TO be reached. The ways Of the thief are
devious and tortuous and he ts not unlikely to get
into labyrinth from which, unlike Dadaius, he
cannot extricate himself by making wings and ny-
Ing. The enects OF the acts Of Van Eeten, who re-
Gently poisoned bimself In JAN, where he was being
held previous to being taken to California now
beginning to fall upon his conlederates, or those
who in any way were connected with him In
crime. On MONDAY afternoon, about two O'Clock,
Detectives Sampson and Farley arrested three
persons for either having in their possession or
having negotiated the sale OF stolen bonds. These
bonds were twenty-five bonds of the Bank OF
Harlem, and the manner In which they came into
the possession Of the ofacers has strange tinge
OF romance about 1t. and shows how singularly
perlous 10 the position Of the man who holds prop
erty not his own, especially when that property
is paper duly signed. This
IMPORTANT ARREST
was brought about through the instrumentality
OF Captain J. w. Lees, Of the detective force OF
San Francisco. who was In New YORK for the pur-
pose OF taking Van Eeten to San Francisco to
answer for forged Endorsements TO $4,000
United States bond. In order now not to antici.
pate the order OF events we must 60 q
little back Toward the END OF June last
Mr.. o. A. Burton, OF Burlington, W., was
robbed of o $1,00U bond OF the city Of Fond du
Lac. Mich. twenty-five shares OF Harlem Bank
stock, ten shares Of Northern transportation line
stock, value $1,000; one bond OF $500 OF the Cum
berand Coal and Iron Company, Pennsylvania; |;
one 500 share Of the Consolidated Gregory Mining
Company, Colorado Territory, signed H. S.
Loomis, President; four overcoats, one umbrella
a set Of cameo sleeve buttons. with the mono.
gram I'D. NJ. B." About the same time Judge Bar.
ber's house, at st. Adams, VT, was robbed OF
81, 900 worth Of sllverware. Judge Reeds house,
at Montpelier VT, was also robbed of 81 900 worth
of silverware A gentleman by the name OF Soue.
living at Fairfax, VT, was also robbed Of $l3, 900
OF coupon bOnds the precise character Of which
the HERALD representative was unable to ascer-
tain from the detective officers. All these rob-
berries took place in the latter part of June, within
a short space OF time, and within limits which
hs ht sey must nye Of eea ~
lem, for the possession and attempted sale of
which the three men were yesterday arrested on
the street. form part OF the first Of these rObDeres
1t would appear that Mr.. o. A. Burton,
THE VICTIM OF THIS ROBBERY,
was followed from the Bank OF st. Adams, vt.
The box IL which he carried his securities was
very heavy one, and not wishing to carry IL up
stairs he left 1t in his library. In the morning he
the contents distracted.
About week ago Captain J. W. Lees, of the
Van Eeten's case raced q 1000 bond from Van
Eeten to parties here in New York. This bond he
have rightly belonged to Van Eeten, and thinking
that possibly 1t might be forged, he went to the
parties who had collected interest upon it, and
finally got 10 the banking house occupying No. 10
New street. At first the Captain could get little
Information; but disclosing his business. he was
in in ~ the the vaults Of the bank e' It did not
take him long to undecelve the cashier
and principals aaR OF OF the the firm that the
He then found that there were three similar bonds
IN the banking house belonging to the same gen.
moned Dy telegraph to New York. and here learned
for the nrst time that the bond OF which he had
which this same gentleman recovered his twenty
nve shares OF Harlem stock is quite interesting.
Anont FORTNIGHT agH EoxASSE GasS,dv or.s a wo.
son, came to the otiice of Marcus D. sacia, who
DEALS with his father In western lands, and wished
five shares OF Harlem Bank stock. which yesterday
caused the arrest OF the three men IN the street.
The friend whom sacta thought would advance the
monev being out, SAGA took him to a Mr.. Chew,
who Jailed to procure the loan on first applica-
ton. Mr.. Chew then applied to Mr. J. v. Dever to
act In the matter as broker for Cassidy. Mr.. Dever
says that he consented to do this last Saturday
and that CASSIDY promised to be on the street on
MONDAY IN order TO transfer the stock. Instead of
this Cassidy wrote to Dever from Pennington,
N. j., stating that his child was very Ill and that
coud not h At the 0 Tune
advanced to Sacia, who was acting in the matter
as agent for Cassidy, $7OO At various times he
advanced more money, until the amount given on
the bonds reached the respectable total or 81 O5O
BY process which we need not describe too mi
1ntely Mn;n oapts1n Lees g9a Information that Mr.
was Offering THESE TWENTY-FIVE shares OF Harlem
Bank stock for sale. He therefore laid himself out
to Whipple, and alter passing the ordinary meteor
ologcal civilities. proposed lunch to him. Mean
Mr.. Barnard. During the repast investments
OF various kinds naturally became the subject Of
conversation. and here Mr.. Whipple was IN his
He proposed stocks of various kinds as
eligible investments, but the pseudo Mr.. Barnard,
who was the supposed intending investor success.
bank stock. Mr.. Whippie informed him that this
was Just the thing in which he could accommo-
date MO. ava ae proposS9 tne Harlem Bank stock
to his proposals, and finally the Stock was pro-
duced and the transfer about to be made, when
Captain Lees informed Mr. whpple tnat there
should like to put in reference TO the bonds, and
taat II convenient, he should like to have the
pleasure OF Mr.. Whipples company. Messrs.
Dever and Sacia we're likewise informed Of the de-
sraDility OF their presence, aud at gwen rendez-
vous were confronted with the owner of the
bonds. AD officer OF the Harlem Bank was also In
attendance for the purpose OF certain formalities.
previously, however, this gentleman had been
taken to
TIE LUDLOW STREET JAIL,
IN order to see II he could succeed in identifying
Cassidy from among a number OF other prisoners
as the man who a fortnight ago had procured
from him the power OF attorney IN order to place
these bonds. When Cassidy saw The officer OF the
bank he dropped his head ana tried In every way
TO conceal his face, but the HERALD reDresentatlve
was informed by the bank oficer that he had no
doubt whatever as TO his identity. During the ex-
aminatlon Mr.. Sacia was asked several questions
as TO wnether he mad ever seen various bonds,
&C, IN the possession OF Cassidy, but sacia was
firm In his denial that ne had, at any time, seen
more than the twenty-five bonds of the Harlem
Bank.
one bond produced had hole burned in It.
Upon being questioned as TO whether he knew how
the hole mad been made Sacla said that he saw
Cassidy burn hole in 1t with the end OF his cigar,
and upon asking Cassidy why he did it the latter
replied that he did 1t to remove the S. from his