New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-27
TIE DANSBR ROBEERK
TRACING THE STOLEN COUPONS.


RECOVERY or A PORTION or NE PROPERTY
THROUGH MICHAEL OF,RIEIL's ADMISSIONS
STATEMENT or THE ACCUSED BROKER.
Charles II. Barnard, the Wal-st. broker who
was accused OF having in his possession Of the
coupons stolen from Matthias NJ. Danser. arragned
yesterday in the Washington Place Police Court sergeant
Murray Of the Fifteenth Precinct Police In his testimony
related the circumstances OF tho robbery al
Danscr's house May - by a servant girl
named Mary Logan. He said that he Ind traced
one OF the stolen coupons to Mr.. Barnar!'s oice.
BdInard was arrested on Saturday afternoon. Til,
prisoner had not communicated with the police upon the
subject although he know the witness believed, that the
coupons stolen from Danscr hut had gone Ia John
j. Cisco the banker, who cndcvorng 80 the
coupons and had offered negotiate their return.
Detective IIea'y testified that Mr.. Barnard told Mr.
Cisco ha hc would be able 10 recover the stolen bond
The advertisement fer tbs stolen coupons stated that
persons having aIy knowledge 81 them fhould address
Post-Onicc box M. r2i2 The witness addict that The
prisoner obtained the information that Mr. Cisco was the
owner Of that PostOihce box 10 obtain t.o GEO
reward the prisoner went Ia the Office ~ Mr. CISCO and
said " that hc possessed clcw to tho identity the
robbers" He faicd to return the coupon which in
his possession until after his SIR. Barnard sad
that he had office Ia Wa-s aud had been business
there about two years thnt a man named OI'Grrcll
had brought him the coupon saying that il
belonged {" woman who dead, and he had taken
it out Of her trunk. Ho knew nothing whatever Of
the details of the robbery. except that such crime had
been committed John j. Cisco ccrrOhOmted the prison
err statement ard Mr. Barnard discharged.
After his aIrcr;. Michael Otaric confessed that wien
ic obtained The coupons which brought his house
10, Mary Iosap. hi, setcrn-law. he burned larc,
tou Of them. tut sent 100 10 hi, brother, Patrick OEar
rel, who lives IN Scotland. lie also stated lhat his
brother had refused 90 keep ticm. ami ;ldt they
probably would he returned TO bbn soon lie
expected that tIcy would como addressed to
ties hay, advised OF e,c ftcts. and sharp watch
has boen kept by Postmaster James. Two registered
letters addressed 60 Michael Hcyroda 20. 30 Ninth
ave, received ~ Saturdays steamer, but 40 person
Of that namo and address could bc found 10y the carrier.
Thr letters returned to Col DE Forest. eupr nteni-
tnt III he stry Department Of the Post Ohice who,
with rotG almray Of the Fifteenth Precinct Police,
took them the Tomos to O'Farcl. taking h' receipt
for them. Orarrc hen opened the ettors aud id'nti.
fled thr coupons those scn to hi> brother Ilc had
stated before. however that he acnt his brother 100
coupons. bat the letters Contained only 100.
Whether Le had made mistake Ia the
number sent or his brother returned less than
received be did not know. The value Of each coupon
was $50 thus accounting for $3.50 of tho 10000
stnrn from Mr. D,r.cr The coupons turned over
to Sergeant Murray.
STATEMENT or C. IL. Btl.fARD.
After his discharge from custody. yesterday afternoon,
Mr. Barnard made the following stit"nrnt
on Jane ! = Hugh OFarrcll offered coupon, No.
2,G-j, of t.c bon u Of the Long Dock COMPANY. re
mcnib"red Seems an advertisement of IT. loss ~
tine coupon with the list found to TO one o. oao
10 which ire advertisement referred ashfh ~. ma,
wirr he get IT, He said that II was found In IN" trunk
of hi- w,frs sl,lcr who was dead He said tbat her
name Mary Logan. Amer thinking II over, ana
and Eve {ol receipt ior mad return to "a "i yow
proving tint y"r ar, the owner Of IT," Having no "n'
80 leave my Office at thc tiTc' Il was ir"spio 40 m
Tor polio, officer. ana could do nothing hat lei the
man co. person followed Olarrcll. hin Join
liz. 81 Nj Ia
Esaa'noi vas: Wy don't you 90 back AMI got the
f "iG me Wat e SG had t s". aaG s@
vdin n'' about the po,i.0i:4. ana believe NM
MIA again" dreceda nhe {" tho Pohl Office box
Thomas sampson. detective. called upon hi'. "5Ftu
. lo Worc she pI'ncipi II ne niaii. 'ii G4ht
rh,it il to him but loul that John }. CISCO was Mr
par c %sg c eG NJ Sis@ ro ana T %1ra ot no
Il man who IL very cnre'r'a; H. dgcs hHt kn n
Tie coupons returned Ito - HiilnS 10 pa! T,V'p
r" I'D fbi- nrn and receive tie reward. Lut after
utsnts rcnc, iicu and taxing counsel ! d'sidfd 10
vii scGd to you the Young man. Nv, Mn' c .",,
., S %n,id rs, dr ycu Would not send him in fact
IH- nam wants 1t kept very secret aud lartcu "
.i.e not 10 mention the ai'tiF u iht one H".l
hid tne coupon subject to Jour mentiOtT'noh ~ ANY
! have had notLiryg to do with 1t since / have
never mentioned IL 20 any one. oh oahiday
!unr detectives ini0 office w!th a!r Faft
an asked whether could i1cntiiy hih or no iutii
m uim AMI produced the oOupon nud the record htu
:iii. 81 June l. offered 81 give up ne coioh IT
could crt ~ receipt for asked to 500 Mf hc0j
srnird an the detectives told me that MI COCO would
nc in his office at y. Instead ~ Informing ne o MS
arrival. they called upon him. aud acrWafd st" 'Hhl
tt..; world arrest hccaI-0 my statement was very
different IRON that mad" 10y Mr.. Ci9co was inca ttcn
IL, ,,f, o q stOy OF -cat Murray al TIE tftrciti
Precinct Police. Judge kiSfh'io sue iLC ~ 'H"ico'
~ girr 10 rcuandcd {" HE cu"iody al thr romeo tf
.caut or committed under 80 Ou0 ban Tor ch''iitou
ON Mon lay morning chose "a ~ ~lth th' ht't'ah''
Mo 10. krd nc ny aud kept ~ cell ln; ini. mora
ir- Then al o'clock he took hcfnr Justice Mau'tt -
ylic tiln hearing my story, subcnact MI CISCO we
ri ..y 5iOry every essential Ia.tGGIi' ana
| Sod. discharged.
TLJE NOCNfAIN M lDUW NiSSffEE.