, 1876-12-26
a Thorough Investigation at the Re.
demption Bureau Leads to
Nothing.
Statement Of the Bank President
Concerning the Matter.
Wholesale Fruit Found on Missouri
Treo..Otfler Items Of Crime.
TIE ILLINOIS BANK ROBBERY.
Soecfol HspatcA 10 Ths Ttftttns

ment, and rlnkerton's agency for tho Adams
Express Company, 0ro carncstly at work to dis
nank' aau 70 secure us .hle' ~, Mo ae,a.ts ,",.,s
trace Of either has bcen obtained. The officials
arc very rettcent as to their auspfcions. Evi-
dence they havo none. Tl,oro aro several theo-
@ nar ~ 49, " ,,a"s o a"an.t.,o" r,,".a /. ~, mn.
may ha'o oeen coHnltaeo. 1nese ID No u,'a-
nimlty OF opinion except aa TO Tie conviction
at the National Redemption Agency !. no
IN nar,Irs n four a,Tr"ront | ,,ocos hoi1lnv 1,s.
10 parties IN lout oilcFoht p'neeS' ho'a'ng o!s-
s'nct positions IN aovornmcnt scfs'ce' IN INC
employ Of the Adams Express Company, and in
said tint Tho authorities % have eridepce or even
suspicious a which would vnrrant ehnrging the
oilense uuon any one place or person.
afternoon Of Dec. 4, the National Redemption
Aro,,v tr tho u.,,,1 ,o,,rso ~ hrsIno.s not,a ri
~ .,,s.4 s m"as nsas. 49,. .h."a a ,
t"o ASSISTANT itcs5usst .u4s tusso snoua w
redemption account, $11,o0o. Thisis the amount
OF tic euhstit,,tel naekope. This nnttaeatfon
from one b,irrau to Tie other is Eiycn by
n,cmora1,ium check. Thls notification is en.
.5s N
Office tt oneii tho bouE md aarertan The charae.
ter Of tho money packages that were TO be dis
patched The next Iay. lie nmouut, dcnutniila-
tion Of the 5ilis, and desttuatfon. The numbers
alone &c could not bo learned a. no record Is kept
ii tbc nun,bcr Of tbs uotea. consenuently tic
Treasury can never avail itscif of this adyal-
tnrcous ciov In cnse OF loss. These
packages are daily sent to National hanks sy BY
has It's otl}co ior tue transaction Of Ihe Govern.
Iucut business in the basemcnt Of tic eost room
in tho Trcasurcr's olIlcc, Tho only means of
oillcia1 communication Is BY a priyate elevator,
Treasury officials the lower by express compa-
nv ol]lcGrs, Tl.o elevator conms1nlcatcs only
With these two rooms. The next morning after
tic notification, tie clerks Of tho Treasurer pro-
entries ii tbs book mentioned, mud
tic yault clcrk makes np Tic mon
ey e' packages cs % IN 1 en~ei9pes. ~ Thcso %
saysloPfs, WI Their, their respective n amounts. .Ss
separate seals In waT. Tho frat seaier Ycrilles
the count Of The vault clerk, seals tic packarc
in tie middle, and addresses II from tho % mem.
orandum tag. Tic two Other sendcrs do not
Is then banded to the pcrsons in charge oi tbe
eleyotor. always moro thnn one. and taken To
tie express ofIlco below, There IL ia re-
cetpseI for bY tho express officers, who tako
cinined tue Trcaaurcr's RESPONSIBILITY ceases,
Hetwccn the tima t1,n mnncy r. Iakc1 irom the
ya,,it md thn Tina Il rcachss t1n c1nrras ofs,ce
substltution might be- possible. Il It Vas attcp.p.
M hA In a aN1Ft
nac1,ages. tic work shnuld hnye necn skillim1Iv
done. IL was rot. The envelnra wheit confaincd
Tie subssituteI papcr ia Of dfTurcnt charactcr
aud MAKO from thc otIlc1Qi Goycrunlcnt enyei-
IN color. The ofilcers hayo been unable to fni i
IN IN >' anv sfatinncr,s LAZY stncE n lila nn citv
any cnyc1ope which coYrespon1s with tia nne
used In thc eubstitution. II is ureed
haye % bccn II ipcomprehe asi6le T stuuiity @ I to lave
mse;l ench nj, envcone WHEN tho rrn,,}ar oflirn1
nnes thot iFern in flatly msa wesa ripht hcsIfis
them. It is, howcyor, of course possible tlat
cash.roon, M whcn the packaeo reached tSe osiIcs
~ tba ernrrss .nmuanv II VIVA not rcr"]vcd ~
recoiotrd for by lid peraons renerallv In Charge.
Thcre mn .even n" arnTcsa oiijtiaa " m sntv hy,
hi two- II honnnncI that tIo,. was
a a. f,,naral t,,t paf.crnoor ~ ti," u.i1a
Of one Of tic exnrcss clerks Tin oticrs wcro
nttenilinr It. Tic nackara was rocelnted for hv
iii a:sS IN Tia ofta1monn " If ~ Dec 4 rhn foot ,
arancv ~ a wnrt ahnws thst @ sae e saorlans 9ns.
sfbly NAV attarh tn ita avn emnlovss' Poo
TII" nGyrt ni"cc ~ ,yffcf Il i" cfa,,,a tho.
snsnctnn attaeScs IL st thc hank In ihcego '"I. r.
I. ~ cn, ,sdsead nro,,ohs ,hat tha sro1 .o,as
rm,id hnvc hocn nn"nca ~ IN "'t traMai, H1av'
Tim mcsscnccrs nre hi nrovi,cd v.ith
keys to the through safea. neither is
H. fIosGa III os,ti; tt a. e1t
are Ia t{5ey received Il. Wv ~ ~''' pA>''>'
One circumstance is reported from Chicago
which Is engaging tho attention Of the officers:
lne paeKago was dellYotea 70 one q tue bank
crntc ~ Thsla Wss, tWn ,aro1s. dap r. r.
bank that morning-opo for iii .0W, and the sub
stisuted one for about I'll, ,003, which was not
disturbed. The bank officer, or clerk, who re-
eelSea snese paeknges 70 reported as stating that
r@l, oo Tim ~ ~, ,n9 rs,;rsd ha
forc opcnIpr them to retIrins-roon,. and was
absent fifteen mtputcs Upon llls return be lmme-
diatcly opened them. and found the small pack
agc cardeGs, W. WHO tao iaFgc one. 90 says Snt-
rh," oney T. ~ h"un
a,snncd f.em III Enn !, snd rail. ths ottsay
tiop n annter cerk ~ te fo'sH nscta9. ,yit
ths sIriamat,nn i inv a that 5cr hi.iaRs, fiji
shsc'cs nf Gitren minnsea s r. 'o' .ire',.rs s
With tl,e ofil1Ja,s cam qeo,rea ernianattnn Il
ia rcmenhercd thut rhrre W. a si,iar ahscncs ~
ia tho retirIug.rooG, wien tho naekasa af ~ b6
was stole, from tie Trcaaury iSst ysar. md It
wa suha.ouant'v nrova linn H. It'll ~ n
thst sn ns I.n n %u ". rat.Ma i,a'
rnnm ,,nt tbcro was m orno,tnn,to ~ ~ 4.