The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-20
STOLEN FROM 4 MAIL CAR.
Despite the Precautions of tho Railroad and
Customs Onicials.

Bonds amounting to about $3.50 900 are adj
vcrtiscd in this city ~ having boon stolen from
n mail car on It's way from London 10 Paris on
tho night Of Friday. juno l. The numbers Of
these bonds are on file in the Stock Exchange
and at the Office Of L. Won Hoffman Co.. bank
crs. ut 80 Wall street by whom the advertise
mcnt cautiouing all persons against negotiating
thcm is published. II was said ut Won Hoffman 4
CO.. oil yesterday that the firm has nothing
TO do with the stolen bonds. and TINT the owners
are unknown here. the advertisement being
published simply to accommodate friends of the
firm in Europe. whore Mr.. Hoffman il.
Tho train carrying the London mails for
Paris and India started from Calais at 2.25 on
Saturday morning. Juno 2. being thrty-fyo
minutes late In Calais nine parcels. contain
INK the stolen bonds. were placed in van 2.327
at tho forward end of the tram with other
registered baggage. The van was then secure
" L. 'ked and scaled by the French customs
officers. n lcadcn ticket called a plomb. and
benrns the official seal of the dotone or Gus
tom House being affixed TO the lock. For still
greater security tn" bonds were enclosed in y
hamper. used 10 contain valuable articles, and
this WIS also lo'kci by the railroad company.
aud scaled by the customs officers. All went
we'll until the train arrived at Amirns at ~
O'Clock VA the morning, when II was discovered
that the van had bron forced Opcn both paddock
ana ploplb being wrcnched OF nnd the hamper
lay hrohcn and ritlUd Of its cont nts.
In Boulngne the train had been reversed,
bringing IT," van containing the bonds at tho
rear instead of at the hcdd oi the tram. This
$50 % Vcrsnd the door. bringing II ON the sidc
away from IN lights in the drputs passed.. AMI
thus tic fact of tn robbery. which. for certain
reasons. wa probably committed soon after the
train ~ttttru Rom talair, WIS not discovered
until the tr.il arrived at Annie IA. where there
ar. brilliant lill.- on both sido OF the depot.
Jo. patches were ut To- all stations between
Amiens am ! Calais. and it WIS nSccrtuinsi that
the ticket collie tor in BoulpEu" had noticed a
midd,r-ngcd. heavily beard, / man. wearing u
slough has,. aud carrying n parcel dom up IN
mack waterproof wrapping paper. g'iiing on
TIC tram. the nuns ticket was from Calais to
Paris. ana tho colo tor told him that he had
not yet reach his destination. Tho STRANGER
paid no attention to tins. and walked away. The
parcel in his arms WAS OF about the size Of one
of tho purres oi hnros.
htrrw1 rd. u pulio u. marked" Calais Duuano
/ ". ~ WAS V'"krd up n'ur the railroad track,
ol the uu-liur side. AMI near tho Sul kliomofro
\, -. between st. Pierre IL Calais and Fr1ihun.
tine f1piNonrl ~ tins van uunOtrci, Will tho
tran w.s in mot on. having probably watched
the dist n-''on iNNd ~ thr llud4 IN Calais.
Tine stolen lr1iI. ifY is 49, so lu lrUncnthr'r
uu.'ltd ?, ''k. 81 5.l in SpLu Nh three pr cent
rNt rnIl l4.nN- .nf i,71. az u lrrn IL tiyU !. g.
c. ui rNntD-,. sio.jNDIu Ru--ian bond. i,r lS'2.
81. Nll ln t'Nrl "n~ GER ''ut, I'm il'l -'rip.
BONDS. nun reed 52,l5fto Sal b, u.,u-. Nr. 3Uw
lruut- 100 French tlr.H per cent. itts, 1903
Northern of France Railway u'.i aitiuua 81 $40
iran 'l.h O. storm of Fran h,uW.N obii-
t,t. .n-. -nI Eastern %. franco hdilNHy
Teomen wore found sitting on tho BUFFER ~
tIH -.lIN irn. iffNrHl in' llf.i.UtlN' .r 2
..l i..' ir-. ,uit n itNs ui,'. They eili
if fIt"W 'rt t.Nr Amor. cans -''AIin-. % f..le.
tn "..t .u.ao. ui, butwere a.i-,W"ld liD-t-