The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-18
ANOTHER DARING ROBBERY.
SNEiK THIEVES CARRY AWAY Sf6O,OOV
FROM a BlNkER,S SAFE
Astonishment In the Bankins Houss Or JaaM
~ A'ngs sons-Hesvy I.oss Of . WeaisAv
Retired MISUNDERSTANDING Adssssus.


y. king's sons-Hesvy Loss Of . weasaAv
Aetired Merchant-securities Missins.
One OF the most daring and Mysteries
sneak robbories known to the police was CON.
mitted In the banking house Of James @. Klnrd
Sons at 81 and So William street. Two sma1
tin boxes containing United States bonds, ran.
road stocks. and other securities and real estaaI
bonds and mortgages OF the value Of abou
100000 were stolen from safe In tho vault q
the firm some time during business hours o.
Friday. The boxes were missed when the SAT-
was closed at night. but II was nd
known that they had been stolen until yesterdas
morning. The securities were tho property a
Mr.. Edgar II. Richards. wealthy retired mers
chant OF ll3 East Thirticth street. Some OF tho
securities were hold In trust by him for hi
wife. Mrs. Mary King Richards. and his sister,
Mrs; Amanda Eckford. Tho robbery baffies the
skill of the detectives TO fathom. There is no
The slightest clue to show who committed the
n Mr.. A, Oracle King. the senior mcmber OF the
hh,sbeciaal lal deposit They were placed BY M.
vault Of the banking house whUero Uo ho se he % coud
have easy access 10 them. Mr., Frederick King,
the "s safe a Go SpsncG it hea nso s KEY oysot
the boXos, Tho door Of the saio vas cossd. bui
when Mr.. Frederick King went TO lock thl
sSn taken away Mr. King IhS DSdGs cssd hss
Mr. Richardss, house in the evening,
SGsn s sesd edFs"Rs b Rsd he him had hSn cFSd but 5 of 6
had not taken the boxes. Tho vault in whicf
banking ofiice. The two porters in the S employ
S Sn1s 9e asn, firm usually occupied the room 1h.
r. T39Ssry was Eng Ssom%itt9d s1RR@RsfSb R%r ab.eas. ss
service OF the firm for several years and tha
there Is no suspicion resting upon them Hia
Of one or more snosk thieves Who "s entered ter ths
office during the rush OF business. when thelI
gresopce was not likely to attract attention.
opportunity u enter the vault and make u
with the boxes without detsction.
BY the Arm. Mr. King says that when Mr,
Richards loft them at the banking house he did
not not inform n the firm that they contained vqua.
placed whore 1t would have been impossible fog
thieyes 70 have got at them; Slr. King think1
In their haul. The securities were all registered.
snd oi no use except to the owners.
Mr. King ssd shSt 2 The boxes sns e6Eaincd ,lS
In United States registered bonds, ss6Oo0 u
railroad and other stocks. and about s60o0oia
other securities in the safe which were not dis
The police were informed Of the robbery yee-
tterday morning. and the transfer OF the secufi.
Mr. John K. King. Jr. in conversation with
SUN reporter last evening told what he knew d
tho robbery Ths securities he said. were EeI
IN a small safe. which was mainly used by thl
bankers as the night depository for such sma4
, cash items as are not sent 10 the bank. Thd
bonds were deposited In this safe mt the owner'l
risk. When the cashier opened the safe on FridaS
morning thetwotin boxes containing the securi.
ticswere there. Very little business Is stransactsl
In the room in which this safe stan,is-in fact q
- soss seldom visited by either the clerks Of the
when not actively engaged about the frm6
business. Both the. porteIs were ont for more
none Of the firms employees entered the roon
while the porters were away II was after thsil
return that tho robbery was discovered.
M king, said that no one In the employ Of hi
contents OF the safe. watched in the hall un0
the porters went away. and then took the So
curirties.
The following was tolegrnphed to banking
houses from the Stock Exchange:
lam informed tha, the following sccurte, we're iss
from the office OF James Oracle King Friday 10th II
United STATE. yesis,ersd bond:, $40, o i~5 i9,sTss
iosi7 o T. & leach Edss, RishaTts dated March iS
@ E.ps scesrs' @ s Der jSy is Of "a
also 81 90 csruncatss 20 as 5s o. W tie same issue
dated May q 1871; 100 share certhcaes. Iisi t,s1
kichSTd.' dated Dec il, i- Csfifcsie ss7 ~ Tor d
Rsr cat ,'IaS" "1@s T. 'Gh S"
4 ,Ss. % .9sss s.t7 &, share: se7 share %
s95 Ssi' and sa,Ss.. s.S" s@ + u. 'g %%.ads E
.ss5s. S7ss share. bsl.wsr. adf and Hudson 'o..1
incsnr aud Tsq .o:t nr; RUSH ssrassts: eT:es
lsHt- IS .her.s ,.st. IA shares Reading RAirsa1