New-York tribune., 1878-07-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
DARING ROBBERY on BONDS.
A PHILADELPHIA BANKER LOSES S12,OOO-oSE OF
TILE ruIrNrs IpRFsrKn IN IEESKY CITY,

DARING ROBBERY OF BONDS.
A PHILADELPHIA BANKER LOSES $12.000-oSE OF
| THE THIEVES ARRESTED IN JERSEY CITY,.
Two men entered the clearinghouse OF
Grant & Aun, No. 90 South Third-st, Philadelphia,
Tuesday afternoon. and offered tt sell Mr. Grant
some gold coin. The coin produced, and Mr. Grant
gave the man bills in exchange The second man then
stated that he had coin which he wanted to
SELL and the two went away to get 1t, the owner
stating that it at his house. After short absence
the two men returned 10 the office with some coin'
which Mr.. Grant also purchased. The strangers
turned to leave the office, when one OF them
asked the price of the State bonds of Tennessee
and said he would like to make an invest
meut in them Mr.. Grant requested him to walk
the of the Office where the stock indicator IS
mau remaining in the man office. After short con-
yersaOn, the two men left the office but promised to re-
turn to-day to purchase some of the securities.
Soon after their departure. MT Grant missed MIS- paek
age from his desk winch contained $4,000 In Unlted
States 4l2 per cent bonds The bonds were ior 81
each, payable in 1891 and numbered from 1886 10
SseSe gsseSed HSGy'S cnIy With % stick cane Much
element was caused by the discovery OF tne
customer and mad been received as special deposit
The philadelphia police were gwen notice; ana ma de
telegraphed to the bankers and brokers OF tne
the Pennsyivania Railroad. which leaves philadelphia
Ss one OF the thieves. lie at once jumped off
aS sah afR he e a rasas SfGsF through s ferry gate %
Grant shouted TO William Morgan who had chaIge OF the
| gate stop that man, he has robbed me of $4,000"
The stranger VINO had his his hat in one
hand and trayengbag in the other was seized by the
gateman when he dropped the articles and pulled out
revolver threatening to kill the frat who stopped
him The gateman and Mr.. Grant fell back, and the
While the banker was trying arrest the first thief
his companion who was also oS, passenger eTS tSe Se
! depot, jumped empty truck and drove
ousy up GTee1es to F' Inc me- Sebnd
aud seized the officer Harvey took the thiet IN
charge and he was locked up IN tne ETS' PU
son, thirty-fye years old. and no residence lie was
taken before Judge Davis and held await the action
of the Philadelphia authorities The bonds were not re-
covered.
TRYING TO CLOSE INFAMOUS RESORTS.
EFFORTS OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE TwENTY-NINTH
PRECINCT TO SUPPRESS INToLERABLE NUI-
sANCEs.
S. COnant Foster, who lives at No. % West
Twentyeventhst has been trying to close the low re-
sorts in that street, especially the buckingham Pal
aee" A meeting OF citizens owning property In the
neighborhood was held recently and petition was signed
by Elwood L. ThOrne Dexter A. Hawkins and many
Others calling whatever authorities had tho power
70 suppress the Buckingham Palace. The main reason
deemed best urge the depreciation Of real estate
between Broadway and Sxth-ave caused by the prox-
unity OF this low dance-hOuse
Mr. Foster presented the petition 20 the Excise Com
missoners aud told that they could do nothing;
that the license which was given TO the Buckingham
Palace was only 10 sell beer and ale that the present
proprietor never had license from them and that 1t
was the plain duty OF the police IN that pecncttO smut
up the place il IL was Objectionable. -
All this, in turn Mr.. Foster told TO Captain Williams,
OF the precinct IN which the buckingham Palace, tho
Cremorne and the Argyle Rooms arc. Captain Williams
explained that the license named the Buckingham Pal
ace and that under those dd nOt mater
me license M Foster went several times 10
captain but could obtain no other satisfaction Fmaiy
he remarked that he believed that he could bring niue
influence bear upon General smith, president OF the
Police Board and in case nothing was done ne would y
the whole matter before the General VINO az lesst
would give hearing Captain Williams tod mF. nOs
morning to take the first steps toward the aesreG emu
Captain Williams mentioned no time, but MI. Foster
asked the sergeant Onduy at what hour would be best
to 60 The sergeant gave him directions, which he and
his friends were careful TO follow - 60, -, ~,
ave promptly at the Police Court sald MT;
Foster. "on the morning appointed, at hall-past y
o'clock But captain and no WORD OF nm came al,
nothing more TO him about shall bring the whole
matter before the Police Board Property depreeiat-
ing In value OF these places and the resence III
our street Of people who frequent them These peo
pie Often intoxicated aud act disgTaGeiuly some
relief should be given to Captain Williams says ne
never hears any noise sees any disturbances That
may be- He well known by the people and they sub
At the corner near my house there small policy
shop to which called the captains attention: lie de-
cared that he aud his officers could not enter the place
TO Obtain any evidence. 20 went myself lnmediatey
and PLAYED game. The next morning the man put up
his shutters and the place has not been opened Since
THE CANINE HARVEST AT THE POUND.
"We have here only ours of low degree"
,ad one Of the Assistant Pound Masters Tuesday as ne
gave 20 each Of 500 dogs piece OF tripe. "Stl,
every day" he added ladies call who anxious to
pay any price to redeem their pets When they search
through ne various kennels they fail TO discover their
favores Then they tell us that the catchers entered
their halls and unmzzed and unclaimed their dogs and
carried them away Several days after they ma their
dogs I'm n dealers store and buy them back at mgn
nTice The catchers whenever they get good dog sell
IL 10 dealer for So OF $40, whereas here they wOud
only receive thirty cents We have long since learned
that many these rOgucs Last year one went
into ward and mistOOk lot OF poultry. and even
horse for dog. He is now serving MS une on BLACK
| Wells Island. -,
%Thele is a marked falling off," he continued. ain the
this year comparison with that OF last year
| Many times last year killed 500 dogs at Time
| Those drowned this year number l,ZZZ TO-DAY
about 800 more dogs will meet their fate The Pound
has now been operation fourteen days. and we nave
received G36 dogs During the first fourteen days last
wear there were received 437S dogs This falling on is
due the fact that now only fifteen cachers are EN-
ployed where last year there twenty-five. The
majority Of dogs brought here are seldom redeemed
few persons, not acquainted with the breed OF dogs,
| make occasional purchases. a man bought an od
cents Altogether there have been $50 from this source
| Nine releases have been ordered by Mayor Ely Of
these one dog belonged TO the Ninth Precint station
House, and the other was the police wachdog at the
| dumping ground"
| A WOUNDED MANS FORGIVlNG SPIRIT.
James P. Deering, the young man who was
shot in the back by George Howell at Fulton and Mas
sau-ss on Tuesday. is regarded by his physician, Or
Fuhrer, as out Of immediate danger. The pistol bail
has been taken from the left side OF the wounded man
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