The New York herald., 1878-03-26
YOUNG'S STOLEN BONDS.
TIE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AND OTHER ROE
Berries REvEALED-THREE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY TuOusASn porr.ps prcovpprp


TIE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AND OTHER ROE
Berries REvEALEp-THREE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS RECOVERED.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
PETERSBURG, Va, Marcn 25, 1878.
The arrest Of tho New YORK Bank robbcrs Georss
Coursean, Rufe Minor, Horace Abrams and Charlotte
Dougheriy, here on Saturday afternoon caused SEN
satlon such has rarely been witnessed In this
usually quiet city Tho 10 the case has in no.
wise died out to-day, bat no examination took
place. u beng waived by tho accused through their
counsel view OF tho overwhelming evidence against
them. Tho prisoners were, therefore. not brought
from Jail They protest their innocence OF the roL
berry, ana declare that when they are sraigned
Tor trial in New York they Will satsfac.
torily explain how they in possession
OF the bonds. During the examination OF the bag.
gage Of the prisoners In their rooms at Jarretts
Hotel Saturday evening hermeticaliy sealed tin
box was found In the trunk OF Rufe Minor, who
rived Friday evening. which, from It's nature
ana weight, deemed to contain the stolen papers
MYSTERIOUS
II opened In presence OF the Mayor and partial
examination OF It's contents made. IL was found TO
contain bonds, stocks, certificates securities &C..
a large amount, a number OF them answering to ths
numbers and value OF those stolen from Mr. James
A. Yoong, Of No. 40 Nassau streoe, Now York, or
best deer thorough examination until
tho arrival from New York OF Robert A. Pink.
erIon, VINO mad been .elegraphed ior; Mr:
consultation with tho Mayor and the counsel
employed on either side 1t was docdod 10 make full
exam nation OF the contents. Tho box WAS taken Ia
the Mayors once last night about eight O'Clock. aue
was opened in the presence OF Mayor Cameron MAJOR
O. A. Strngfeow, counsel for the Pinkerton detective
nacncy, Captain r. G. Pegram, counsel for tho
prisoners, Detective Pinker,on and his assisstants
Each gentleman he sat around tho table had bofore
him schedule of the bonds and stocks stolen from
Mr. Young in order to compare It with tue numbers
and values OF the papers taken from the box.
With but few irining exceptions every one OF Mr.
YouuCs papers were found IN the box, and the
| cnecking on the schedule until the list
completes. the thieves had not disposed Of
any OF the stolen property, except, probably,
due Tho face value OF tho bonds and stocks stolen
from Mr. Young was between $780, 900 and $400, 900,
| their market value, however falls below $250,000
THIEVES RENDEZVOUS.
Tho thieves met in Petersburg ON saturday for the
drst tins since tho commission OF tho robbery. On
Charlotte Doughersy, from Now York lass
wsd1Ssay came tho d''eS,ivs asil'shsr
train in Richmond i. was boarded BY Horace Hovau,
who from Petersburg to meet tho woman.
see II nc was observed. and then 60
no claims to 10 his vile The two came on 70 Peters.
burg and put up at Jarratts Hotel. on Friday they
snay we're all orrss,oa Wills IN Conference IN .hsr
room. as stated IN the HERALD at tho timo.
| THE PROPERTY REcovERED.
| The recovered properly embraces bonds, stocks
and certificates OF the Merchants Bank OF st. Louis.
Chicago Gasght aud Coke Company, Mobile and Ala
bama Crank Trunk Railroad. James River and ka.
nawha Canal Company, Bridgeport Gaslight Company.
| ST LOUIS and Iron Mountain Railroad. Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad, Hudson county IN.
J.) bonds, Knickerbocker Fire Insurance Company,
| Waterlown aud Rome Railway; Tredegnr Company
| OF Richmond thrst mortgagc); Western Railroad 81
| Alabama; Buffalo Gaslight Company; Morris and
Essex Railroad Alabama State; Guy ol Mobile;
Nassau Gaslipht Company, Of Brooklyn; Jamaica Ra'
road; Brooklyn Central Railroad; Williamsburg Gas
| light COmpany Sbeboygan and Fon du Lac Railroad; ;
| Delaware ana Hudson Canal Company; Piedmont
| Railroad, Chatham National Bank, Western North
Carolina Railroad. City Of Houston, Texas; Lamar
| Fire insurance Company, OF New York; AAnhattau
| Gasght Company. Each bond stock aud certificate
was found as per number and description.
FURTHER, OPERATIONS.
In the tin box was also found large envelope COR
bonds. Ot these there were found four bonds OF
So 900 each, one OF S. 900 and two OF $1,000 each,
registered IN tho name OF William X. Kendall,
ana TOUR bonds OF $1,000 each, registered IN the
| another big robbery committed somewhere IL WAS
asccrained to-day through kilograms VI inquiry Mat
these government bouds were stolen In July
OF last year from the National Bank At
| smouut OF other securities taken. They wers
taken some three weeks moro before they were
missed, and part Ol the stolen bonds were euhee-
quontiy sold back she bank through the aid Of "a
attorney. Tho mayor to-day placed all The property
In caro- OF the Cny Treasurer
THE SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
The prisoners are Still kept In solitary couhoomone
| and not allowed communication with each other,
| though the curious public are allowed to SEQ them.
II IS not probable that the rcquston from the Gov
ernor OF York Will reach here before Wednesday
and that the prisoners will not leave before THURSDAY
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