The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-28
DROPPED BY A MESSENGER.
,osTNG 4 WILLET ~ UHTCH NE CAR
RILD MORE THIN $9OO.OOO.

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4 ,.r,,oe with " from the Importers' aud
traders Hank and missing IL ut the Clear
Ing iionsc-The h"n1, omrer win Hi"
a Reward OF rive ih""''"" ""''"'s'
| "Ihavcn't got my pockctbuok! exclaimed
uorn.an Beach. temporary messenger Of the
| Inpor;crs' md Traders Bank as lac reached
| ho Clearing House yesterday at noon. llis OK
dar,at!on was addressed 10 Daniel Young. tho
officer Of the bank who had accompanied him.
,pl was uttered in ton" OF excitement. rs was
natural since the missing wallet contained
,aq.722.Js II the money and securities of the
Importers and Traders lank The officer
asked when lac positively remembered having
4. lie did not know. He lad vague impress
sion that ho had carried it on his breast be-
tve,u his inner coat and ulster had changed il
IRON. one s.,lc 90 the other and that he had it
rrcn DE pHssrd the Aston House; but he was
really certain OF nothing. bciny in a state Of
,eemius scmi-imbccil.ty from fright and trou-
Ne Perhaps you mis.aid it before starting.
GAL did moi bring il at all. Let US 10 back
10 the lank and inquire" suggested the
officer. They hasioncd back, only to learn
positively that Mr. Beach had started with the
wallet n his possession. and. accepting his rep
re-sl'aiious az strictly true. must have mad
Urenuy dropped it on the sidewalk some
where between the bank and tho Clearing
House The sum thus lost consisted Of tlGu.uoo
nCcarng House certificates. $4,000 United
States gold certiil 'ates, Sd.l53.3S i'm currency,
AMI tt1 gold. The Clearing House certificates
Scrc l"ttcrcd L and numbered lJ.oNL 2l.o2l.
0u25 1906. ol5l. 22.23l. 1910. 2oHij. 1921
Oh ia Oh 7uI Ii 1917 III ISl 1S4u M tul
,o93t and y,,rc eo,b for stno,n 'rha, .r,
l''t-'' ""' WIZ 0"'A 4V' eiV'''V' AhoS ar
p1'"Me ouiy 10 hank member 81 the New
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m iu' i'-S' NeSouauoh oi the Roid eerllhidt's-
Dr. numbers OF which are known. hut not made
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there dd not seem 10 he any llght oi triumphant
CONF. l.uee in the countounuces Of the bank
IN. f. ,rts, tt.o,. a,.,l., 81 th,,,
'. '''. va . ~. ~ N.o'-'
AfcWard OF SJ""O Tor the return OF the prop
fr,v was at once advertised blythe bank officials.
s.,.,.,,,r,lcut W,iin,. ,ro. s,,, a., ,n1 no
Guy INV ""eH' ""'i'nE N"S s'ht I"I, anu no
he'd long private consultation with the CASH
i,r Mr. L. H. Perkins Juut Snuudora emma
n.ar.,,,J ana b,,.in,, b,o~t ,'i...,.r,.
w. gu va" nav luz no"'u .'' "ho', story OF
los went of with Mr.. Beach g. see whether he
.lulI identify in tho Roruns' Gallery tho facss
''' ' "'''' "a wv wv N"''''S Nio l"VeS
q NlN persons ne met ON MS way 10 the Clear
in n .use Detectives came henrl the story
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'''' '-""'' '""N'u WIS., "'u went "N"S VIII
mfst"r US manners. Directors 81 the bank
hurried around heard tho facts and looked
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l.'"l al.' Cashier Perkins says:
# is our custom i'm paying our lalnnoes ut
A.. ,.r.,,.,. NJ, ., .,I a., -, 80,
N' '''Hl IL HOUSE" 10 s'ilu INC money uoNh
IN charge Di two or more Of our people. This
H. ruinr our lalnncc was in tn, neil,lborhood
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Nhn WhiHrd 10y MI slde' dld nov see any
W ID J.sU- ulr ny .hsc. Pi Ec' s.-pl,lpu,y
'r',- W Hi'ni 1hl my va uNt E'l NV. any
~ W" NM uiu h"t lt'u1c any SGD on thsl.
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