The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-06
PRICE TWO CENTS.
THAT ROBBERY OF $4,000.
S0MHBODr ~ 7'fE CONFIDENCE or THE
KINGS SUSPECTED


a. ma "a
Have known-A Dress Pun OF scte..
The details Of the robbery Of $4,000 from
John aud Ellen King at 81, vescy street ara
ev"n mora startling than was at flrsi supposed.
Tho bulk of the money WIS not in United States
bonds. hut fully $4,000. or nearly two
thirds Of the amount. WIS in grccnbacks
ot -. $40. AMI 500 each Tho rest COM
sisted 81 ten United Statrs coupon bonds "
tl.WN "a'h. numbered resp tiv",y 5,7lj. SIG.
oT'S, 5.OsO. sO94, 1l.72O. 1i72l. 1880 and
iJ.SJO. Mono 81 the bonds werc registered so
that there is nothing 10 prevent tho robbers
disposing of them in out -of-thr-yoy pnrts Of
the country. or IN foreign lands That the
thl"l was some person who Ind been previously
FURNISHED with an exact description Of the
lp'hllty OF The money. IL shown by the fact
mat tho vdlise containing the money VIVA
tak"n and nothing else. The person who took
the bag evidently knew exactly whore il was to
he found. and no moro. because two gold
watches which were hanging NJ within six fee,
ut II, and $500 In grcenhnrks concealed I'm tho
pork barrel near by were not touched. Tho
rich gold I"wcry which WIS also untouched
notwlti standing there was ample timc and OPP
pyriunity.
The theory Of the polite is that some ono IN
INC confidence Of the Kings usccrtaned whore
they had slowed away their hoard. and then
ylve the Information to soma confederate
The bonds stolen were sold TO the
Footo y Witch Ample violence has bcogg
afforded that tho Kings had the money in the
h'us". The Church strc"t police were ut work
on inc cas-" all day yesterday. steadily following
w su 'luns n have com. into their possess
son. Detectives LNon.. king, Mulvcv and
flYnn nave been "mplpvcd. and no pains are
being spared 10 ferret out The thieves.
, The man Tony who has worked for the
Kings MS clerk and salesman for eleven years.
oi frenrh or Italian extraction. and has bccn
WIN MS Present employers over since he came
I! mo country. When told Of the robbery Of
Nr. Ming. h. expressed r"grpt. adding that he
ana not know tho latter lad saved 81 much The
man o., still the ohirrt Of some su-uicnn but no
one has preferred charge against him. The
theory generally held IS that tho thief entered
los the door IN the rear 81 thepr.mises and rc-
turned the Same WAY. II T. still possible that
exit NAV hay" been effected through the scuttle
at the top OF the hous". although that would
upuo1rt hav" ontDil"J an nan %, es@ary r IL.
The Kings lived in u very frugal ani retired
manner The floors 81 their rooms are thick
Mil d l-t and the walls are IN 'd W IN coliwrhs
Ihrr attention was entirely devoted 20 thnir
iuSin s- AMI 10 adding to the money that they
had aocuWulatni. Their losses rs the failure
~ the Bond Street Bank amounted 10 sew
"rd thousand dollars. and So fright
gncd both Mr. King and his si.tcr tIhat
ih"Y decided To- become" their own bankers.
lhey were constantly adding To- their hoard
IN" ready money part OF which was mainly new
crisp gr"rnhacks Whenever they would got a
bright new - or SlU note IN trade they would
TAX" % ul stats uudd 'io-it it in valisr, pay
ing oui ~ return their torn und battered cur
ron'y.
Mrs kim wears a peculiar drcss. Ia" over
skirt ol Which confirms secret pockets stuffed
with grnrnM'ks. Notwithstanding their losses,
the family are said To have snug nest egg"
remaining.