New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-24
ARRESTED FOR SELLING STOLEN MONEY

J. d. OTIS IMPLICATED IN ROBBERY IN TORONTO.
Superintendent Walling received commu-
nication last Thursday from C. f. smtners and W. Wat
son. No 90 walst, agents for the Bank Of Montreal
informing him that the Assistant Receiver Generals
Office at Toronto Ont, had been robbed on July OF
$4,000. The entire In bank-nOtes
OF tho denomination OF one and two dollars.
1t was suspected that the stolen money had been brought
10 this city aud would be disposed OF here Detective
Dorsey was IL trusted with the Mr. Dorsey made
cautious inquiries In wast and soon found the trail OF
the thieycs He asceraned that within the past week
about 81 900 Of the stolen Canada banknOtes had been
sold 10 different brokers on the street. From these
obtained complete description OF the man to he ar
rested, and in a single day traced him to No AZ Ex-
change-place where he carried on business as
broker. Yesterday he waited for his appearance
in front Of the office, and at about o'clock
In the afternoon made the arrest lie was not minute
too early for AS he turned TO leave the place with his
prisoner he found himself face 10 face with Robert
Plnkerton tho private detective, who also had beeu
charged with the recovery Of tho stolen money and had
worked close upon the heels OF Mr.. Dorsey
The prisoner was taken the Police Central Office,
where he gave his j. d. Otis, residing at
Orange. " j. He searched and Si90 OF the stolen
notes beside $1,000 IN United states bank bills and
checks, found upon hts person. The latter are
supposed be the proceeds Of the sale Of tue Canada
bapk-notcs OTIS was indignant aud insisted that he
brokers whose names gave. Inquiry at these offices
revealed however that OF those named hnd sofa
any such 90 the prisOner on the contrary he was
identified by several the mAn from whom tney had
recently purchased the stolen money.
la tho latter part OF October 1877, the arrest was
made jacob d. Otis, who also occupied desk at NO.
AZ EXcnaugepace. IL was the notorious schemcr Who
with his partner Alfred l.. Lagrave, succeeded In 1877
aud 1873 defrauding merchants OF New-f3rk
OF 81 900 and escaping 10 other countries Inc
story their crime and subsequent wanderings recalled
by the present arrest OF remarkable character
Tho irm OF L1gIuyc & Co. established in
1870, IN the dry-gOods trade at Broadway and
BrOoIne-st, and enabled, through inlu-
entail friends, 10 build up rapidly extensive
business, IL obtained credit 10 enormous amount
from some OF the best mercantile firms of the city. A.
f. stewart Co. the first 10 suspect the honesty OF
Iagraye Il Company's methods and when demands were
made upon the firm Tor settlement the members sud
denly disappeared Their store was found one morning
on credit they had been sending TO Philadelphia and
other cities aud bad them sold at auction.
with the most OF the proceeds OF their ILL
gotten wealth Lagraye and Ous escaped to Canada.
the former taking with him the young and beautiful
wife of a lawyer named Costing. Detectives followed
the criminals the Atlantic TO Queenstown whore
they were arrested, but were liberated through
some extradtiOn technicality, and began nv
ing an easy and fast o in the principal
cities of Europe. IN 1872 Lagraye arrested
IN France Otis escaping with Lagrave's paramOur.