The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-29
THE BOOTY RESTORED.

TWO HUNDRED AND TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
RETURNED TO THE IMPORTERS AND TRADERS
BANK THROUGH THE MAILS.
The party who stole or found the package contain
ing $2O9722 80. which missed on Friday by
Hoffman Beach. the special messenger Of the 1m-
portcrs and Traders National Bank. his arrival at
the Clearing House. returned $22 600 of the amount
to the bank yesterday. is the custom of the officers
of the bank to send messenger to the general Post
Office each morning to receive all mail matter adj
dressed to that institution. and rs this often
amounts to $50 letters daily one of the
assistant cashiers opens the correspondence
and sorts it in readiness for perusal by the
higher officers of the bank. The messenger on his
arrival at the Post Office yesterday morning was
handed among other letters large white envelope
with q curious superscrption. which brought from
the Post OfRce clerk the remark that it probably
contained the missing certificates" The messenger
hurredly started for the bank. bringing the good
tidings to the assistant cashier and the latter mme
datey opened the package and found TO his joy that
some certificates were really there. The messenger
was sent in post haste to residence of Mr. Perkins,
the cashier, and that gentleman hurried to the
bank he expressed it, in great state OF nervous
discovered that it contained s2020u0-$16O.0U0 in
Clearing House certificates and $4,000 in United
States gold certificates. The amount missing was
81 To 49, of which $67J5 ~ was in currency 5000
in United States gold certificates. and $67 gold Be-
sides the above the envelope contained lot of old
papers, the private property Of the regular messen
ger OF the bank Mr. Turner. but the pocketbook
itself not returned.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVELOPE
The envelope in which the certificates sent back
was a common large white one. with the direction;
Importers and Traders Bank. corner Murray street
and Broadway, n Y. c.. half written. half printed
with lead pencil the party who sent ii evidently dos
ing his utmost to disguise his handwriting On the
right hand corner OF the envelope were three three
cent postage stamps. and on the left was the Post
Office mark "Dne o. the sender having paid only
one-haf the postage. The postmark WAS New York.
vidual who placed IL in the mails careful to
choose the hour when the greatest rush at the
Post Office. so as to escape all possibility OF being
identified ut any future time.
MEETING DIRECTORS.
The Board OF Directors held their regular weekly
meeting yesterday in the bank building. and the mat
ter was brought up before them thoroughly dis
cusscd No definite action, however. was taken. but
IL intmated that the subject will not be dropped.
but probed the bottom until 1t is learned through
whose fault this great mistake was made. The Off,
GERS and directors seemed very much pleased with
the amount returned. and considered themselves
very fortunate in recovering IL In such short space
of time.
In an interview with HERALD reporter yesterday
Mr. r. H. Perkins the cashier Of the bank stated that
Holman Beach was suspected IN the matter. but
that IL was u OF unhcard OF and incxcusable
stupidity his part TO carry such large amount Of
his hand on the pockctbook. when he should have It
attached to his person with chain; The bank
officials felt very much Inundated that they
In their employ. but considered the experience
taught them well worth the amount of their loss To
a question whether Hoffman Beach would be retained
in the employ of the bank Mr.. Perkins could give mo-
decided answer. He said. however. that Beach hnd
not been there yesterday but was u his home in
very nervous condition, awaiting the action Of tho
officers Of the bank his Being asked whether
Mr.. Bcachs bondsmen would be held responsible tor
beach was for 5000 and expressed the opinion hst
il would he confscated.