The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-08
MISSING COUPONS.

THE DYsAPpxARANCE OF THREE THOUSAND
THREE HUNDRED AND sixty DOLLARS WORTH
or ERIE Doxps-AnnEsr OF 1--WE PERSONS
YoR HAVING THEM IN THEIR POSSESSION.
The messenger OF Morton. Bliss 4 Co.. on the lIth
OF March, received ut the Post Once several packages
from their foreign correspondents among which was
from English stockholders containing 81, AGO
worth Of Erie gold coupons, sent hero for redemp-
sion This package was not delivered 70 the nrm, the
messenger alleging that he had lost H. The firm
learned nothing OF tho missing parcel until Fri
day last whom Eugene Kern, a real estate dealer
and broker, Of NO. 397 Fulton street. Brooklyn,
sncred some Of them Tor redemption. He told TO
call Saturday In the meantime tho bangers wcre
notified. Ono Of the firm Was At tho Eric snco when
Kern called. He taken before Captain Csnrcy Of
tho First precnct and stated no obtained Thorn from
Charles H. Porter, OF No II Fort Greene place, who
gave them 10 him 20 present for redemption. Kern
locked up and Porter was arrested Ho stated
that he secured tho coupons from Frank Grant,
OF No. $40 Cumberland strcot. Brooklyn, on Fulton
street, about tho 4h OF April and that Grant reported
that friend OF his hsd found thcm and requested
him got them cashou. Porter states that he visited
the Erie Office snd learned that twenty-torce Of them
agreed 20 rvo HIM ali over YER $500 TIM. would Be-
roahzed on them. Grant was thon arrested, and he
reported that tho property wa. found " Charles
street. Crcavy's story, Oh being arrested, was
that no found Thorn in Uortlandt street
on tho 22d OF Msrcn. although they wore
lost toe llth oil the month THAT he kept them
several Gays TO SEQ u they were advertised. Seeing
no call for them ne cent ono 70 tho ONCE tor re-
dsmption by y boy, who returned with rho message
to call next day. On tho following day, from tho
corner Of Nassau and Fulton Streets he scnt another
boy tor tho money, but tearing that 10 was watched
hc lett before the returned and turned over Tho
coupons 10 Grant lie later learned that Grant gavo
them 70 Portcr, who divided them win Kcrs and
one Fred Cornell, Of No ~ south oxford street,
brooklyn
Cornell was yesterday arrested. HIS story 10 that
no presented one Tor redemption, and, receiving tho
money, he waited for advertisement. AZ none ap-
pcareu no inserted tho following "a last saturday =
HEHALD:-
L,ouSD SOME COUPONS THE owNRR CAN HAVE
same by proving property Address TRENTON. box 2Ds
Herald odice.
Cornell turned over TO Captain Carrcy the money
70 surrender the others no has in hts possession
to-day. This latter prisoner says he - clerk In tho
ollcc OF tho Romans Bankers Magazine, at No. 2bl
broadway. The exsct completely OF the vnrous prs-
oners arrested has not yet been nxcd by tho police,
who report that vito the exception OF about nineteen
coupons all the properly has been accounted tor
The Police Captain has not yot examined the bank
messenger to ascertain whether no really lost tho
package or was confederate Of others As tho prs
oners will ell DO examined al tho Iombs to-day tnc
guilt innooepcs OF tho actors IN the transactions
VIII likely Be sstabiishsds