The New York herald., 1879-10-16
A SAFE ROBBED OF s2s, 900.

THE DEED COMMITTED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT AND
IN THE PRESENCE OF SEVERAL PERSONS.
A daring robbery. wherein $4,000 In bonds
abstracted from safe. in the presence of several
people. at the busiest hour of the day. yesterday.
was reported at Police Headquarters last evening.
Tho victim Of the robbery is Mr.. Merritt Trimble.
an iron merchant, whose Office is on tho fourth
floor OF the Coal and Iron Exchange Building. at
the southeast corner of Cortlandt and Church
streets. Mr.. Trinble is also the treasurer Of the
Roosevelt Hospital. between twelve and one o'clock
yesterday afternoon Mr.. Trinble was in his ONCE
convcrsing with friend on business when young,
well dressed man entered aud questioned him about
business matters. The stranger dressed in dark
clothes and had general air OF rcspcctablity. He
was plausible Of speech and detained Mr.. Trimbla
In convcrsation for several minutes. Meantime Mr..
Trmble's friend stood apart awaiting until the
strange young man would take his departure.
strange entered tho Office. and by their looks OF
recognition Mr.. Trimble judged that they were
friends of the man he conversing with. they
stood at a distance ~ awaiting until their friend
would get through. Attention being attracted from
them they moved about the omcc IN @ careless; less,
MIR. Trlmblc. his friond and his book:
without having excited any, suspicion con.
corning their character or designs; but ~
was subsequently ascertaincd. they did not loava
without frst helping themselves to the contents OF
the safc which stood close to tho bookkcopcr desk
at the front Of the % full Wow Of
from those who wero present in tho office. Tho
my stcry remains how any one or more Oh tho party
OF stran GERS could have tampcrod with the safe on
appro oached near II without being seon by Mr.
Trimblc. his bookkcopcr or his friend. The mon
conducted themselves In such manner that ID
was thought they had called on legitimate business.
Mr. Trimble was not aware that he the victim
of robbery until late In the afternoon.
BONDS MISSED.
Having occasion to go to tho safe he missed Q
package OF bonds. He made careful Search but
fsiicd TO And the missing property. Becoming
alarmed he inquired OF tho bookkecper II he had
placed tho package and was answered IN the mega.
tive. Thcn IL that he began realize that tho
bonds had been carried away by some one OF tho
three strangers. Mr. Trimblc IN company with his
brother, drove TO tho Central Ofice late In tho
afternoon and reported hs loss Inspector Thornc.
following list of the missing bonds subseq quentiv
given tor publication Twenty bonds, $1,000 de-
nominations, OF the Burlington. Cedar Rapids and
Northern hallway; eight $500 bonds. numbered
from 5,55v to 5.1s6; ono 500 bond No. 1891 four
Alabama state bonds, eight per cont of 1892. Nos.
275 to 27s, of 81. 900 zach.
Mr. Trimble resides ut No. 80 East Twenty.nfth
street. lie was found ut home last evening by
HERALD reporter, but was inclined to bo rcti-
cont regarding the particulars OF the robbery.
He could not explain how three men could take
q package OF bonus from his safe In the middle Of
the day in tho presence Of himself and his book
keeper and third party. Captain Kealy, TO whom
Mr. Trimble gave an account Of the robbery. said
that the bonds had boen taken from tho pocket Of
Mr. Trimbles coat in the ofico, but this Mr. Trini-
bio denies; no Is emphatic In his statement thas tho
bonds were stolen from the safe.