New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-12

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STORE AND TAKING RAILROAD BONDS VALUED
AT $1,000.
Clarkvillc, Nj. a small village on The line of the
jersey City aud Albany Railroad thirty miles IRON,
New-York, was the scene of daring burglary ann
robbery at an, early hour yesterday morn iII
general store of DR.. j. Edgar Hunt and pc"
open the safe. taking from il railroad securities o
besides some jewclry. The store is two ,soC
structure and is situated the railroad track
Dr. Hunt and his family live IN the second stor.
On Tuesday night he locked his door and went TO
bed at the usual hour AMI was not disturbed UNI
about 3 a. NJ At that hour he aroused by what
sounded like an explosion IN the nelGnnoo Idol
of his building. A train OF cars %s Was
passing, and attributine the din and shock to me
passing of the heavily loaded tram. he neglected 10
make an examination of his premises. Upon enter,
ing he store Yesterday morning, he found II hl'er
with powder smoke. the door of the sale blown or
and the safe itself empted of ITS contents me shic
door lying well out the floor, and from the
thorough manner in which the minor contents lad
been inspected it was apparent that no great hasle
was made. There was no trace left "f the purgiais'
VITO gained their entrance by skeleton kcSs ac-
complshed their task and departed un"pseiNeu.
The village was speedily made acquainted WIN tne
robbery. and the inhabitants sedrcht d the town
and adjacent region thoroughly without lndlhg any
suspicious persons or tools.
Dr. Hunt came to NcE-York at 10 10 a. oN l".
Of tho Farmers Loan, and Trust
COMPANY. in EXchange-place, and at the Office oi
the 81. Joseph and PacIfi Railroad Company, ny
Which a portion of the lost securities was issued.
and later IN the day to Inspector Byrnes ut Police
Headquarters The stolen securities are issues OF
the st. joseph and Pacific Railroad Company ana
OF the Kansas and Nebraska Railroad Company. VI
the frst-named stock there were thirteen Tl,Ooo
first mort gage bonds, five $500 FIRST mort
gage bonds eight 500 first mortgage bonds,
$50 in bond scrip and seycnty-nine shares
of stock. The Kansas and Nebraska KAT
road securities comprised one $1,000, six 5000;
and seven 800 frs mortgage bonds, aud BOND
securities, exclusive of the shares of stock, Is
So. 0S0. Tie actual value, according to the mar
ket is between 81 900 and $4,000. Several articles
of Jeweiry. including IA valuable god watch, had
been placed i'll the safe for keeping. The bondS are
made payable to bearer. the scrip and stock requlr-
ing Endorsement.
In acquainting Inspector Byrnes with the case,
Dr. Han; stated THAI the safe built III the rear
wall of the building and that its ace correSpondeI
in color 90 tne woodwork OF the wan 10 SO great an
extent that one aware OF It's identity must needs be
wei acquainted with the premises. DrilIlng was
evidently begun on the lock us early AZ midnight
aud the powder was discharged during the passage
of the train III order 10 deadcn the noise
of the explosion. Five strange men were
u the village Tuesday afternoon, and
though mOvng separately were evidently
working in concert. DR.. Hunt said that he was OF
tn, opinion that they came directly TO New YORK
with view of negotiating the bonds ana scrip;
lie could give no description OF their persons, and
by advice of the authorities he Will offer reward
81 ~ 900 for the of tine missing securities.
Inspector Byrnrs id to TRIBUNE reporter last
evening lIiI the DOlllt ldb uo NNVpS III 'ii'
matter rs yet. The burglary prec0n-
certed and daring. and was not the work
of amateurs No description could he Obialued OF
the strange men seen III the place, and As the bur
glary Id hcen executed 50 quickly II was hard 10
say what SUSPICIOUS characters had been away
from Ncw-Noik. In order 10 realize on the bonds.
;he present holders would he compelled TO change
the registered numbers and he was Of the opinion
that "a reward Of 81 900 would luduce them to re-
turn the p3per.
Dr. Hunt returned to Clarkvlle last evening,
hoping to obtain some cew To aid the police.