Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-30
A Bond Robbery in this City.
THE STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED FROM NEW
YORK THTEyES


YORK THIEVES.
For some days past there have been rumors
that quite heavy robbery had been committed
In one OF our city banks, but the matter was
kept very quiet, and the officers OF the bank in
question, (the National Metrepotan) succeeded
since It APPEARS that Oh tie Second dc day at Of
July the bank officials were quite busy pay Ing
dividends, &C. In addition to their regular bust
ness. Mr.. G. Fl. b. White. who occupies desk
in the northeast corner of the room, approached
by gate I'm the iron railing, at this point only
about four feet In heghtl. was buSily engaged
answering questions on business OF some four
or five persons, and had before him on his table
package containing negotiable bonds valued
at ABOVE $751; 600, preparatory to cutting Of the
interest coupons which had fallen due; also,
some real estate notes not negotiable. During his
conversation he looked down to the table and
found that the above mentioned package had
disappeared, as also three men who were In the
oank together,an who. it was subsequently as
ceTta1ned, were Joined by two others on the out
SIDE. As soon as the loss was known detectiv~3
were called In. and Mr.. Charles Flinders has
teneq 10 New York TO stop the sale OF the bonds.
MI Flinders returned with the information
that they could be recovered but it would cost
something. and shortly afterwards Mr. John w.
Thompson, accompanied by Mr.. Flinders re-
turned 10 New York, and through what is
known as crooked broker recovered the
package, but was obliged to pay heavy per-
centa9e on IFS value. During his visit to New
YORK. Mr.. Thompson had an Interview with che
thieves in the presence OF other parties ana
fnctDg that it would be difficult to recover the
money or secure their conviction without yield
Ing to their demands, he paid the money asked
ard returned with The package.
1T was SuTILiSed by some that the men en-
gagged In THIS transaction are the sane who have
Dttn committing t0rgeIteS on the Baltimore
DlnhS, but from the fact that a similar lob =
tb1s was done in conn cticut On Monday last,
and that the general description of the men en-
gagged iii II answers the description OF the paIt.
les Mr.. Thompson saw In New York ft is quite
certain that they are not the Baltimore OPERA
tors. 1t Is believed, however, that this was not
The only job done by these men, but that the
mysterious ROBBERY OF package OF MONEYS 500
from yOung Morris (Of the Capitol library AT
the Treasury some two months since. was their
NOIk, ana That it was one or the same crowd
who, short time prior to this occurrence at
tempted 1.-The drop game on government Off
c1al. This party carries his money liz a small
Satchel, and stopping On his way at the counter
or the metropolitan Oh some business he OBJ
served party carefully counting over some
notes and heard him eXclaim. you have drop
ped some money" The Old gentlemen how
at the bate, and then tie party remembered that
The note Oh the floor was one of his 1t is said that
there have been recently other bank robbelies
pTfc'Sely similar to this, but of smaller
amounts; out II true the facts are kept Secre-
mere have been recently several attempts TO
pass forged checks here, one purpOrting to be
drawn by II. d. Cooke & Co.. on the National
metropolitan for $1,000, which the teller pro-
posed to send around the corner to see If corrar,
and another for g 800 On the Second National
purporting to be drawn by Otis BigeloW It il
SurmSed that these transactions may have
Deen the Work OF the Baltimore party.