New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-03
TRYING TO EAT UP A CHECK.

HOW A THIEF SOUGHT TO ESCAPE ARREST.
<,,,c,,,,sr.xcrs THAT LED TO THE CAPTURE OF
STEPHEN RAYMOND
u,.u. .ha chronic crowd of incorrigibles were
latino attention at the hands OF Justice Duly, at
the Jefferson Market Police Cont, yesterday morn
inc prisoner was quietly taken to the clerks desk
throuah the side door, and out again without at
sractinq attention. This prisoner was in charge OF
Ssrgea of Sewn. of Headquarters and was practi-
caly hidden FROM the view OF those ~ the court Dy
hind him. IL could be seen, however. that be was
a stout man with full beard and that he was en-
tirely self-possessed as TO manner lie gave MS
wears said that he was born IN the lnlted States'
aud gave his place of residence AZ No. 20 East One
hundred land toutth-st AT the request Oh oefgeahe
Slevin, the prisoner WAS remanded. No one ~ ne
count room except the Justice and CLERK, ana tne
officer who accompanied him. knew that RAYMOND
il the man charged with completely In the robbery
of the bank ID Northampton. Mass. the news OF
whose arrest on Saturday was given III ~ mn
UNR Yesterday morning. He WAS returned To HEAD
quarters and locked up IN cell on the hrst moor.
RAYMOND is one Of the cleverest OF the many
forgers that are known to tbe ponce. Ills Pictue
in the Rogues Gallery is numoerea noa. .a as
sociates IN crime are all considered among the hIst
class of wipdlers Raymond looks yhye years olu
isU stout build and dark complexion, and has gen.
tlemany manner that is well calculated 10 deceive
the nnsuspecting He has one good eye and one
glass one When the glass eye is IN, ne Is haudsonie
while with the glass eye out OF turned alounu 'Ee
borrlble aud shrewd detective can scarcely recog
Last Thursday Mr.. Litell the coupon clerk Of the
Union Pacific Railroad. whose office IS IN the Vest
ern Union Building. called upon inspector byTnes
at his downtown office at No; l3 WalI-st. ana mar
rated circumstances which led to Ray monds arrest.
iStel said that short time ago he received notice
from Messrs. Ropes, Gray, d Lornie. a hrm on
Boston attorneys VINO sa,a Stats'st Roston had
twelye conpon bonds of the Union Pacific Railroad
Sinking Fund stolen from the Northampton Bank at
the time Of the been ta the co
pons on them had been PAID Twice III Nem-lorh
within year. The coupons would be payable
again on September l. and the company wlehed tre
nerson who drew them TO be identified. MIR. Lltell
also informed the Inspector that the man 10 whom
the coupons had been pad year ago. nsu Teceivso
q check PAYABLE to l.. +. Clark, and at the bank he
had had considerable trouble in Identifying hlm-
Sell. Six months ago he hal the check made pay
able to the bearer and thus avoluea atty Possru '
compile atoms. The coupons were OF series num-
har,ur from 512I to 5, 1879. Coupons OF the same
Numbers were also being cashed by the treasurer at
the office of the company ia b3Ston ion
that the coupons presented by tba IN known man IN
New York must have been cut from MT. hlncKioys
stolen bonds the numbers erased by ACIDS ana new
numbers substituted, and tho coupons then pro-
On Saturday, during the hours of payment in tue
office i'm the Western Union Building, detective
Sergeant Hangin was stationed near the paying
,lerk's window by Inspector Byrness ORDERS About
O'clock man resembling the thlet came ~ anu hu
The resembIance tailed out after the man. but
d,srovered his error and returned to tho bulidlng
in company with Detectivc-Scrgeant Rutland. =, In a
few minutes another man answering perfectly 10
the absorption furnished by Mr.. Litell presented
twelve coupons at tue paying tellers WINDOW lie
had the check for $3.50 made payable 10 inc bearer
and depositing the coupons left the building. Inc
officers followed him out. He travelled clrcultous
route and biought up at the National Bapk OF Com
mercs at No. 81 Nassau-st. When he GOT INTO the
hank he glanced nervousy around ana walked 10
the window and looked out. The face VI the thief
wh,toned perceptibly as his sonnd eye rested on
the familiar features OF Detective sergeant Sievip,
VINO was stationed opposite the door OF the build
ing. RAYMOND began hastily to tear u2 his check
and nat the fragments but Detectives kuIsnd ana
Mang,n rushed forward, got him by the throat ana
cboked up enough to identify the check. Raymond
was identified by Litell as the man to whom the
former payments of coupons were MADE Au IN
epactop of the coupons showed that the numbers OF
the stolen bonds TO which the coupons had been
originally attached had been erased by acid ana
tie numbers of goodIbonds substituted.
Gentlemen from Boston ez pected In this CITY
to-day when Raymond will he again taken to court.
RAYMOND finished five years term IN sing sing
in S79 for being concerned in the forgeries OF Ere
bonds with which Wall Street was Hooded IN 1873.
He has also been arrested several times by In
spsctor Byrness men in the last three years, but
the necessary evidence had been wanting TO CONVEX
him although his guilt in every case was reasonably
established BY negotiations tho northampton
Bank has recovered all the stolen bonds except
about $4,000.