New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-15
PUBLIC MONEY STOLEN.
NO LIGHT ON THE NEW ORLEANS ROBBERY.
THEFT AT THE BALTIMORE sUBrREAsuRY
MADE KNOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME
IVY rELBoRAru TO THE TRIsUSaJ

Washington Nov. i4.-Tbc Treasury Of
cials are silll much exercised ovor the robbery OF
silver dollars that has been discovered and though
they claim TO throw all tho responsibility upon the
express company. 1t Is plain TO see that they are
by no means easy upon that score. II is given
out to-day that the amount lost Is much less than
was supposed yesterday, and that It Will probably
not exceed 81 800; but this statement Is evidently
only for the purpose Of aaying public excitement.
AS matter of fact 1t is impossible TO tell how many
bags have been tempered with until all the boxes
now on hand shall be examined and opened The
fact that no official notification has been given TO the
local officers of the ex press company that the company
will be looked for the deficiency already found
would seem TO indicate that tho Department officials
are not yet sure whore the responsibility should be
placed
MIR. Moss, the local manager. said to-day that the
express company received the boxes sealed and said
contain a certain amount. OF course the company
could not through the boards Of which the boxes
were made, and tho contents were known only as
represented by the officials at the Mint In New-Or
leans II 1t could be shown that these boxes had
been tempered with afor their receipt by the ex-
press company and while they In transportation,
then It would be time enough TO talk about holding
the company responsible. He hal not been Informed
of any deficiency by the Treasury Department, and
the first and only Information he had received in
regard 10 the robbery through the newspapers
1t Is understood, however, that the company has
set It's own detectives at work. with view 10 slfung
the matter thoroughly for Its own information. In
the meantime tie treasury Secret service mon are
diligently at work seeking 10 discover the guilty
persons. 1t Is believed that the investigation Will
disclose the existence of the combination which has
committed serios of systematic robbenes extending
1t also appears that THIS recent robbery of the
United staos Treasury and the preceding robbery
of $40 900. which occurred some time ago, are NOT
the only by any means which have occurred
during this Reform Administration, without count.
Ing The Harvey fOrgeIes ana other kindred fraudulent
transactions which have from time to time dis
tngushcd the happy go lucky management OF the
Nalon's specie deposits Several weeks ago, In re
moving certain bags OF silver dollars from one portion
OF the vaults in the baltimore Sub-1Ieasury to an
other II was discovered that the bags in some
the specie stolen 1t il stated that a cursory examine
ton Of the canvas bags, which presented the obvious
recount, that some 81 200 had been stolen. This
secret ha, been jealousy guarded from the general
public as well as , from the nswpaIf stated dn 5ba
no general investigation of the affair was made in the
Baltimore Sub-TIeasury, that no arrests or commit,
rom the force employed at that inpor1ahf Nat'oDa'
depository. The principal anxiety OF ne Assstant
ceal the fact the robbery and to shield the thieves
Nor does II appear thar any general ana ,n1Ogsn re-
tempted indeed, the probal ties are that the ROD
berry was much more extensive and the sum stolen
II will be observed that in this case there was no
transportation OF United States specie from one pom
10 another by public carrier. with possibility OF
theft "in transit" there brcakagc Of bulk
and substitution Of the contentsiof packages or raud
eni Sm O ,hH Oh Sncu nrs and simple evidently
Curious public win doubtless be anxious to know
whether the sum stolen from the sub-Treasury re
mains deficit upon its books or whe'her was
made good and how It was accounted for IN the stas
Nor VIII public anxiety rs IN IN" possible existence OF
much larger deficits in the Nations Treasury be even
70 open the books is administered upon by honest
Republican investigators after March next