Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-12-07
THIRD EDITION.
$4,000 GONE.

some Thieves Get Away From the
Delaware National Bank with the
Deposits OF John q. Patterson. Esq.
About 20 minutes past 10 o'clock this
| forenoon, John o. Patterson, ESQ, wss
robbed OF about $50, 600 In securities and
negotiable coupons, while In the Della
ware National Bank.
Mr.. Patterson went 10 the bank to get
couple OF coupons 10 pay the Interest
on an $500 mortgage. Mr.. Patterson
keeps his sec iritIes in green tin Japanod
box, about Is inches long, 0 inches wide
and come q or inches deep. This box Is
kept In the large vault In the bank, Mr..
Patterson paying rental for the room
1t occupies.
lie got his box and carried II Into the
outside area of the bank and set It on a
desk. His usual custom had teen to oc-
cupy a desk inside the railing circle
when he had occasion 10 open his box,
but this morning seeing several directors
in the inside and not wishing TO be in
their way. lao went outside.
President OF the bank Henry g, Ban.
ming coming IN about this time and
noticing Mr.. Patterson at the out
side desk, said: "Step inside, Mr.. Pat
terson," to which Mr.. Patterson replied,
mo, thank you, this will do"
During tho tins that Mr.. Patterson was
unlocking his box and clipping of his
two coup MS Of SCI each on tho Equitable
Mortgage Company Of Kansas City, Mo-,
he saw three wcll-dressed men, two of
them standing leaning against q desk
| N tho door xrhtla tim fhteA
ward to the paying teller's desk and got
four IS bills exchanged for $50 bill, and
then be retired toward the door again.
By this time Mr. Patterson had cut oil
his two coupons, and leaving his box sit
ting upon the desk stepped acrsss the
floor TO the receiving teller's desk and
handed the coupcrs to Cashier II. Baird
who took them and was about entering
them upon the books, when Mr. Patter-
son turned around in the direction OF his
box, quickly exclaimed: "Why that
man las gone oil with my box" mean
ing the man who had got the money
changed, and who afterwards retired TO
within a short distance of where Mr.. Pat
terson stood with his box.
Mr.. Patterson, followed by Cashier
Baird and other employees oil the bank
Immediately rushed to the doofe and out
on the street In the hope of interceptinR
the robbers before they got away, but
even IN that short interval OF time they
had disappeared up Market street.
Mr.. Patterson, who Il becoming aged
and quite irail, was very much sgiiated
over his loss, aud general sympathy fol
lin BROUGHT cut every effort 10 capture
the robbers. Cashier Baird ran down to
the police station and notified Chief Of
Police Swiggctt, who Immediately put hi,
men on the track. A boy named Pau
Garsland saw the men going up Market
street, one OF them having box under
his arm. AlexaId der Atwood, n marke
man from Braudywiue Hundred, also
saw the men, one of them having box
James ID. Worth saw the men, aud or,
o! them asked the way to Washington
street. All the watchmen and tho polio.
a. the depots were notified TO watch fol
the suspicious characters.
Mr.. Patterson, when seon about II
o'clock by u representative Cf the RErUB
LlCAN, was TOO much excited to tel
everything in connection with the ROB
berry, but he said there were from $40, 00l
to sl2,C00 In negotiable coupons, bu
with other papers his total loss woul(
reach about $40, 900.
Cashier Baird says he would be able I,
reco Snlze the man who got the none
! Changed lie WAC well urossed Iu uAri
. clothes, and had red. ford complcxio
The bank authorities are In no ways t
blame for the robbery. There seems L
be no doubt that these men have bee
,, watching Tor just such u chance as the,
, met with this forenoon, and such a ros
berry was Just as likely to have occurre
, from any body else as from Mr.. Patter
!, son.
1t has been 10 years since the famou
big" Frank aud Jimmy" Hopes at
tempt to burglarize tie Delaware Ma
, iional Bank took place and were frui
/, trated In their scheme by tho screamin
! !. OF the servant lirl. II has been sup
gestei that "Jimmy" Hope has Jus
about had time TO get from New Yor
4 and come back 10 the scene of his forme
/. exploits, but IT is not likely tina
n "Jinmy' has anything TO do with t
days robbery.
We may remark in connection with tn
e above that theft OF this kind could nj
, occur at the bank of the Security True
n and Safe DepoSit Company, and III
v other banks of The city should see the IL,
i. cessity of providing additional eecurIt
for customers OF this class If they wish t
retain them.