Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-12-09
ue PArTeRsoN's LOSS NOT
ca eaeAT AS REPORTED.
,,.,o.s ue,veen $4,000 and $4,000
Tho Thieves Believed to Have
r,cn After Larger Gnme-The
Man with tho BOX Kan up
shipIcy Street.

re,versgtion. When the representative
ottle EaIUBiCAN saw Mr.. Patterson on
sunday forenoon, II was soon alter the
,,bbcty occurred, and 10 the excitement
nj the moment 1t was natural that he
,loul have placed his estimate ot his
lcss llgher than he afterwards found that
It Wa. lie was, however, nearly correct
when he ea.d that he had lost negotiable
tapery amounting to from $4,000 to
HI co., us afterwards when he became
more calm he WAS enabled TO give an In
vent ry rom his own mind of securities
1 amounting 10 about 3,0De, all Of which
was negotiable except . Vi 900 certificate
ofs,olK IL the Equitable Mortgage Com
raiy ut Kansas City, Mo. The follow Ing
ire iho character aud amounts OF the So
tulltits contained in tho stolen box 60
far as Mr.. Paterson could remember:
p,hphture bonds OF the Equitable
No.t,l.e Company OF Kansas City, No.
inu. $500; No. l01, $500; No. l0S, 800;
NJ l9j, 500; No. lo7, 500; No. 200,
sac, So. l43, $500.
Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
Klwfy Company, mortgage bonds, No.
rs $1,000; No. 1852, t700; No. Sj3,
l,o0, No. 359, 81 900.
sanford aud Lake EustIs Railway
Company, bouds No. As, 81, 100 aud No.
O. q 900.
Certificate of stock OF the Eluit.
NJ. Mortgage Company OF Kansas City,
neO)
rnya'e mortgages and bonds as fol-
loRs V. II. Stone, s75O, No. s05; VIII
Tam N, Walker, $500, No. 4,S5s; j. Il.
j. Eicharis"n, $i 200, No. 4, o2s; Jane.
Wsnlra, f2tO, No. ia. Total, SIC. 900.
hut there were lew other securities
sach Nj Patterson could not call to
tiad.
Tn, question in the public mind is
hOa tuv4 a robbery coulH be effected In
Apnbllc baul; where the Officers were. all
u inelr respective desks, and meeting
o The directors going on at the same
hne' Looking at all the surroundings
le.or HE robbery such q feat did look
IM o,sblc but after the robbery was
;oHuiied and 1t is known how II was
aOur there seems to be no wonder. Ii Is
n1lius unusual for n group OF two OF
itrc men 10 come Into a bank and Tor
Fno' them TO wait at or near the door
Eh,e the third transacted some bank
business. Such was tho case on aat1r.
day moWlug, They came into-thVtuauk X
10. :
Paterson was ready to deIosit his two
Iiippel coupons one OF the thieves was
really To sep past him 10 the farther
wld!S aud gel four S5 Dotes changed
luT SA L0'e. Doing this 1t was easy
ioE lim to retire behind Mr.. Patterson
Nl l'ck Ny his box as he passed with
ou' AaNNs making any movement to
AHtatl attention. Once outside II took
bH' mOmsnt 10 walk up Market street
hr.Hi'lr, sn lui4gling with the crowd as
10, 10 Wifac! attention.
nan trrylng tin box In bis hand
gu br STU at almost any time on Mar
At' s'ttc', aud as the thieves walked
away 10 leisurely, business manner no.
boy would notice them more than to
t'i g'lle and give them part OF tho
l4'aHtnt. Had tbey appeared flushed
o. ri ted, or had they been In AL un-
lIa hurry, they would have attracted
tvlton, but they were quite too Gun.
thy 10 do that.
TIE general belief is that the theft OF
We lpA was not planned further back
lhh tie time tho thieves entered the
la-k aud saw Mr.. Patterson with his
lVI Of securities outside the railing.
Fmt hen IL must have flashed upon the
nll4s u The thieves what an easy thing
,hty hsd Of II, and with men on the
iooE3ul iOr such chances the successful
tAl itqulre5 no great amount OF thought.
il' Whole thing was quickly and easily
accomplished.
lleie seems to be no doubt that the
s'Vt. the most cunning and accom-
.shtd ol their class, had their eyes on
tEgti game than Mr.. Patterson's box,
I'A Ascidentally became the important
PA,or The bank building being Of the
ila'ed style, without many of the
LD4eth improvements, may have at
a''cl lbe attention OF the thieves, and
q! hEey they Intended at some time In
We near future TO fully carry out the
ha w. q burglary laid ont by "Big" Frank,
''n"} Hope and their gang of 1878,
~ 'l which they barely failed by the
~ VI servant girl.
iNr'' thieves were believed to have
.t" Ia ilc city for week or ten days
V'v'e TIE robbery. During last week
W. ,lahgcrs called several times at
I"ap sons cigar store, southwest
'''5 ol sixth and Market streets. They
,.g ,n'Ailably together except Friday
Ol"'hg when only one called. They
..1. vu' i.lr'h4se cigars and then spend
''.,' @'hIles looking out the front
I'M M Loan which they could obtain d
sol,,z ,'.H ii The bank. Both were gepteel
.N,ut men. One wits short, with o full
pti'l, aud the other tall, with q
nv, ~e''ache, wearing brown over
IS, II was the taller man who visited
=, t'.ic alone Friday morning.
a" if'i suspicious fact la that Presl.
rpalbIhg, while In front of the bank
NJ '-sj morning, was accosted by q
I"se Who represented himself as a
sll1,H't Edward Belts and wanted t.
H. purchasing q property neal
a, ~ '"1Is d residence. Mr.. Banning
len,l 1 l''H 70 stop In the bank and tnlh
,4a 4as u over, but with ''neyer mind
II 'n 'kaln," the stranger depart
s,,. - Htleved the man returned or
-tof.sy .sy morning.
"elf walk up Market street III,
StIe't t'l9 APltn leisurely gait until Seventh
,ye wa. "as ieachel. Here they seem tt
Iumoi t't' and the man with the bo,
tpD seventh street. Here he wa,
epa,i :, 'T' b1ys The man by this I'M,
klrrr,ai HuFry and look back, as if h,
pu tb4 .,.la, lsa,l'Htbody to follow. He wal
kher ,n.h ,so".h side OF Seventh street, anl
6u1rIi b. bu,H'hed the front OF Attorpe,
lCto,, T., Sts' Office he cut diagonal !,
bat strso. pley street aud started nj
/, +. ,,tte rec Gu a run. ''N u
he 'i""ousht that be struck n train a
ka,e tyanni ie and Ohio depot. at Dela
lOnr. 1"ue ana Dupont street, while hI
PHige arn nay have crossed Market siree
tal6p nj RI struck tue train at Copcor,
faie, In, ne ne lollce are working on I'M
thu, iLoD 70 70 aothlug. " "'AA 'nA' tue.
icaDs aY'@ry of Nj. Patterson III" "ia nas,, .ee !,
|tbbW.1] ,lrlr bank has has ,ne ., narro" hd;r'
''' Or at least OF an attempb item o. at Ot,h, rnb