The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-15
ROBBED BY HIS NEPHEW.
ABOUT $4,000 IN R0NDS TAKEN FROM
DEPOSIT COlTpINY'S TdULT

r,,,,r wallace Tanks HIS Young Cashier.
who IL Now In Havana. IL ReSPonsibia
An Alleged AccomplIco Arrested.
John II. Wallace the editor and proprietor
n, Va'idce's MouHiy und IinIace'S HoHin0
Pso,s.e,. has been robbed Of about $4,000 in
.,sb and bonds aud charges his grand
nonhey, Robert l.. Wallace, who was his
cashier and bookkeeper and prospective heir.
with the robbery. Tho matter came UP in the
Tombs Police Court Yesterday BY tho arraign-
ment OF Leslie H. Mcleod, formerly associate
odtor OF lJdNncs'S Monthly. VINO has been
secretly a prso at Police Headquarters
since Sunday night. The hearing in McLeod's
case was adjourned until to-day at 10 A. NJ,
when employees OF tho Bankers Safe Deposit
Company Mt 4 Wall street where Editor WAL
lace had placed his money for safe Keeping
about two years ago are to meet Mcleod and
cay whether ho is tho person who appeared at
the safe deposit company on Tuesday OF last
week aud got Mr.. Wallace's money.
Dir. Wallace said yesterday that since jan
uary Robert had lost through well-known
bookmaker at least $ll,j00 which Robert had
paid In checks drawn on the Park National
Bank. There is no reason why / should not
have mistrusted something wrong about those
checks" continued Mr.. Wallace but put
tho most implicit confidence in Robert. He
was in my will. aud Mcleod was. too, for that
matter. as l AIN a bachelor and have few rela-
tives living The boy was not Il years old.
The puzzle is whether it was the boy or Nc
Leod who got the bonds.
"A man appeared ut the Bankers Safe De-
poslt Company's vavlts on Tuesday last with
the key to my drawer and said he was Mr. Nc
Leod. None OF the employees seems TO remem-
Der much about the transaction ut the vaults.
Int II hanpens that Mol eNI WAS the only
son present when | deposited s45 900 in the
vault. took HIM along as my witness and his
name stood beside mine on the deposit book Of
vault tut in drawer in my safe In the Office,
and Bob mad the kev OF tho safe, MS no was
cashier. had not seen the bonds since last
November. There were ki0,OOO In Western
Union bonds. $4,000 in Chicago. lock Island
vile and Nashville IiallroGd bonds, tIO.060 In
bonds In another Western railroad, and tlO,OUO
All the bonds We're gilt edged, and were unieg
istered. and there ore negotiable on their face.
The entire loss T. between f52.OOO and t5S 900.
Els boardns house 90 ~ Vest TWENTY second
was get getting a0ns and his landlord to- told me
the boy had gone out OF town.. i returned to
ny office and found Q note, addressed TO NJ.
Mcleod, with Nermilye Co.. Brokers' on the
envelope. Az had discharged Mr.. Mcleod u
fortnight ago. thought there must be some
! found that the brokers had given notice that
they had sold $4,000 OF my estern Union
stock. The money. l afterward learned had
boon delivered to y young man resembling my
granddaughter. AS Nc Leod had been discharged
fortnight before Tor his drinking habits. he
may be involved In the matter. He denies
everything and no money of mine has been
been found in his possession.
Roberts connection with bookmaker and
gambler was not suspected by me- The book
makers name Is known. and will probably
come out at the trial. My business Is not Grip
pled by the loss Of the money. | am told that
have cause for action against the cafe de-
post company through their permitting any
ono but myself to have access to the treasure
box"
Inspector Byrnes says that the Bankers Safe
Deposit Company believe that MIR. Wasce's
securities were taken on Wednesday OF last
week. On Friday night Mr.. Wallace reported
the robbery to Inspector ByrneS. and on sun
ternationRl Hotel.
Young Wallace sailed on last Wednesday
afternoon on the steamer Saratoga for Ha-
vana He gave the name OF f. A. Collins. and
was accompanied by j. b. Lewis. a book
on the race tracks, whose real name ia Lowitz.
They bought their tickets on the boat. Wal
lace. Inspector Ryrnes he's n, ascertained. had in
does not know. Young Wallace was within
day and o half OF Havana before the robbery
was made known to the police. He arrived at
Havana on Sunday. Inspector Byrnes has
taken the necessary measures to have him ar.
back from Havana for forgery. Besides, he
was the authorized agent, and had a power OF
attorney from his uncle. He negotiated $4,000
worth OF the stolen bonds on Wednesday fore
noon. Mcleod tells Inspector Byrnes that he
knows nothing about the robbery.