Daily Republican., 1890-01-31
THIRD EDITION.


eaoou RnrS u TINS Stolen lsonus' but the
s 1hl.vss Arc sam Incog.
o. Wednesday night last 81, 800 OF the
1nnds and securities belonging to John
G. Pgttersop. Esq., and stolen from him
December z, In the Natlonsl Bank Of
Delaware, we're returned 10 him at his
rasidenps, No. GA King street, this city,
~ Detective Henry Weyl and others AZ
tsched TO the District Attorneys Office In
Philadelphia. The story of the robbery
and the recovery OF the bonds make an
extremely sensational story, but one
stronger than fiction.
Until tine recovery Of the bonds Nj.
Patterson kept his counsels mostly to
himself, but since the return OF them he
has broken his reticence snd tells how
the bonds were taken from this city i'm
msdiAtely after the robbery by the thieves
to an obscure town in Canada, where
they were secreted.
The le. eetives hired by Mr.. Patterson,
and TO whom he paid $500, soon dis
covered plan by which the thieves were
% be reached. The ,hieyes opened 800
stations with an agency" probably What
il known us . "ience," and the de,ec.
tives did likewise. Mr.. Patterson had
told the detectives that he did not care
Tor the thieves, but merely wished to re-
cover the bonds and securities.
Tie detectives then opened up cor.
rsspcudence with the thieves aud their
agency, all communications from them
beinx signed NV, B." 1t was soon
lssrued that tho thieves were no, par
ticularly anxious to make bargain
unless It was good one. Finally, by
maaus OF o correspondence conducted bu
lween the detectives and representatives
Of The thieves, u meeting was arranged
by means oil the following advci tisemeut
~ New York paper;
II will be ready for business on
Wednesday. -etoddard."
The meeting was held In . secluded
place 10 New York between Representa-
iivcs Of the thiev g. agency and the two
Philadelphia detectives. TIE meeting
id not last long and no definite under
standing was reached. Other meetings
wore arranged 10 the eame manner, aud
soins were held In New York and some
1n Boston.
A few days ago the detectives told Mr..
Patterson that the thieves had refused an
offer of s., 900 Tor tie return OF the bonds
ARD sureties, and demanded 81 900, which
the de,ectives asked should be placed in
thrir hands.
Mr.. Patterson having previously madt
inquiries In regard to the integrity OF the
detectives he had empl ayed, and finding
they were to be trusted, placed the buln
asked for in their handf. The detective,
told Mr.. Patterson that they were tc
meet representatives of the thieves in y
dangerous part Of New York to secure
the bonds and securities- Mr.. Patterson
requested that his son be allowed to &c
with them, but they objected, saying the
place WAS dangerous orc and In case
the men wished they could sand bog"
sthem and secure the - 900 also. Mr.. Pat
y terson then withdrew his request.
d The thug was held as agreed upoo,
and when the thieves agents found lha
the $1,000 WAS forthcoming, they de-
liveted up the bonds.
Mr.. Patterson says that the detectives
found that the men who talked 10 PIesi
dent Banning OF the National Bank o
Delaware about the time OF the robber!
and tried TO induce him TO ride out an
sec some property, were uudoubtedl
bunco mca and IN no way coDnl cted wit
ihc robbery at the bank.
None OF III. parties connected with th
negotiations for the return of tue bond
would cay whether the men seen actin
- suspiciously about the bank on tie d.
Of the robbery were the actual th.eve
and nothing could be found out aboi
them except that one oil them hs
actually been convicted OF crime in Ca
ada and died while In prison OF q
grippe "
Mr. Patterson SAID he did think III
TIE bank officials might have offered
reward Tor the captura oil tho thieves, b
now ss be has recovered 81 $40 OF his X
securities he wants to let the matter dro
and TO gusri against any future robberI
ne has made his deposit with tue Secur
Trpst and Safe Deposit Company.
In justice, however, to the bank
'should be stated that President Banni
says tile bank was in no way responsil
tor the robbery, and he did not think q
reward would be oiiere :. The bank -
the securities to Mr.. Patterson and
vited him to remain inside the ralii
but he did not do SO.