New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-10
4 STOLEN BOND RECOVERED.
OFFERED FOR REDEMPTION IN A BOSTON RAIL

OFFERED FOR REDEMPTION IN BOSTON RAIL-
ROAD oFFICE-A BARKEEPER ARRESTED
Boston, May (speciaD-The Belmont Bahk' IN 'he
heighborng town OF Belmont was robbed on tie mRn'
of January Ia, 1887 and the property carried away
,ras az follows: one 81 900 Fitcbmg Railroad bohd'
one $500 Mansfield and Pennington Railroad Dohu'
three shares Hide and Leather Bank stock valued al
sao0: Two shares Webster National Dank, valued al
5000: three shares Freemans National Bank F3oo'
four shares Traders National Bank 800 hVe shares
Third National Bank, $500. and $50 IN cash. FOR
several years the Boston inspectors have watched te
coming of these bonds into state Street and the New"
York inspectors have kept close watch for their ap
noarnnce in Wall street but not until yesterday have
any q these bonds made their appearance In the Il
noncal market although II is believed they have all
been hoated. Several days ago Robert r. NeODer' "
yonng man working IN a brokers' ONCE IN safest,
presented the $500 bond to the Old Colony halIrou
for redemption they having issued the bond. When
the bond was presented the cashier detected al once
that il was one of the missing Mansfield and Framing
nam bonde which the road had lost at the time OF the
robbery Of the Belmont Bank. The bond was held ana
the young man told TO call again.
Inspector Ehrldge of the Boston police was at once
Informed and he placed the matter in the hahus o.
Inspectors Watts, lIouehton and SHELTON. They had
An interview with the railroad people, and they called
on Young Weber Weber said that two weeks ago
a Young man well known to him called at the oihice
where he works and endeavored to negotiate the BOND
Weber said he wished TO investigate the oohu' anu
told the young man to call the following uaS. he
admitted that his purpose was not 10 1nvcSHgae uc
bond as he considered the siGner safe' But as
broker, he simply wished TO have time ehou!h
10 redeem the bond at It's proper source anu 'he 10
prepared to pay the money TO the young man, VINO was
10 call reserving his commission. Weber was a9Aeu
II the Young man had not tod him rom "iehce
came The bond, and Weber replied that he had lie
said that the young man told him that reiauVe Vi
his had died short while ago, and that III searching
an old chest, which bel0ssed TO The deceased man
this bond was found with number OF other Vaiuape
papers, As the piece Of paper showed us value upon
its face he decided to put it in brokers' hands for
REDEMPTION From information Cleaned in another
ouafter the officers this morning arrested JOhh -
iWohig a young bartender of the North End lie
was brought face with Weber ana the latter
identified him without reservation, as being the man
who had given him the bond TwOhg is about thirty
wears old and does not look like burglar. lie has
no record that the police aware Of He saws he Is
Innocent but refuses to account for the manner III
which he became possessed of the bond Weber ana
Twohir il Is said by the detectives have been close
friends for some years. 1wchig was taken To me
Cambridge District Court where he was held In $1,000
bail for the Grand Jury the charge OF breaking mo
The Belmont Bank in 1887, and stealing thereirOm tle
aforementioned bonds and money