The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-01
NO MONEY IN THIS PACKAGE.
SECOND EMPRESS ROBBERY RI.
TWEEN HERE and GALVESTON.

This Timc $4,000 WA. Taken rron, q Pack.
age sent by tho National City Bank 20 .
Galveston Firm and Paper 5ubstitutea-
In the First Robbery $40, 900 Was Lost
GALVESTON. Now 3o-The whole story OF
yesterdays express robbery was not de-
velored until Mt n late hour to-day. Des.
patches last night told how the Island City
| Savings Bank had received and receipted to
Wells. Fargo & Co.'S eXpross for n package Of
currency purportlng to contain $1,000
shipped by kountze Bros. bankers. Of
New York. for account Of II. Rungs
Co. Cuero. Texas. which. on being opened
ut tho bank. proved to contain nothing but
deity cut pieces OF brown paper and paste
board. This discovery caused tho express
people to bestir themselves but the story was
only half told. and the full extent OF this nsv
strie OF express robbery is not yet fully known.
Tho banking house OF Ball. Hutchlngs It Co.
learning Of what had happened to the Island
City Bank. remembered that they. too. had 70.
ceirted for currency package from the Ma.
ional City Bank of New York. received on the
same train. and supposed to contain SOS. 900.
The National City Bank being their regular
Now York correspondent. from whom they re-
ccivo heavy reniittances ut frequent intervals.
the money had not been counted. but had been
placed In tho safe for use when needed. Hear.
ing OF the first robbery. Cashier Stein Of Ball,
Hutchings 4 90. orenod his package
II contained lot OF mani la slips OF uniform
sizo and thickness. but valueless. The sesls
Of one end OF the package bore the imprint OF
the National City Bank New York. while those
on the other end were only stamped with the
word bank. rs on tho Island City pack age.
This goes to show thu. i was the work Of
somS m lessee e%qnrnei for Zig haul and
ono Of the bank employees or messengers In
& GO. arrived here this afternoon. but ia un.
willing TO give out even the slightest intima.
ton a. to where tho robbery might have been
The National city. Bank OF New York came to
isias.srY in Tie end Dali H"t tas% naS e.: c.
SS25;9o9, by tho Wells Fargo and $4,000 By the
ON opening the first mentioned package u
proved TO- be $1,000 short. but the other pack:
SpB by hs HpoS and sSu, sah:
ling matters to tho satisfaction Of all con.
which had been broken whom opened had
been, rehSnted and closed. but showed the
each package. which was burned through by
heated wax.
handling bank packages SAYS that il the Ok
press company received tho package In the
shape 1t reached Galveston. he can see no way
for them to dodge the responsibility.
NJ positive Imagination IN regard to. the
theft of the $4,000 sent by Kountze Brothers
could be obtained In this city Yesterday: The
cashier Of kountze Brothers said that the firm
knew nothing OF the robbery beyond the state
ment OF the cashier Of the Island City Bank
that the package contained nothing but slips
OF hrown paper.
Tho package was delivered to the express
company" he said. by the same messenger
who attends to all such business for uA u
was sealed and addressed as usual. We have
tho exrress comnanys receipt. aud are not In
The general manager Of Wells. Fargo d Co.
said: , The sealed package was delivered to
to contain Sl0.On0 and we have no further
knowledge OF it. The package was taken from
mai NAMED in the hands Of some trusted agent Of
know much about the matter at this end. bus
it is under Investigation at Galveston. We
heard from there to-day. but nothing i'm.
portant."
Some years ago a similar case was reported
by the Adams Express Company. and investi.
cation proved that the bank messenger Was