New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-08
THE DIX md PHYFE ROBBERY.
NEARLY ALL THE STOLEN MONEY SAID TO
HAVE BEEN RECOVERED.

NEARLY ALL THE STOLEN MONEY SAID TO
HAVE BEEN RECOVERED.
william f. CARPENTER the empoye Of Dix 4 Phyfe
Of No Is waIls. who was accessory to young oscar
Creamer's robbery Of 900 nom the hrm by "hc"
they were both employed was before Judge DiVVer
IN the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday morn
ing charged with larceny. John j. Phyfe' the junior
member Of the hrm was the complainant anu NY
affidavit charged tie larceny OF s}2.1o0 In cash ana
s1o o7o In notes and securities. Nr. Phyfe made the
statement in court that all had been recovered ex
,.nt 80 900 Il was through Carpenter that the
looty was recovered. He pilotd the de'ec'NcS "
the house I'm Brooklyn where 1t was secrc'ed' Gar
renter was very pcnItcnt and had haru WORK 70 NeeP
from weeping. His wife WAS In the Courthouse
c,fpenter waived examination and Judge Diver held
MIN In ~ 900 bail for trial IL Is not thought 'na'
the charge viii be pressed.
At the ohce OF DIX ~ Phyfe 1t was SAID tha' all
Tho stolen securities and notes and most OF the money
had been returned 10 the firm and were now III 'heiF
pos,rssion Mr.. Phyic declared that the loss would
not exceed - 900 at the most ana might be fonnd 10
no less than that. lie did not believe that all OF
that sum. even. iiad been taken away by C:eamer
and white but ntmated that some OF II was where
they might yet get 1t back 'ntl they raa
,,,rc carefully through the books and figured
nm the notes and securities they ought TO
have they could not tell exactly what the total the
would amount to. but they were well satisfied with
the turn affairs Ind taken and would rot compid'h
about the loss Of $4,000 or $1,000
Mr. Phvfe was positive that Dreamer and White'
his accomplish h:ld sailed the tramp steamer
ookdac for Copenhagen. but he felt sure that thcv
would be arrested wherever they landed and sent
lack Creamer IS a Swedc and White is thought to be
one and they have probably started for sweden
Roth Carpenter and Creamcr have been empioSed ps
the firm fer many years and had ALWAYS before done
their work honestly and efficiently. Mr.. Phyfe ias
known Carpenter since the latter wa; a child ana
trusted him implicitly.
Nothing was found yesterday Of Oscar Bjorkman
and MS wife. who kept a liquor shop at No. las
Sacheu 81. BrooSyn. where Crcamcr was IN the haoi'
Of Willing They lived at No. 40+ liickSst ana nave
not Men seen since Tuesday Mrs. Bjorkman Is inc
daughter Of j. L,nqust. Of No. l. seabrngst ana ne
said he did not know whittier his daughter ana her
busbaid had gone. Tho bartender in the lquor'shop
said that neither the boss his wife had been ABOUT
tho place since Friday. lie could not tell whether
their going away had anything 10 do with the disap
pcar,nce Of CIeamer. Blorknan and MS WHO oo'h
camo frm sweden. IA . -. i, A., ro,r,,
oscar Ircamer lived with his sister ~ the rover
ur.cs model tenementS. No 425 Ilicks-st. His
s,er said that she believed her brother mad been The
fool az designing men. After he became intimate
with Rjorkman he gave up going 10 SUNDAY school.
Ills sister last him on saturday, when lie SAID nc
was going to Boston.