The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-17
EDITION..
STOLE $4,000
IN BONDS.
Mysterious Robbery in Ste.
phen A, buttons House
in Brooklyn.
THE FRONT DOOR WIDE OPEN.
Mr.. buttons Brother Awakened
by the Policeman Who
Discovered It.
DESK IN TIE PARL0R R,FlED.
Nothing Else Of Va'ue Taken, and
Even the Bond Coupons
Overlooked.
THE FRONT DOOR WIDE OPEN.
DESK IN TIE PARL0R R,FlED.

FIFTY thousand dollars worth OF regis
tered bon Ia OF the Montnuk Coal Gas
Company. OF West Virginia, were stolen
some time last night from the residence
Of Stephen A Dutton, n wealthy dock
owner. who lives at 10 Carroll street,
Brooklyn.
The robberles is one OF the most mys-
terious that have been brought to the
attention OF the police in many years.
and a half dozen detectives are busy
trying to recover the stolen property.
Mr. buttons family consists OF himself.
wife, q daughter aged six years and her
elder brother. Allan O. Dutton. The resi-
dence Is one of the handsomest in that
locality.
The three adult members Of tie house
hold went out early last evening to
visit friends who live in Fourth place.
Allan o. Dutton returned home about
1880 O'Clock, leaving his brother and sis
ter-in-law behind. They intended to
come home later. Mr.. Dutton is certain
that he closed the front door aftor he
entered the house.
After stopping in the parlor for a
few minutes, he went upstairs to the
third floor and retired.
He fell asleep in n few minutes. and
was not disturbed until he was awak-
ened by Policeman +. +. Sullivan at
] 80 o'clock and informed of the Of
| fiecer's suspicious that the house had
been entered by burglars.
sullivan had been patrolling his post
only few minutes before when he no.
uced the front door Of Dutton's house
vide open he de6r the
putting the key in his pocket, made an
Investigation. He found everything in
apparently good order In me psrloT, and
met his gaze until he reached the
kitchen, when he found the door lead
Ing to the back yard standing SSJar.
ever that the house had been visited by
thieves. Going upstairs to the third floor
he found Mr.. Dutton sleeping soundly
who are you? What do you want?'
said Mr. Dutton. when the policeman
awakened him.
sullivan explained his mission. and
Dutton hastily arose and dressed. Then
he started downstairs with the police
man.
home while the policeman was upstairs
and as they were unable 10 open the
door with their keys, they rang the bell.
The policeman opened the door. and they
We're greatly startled upon hearing the
facts given above.
Mr., buttons first thought was about
an cid roll-top desk that stood In cor
ner in the back parlor, where he occa-
slonally left valuable papers. The desk
was closed, as he had left II, but on
bonds were gone. There were fifty bonds.
each OF the value of 1900.
Strangely enough, the coupons be-
longing to the bonds which had also
been left in the drawer, had not been
removed
The police OF the Butler street sta
ton were Immediately notified, and De-
tectives Murphy and o'Rorke were hus-
tied around to the house to make an
Investigator. They examined all the
doors and windows in the house. but
thievs effected an entrance. A close in
spection of the desk disclosed no marks
or scratches. In fact, the detectives
were as much In the dark when they
finished as they were when they reached
the house.
They questioned Mr. and Mrs. Dutton.
but they could furnish no clue. The only
persons in the house last night were an
| old servant and the daughter.
Mrs. Dutton, however, recalled the
fact that an unknown man had called
her husband. The man said he came
from the upper part OF the State. and
a mortgage on some property.
He questioned Mrs. Dutton about her
husbands business AFFAIRS, but she dis
missed HIM. telling him that he ought
She told her husband OF the visit and
Mr.. button declared that he didn't know
the man and could have no business
with him.
Mr. button says the bonds were quoted
ment OF about 10000, He will take
S fhe thieves fns'1 from Negotiating them,
which is an easy matter, as they are
registered.
Mr.. button is the owner Of the docks
! sixth stress, South Brooklyn.