The evening world., 1894-10-17
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 tho Policeman Who
Discovered It.
DESK IN THE PARLOR RIFlED.
Nothing Else Of Value Taken, and
Even the Bend Coupons
Overlooked.

Fifty thousand dollars worth of regis
tered bonds OF the Montauk Coal Gas
Company of West Virginia, were stolen
some time last night from the residence
of stephen A, Button, a wealthy dock
owner, who lives at l79 Carroll street,
Brooklyn.
The robbery Is one of the most mys-
terious that has been brought to the
attention OF the police in many years,
and half dozen detectives are busy
trying to recover the stolen property.
Mr.. buttons family consists of himself,
Wife, daughter aged six years and his
e;der brother Allan o. button. The resi-
dence is one of the handsomest in that
locality.
The three adult members of the 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 after he
entered the house.
After stopping in the parlor for a
few minutes, he went upstairs to the
third floor and retired.
was, not disturbed until he was awak-
ened by Policeman p. F. Sullivan at
30 o'clock and informed of the Of
ileeer,s suspicious that the house had
been entered by burglars
SuiilVah had been .patrolling his post
only a few minutes before when he no.
.iee nd the front door Of buttons house
house, and, after locking the door and
putting the key, in his pocket, made an
INVESTIGATION. He found everything in
on going downstairs nothing suspicious
kitchen, when he found the door lead
Ing to the back yard standing ajar.
There were no other Indications, how
ever, that the house had been visited by
thieves. Going upstairs to the third floor
he found Mr.. Dutton sleeping soundly
WHO are your What do you want?"
raid, MI Putton. when the policeman
Sullivan explained his mission. and
Dutton hastily arose and dressed. Then
he started downstairs with the police
Mr.. and Mrs. Dutton had returned
home while the policeman was upstairs
and as they were unable to open the
The policeman opened the door, and they
We're greatly startled upon hearing the
facts given above.
an old roll-top desk that stood in a cor
rer in the back parlor, where he occa.
sionally left valuable papers. The desk
opening it he found that a bundle OF
bonds was gone. There were fifty bonds
each OF the value OF 1000
Strangely enough, the coupons be.
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 ar
investigation. They examined all the
doors and windows in the house. but
thieves 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
They questioned Mr.. and Mrs. Dutton
but they could furnish no clue; The only
persons in the house last night were ar
old servant and the daughter
Mrs. Dutton. however, recalled the
fact that an unknown man had called
at the house yesterday and inquired fol
her husband The man said he came
from the upper part of the State, ant
wanted to see Mr.. Dutton in relation t
a mortgage on some property
husbands business affairs, but she dis,
missed him, telling him that he ought
to consul, Mr.. Dutton at his office.
She told her husband Of the visit and
the man and could have no business
with him.
Mr.. button says the bonds were quoted
@en ae0 OF al about and ae W s
steps Immediately, however to prevent
the thieves from negotiating. them
which, which Is an easy matter. as they are
Mr.. button is the owner OF the dock.
at the foot of Twenty-fifth and Twenty
Investigation. They examined all the