Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-24
.SCHOOLCRAFT BONDS.
A FULL LIST OF THE PROPERTY
THAT WAS RECOVERED.
AMOUNT SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.


CHICAGO. ILL. October 23.-(speciai.)--
John l.. Schoocraft, formerly OF Rich
mond, has become reposscssed OF the 4.
bonds, stocks. and securities 10. the face
value OF $4,000. found by two walters In
the trunk he left at the Saratoga Hotel
in September. 1926. All the papers have
been delivered by Chief Badenoch to Edy
Logan Reeves, attorney for ]. X Sebree,
proprietor OF the Saratoga Hotel. Charles
q. Brown, the hotel waiter who opened
Schoolcraft's trunk and abstracted part
Of the bonds. formally waived all claim TO
them in letter sent to Chief Badenocn
by Attorney John c. King to whom he
first took the bonds, and who took them
at once to police headquarters.
The letter was handed Chief Badenoch
at the time Attorney Reeves requested
that the property be turned over to him
on the order of Schoocraft. The property
was In the custody of Assistant-Superin-
tendent Ross. who promptly delivered ID
to Mr.. Reeves.
THE SECURITIES.
The big red wallet was filed with pa
pers of various kinds, including the fol-
lowing Seven bonds. Nos. 80 to 23S. in
elusive Of the Louisville. Cincinnati and
Lexington railroad. par value 1900 each,
issued October /. 1872 to John l.. Schools
craft, date OF maturity October /, 1902.
interest coupons attached, the first OF
which was due April /. 1874. payable at
Louisville KY; five shares. par value $50
each Of the capital stock OF the Farm
vile Na) Insurance and Building Com
DanV lCgnpsi NrHfaf4fhat. IA
Berkley, assigned to John l.. Schoolcraft.
forty shares, par value 500 each, capital
stock OF the Allegheny Central railroad.
OF New York; certificate a .. issued
June II, 1872, to Campbell & Schoolcraft;
100 shares, par value SlOO each, stock or
the Hamilton Reducing Company, of New
York; certificate No. Zli, issued March n,
1882. TO John l.. Schoolcraft. ten shares.
par value 500 each. Of stock OF the Dam
vile, Olney and Ohio River Railroad
| Company; certificate No. oil, issued Au-
gust TO- 1887, TO Campbell q Schoolcraft:
five shares, par value 500 each, OF stock
| or the Bon-Air Land and Improvement
| Company OF Virginia, issued November \,
1850, to John L. Schoolcraft; one share or
stock Of the Olympic Rowing Club. OF
| Richmond, Va, no value; certificate No.
80, issued July 1, 1882. to John l.. Schools
craft; two shares, par value SO each, OF
LiAH sAbih VI lit lOThtOWn 1tntcnnta'
Association, certificate No. 1%6 issued
July 2, 1882. TO John l.. Schoolcraft; one
share par value SO, OF stock OF the Rich
| mond (Na) Baseball Club certificate
No. 80, issued october 8. lSS3, to Johi. l..
Schoolcraft; ten shares, par value 400
each, OF the Consolidated Pacific Mining
Company, certificate No. S26, issued Feb
ruary L., 1873. TO John l.. Schoolcraft;
| twenty-five shares, par value 500 each,
/ N..H ia. -.
| falo. y. Y, certificate No. 227 issued No
vember l6, 1871, to John /. Schoolcraft;
100 shaDs, par value $ each, Of the Great
! Republic S.lver-Mining Company. OF Bal
/ timore. Nd, certificate No. 553 issued
February q, 1888, 10 Campbell q SCHOOL,
craft.
In addition 10 the above bonds ana
stocks were number Of warrants ana
qut-caim deeds, mortgages. notes. and
letters Attorney Reeves refused 10 per-
nit them to be seen, for the reason thar
they were private papers and OF no mone-
'-ry value.
AS TO VALUE.
The value Of the property Of Schoocraft
! remains TO be ascertained. lie claims
that the papers are worthless. but Mr.
/ Reeves is inclined TO think some OF them
are valuable The attorney says that he
will make a thorough Investigation OF
| the stocks and bonds.
"Why did Schoolcraft give you the
bonds% was asked OF Mr. Reeves
Because l am the attorney OF Mr.. Se-
! bree. owner Of the Saratoga Hotel. SCHOOL,
| craft left his trunk containing the papers
at the hotel. and Mr.. Sebree is RESPONSE
bic for il. Schoolcraft holds the checc
| given him a year ago for the trunk"
Has MIR. Sebree a claim against schools
craftY'
"None whatever"
"Why did Schoolcraft give him the
securities instead of taking them him.
self?"
q presume because he considered thenf
worthless"
why did he at first deny his owner
ship and afterwards admit itY'
Il think solely because he desired to
| avoid notoriety."
What had he TO fearR
| "Well he probably did not want IL pub
| lished to the world that he had lost In q
few years a fortune of $4,000 / think
| that was the only reason. He is a man or
| intelligence and refinement and / have
| no doubt Of his honesty At the confer-
ence In chief Badenochs office he prompt-
" and frankly answered all questions put
10 him, and proved he had a remarkable
memory by correctly describing all Of the
bonds and other papers"
NO OTHER REASON.
"You are satisfied SchO0lcraft had no
other reason for denying his ownership
| OF the bonds. are your
Il am. / am satisfied he came honestly
! by all the securities. He visited his Old
home in Albany. n. Y, about three
months ago"
Assistant-Superintend Ross, although
convinced that Schoolcraft II the owner
Of the papers found in the old trunk.
| despite his original denials, is not wholly
| satisfied with Schoo!craft's explanation or
why he left the papers in the trunk for q
| year or more. I'VE will not do anything
| in the case" said Mr.. Ross 1T Is very
| strange one. and / would. for curiosty's 5
! sake, like TO know the bottom facts in
| II: but the Police Departments duty ended
in ascertaining the rightful owner OF the
bonds and returning them to him..