The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-22
BOX THIEF CAUGHT?
A STOLEN OBECK PRESENTED AT
TIE FIFTH AVENUE BANK.


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Mr.. Cannon 10 a director OF tho Firth avenue
N.xs.s.,iao.,,o - a checp NJ his for an small
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en- amount. inc teilers iookeu al a . ~
srn,aiD that he was a relative of Hannah smith.
sHplaln Una. II, "Ssssn" Nv o.ia Thu teller
turned the check over and over examining both
sidos of It and tho man who had passed 1T in
kept on explaining. Meantime Special ofncer
Carr, who is employed by the bank. had been siz-
ing up inc s'r"nse' ~. ,,.. ,v., nm.
Finally the teller said tho request was u,
Ssua, and he would not certify %aa so tine q 'hS %r. p pn,n
FRANK lean. 'ne y, Luz as..a 81 Tha
teller pointed in ii him out and the strangers went
,n h,r, Tho snccial officer followed them. He
sooauo, . n,rcn,or i,su cd bv Post On,ce Inspec.
tor Ashe some time ego nsEing bankers and
bank employees to look out for checks presented
by strangers who might be mail box thieves:
The circular contained a description of ono OF
tho man oox .nle'es "no wa -, a.,.
description htteu tne man VINO hna u eheeN.
u"a Kornsdv. TINT he had n relative
n "D 9ann.h sn,ith and TINT she had piven
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oddity of the request occurred to him. as it had
~ tha ,.l,or No read the Endorsement Han.
nah. Snith WAND and d sa.a: s nw iiys dl ~ she sse i Giyes
.'way mn town at s2 East il6th street" said the
man, "and' as ! Mns . Somi aTd dow down i. gnn, s ,S
her"
amount nSn m ssS T by Cannon Cam MnAe certided," said Mr..
"oh' well. she didn: want to have any trouble
iHn't we'll is F Enow nfG I snpp no eng S'0feS "hef' ENC
The Speciai oaicer' Who had continued his in.
m n,nSe1 po ens' ofiee Inspeetor Hsho was after.
W. en- Nj; ,i RsHn b invited fent the n stranger ngn 70 tSs a s sest n
cation. the special officer took Mr.. Dean aside
and told him , his sSaspici ions od Mr.; Dean Sn W. Ee1 H. to
non. MI. Cannon gaid that he had made such
da ~ ter i, mu 9oS, fe &c nrcs,n me GoS Sv TWO MOT s anaer.
srs Tor eer, iacaitinn. M Dean asked him where
t thet m aus iiy ,edcn nt n ISs W ant si / tSaniSttbb r stpeet.
NJ. Dean told him that the man who had the
streat nG Mr s1 Cannon sniid there surely must be
sometbina wrong. He said he had posted the
cbacp in sbe mail box at the corner Of Firty.
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MI. Dean then called np Post ONCE Inspector
Ashe and told him what had happened and
,S,de +, adyised MI Dean sn' to d deta aHui the sI men or or
sia8ty.sixth street With instructions to bring
t mldS thu ni sn.ciol ofsce a. to have a CITY polieemen
handy. and he went back to his Office anu had a
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tthem he had mereiy been looking up the ac.
sSun. and that a clerk was busy Certifying tho
AZ this point the special officer got back with
Policemen o'NeiIi and Crotty Of the East Fifty.
1 Woman II hfr she had M rece Iivedd a 's Check ti from SoS M.
exnsnting one One Sa Ms sT DEAN q aske al h q 4 s shne hm ad
Siyen a Check to the man Kennedy. She said
The mar ieuebed and and insisted that she thISd
given the check to him. Miss Smith protested.
Mr.. , Dean turned the I'm men en-. Svsr to the =, police,
men, VINO loon snSni 70 line ansu baihty ~ 1rssa.isIr s e.
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