The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-24
mail ROBBERS GET 100000.
ina AMOUNT ~ STOCKS 4
WAGON STOLEN IN CTICAGO
las Registered PACKAGES. Some Cont ain.
Ing valuable securities. Taken In the
Heart of the (1t,-BrOkers Heavy
IOscrs-StOck FURRY Looked For.

CHICAGO Nov. 23-The bold mail rob-
berry of Saturday evening. when a mail
wagon containing money. registered mail
and business papers was seized at the
Masonic Temple and the pouches riAed.
may have more far-reaching results than
was anticipated at first.
Business men consider 1t probable that a
furry in stocks will occur Tomorrow morn
ing when members Of the Stock Exchange
learn that much of their valuable paper
was in the despoied mail wagon and has
not yet been recovered On Saturday
evening there is lively interchange Of
stocks between Chicago and New York
and the amount of valuable papers reaches
into the hundreds Of thousands. There
was known to he in the wagon 500. 900 worth
Of stock belonging to one concern alone.
1hsxaper = mt EASILY negUt able, and IL
is believed the robbers will make no attempt
to realize on it, but il will be a serious loss
to the owners. In addition to the stocks, the
pouches contained many notes. which,
although not yet matured and valueess
to any but the proper persons, nevertheless,
cannot be duplicated and are as complete
a loss az though so much money had been
thrown into the Lake. One anxious inquirer
reported to Inspector Stuart to-day that
he had lost 90 500 In this manner
Inspector Stuart said to-day that the loss
of Government funds. aside from private
losses. would amount to 5000. This in.
cludes the proceeds from the sale of money
orders, postage stamps, &c. which the
wagon was taking into the main office after
the close Of business. This had been taken
in, ha lolt Of n.
master Coyne and his bondsmen are re-
sponsible for this amount, and can only
be released from the responsibility by an
act Of Congress after il has been proved
that the Postmaster is no way to blame
for the robbery.
The robbery took place at Randolph
street at the south entrance to the Masonic
Temple.
Although the theft Of the wagon was
seen by persons in the passing crowd and
by James Goss. the driver of another mail
wagon, the thief mounted the stolen wagon,
whipped up the horses and turning into
the alley back Of the Masonic Temple drove
at breakneck speed north through the alley
to Lake street, thence across the Rush street
bridge, finally stopping III the darkness
among the railroad tracks In front Of the
Kirk soap factory on KiI.sie street At this
point the man who stole the wagon was
joiled by confederates, who. with an iron
bar twisted OFF the hasp which held the lock
occurring the iron door Of the wagon.
The thieves quickly removed two large
pouches Of registered mail, which a few
minutes before had been collected from
the postal stations in the Stock Exchan u
and Crilly building. The Stock Exchan 81
station pouch contained about lt5 registered
packages, while that from the Crilly sta
ton, at Monroe and Dearborn streets. con.
tanned a larger number.
Leaving the mail wagon standing r
front of the soap factory. the men fed
The horse and wagon were found soor
after