The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-13
BOSTON MAN Is
OUT LARGE SUM
Thief Secures 100000 in Securities
on Fall River Boat.
VICTIM OF DEEP LAID PLOT
NEW YORK POLICE AT WORK up
ON THE CASE.

BOSTON, June IA robbery involv-
D ing the loss of $4,000 in securities
by Henry W Comstock of Boston.
which occurred on board the steamer
Puritan during her trip from New
York to FAN River last night was re
ported to the police authorities of this
city today. The securities. which in
Guided twenty-five certificates of stock
of various railroads and of the United
States Steel corporation, were taken
from under a pillow in Mr.. Comstock's
state room by someone who it is be
lieved had climbed through a window
The securities were received by Mr..
COmstOck in business transaction at
a New York hotel on Saturday and it
is suspected that some one who wit
messed the incident followed the man
on board the boat and then committed
the robbery. Shortly after Mr. Com
stock had reached this city he received
telephone message from New York
telling him that he could regain the
lost property by paying a suitable
amount Of cash.
Robbery Was Planned.
Mr.. COmStock is certain that the rob
berry occurred after the Puritan left
New York and from the fact that the
telephone call referring to a return of
the papers was from New York he be
leves that the deed was carefully
planned by more than one person.
I believe that I am made the sub
ject of a conspiracy, he said. Il
think l shall be able to get back the
securities by offering "A nominal sum
of money Indeed, negotiations would
have been started by me had not Chief
Watts Of the Boston police advised me
to turn the entire matter over to Dis
trict Attorney Jerome of New York
He believes that the New York authori-
ties viii be able to locate both the per-
son who telephoned to me and the Sc
curities-"
Stool Pigeon Lawyer.
Mr.. COmstock was told that the per-
son talking over the telephone was a
lawyer who did not care TO give his
name He said he had been author
lied to indicate to Mr. COmStock how
the latter could secure from a third
person in New York the papers which
he had lost.
Mr. COmstOck said that he had been
in New York last week on business and
that on Saturday morning, in public
room of the Broadway Central hotel.
he exchanged certain property for the
railroad and steel corporation stock
which was taken from him. He said
that at the time man was observing
the proceedings in a way which at
tracted his attention Later, as he was
discussing the transaction with his
business acquaintance in the lobby of
the hotel he noted the same stranger
near at hand Mr. COmstOck describes
the man as ''TepulSive looking" with
d heavy black mOustache and dark
He was about 50 years old. I
five feet ten inches in height and
about $50 pounds
Stranger on the Boat.
He said he had an indistinct. remem-
brsnce of seeing the stranger on the
boat last night and on this account ne
decided to be especially careful He /
placed the papers in an envelope and /
put them under his pillow. Then he /
made up his mind to sit up all night in I
his state room He opened the window |
for ventilation and then he fell asleep. ]
He awOke just before the boat reached /
Fall River and discovered his loss.
Mr.. Comstock is wealthy having 1
wide interests in railroad and mining 1
property.