The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-22
CHENEY ROBBERY INJUNCTION
PAYMENT ORDERED STOPPED on
4 NOTE DUE YESTERDAY.
Loser OF s2ss.O 900 Worth az Securities
Now Admits That THIEF May Have
Taken Theni-Snys He Has Practically
Been Made Pcnniless by the Theft.

. Loser or h2Sb,UOO worm or hccurit'Fs
Now Admits That THIEF May Have
Taken Theni-Says lie Has Practically
Been Made Pcnniless by the Theft.
Bosroy, Feb. ?f-This forenoon the ma
! chinery Of justice was resorted TO for the
! first time by Herman Stanley Cheney OF
| Southbridge in connection With his loss
! Of securities valued at t2sSO0o Attorneys
! for Mr.. Cheney appeared before Judge
Hardy in the Equity Session OF the Superior
, Court and secured temporary injunction
I to prevent the payment OF the G. Henry
Whitoomb note for s. 900 which was among
| the missing securities and was payable to-
| day at the American Loan and Trust Conn
pany
An order Of notice issued retunable on
Feb. ~ The bill in equity is against the
American Loan and Trust Company and
O. Henry Whitcomb. the latter the maker
OF the note. and the injunction restraints
both from paying the note to any except
TO Mr.. Cheney and to impound the note.
il either acquires il. pending the deter
mination OF the action. Mr.. Cheney as
se1ts that he ia ignorant of where the
note is.
Mr.. Cheney was more concerned to-day
about the disappearance OF the box OF securi-
ties than ever bef ore ind now admits that
it was stolen from him. The prospect Of
recovering the property looked more du-
bious to-day to the owner and his attorney.
From the statements made by them it
would seem that they are now considering
seriously the probability OF the box having
come into possession of a thief
For the first time they are willing to
speak Of previous thefts from tho Cheney
home at South Bridge. and add that some
mysterious pilferer has been al work in
Mr.. Chency's house for some time. They
did not think this thief was quite up 10 the
audacity required for the larceny Of the
strong box. Last night with the suspicious
directed toward a man and woman there
appeared 10 be a chance OF immediate
developments: but II is apparent that the
detectives found that they were on a wrong
trail Mr.. Hyde said to-day
We are sometimes inclined 10 think
that the box NAV be in the possession Of
some unintelligent thief who may not know
the value OF the contents. or at least may
have been ignorant until he read of the
extent Of Mr.. Cheney's loss II is not I'M
reasonable to expect that he may Offer to
return them in the hope OF reward. We
certainly would be pleased If any one would
return them intact, and would ask no ques-
tons
There has been for some time light
fingered person at work in Mr.. Cheney's
house. Some little time ago 800 was
stolen. Mr.. Cheney had an investigation
made and was about ready to prosecute
when the money was returned in a myster-
ious way. Other things Of value. not
money. have been missed by Mr.. Cheney.
These incidents appear to show that a
thief could have gained access 10 his house
and have stolen the box.
Mr.. Cheney said this afternoon
Il cannot suspect any person for have
no absolute proof, but the time has arrived
when / must consider that have been
made practically penniless by this amaz-
ing disappearance. still cannot yet bring
myself to call It theft but il an arrest or
search warrant will bring the culprt 70
justice. II there ia one. with the possibility
Of return of the securities, I shall certainly
no longer forbid such action,
Il deny that there is feud in my family.
Before my father died il was understood
by the family that | was to have control
Of the l1a shares of American Optical Com
pany stock. since was the only son. Mrs
WILDER called at my home in South Bridge
yesterday, simply because she was naturally
interested in the loss Of my securities.
Her son, who has come from Mexico. has
telephoned me that he will see me this week
in reference 10 the $4,000 loan he desires
for investment purposes in Mexico.
AT the present time we arr mp against
a stone wall in our investigation, and the
detectives have as yet been unable 10 dis
cover the person or persons who look the
box