Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-10-05
TO SHOW IT WAS EASY
Brokers' Clerk Committed the Biz
Robbery.
RUBBER STAMP WAS HIS UNDOING.
Harry Lsssard. q Youss Mas q n, cssisss'
ed That ne Conceived asd Exseutsd
the Piss BY Which He Secured $4,000
In Securities from the Natlsaai City Bank
By Z Forged Check.

New York (SpeciaD Henry Leon
ard, "a years old, clerk for Halle &
Stiegltz, brokers, of 80 Broad street
confessed that he is the man who rob
bed the National City Bank Of $35o,oot
in securities on Wednesday last. HI
was arrested and kept in close confinc
ment until Monday. Leonard lives a
$50 East One Hundred and Thirty-sixtl
street. He looks younger than he really
is, and from his general appearance
would never be suspected OF such d
crime as that which he confessed.
The strangest part Of the young mans
story, as told to the police. was his as
sertion that he carried through the for
gerry and theft Just to show how easy i,
would be to outwit the safeguards OF a
New York bank. After the theft Leon
ard mailed 100000 of the securities to
Dyer Pearl, senior member of the firm
OF Pearl & Co., the owners of the securi-
ties. He addressed the package to Mr.
Pearls home. where it was found.
When caught Leonard told the police
where the remainder of the loot was, and
it was secured.
Inc ponce 40 nol oeile'e Ii's 10y, ., ",u ,',
they say tnat eveIy'n'ne Sno"s tla' nc nc
hao care'ully s'uo'eu ou. '"e N'n,'e II.
was aoont 10 con.i'"'' Wth ,"e e'ue"'
idea tina. he could market at least one
OF the securities and escape detection.
Leonard was arraigned in the Tombs
Police Court and held in $4,000 for fur
ther examination. He was not repre-
sen'eo by counsel NS ne 'e'' 'm1 "I .Cu' :.
room he SAID 10 qnes''ohe'' o'o II
on bet ~ - ..
Leonard Is S'e''dc' young ,n".', ~,
smooth sha'en ana somewhat uapper III IL,
appearance lie mas oeen e"'p'oyeu Wy
the hrm for nearly SIX years; 'eI1i'l "'
salary SAID 10 De s'o d wees ne ''ves ees
with his mosner, tatner ana s,s,els "' o"u
East one Eundreu ana inn''' -H'A.'
street. ms father was 'o1'ieiY d se'
geant OF the oak o''ee' o... Sn".n;, '"..C'
and is an o,d 'r'ehu OF ;Ne','s ~"p'""'
McAuley' VINO a''es'eu .ne o .l,,
Al! throush 'he he'e'oo'noou ''ooou'
could DC fonnd VINO naa ever '!ealu any .;,
thing bad about the ooy nc nc )n'l'su w.
y. NJ. Z. a. on One 'lu''u'eu anu
lwenty-hi'h N'iee' III oiuel ~ .@
advantages OF the gymnasium; MS i'lh-
iy say that he does no, orlhk OF IoA'. s,lloN.
and has always been regular a"e''oa''' an
at St. Jerome Ia'noI'c ~""'0" III ''e
Bronx ,.
Leonard to'd the po'ice th"t ne con
ceived the idea OF the ,nelt some , ,nrse
or tour months ago ana had peeh pan,
nng during that time 70 execute i, anu l
show how easy such a sche'ne cou,a DC
prac'iced on the banks OF New ! ork M
On the 2oth OF september ne sa'd; nc
found tour blank cheeks on the ran
over National Bank; ina: was IN 'he
forenoon: Later IN me same gay; ne sdlu
he was in the corridor OF tue NATIONAL National
City Bank, and among me men waiting
in line ne saw a man nold'ns Ill ms "a'u
an envelope marked s3oo'ooo,-4| per
cent. lie heard the loan clerk te'! Tue
messenger that the interest was 4I per
cent. and not 4A'. men, nc Saiu' 'nc