The Washington times., 1910-07-06
MYSTERY IN THEFT
OF $40O.OOO BONDS
Securities Stolen From Vault
of Bank Formerly Headed
BY c. G. Dickinson.
Continued from First Page5

Carnegie company. was next APP
preached. and he said that none Of the
officials Of the trust company knew any
thing about the matter Upon getting
TINS reply Mr. WeIlborn went before the
District Attorney.
The bonds are Southern railway Sc
CUritieS.
Ez-Judse Eeener. when seen today.
said ne did uot understand that any
bonds had been stolen from the trust
company President Reichmau. Of the
trust company was with keeucr at tn
time
All that I know OF tbis matter is
what ! have just heard from "a news
me some one had gone before the Dis
trict Attorney. / understand from him
that Air. WellbOrn has turned the bonds
over 10 Chairman & Co 7 was also in
formed tnaT MI NellDoTn had obtained
all Of the bonds with the exception Of
100000 As 10 the Carnegie Trust Com
PAW being concerned directly in the
matter, that IS all news to ne know
nothing directly OF any robbery
Death Of Dickinson.
The death Of Dickinson followed a
VISIT 10 an aIchemiSt- DR.. + W LANCE.
Of Scranton, Pa
Or LANCE said ana stiU declares that
he can increase the quantity OF silver
nit-ates. using base metals and silver
bullion Dickinson is said TO have
watched the aIchemist perform the feat
that has absorbed aIca- u1ists for cen
tuvies-
InhaIes Deadly Gas.
DR. LANCE. in an interview after the
dga IL Of Dickinson, said that when
the banker realized that the silver
was forming, ia his enthusiasm he
leaned over an open retort and in
hailed some OF the gas Il made him
sick but he revived outside. He re-
turned &c New York, and pneumonia
developed The lungs had been irritated,
was the theory OF The FAMILY and the
aichemist's pot was the direct cause Of
death.
AR Dickinson died On Nav q III St
i-ukeS Hospital Casualty Insurance
COMPANIES BEGAN invest gazing one
hundred thousand dollars Insurance had
been taken out a few months before his
death
1Ir Dickinson had been summoned 10
court a. q witness 30 testify IN a case
involving o. pr1uisSCry note for $50, go
occurred when he uras president Of the
Carnegie Trust C0m-1uy-
Accused Of Fraud.
The suit was brought by Patrick X
kieran. president q The defUuct F-ideI-
uecie Trust Company. a1d kierzr al
legged that while Dickinson was presi-
dent Of the Carnegie COMPANY. the com
uauv had frauduieuIly obtained from.
him the prE-Ill~CTy note Tor S5ll.Hft-
There were also reports That AlE-
Dickinson had lost heavily ~ the stock
market and that L1S IUalc-ai resources
had been steadily drained It was said
that his holdings Iu tle Carnegie Trust
Company had also deprecated 20 a great
and on the testimony OF PHYSICIANS 3
TC-ls-r was reached that Dickinson
died of pneumonia, caused by an irrl-
Eating Eas- The Insurance companies
then decided 20 night the payment Of The
accident policies
A stranger fact in the case was that
while Dickinson died il the early morn
uG. about the break of day. 10 an
til noon Then his brother who took
charge OF affairs for the family. de-
CliCed 10 make any statement until she
Carnegie Trust Company people advised
him 10 make known the facts In order To
avoid runners in Wall Street 10 the eL-
feet that his brother had taken his own
Silver Making Story Told.
II was then that the first account OF
the day spent IN the laboratory OF d..
LANCE became public and the story 81
the bankers dream Of making silver ~
the melting pot was opened Up.
Dr. LANCE was interviewed and said
&c was a fact that he could and had
I been making silver as described He
said he had carried the secret for foul
/ yeaEs and had made test after test be-
/ fore letting anyone know that he had
attained the dream Of all aIchenistS
He said that ne wanted 10 be sure He
! also declared that NJ Dickinson felt q
/ certain that his experiments were true
THAI ne intended 10 finance the manu-
I facture OF silver in laboratories
/ II experimental On The line that silver
[ Is an element he said Ny belief thIf
/ the theory of evolution holds for inor
--aniC as well as organic substances Iet
me 10 believe that I might make
/ molecular change in silver and on tina
line eXDeriUented-
/ Dr. LANCE was quoted thus IN th-
matter Of the inhalation OF the fUmel
+ from ne melting pot
( When ar. Dickinson saw the trans
Z formation take place ne was elated- H
/ Jumped to his feet and insisted on look
I ing into the furnace. The gases aTisius
from the furnace made him slightly III
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