The sun., 1919-09-17
'sS2,525 IN BONDS
VANISH WITH BOY
Another Messenger Employed
by L. M. Prince & Co. Makes
Mysterious Exit.
POLICE HAVE NO CLUES
Bronx Cops Baffled by Rob-
berry of Bank Branch in
White Plains Avenue.

Another Wall Street messenger boy
has disappeared, IT became known yes
terday, and Ss2,525.74 In bonds owned
by L. NJ. Prince q Co.. 20 Broad street,
have vanished. Only $4,000 worth Of
the bonds are Liberty issues and easily
negotiable. An attempt to dispose Of
any Of the other securities will lead
quickly to detection.
The name of the missing messenger
as given to the police by the National
Surety Company, which announced the
theft, was Elias Tieman. He was 16,
according to this report, and lived with
his folks" at rs East 105th street The
holiness Of the robbery lies in its follow
ing so closely on the heels of the rob-
berry of S61.000 in bonds from a mes
senger employed by the same company
a few weeks ago. In the former case
the bonds we're recovered and the COM
pany since has maintained strict sur
veillance of its bond carriers.
Detectives Hunt Messenger.
Two OF the city's best detectives,
August Mayer and Grover Brown, were
assigned to the case. The bonds disap-
peared late Monday afternoon, but no
announcement was made until yester-
day. In making the theft public the
National Surety Company, which is COW
ering L. NJ. Prince & Co. on burglary
losses up to 100000, stated that the
messenger left the Office of the company
at IL AS O'Clock, carrying the bonds for
delivery to various banks and broker
o0a aufa b1iohr,anto waiting Until
late in the afternoon for his return the
company notified the police.
Theodore Prince, a member of the
firm which owned the bonds, said that
he did not believe the loss would be
great Since the last experience. he
said, the firm had been careful not to
allow messengers to take charge of the
delivery of large amounts of Liberty
bonds.
Besides the Liberty bonds there were
$4,000 worth of Wilson & Co. 6s. $4,000
in Interborough Rapid Transit Os, $4,000
in japanese first AVS. $4,000 in New
and $4,000 in Southern Pacific con-
vertible 5s.
Bank Case Remains Mystery.
Beyond Identifying the car used by
the bandits who robbed branch of the
Bronx Borough Bank in White Plains
avenue Monday afternoon, the police
made no Roadway in that case yester-
day. Commissioner Enright refused TO
discuss the case and the Bronx police
admitted that so far as they knew no
lead had been turned up.
In addition to the $500 which the
robbers got from the cashiers till It was
learned that Joseph Hornung, a messen-
IL.
who happened to be in the bank at the
time, was relieved of $45 of his own
money and 1855 of the Bank Of Wash
ington Heights. The wallet was found
empty on the floor or the bandits car
The robbers car. found abandoned in
Seventh Avenue. was identified as that
stolen from William L. Dots, an adver-
tising man OF AZ Broawday, which he
left parked in front of the New York
Athletic Club on September s. There
was a bullet hole through the right side
tonneau door, thought to have been
made by the robbers firing at pursuers.
Robert Rorthwick, II. of 523 st.
AIMS avenue, pleaded not guilty on his
arraignment In Morrisania Court for
the theft of $4,000 worth of Liberty
bonds from the Bronx branch OF the
Columbia Trust Company last week He
was hello to await the action of the
Grand Jury.
The police triumph in capturing the
men charged with last weeks hotel rob-
berries moved Magistrate Francis " Nc
Quade to compliment Capt Thomas
Walsh of the Fourth detective bureau
when the trio We're arraigned In West
Side Court. The prisoners, George
Hope, Edward Mcintyre and Thomas
Burke, were held in $4,000 bail each.
Max Levine, Fl. 320 East SEVENTEEN
street charged with stealing a purse
containing 1915 from Miss Edna Gruber,
cashier of the French-American Paper
Box Company, was held in $4,000 bail in