The New York herald., 1921-06-21
100000 IN STOCKS
ARE MYSTERIOUSLY
STOLEN IN WALL ST.
Sinclair Consolidated Oil
Notes Missing, but Safe
Is Not Damaged.
FIRM NAME rs HIDDEN
PinkertOns Put on Job, but
No Notice Is Sent to
the Police.
FINGERPRINTS ARE CLUE
Alarm Sent Out All Over
Country to Be on Watch
for Securities.
FINGERPRINTS ARE CLUE

More than 100000 worth of nego-
table Sinclair Consolidated Oil Com
pany notes have been stolen from a
safe in the office OF large brokerage
firm occupying the top floor Of build
ing near Wall and Broad streets.
The robbery occurred between the
closing Of the market on Saturday
noon and noon yesterday when the
theft was discovered by clerk who
had received an order from the owner
to sell it because of the rapid decline
Of market prices for stocks.
1t is the biggest robbery that has
taken place below the dead line" in
many years, and has all the earmarks
Of a we'll planned plot by person or
persons who knew the combination of
| the double safe in which the securities
were placed last Friday.
The robbery became known when the
Pinkerton National Detective Agency
warned brokers and bankers that the
certificates with their numbers had been
"lost" and to be on the lookout for any
person or persons who might attempt
to dispose of them in this or other
cities.
FinEerprints ON Safe.
When the loss was discovered Pinker-
ton men went to the scene OF the rob-
berry and found fngermarks on the safe
and on desks in the office. No such
marks were found on any doors of the
offices which would Indicate that regular
keys were employed or that person
might have concealed himself there Just
before the place closed Saturday.
Superintendent Harry Scott of the
Pinkertons admitted last night that
more than one man took part In the
robbery. but refused to divulge the
name OF the firm. He said that 308
certificates valued at $1,000 each and
four at $500 had been stolen.
Does it look like an inside Job" Mr..
Scott was asked.
mo. do not believe it was, although
we are questioning many employees of
the firm" he answered.
"Is the firm well known in Wall
street," he was asked.
YES; one of the largest in the finan-
cial district. but they do not care to have
their identity known at this time" he
said.
Mr.. Scott said the detectives found
several desks which bore marks indicat-
ing they had been jimmied, but there
was not the slightest indication that an
attempt had been made to blow the safe.
1t was found locked as it was left on
Saturday. minus the Sinclair stock.
Took Only saInble Securities.
1t developed that at noon yesterday
the customer owning the stock tele-
phoned to sell it. A clerk went to the
safe and unlocked the compartment
which had contained the securities only
to find them missing.
There were aso In the safe many thou
sands of dollars worth OF registered Sc
curities of the non-negotlable type which
had been handled by the thief or thieves
but not removed. Finger marks were
found on some Of these papers.
This fact makes It evident that the
thieves knew that stocks could be dis
posed OF without question unless dis
covery was made in time to block them
through notifying bankers and brokers
throughout the country. Brokers and
others in this city sent word to other
cities warning them 70 be on the watch
for the stolen oil stocks.
Mr.. Scott said that from present de-
velopments 1t seemed to be the work
of experienced cracksnicn. who knew
the lay OF the land perfectly. and opcr-
ated at the opportunc time.
An official of the Sinclair corpora
ton said he understood the securities
had been lost and not stolen, but II
would be a breach OF confidence TO dis
close the name OF the firm losing them.
Police Inspector John J. Coughlin, In
charge OF the Detective Division, ad-
mitted last night that he had not been
notified of the robbery.
Description of the Notes.
The securities, which bear ~ per cent.
interest are numbered as follows:
Denominations of 81 900 eacir; Nos
2es 10 3o5. inclusive 415 to $50. Az TO
asa. 4Is2 10 4i3s, 1851 to 1860. 4S2t to
s07s. 1880 to b0s4, s511 to S515. $3.50
10 1852. I0397 to 1871. 1921 to 1928.
1902 TO 1905 and 1oo09 TO 1908, 1917
10 1919. 1so39 to 1906. 253i3 to 266e5,
2714c to 271a5, 2s116. 2ssT6 to 2SSs0.
3oo5e TO 30os2. 3o2iI to 3o21e. 3o24s to
30247, s0249 TO 3025i. 3073e. $685.
34sss to 34s69. 34ssS to 34ss7, 5000
70 s5osi. 1856. 3s973. 377s7 to 37773.
3sssl. soo3l. 4o474. 4o67s. 4oSs3 TO
4Oss4. 422s4 TO 422ss. 43s93. 4s471 and
213s to 2137. inclusive.
In addition to the foregoing tho fol-
lowing $500 bonds are also missing
3s77 TO $3.50. inclusive.
Sinclair oil opened at 1919 yesterday
and dropped at one time during the mar
ket hours to i7%. II closed one point
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