The New York herald., 1922-04-26
Detectives Are Refused In
formation When Ticker
Gives the News.
NO CLEW is DEVELOPED
Forty seven of $4,000 and
Thirty of $1,000 Denomina-
ton in Missing Securities.

Liberty bonds worth a half million
dollars have disappeared from the
offices of ian institution south of Full
ton street." but last night not even
the police had been able to learn any
thing concerning the identity of the
losers or the circumstances of the dis
appearance of tho securities.
News Of the theft became known
when the firm of Bigham, Englar s.
Jones. lawyers, of 81 Wall street. sent
out notices to banks and brokerage
houses and the ticker services stating
that the bonds were lost" and giving
their numbers. Shortly after the no.
tees had been sent out some one in
the offices of the lawyers called up
Detective William Fay of the Old Slip
police station and reported the loss.
Inspector John L. Coughlin, in COM
mand Of the Detective Bureau at Police
Headquarters. dispatched Fay and an
other detective to "a Wall street. A
member of the firm declined to give
any information concerning the owners
of the bonds. or the time place or man.
ner Of their disappearance. The detec-
tives left with no more information than
they had already obtained. The bonds
were gone. That was all that was TO be
said.
Last night Henry j. Bigham Of the
firm at his home. at s. East Ninety
second street. refused to shed much
light upon the mystery. but admitted
the client that had lost the bonds was
IAN institution south OF Fulton street"
II have not reported the matter Off
cially to the police pending my fnvesti-
CATION" he said. ''The loss was just
discovered to-day and I am looking into
the disappearance myself. You may
depend upon 1t that If We get anything
definite We will take the right steps.
Just at present all / can say is that the
bonds disappeared from the office OF a
client. They could not have been miss
ing very long"
us there some doubt as to whether
they were stolen?" Mr.. Bigham was
asked. "Is it likely that they are simply
mislaid?"
NO" he answered "The bonds are
gone. There's no doubt about that
Up at Police Headquarters officials
were very much perplexed about the
matter. but were taking no further
action.
For all we know the theft may have
taken place niCalifornia." said one.
I'VE don't know how. why. when or
where the theft took place. IL there was
theft, and We don't know whether
II was an inside job or an oltsidc job. !"
Inspector Coughlin confirmed the
fact that no information had been
given the police concerning the affair.
save that the bonds were lest. The
man who telephoned the department
did not give his own name, but simply
that of the law firm.
''Whatlcan we do" asked Inspector
Coughlin. "Our hands are tied until
we learn something about it,
That the matter was A mystery inside
the law firm as weii as outside save
to one member of the firm. was in
dicated when at its offices one official
said:
"Tho first knew OF IL was when /
saw notice in the paper. knew
nothing OF Il at all The only one here
who would know about II is out at
present and J do not expect him 10
return this afternoon"
The securities missing consist or forty
seven $4,000 Liberty bonds and thir.y
$1,000 bonds They arc all AZ per
cent. bonds Of the fourth issue. payable
is33-1s3s. These are now selling within
a rev cents on par The numbers OF
the $4,000 denomination bonds are
00f66?34-9 inclusive. 00f6T001-s inclu-
sive. 0oi66745-s inclusive. oO1s6s13-23
inclusive. 00i670i6-3t inclusive. and
oofs7151-2: OF $1,000 denomination
1887. 13osfS7. 1926. 132sis9, fs2sfet. q
132sf94-9 inclusive, 1s1006s. is0O4fs-e
e4e5s4. fTs5235-6. 132sis3-s inclusive.
1887. 132sfS7. 1896. 132sisa, 132sls9.
inclusive, 17s523S and 16ff50.
The firm Of Bigham, Englar & Jones
concerns itself chiefly with admira "
and insurance matters. Mr.. Bighau,
who Is prominent in legal circles, liz a
nephew OF Lord Mersey. the distinguished
British jurist who conducted the Brit
ish board OF trade inquiry into the
sinking OF the Titanic.