Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-03-25
STATION AGENT FINDS &75, 600 IN
SECURITIES HIDDEN IN COAL.
Recent Visit Of Two Strange Men
is Recalled.

StrauSDurg, va, MarCn 1o.-TH eh
Dick Mitchell, railroad agent ut Water
lick was shoveling coal into his stove
on Saturday morning he noticed that
he was shovcling bits Of paper along
with the coal. At first he paid no at
tention to tho matter, but suddenly It
dawnod upon him that one Of the bits
of paper bore n singular resemblance
to a Liberty bond folder.
He Investigated and found that ne
had In his coal hod number Of Liber
ty bonds. He investigated still further
in his coal pile and found bond after
bond buried beneath the coal and
strcwn along the ditch under the coal.
With the assistance of G. II. Wake
man he continued his search unearth.
ing stocks and bonds until finally tho
two men had piled before them $75 900
worth Of bonds.
In with these bonds there was founG
letter from the president Of the bcnk
Of GrOttoes Grottoes, Va, addressed to
the Treasurer Of the United States 4
corning the transfer Of Liberty bord.
The supposition Is that the bank
robbers who robbed the Bank of Grot-
toes, at GrOttoes, Va, last June travel
ed by way Of Waterlick and hid the val
liable papers In the coal pile while es.
Gaping.
On Monday, two weeks ago, Feb
ruary 81, two strange men walked to
the WaterlicR station, coming down
the track from Strasburg. They waited
outside until the s A. M. train pulled
in and then one Of them asked for a
ticket to Alexandria. Thier peculiar
conduct attracted the attention Of tho
station agent and those with him ami
Immediately they were thought Of
when the stocHs and bonds werc found.
MANY INTERESTED IN
SECURITIES.
Among the papers were two shares
OF Wabash Railway; one share South
ern Pacific; one Unite States Steel Cor
poration; one American Car and Foun
dry Company; one American Wooleen
Company; two Kennecott Copper: ole
Lagled Gas Light Company; all belong
ing to 1nga o. Brown; fifty shares
Service Oil Corporation, three shares
Weyer's Cave Light and Power Com.
pany. forty shares Mack Manufacture.
In Company, Ltd, forty shares Chill.
dress Robert Syndicate, sixty shates
Mid-American OIL and Refining Com.
pnny all belonging to j. w. Wolf; sew.
en- $1,000 Liberty bonds belonging to
Ira l.. Cosby, Sr.. President Of the
Grottoes Bank; two $1,000 Liberty
bonds belonging to Ira l.. Cosby, Jr.. !:
two $500 Liberty bonds belonging to r.
Duncan Cosby; five $500 Liber.y
bonds belonging to T. l.. Cosby; Two
$500 Liberty bonds belonging to P. Cos
by; II 500 Liberty bonds belong
ing to 2, Duncan Cosby; one 500 LIN
erty bond belonging to Thomas J.
Saufley; three 500 Liberty bonds be
longing to Mrs. Lena f. Cosby; two
800 Liberty bonds belonging to Mary
J. Vest: one 500 Liberty bond belong
ing to Olivia B. Cosby; one 500 Lihcr
ty bond belonging to Hamet Brown;
ton 800 Liberty bonds belonging t.
Philip r. Cosby; five 500 Liberty
bonds belonging to I. l.. Cosby; four
300 Liberty bonds belonging to Mrs
!nga Brown; one $50 Liberty bond DO
longing to Inga Brown; two $50 Lib ,r.
W bonds belonging to Hamet Brown:
one $50 Liberty bond belonging to n.
d. Sautley and two $50 Liberty bonns
belonging to Floyd M. Saufley.
the Bank Of Grottocs has been moi,
lied by Mr.. Mitchell and he has been
notified that committee from the
bank would come to see him.