Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-03-26 | Page 1 | Lawyer Recovers Stolen Securities

LAAVVER RECOVERS STOLEN7 SECURITIES Sensational Sequel to the Robbery of Aaron Bancroft. Agod New York Danker. By Associated Press. XiOW YORK. March -5. Seventy thou-hanrl thou-hanrl dollars' worth of the $90,000 In so-curitles so-curitles sto'en March - from Aaron Bancroft, Ban-croft, an elderly hanker, have been recovered- by William M. Sullivan, a lawyer, It was announced today. Mr. Sullivan had been In communication with the thieves for some lime, mot them last night by appointment ami was made, to! turn over to lhehi at the point uf a pistol the $0000 reward offered for the recovery of (he properly. 1 lo had refused to pay Iheni the money when he learned that 500 shares of American Smelters company stock was missing, Mr. Sullivan said tonight that ho did not see how he could convict tho men from whom ho regained the bonds of stealing thorn, because Mr. ttancroft would not he abl" to Identify theni as the moil why had jostled him on the dav the securities weio stolon.