Show IN IV AIN FOR Government Collectors Unable to Find Hidden Colton Papers BOX IN VAULT WAS EMPTY EMPT Much Mystery Surrounds Disappearance Disappearance Disappearance Dis Dis- appearance of Important Import Import- ant Papers New York Dec Dee 31 Not Not ono one cent was found this afternoon when when eol- eol collectors col col- lectors hector appointed b by the Supreme court of or Washington opened the box In the vaults of oC the tho Atlantic Safe Safo D Deposit company which was supposed to contain con- con tam tain time the missing security of o the Ellen Elen M. M Collon Colon estate According to those present tho the strongbox was em empty p 1 y Y W Parker Parl er an anti and Charles A A. Douglass s. s the collectors appointed by the tho Washington court were wore were convinced that they the would tImid find In the strongbox the securities alc alleged ed to to have been taken from the time vaults of the time Amerl in n Surety and Trust company coman In WashIngton Wash Wash- ington and removed to San Francisco In connection with wih tho search for these valuable papers papers ld Da David F. F Walker Walter Waiter J. J Bartnett and J. J Dalzel Brown Drown offices officers of the lie Safe California saro Deposit and Trust rust compa company are ud undercharges under r charges cisco of o embezzlement In Sari San Sn Fran Fran- Parker Was Yo Certain Before Detore the vault was opened Mr rr Parker Parker Par Par- ker her said ld that he lie was waa convinced the time securities would be found for tor persons working work Ins upon the time embezzlement charges had been boen unable to to discover er that an any of or the securities hind had been hypothecated Ho IIo said ho ime and amid Mr Ir Douglass ha had Information ton that the box Bartnett an and Walker took In their own names namos was tal taken en for the solo sole purpose of oC receiving the bonds Unless further search reveals tho the securities tho tue value alue of ot the Colton Colon es estate estate es- es R- R tate tate will wi be Itlo more moro than The rise rh box In the ho Atlantic vaults was wa opened with a Ite key which had hind been sent enl on from San Enn Francisco Mr Ir Je Jo- Jerome rome rerun gast secretary and man man- iLA after of nf ti tho it tl ii tho box box bo In n i the c presence t t of 1 Mr Par Parker r- r ker l er Mr Niles Nies representing Nr Parker I In this city and representatives o of tho the of oC l Darle Barker r. r counsel for Cor Mr Douglass All 1 Very er Quiet The Tho box In which the tho securities 8 were v ere sur posed d to rest was taken out ant nn and L examined Then an examination was made of oC the lock of oC the box after which tho the entire party Including ng M Mr Ms ot of the tho safe d deposit S corn com puny spent I t 30 35 minutes l u eln In Its the I vault U T it in ln ron ron-i the tho i V l. l lt rl al J h t he c b as nb 1 I r s n All J declined to say what the time conference was about nn and t what the tho next next step in the time matter mator I would boo bo It was as said that Hint tho timo reason for tor believing boI bo- bo I lieving that tho vero with wills the Atlantic Sat Safe Deposit company was wasa a n statement to that lint effect ot inside rado by J. J Dross Brown one of ot tim tho officials of ot the tho California Safe Deposit company |