Washington telegraph., 1848-12-06
From Me Washington Union, Nor. II,
ROBBERY OF THE PATENT
OFFICE.

ROBBERY OF THE PATENT
OFFICE.
The Patent office seems 10 have been
entered NJ the door opening on the porch
in front, by applying n poir of nppers to
the key within the door and turning it,
The robbers Qor probably there was more
than onel then proceeded up to the gal.
lery, which was opened by means OF u
skeleton key. The door was then locked,
aud further fastened by n piece of twine
They next, doubtless, prepared the means
OF egress by boring into the side of the
window and letting downa rope beneath
the porch, near the corner. The tools
for breaking into the ease, We're obtained
from the small room At the end OF the great
hall, which was opened by means OF the
same skeleton key, which had been used
for the gallery door. So far as can be
Judged, they seem 10 have locked them.
selves III tins small room to make prepar.
ations, Hs the key was lound inside Of the
door and board was placed against the
window, evidently designed to shade the
lantern. The method ol obtaining the
articles ol which they were IN quest was
mgeuiolsly planned. They were con.
tumed within a double case. the inner one
bolng oi very thick glass, aud at the dis.
tauee oi sonic inches from the other. OF
course, II was necessary To break both OF
these through, aud TIN, must be done
without allowing any OF the glas~ to drop
ON the llopr and IN Il way 10 prevent tlo
uoise ol the emch being haafd. To ochect
thls they took paper aud pasted IL over
the outer giass, 50 that when brnke il hung
together and none tell on Ihr iluor. The
glass vas taken oui mosl carefully aud
iaid uu a ehair, aud then the same process
was repeated with the inner ease The
instrument lor breaking the glass was
plubahiy the end OF "a ule. or something
simiia. NJ diamond seems to have
been used, a, the glass appears To have
beeu broken, not cut. fhey had brought
with them bottle OF gum. but ~ they
lunnd lhe paslepol aud brush fused lor
ra.tmg labri., Nc) ready 10 thelr hands,
laeg appeaf Io have adopted il q, the
most convenient The pases bring bro.
Ken open, they inserted lhrir hand, and
.rruIed the articles as iaf ~ within their
reaeh ihe gold box, sluug oi puatl.,
aud seaaaafi which uaI naen iaunuhy
ziulsu. W. h,luugd raaH Il bell and
pflaaoIy alauaeI b. the u1lse OF tins,
inel eat lue s4mg ul pHarI- and lwu oi
lhgm dropped lu Wmeu Eefg luuud the
utAt maiuHs lu ,,ic fuum Having -.
cudei Whatever they could IA hurried
uiaauez. tae5 dtuaWpai. making their
exit though lue window Ieluug ,hrm.
,eAgs down upon the iFaat porch hy
meaas oi III huugd mfa. aud leaving.
ug-lde' TN hry aI.aady mentioned aud
tae implements U-ed, hIudspou about
oue ia1l long loaded u h5th ends aud
covered Win Ieahcr
ltIs impossible To say II whlt time Of
uizul tie robbery uph piaes bu, llom
lhe TACT thut "a gentleman pa--iug by =
about - a. clock observed ii-hl through
uA. window, ul4sr thc po.gu. o. b. piu.
.uueu elias was the time. The two
Wu'cnmru were lrp.mH.y iu ihc basement
a, I.lr uur ,hr vi,y wU- undr. aud US
b, WAS nush' moonlight nt-ht. the rob.
ue,- wu roH-,tannle u.noi ai.ro,cly,cs
Hcm.l as iu rat ulc biUle ol otto OF
r'-e- had been bOacn, % wu- u,Nt to im.
possible thli u iiouid not have behaved
uc.u. lne 'hlNe, must have carefully
examined ace nlm, previously. aud laid
Hei, lh'n with Wat ingenuity "a. B, must
.e comic s.d iNg certainly executed It
WI0il uuu-ull snu.