Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-11-28

| from the tiainde aier OF Tuesuay EVehihB'
CANAL BANK BURsrED AoAIN-GREA1
TINES IN CLEvELAND-ATrAcHMEKTs
SHERfyT, CRow-BARs, PIcx-AxE,
AND PIcx-PocXETs.
As much as we have heard, read, snd
written about Banks breaking, we ncve1
sap one break until to-day. Ii was Z
sight, though, rich and rare one, and
we in propria persona were favored with
a front seat 10 witness the performance
Talk about circuses. hippodromes, and
ult.fghts They are Nero outside
shows compared with this.
The bank opened as usual at 0 A. M
We should say half opened, as bill hol'
ders only had access 10 tho funds, de-
positors having been ruled out by an
assignment of its assets. At half. pas,
10 o'clock. H. A. Ackley, as ComInis.
sioner Of tho Lunatic Asylum, appeared
with a writ Of attachment, issued by the
Cour, of Common Pleas, commanding
the Sheriff to seize the assets Of snid
Bank, or so muck Of them as should
satisfy his claim as agen, for the State,
$4,000, made as special dcposi, by
him. The assignees refused compliance
will, the writ; thercupon at II O'Clock
the Sheriff and appraisers proceeded to
take an inventory OF such fixtures and
things as could be found outside the
vault. The last thing mentioned on the
list was on old rat trap, which looked as
though the officers Of the institution had
set and sprung merely TO perfect them.
selves in The art of CatChing.
HALr-PAsr l1.-SherAf and deputies
enter with a pick, crow-bar and cold.
chisels. Boswor,h, the big deputy,
mans the bar and makes dash into the
Is inck brick wall which surrounds the
iron vault on the west side. Gleat
crowd-he Sheriff says. " Gentlemen,
fall back. This room is wanted" The
crow retreat few steps. but soon close
up again. The brick and mortar begin
20 tumble and the dust begins to Hy.-
MIR. Backus, the owner Of the building
and the attorney for the bank, enters
through the crowd, and as owner and
agent Tor the assignees, Jorbids tho tres.
pass! No use. Punch, punch, goes
the big bar, the bricks keep tumbling
down, and the big deputy begins to
sweat.
One QUARTER TO IL Min comes
big sledge. A monster man lifts it
and swings it against the wall. 1t jars
the building like an earthquake. The
dust becomes su.foc ating. The crowd
cough. The ussignees sneeze. The
loafers shout A, length the big sledge
breaks through the wall and bunts the
vault Three cheers proposed but
" order order !" from the Sheriff pro.
duce quiet. BIN bum-bum-went
the big hammer against the vault. IL
gave back a dismal hollow AMI sepul-
chfal sound, like tenanlless tomb
The vault is reached" said an excited
depositor in the crowd. " Is there any
thing in it Z" asks another. Nothing
but Dust" says wag. Gold dus, in.
qured deposi,or. ." No, nothing but
btick and mortar DUST" replied heart.
less.
II o,cLocx,-ln comes new crel-
tor, with new attorneys, new attend.
ants. and new legal process. Grca'
excitement +! The assienees are. called
by name. The papers ore read com.
the Sheriff. under pains and
penalties, to summon the asst gnees, on
a claim Of garnishee, and to make re.
por, to the Hon. Court Of Common
Pleas now in session Here was
pickle. The big sledgc, which had been
necessarily numbering at the very por.
tails OF this tomb of treasure, suddenly
became silent, and the workmen stop.
ped and wiped the sweat and dust from
their blood.red countenances.
A legal discussion between opposing
lawyers now commenced, with side suy.
gestions from outsiders. 1t was feared
proceedings would stop ere the interior
of the vault was reached. Great curl.
osity Of those in the hall and on the
sidewalk TO see aohat broke The Bauk.-I
Some claimed the Bank was first. broker
BY few anxious depositors looking into
the street window. They waited to see
what effect it would have, looking into
the vault itself. One s,alwsrt looking
individual said he hal six hundred dol.
lars there, and had mothiug no ,chere
else, and as soon as there was hole big
enough to admit his body, he would go
in and grab wha, he could The Lake
Captain, who the day before, had sought
entrance when the Cashier was there
alone, aud had demanded at his pistols
mouth ffteen-hundred dollars of his
locked.up money, was also there, ca I'm,
cool, but determined. 1t was a wol6sh
place to be in, and we were afraid for a
time that our cowarIly legs would run
away with our courageous body, but
pluck and patriotism came to our aid,
and we remained.
ONE O'CLOCK P. M.-The pick, the
bar, the sledge hammer, and the cold
chisel have done their work. The vault
is open and the big Deputy is inside,
haG ding out handsful Of odd coin, bills,
&C., &C., which is received by the ap.
prasers. counted and registered. The
money and valuables proper in the Bank
are, however, in burglar proof safe,
inside the vault. and the query is, how
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