The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-12-08

Pockets. ~ '
As much as we havo heard read, ant
written about Bpks breaking, we neve
Sd1o one break TIL to-day. II was Sight
though, rich and rare one. and we ii
protFiq persona were favored with /
front sea, 10 witness the performance
Talk about excuses, hippodromes, and
bullsfghts! They ore mere outside
shows compared with this.
The bank opened as usual a. 0, A. M
We should say AaT opened, as bill hold
eis cnly bad access 10 the funds, deposi
\ tors having been ruled OUT by an assign
menLsof Tvs assets. AT hal,past lC
O'Clock, II. A Ackiey, As Commissioner
of The LunaIic Asylum, appeared with q
writ of attachment, issued by thu Courr
| of Common Pleas, commanding the
Sheriff, 10 seize The assets of said Bank
or SO much of them as should satisfy his
claim as agent for the State, $4,000,
made as special deposit by him. The
assignees refused compliance with the
writ; thereupon al ] o'clock the Sheriff
and appraisers proceeded 10 take an ip-
venlory Of such fixtures and things as
could be found outside of the vauli.--
The last thing mentioned on the lis; was
an old rat trap, which looked as though
The tfiicers oi the institution had set und
spruug merely TO perfect themselves in
the art of catching.
HALF-PAsT H. Sheriff and depui:t q
enter with pick, crow-bar and cold
chise!s. Bosworlh, the big deputy, mans
the bar and makes dash into The IS
inch brick, wall which surrounds the iron
vault on the west side. Grea, crowd.
The Sheriff says, "Gen,lemen, fall back.
This room il wanted" The crowd re-
treat few steps, but soon close up again.
The brick and mortar brgin 10 tumble
and the dust begins 10 fly. Mr.. Backus,
The owner Of The building and the a,tor-
ney for the bunk, enters through the
crowd, and as owner and agent for tho
Ossignees, torbids the trespaSs! No use.
Punch, punch, goes the Zig bar, the
bricks keep tufnbling down, aud the big
Deputy begins TO sweat.
ONE QUARTER TO l2 Mn comes q
big sledge. A monster man lifts il and
swings it against The wall. II jars the
bGilsing Ike an earthquake. I'heidtisl
becomes suffocal;ng. The crowd cough.
Tie assignees sne.ze. The loafers shout.
Al length the big sledge breaks through
tho wall and bunts The vault! Three
cheers proposedl but---Horde,! order!"
from lhe Sheriff produced quiet. Bin
bum--went the big hammer agains, the
vunlt. gave back dismal hollov and
sepulchral sound, like ienantless tomb.
"1'he vaul, is reached" said an excited
deposi,or in the crowd. ia there any
thing in ilf" asks another. "Nothing
but dust" says wap. s'Gold dusls' in
quired depositor. "No, nothing but brick
and mortar DUST" replied hear,less.
IL o'cL' cK.-ln comes new creditor
with new attorneys, new attendants, ant
new legal process. Great excitement
The askignees are called by name. The
papers are read commanding the Sheriff
under pains and penalties, to summer
The ussignees, on claim Of garpishee
and TO make report to the Hon. Court o
Common Pleas now in session! Here
was a pickle. The big sledge, wbicl
had been necessarily laundering at the
very portals Of llis tomb of treasure
suddenly became silent, and the work
men STOPPED and wiped the sweat ant
dust from their blood-red countenances
A legal discussion between opposing
lawyers now commenced, with side sug
gesiions from outsiders. II was feare,
proceedings would stop ere the inierio
o! the vault was reached Great curiosi'
Of ihoue in the hall and on the sidewal
to see what broke the Bank. SOM
claimed the Bank was first broken by
few anxious depositors looking into III,
street window. They waited 10 see wha
effect il would have, looking into III,
vault itself. One sialwart locking in
diyidnaI said be had six hundred dollar
there, und had nothing no ,oAere else, ant
as soon as there was a holo big enougi
to admit his body. he would go in ant
grab what he could! The Lake CaptaiD
who, the day beltre, had sought entrance
when the Cashier was there alone, ane
demanded at his pistols moath fifteen
hundred dollars CT his locked>up money
was also there, calm. cool, but determ'
ined. II was wolfish place TO be in
and ws were afraid for time that ou
cowardly legs would run away with ou
courageous body, but pluck and patriot
ism came 10 our aid, and we remained.
ONE o'cLecK, P, M.-The pick, the
bar, the sledge hammer, and the cold
cbisel have done their work. The vault
..s open and The, big Deputy is inside
handing ou. handsful Of odd coin, bills
&C., &c, wh'ch is received by the ap-
paisers, counted and registered. The
rnonsy and yaluables proper in the Bank
are, however, in burglar-proaf safe, in.
side The vault, and the query is, how
shall that be opened? Craig and his
men arc on hand, and when applied 10
d.