New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-21
4TTEMP TED ROBBERY or THE HOUSI-
TOIfC BiNh.
oor.yeaoe-ce q u, NY. Th5ale
SIochBRIDGE. July |.

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SIochBRIDGE July H. l,59
4 burglar was las. niah. discovered while a.
tempting 10 undermine tie vaul: Of rbe HJusa:ol.c
Bank. pose was heard about IL Ccl0,k By 3
person having duge Of some horses q the stable
attached 70 the hotel S1pposi1g il might De some
of the horses bs listened, ADD f5nnd the sounds %
issue Fl in beneath the B,ls. Hearing distinctly
their continued and regular repetition, as Of chisel
struck with a hammer against stone, be quietly
aroused the neighbors Wit. the assurance that the
Bank was being robbed. About twenty men and
boys soon collected and Al entrance into the Bank
was effected b. the 'front.' door. No one Was fDa1d
within and the sounds had ceased. The from. door
was then securely fastened, 50 that i could DO. be
opened ff,m the front SIDE ana the crowd pre-
ceede1 - the back Of the Bank, near the SCOT
whence the noise Of the blows proceeded Adjcil-
iDg Ii. Bank was . smal. wOOd-shet used for keep.
ing coal in TIE Winter, and unused in he Sumner.
i his shed is raised about tao feet from TIE gfOuni
80 toat man. b. lying upon ii. front, can c.. 81
under it. The company, armed with pistols guns,
clubs aud other weapons If war, surrO1niei this
she'd. 4 light was held under il, Of which the
fret CLEAN fell upon the head of man quickly re-
treating backward through hole when had oeen
excayared under the Bank He was called 70,
and told tbst unless be came out, they would
sh00. him. He i'm nedistey crswled OH;
and coOlly and impertur5edy gizei npOn he
csptors. Bound he was sen; 70 LenOI jail. lie
told. before his departure, places in tie woods
whpre be bsd deposited tools, clothes, &c, all Of
which were found As indicated. He stated tho. he
had been st work every night, between II lnd 3
o'clock, for three ne-ts, and that by , o'clock he
should have been in the bank. His work snow ed
HIM 10 be ~ expert mechsnic. The bank-vauit
was under the back part OF the bank, Inclosed IN
two thick stone walls Crawling under the wood
she'd lie had e1cavatsd hole large enough to creep
into down 20 the first wall. There It was enlarged
So that he could stand up with ease AMI work VIII
convenience. lie had penetrated through the trst
wall, moving stoaes which would weigh 200 pounds.
Eight holes we're drilled 10 the second wall which,
BY the aid Of Jack-screw. he had intended 70
force in. Many snd costly tools were found in tie
hole.
Two empty liquor bottles were found. 10 Is
probable that be h1d drank enough 10 lose ais eau
ton. He betrayed NJ sign of iItoI cation, unless
his frank and communicative manner snd speech
nisy be regarded az such. lie told the meD who
drove bin 70 LeDoX that lie wished ne had LITTLE
saw which he had left il his p0cketboo for VITA
il he could get ont Of Lenox jail speedily. lie
also SAID that if there was a single word incorrect
or wanting in the Indictment, be would surrey get
clear. He says he wss born IN Connecticut, out
has German Appearance The bank IS 10 the
middle OF the village between the hotel md one o.
the st0Tes--about 90 feet from the hitter, and ~
from the former.