The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-03-28
From The ". Y. Tribune. Goth INST.
Bold Attempt at Bank Robbery---A New
York Gold Mine.

ted His efforts to do so, however, proved
anayaiIing. and blacksmith was sent for,
who. after remo9ing portion OF the
stone.work around the lock. succeeded in
opcnipg the door. A curious sight at
once met the eyes of the spectators. a
large hole yswned 10 the middle OF inc
floor, and a uaass Of dirt was piled "a
round 1t was evident tha, burglars had
entered the most valuable locality OF the
bole building Beneath the feet OF the
cashier and the astouished clerks who
Gro /. ded around bin wss the aperture.
hicb apparently led to some unknown
-ubterraneaD region. The bank books,
which had always occupied position On
the top of the safe, bad wysteriously dis
appeared, while the safe itself exhibited
marks of violent usage at the hands OF
burglars. 1t was nos ~ o'clock, and
three hours had been spent IN opening
| the door. a messenger was immediate
ly sent to give notice to the police OF tue
a,te ID pied robbery, and the valiant black
smith at once threw himself into the hole
for the purpose Of making explorations
| He stutnb blcd almost in uedisteiy upon
the hank books, which the burglars had
thrown there for the purpose Of expeditins
their operations with the safe without
sto. ping to remove them, however, be
crawled along the passage, hardly two
feet in hight, the bottom OF which wa
Hoored with rag carpet, and ct length al
ter crawling nearly seventy feet be, e
merged in dark basement, piled up 10
all directions With rolls OF rag carpet
Here his view was greeted with a large
and select sssortue ut Of burg g tools,
and every requisite o. storial for excaTa
ton. He CROPPED around for moment
and at last came in contact with the door
which he found unfasteued. Opening 1t
and ascending several steps be emerged
into the street in tine to meet Capt
Jauison of the Third Ward With squad
Of his men. HI st once related bis dis
ooyeries to that officer, and accompanied
by him returned to the bank vault of the
underground passage. The bank books
we're now removed FROM the tunnel aud
found to be complets The only thing
missing SO far as discovered is tin box.
the property OF Mr.. A L. Peck. a broker
doing business oU the corner OF Broad
way and Maiden Lane. the contents OF
which we're 500 in gold and $500 10 up.
current hank notes, Mr. Peek has keeu
accustomed to send this box with various
Gums of % oney therein, to the bank, for
safe keeping, for upward of twelve years
past. Owing to its size it has never been
placed 10 the -afe. bat simply laid in the
vault.
Inquiries by the pslice developed the
fact bat the robbers had been engaged
for nearly six weeks in their underground
labors. Ii appears that about six weeks
ago a man, giving bis name as Thomas
Burke purchased the basement occupied
as carpet store from its fora.er pTopFie
tor, John Alcock. paying the latter the
-oul of 81 leo fer stock and good will
Every effort was made By the police to
Gnd Aleock. but SO far their eudeaVors
have proved unavailing. Harmony Ro-
befts, keeper of a porter house over the
Garnet basement, and who rented the lat
ter to Burke, was arrested on suspicion
His case will be examined to day
The parties supposed to be Implicated
in the robbery are Daniel Bartlett AMI
Joseph Myers, two well known Eogli-b
burglars, who were arrested about three
months ago in this immediate vicinity.
but subsequently, disc haraed oD babe as
corpus.
The following is list OF the burgla-
rous and other nplewents found in the
vault, the passage way and the carpet
basement:
large jackserew; small do: large
eroxbar; small 90; compound driver;
limmies; iron bar; large ,ledge hsC-
mer; 3 braces; Ratchet; fore plane; |
III allet; baud vice; 3 files; claw ham,
uer; screwdriaer; cbisel; 3 saws; l
pivot; Sc drills; cold cbisels; 2 oil eaus;
large iron poker; 2 spades; 2 sbovels;
| carpenters square; demijohn of whis
Ky.
The estimated value Of the above in
plemeuts is given as $500 or $500. They
are said. by mechanics, to be the finest
and best flushed articles OF the kind.
Tie burglars outlay, it will tie seen.
has been about 81, O00, not estimating the
time and labor employed in the excaga
ton OF the underground passage
Mr. Peek puts 10 claim to the above
insentory and to the stock of the carpet
basement to renumcrate himself for the
loss OF his money. and thinks that be will
be amply repaid if his claim is allowed.
The safe, which the burglars we're SO
unsuccessful in opening contained prop
erty valued at $500, 900, $50 900 Of which
was in money. aud $40 900 in negotiable
bonds. The remainder, however, would
have proved useless in the hands of the
robbers.
The vessels now constituting the Home
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