The New York herald., 1863-01-24
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ifrom The New York Herald, Nov. IL. ls6l.l
heavy RANK ROBBERY IN CoNsRcTICUT--t50,0 600

HEAvY BANK RoPBERy IN CcHSECTfCUr-soV,OOV
TAKEN.
The Winsted Bank, at West Winsted, Conn, was
robbed between Saturday evening November 3
and Monday morning, November IL OF some fifty
thousand dollars, Of which $1,000 IN specie,
and the balance mostly in bills of their own bank,
with three Treasury no,os--onc Of 800 and two Of
500 each. The building was probably entered by
stairs on the outside, communicating with law
ycr's office directly over the bank vault. The floor
was taken Np and the vault, which was of heavy
masonry, covered with q massive stone slab, en-
tered by splitting the stone and removing IL. After
the money was taken the pieces OF slab were re.
placed and the flooring screwed down, leaving
scarcely trace upon the outside Of the work &C.
compiished hy the burglars
No. A.
Two years ago, the Wndham County Bank was
robbed of large amount by o more summary pro-
cess. clerk Of the bank and large dog slcpt
within the bank. The dog was baited and poi.
soned. The clerk was seized, tied and gagged,
the keys taken from him. the vaults entered and
large sum taken. But The clerk, within about
pan hour after the departure OF the robbers, man.
aged to disengage his hands and arouse the neigh
borhood. The result was, the capture Of one Of
them the same morning. az Norwich Tor New Lon
don), where he was shout taking the steamboat
for New York. Ii our memory serves us. he has
since died 10 the state prison at weihersfeid.
NO.5.
THE OTHER SIDE,
BoLp, pAsHtsG AND INGENIOUS ATTEMPT TO ROB InE
SEw YORK nxcHASGE BANK.
II, In the estimation of the French people, Eng.
land has produced race Of shopkeepers, in our
eyes she has yet the more distinguished honor OF
having produced q race Of invinciblc housebreak.
ers. II robbery occurs Of more than ordinary
magnitude, the features Of which reveal extreme
cunning, cool calculation and unusual skill, detec.
tives at pronounce IL the work Of English bur-
glars, who alone have elevated thieving to q
science, and upon this supposticn they commence
their inquiries and rarely fail In hunting mp the
rolt he dieplnNpl
labor endured and the patience exhibited IN the
bank robbery we are about to detail, have rarely
IL ever, been exceeded.
On Monday morning the 25th Glt, shortly after
ths opening Of the New York Exchange Bank, one
of the porters reported to the officer Of the bssk
that he could not open the vault doora. An i'm,
mediate examination was made, when II was found
that the LOCK- hga been tampered with. black
smith was scfit or. hon, before the doors could he
10 he torn down-no easy cSrf considering the
substantial character Of the building.
vn entering the vault, the officer discovered
hole in the floor large enough to admit the body
OF man. The hrst impulse was to look at the
safe which was known to contain nearly four
hundred thousand dollars in notes and specie, be.
sides twenty thousand dollars worth OF railroad
bonds belonging 10 the President Of the bank.
The safe was unopened, bat the burglars had tried
ia strength in vAY!aus weys, but had ultimately
sbandcncdf II In despair ----~~
The next care wss 70 examine the hole, IL was
eNlutnHy ~ Tckuidi tNH1rlt tulcAtchuS4 NSu1i-
derable distance ~
Information Of the affair vas Immediately seat
10 the General Superintcndenis Office, when do.
teotve Lciierts and others were despatched 10 tho
premises 10 make nll the necessary inquiries. One
o. the officers, by way q experiment, entered the
frame building adjoining the bank, and without
much trouble crawed through tie subterranean
rsssaee until lie arrived underneath. and actually
entered The vault. The basement, upon being ex.
am;ned was found 10 be full ot rag carpets, and
juGginy from the appearance of ,he place, it wss
there. some hfty or sixty bales Of the carr etng
had tcen piled np az tlIs rear Of The basement.
with the view. n? Doubt cf ,ereenng the opera
t'ons Of The Burglars NNi'e they were engaged N
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