, 1864-02-04

| IL 44uAA pug LII A4t kEY-uQl4 QG fl8 inai
and tho bottom of The vault dropped ont 7
was tie tir:t intimation they had t6at the bank
been mo1ested.
The whole capital OF the bank was etnoooo. 4
9ga s o;Ssp e FL, 3 ~ r.
Of the bank,
No-2.
ROBBERY OF THE DELAWARE BANK {
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
The Delaware Bank Of Delhi, Delaware coun
| n. T., WAS entered and robbed in similar ma
object BY tuDneling under the building md cttac
ing the bottom Of tho vault this although cover,
by aeavy M nag stone, vas broken and forced =
bank Tas relieved Of lis Valuabls contents. a
though 1t was evident that the ro.ues must ha1
6een days and perhaps weeks. IN mixing their. u
derground excavations. so nicely were their who
operations carried On that no suspicious were e.
cited until the cashier, one fine morning, foun
himself unable to unlock big vauis. The rogue
aiser perpesraiing the robbery, and the authorize
OF the bank. naturally suppostng that the lock !
the vault only WIS out Of order, were come tn
Gays n 51lg to eset an entrance before c9tsu
were far away with their booty, aud 1t Is hardl
necessary to add, no traces Of them Or their trea
ufe have ever been discovered.
NOS.
From the NeH York Herald, Nov. Il. 1891
HEAVY RANK 8essERT IN coSzrcg1cur-$5o,U ,U
TAKEN.
The Winstead Fank. at West Wins.ead, Conn
was robbed between Saturday evening, Noyembe
dy thousand dollars which Is vss IL Ia speej Ss
aId the balance mostly IN bills 81 their own banE
80 each The building was probably entered
stairs on the outside. communicating with a Ian
yer's office directly oTer The bank yault. The aoe
masonry, covered with mnssiYe stone aIab. er
tered BY splitting the stone and removing It, Ate
the money was taken the pieces Of slab were r.
placed and the flooring screwed down, leayin
scarcely trace upon the outside Of the work 3,
cGmplished by the burglars.
No..
% TWo ysa1s e ago, the Wi1dham County Bank wa
cess. 4 clerk Ut the bank and a large dog steu
within the bank. The dog WAS baited aud pols On
afep waf e. sa qsat md
large snm taken. But the clerk, within about 81
ho1r after the departure Of the robbers, manage,
70 d5eepgage hls hands and arouse the nelshboa
hood. The result was the capture Of one Of then
the earae morning. at Norwich Tor New London)
where he Was about taking the steamboat for Eep
Io!S. I our memory serves us, he has since diet
IN the statc Prison, at Wethersfeld.
Mas
THE OTHER SIDE,
BOLD, DAsHlSo~ AND INGENIOUS ArrENpT TO Ho1
THE NEW 1oRK KK1cHAAoE BAHK.
II, ~ the estimation Of the French people, Eng
land has produced raco Of shopkeepers, In oni
having produced a race OF inytnciblc housebreak
tre. i robbery occurs Of more than ordinary
magnitude, the features M which reveal extrems
tives at once pronounce 1t the work OF Enslfsf
burglars, who alone have elevated thlevfng 70 4
science, and npon this eu7peait1on they comm ence
HEht putty he cool sca1alioa ditPays9d, a9 the tRs
labor endured and the patience exhibited In the
bank robbezy We are abont TO detail, hare rarely il
ever been exceeded.
On Monday morning, tho 18Th rlt., shortly after
the opening Of the New Teek Exchange Bank, one
Of tue portets reported to the officer Of the bank
that be could rot open tho Taalt doors. An imme-
d1ate exam1natton was made, when it was found
that the lock had been tampered With. 4 black
smith was senl fos, but befo<e the doors could be-
opened, portion Of. thc<nassive brckworik had to
sasy wolk considering the sub
On sntering ths ' vault, tie off{eer discovered a
hole In the loor large enough to admit the body OF
a man. Th , first impalsa was to LOOK at the sofe.
which Was known to centain nearly tour hundred
thousand dollars In mites and specie, beaides
twenty thcasand dollars worth Of railroad bonds
IVES uno3ened, but the burglars had tried fts
strength q various Tays, but lad ultimately aban.
doRsd %sd : It q despair.
ey1denty regular t7nae1, and extended co7sid-
Information of the affair was Immediately sent
tectlya Lederts and others were dispatched to ths
premaes to make al the necessary Inquiries One
2f tse of1ss r b Tay of experiment, entered the
e1aed rosgh g the Thea5
pae4age until be=arr!yed underneath and actualiy
entered the vault., The eas senent, upon being a:
amined, Wss found to be full OF raE carpets, and,
judging fuu taa appearance Of the pla:a- t,Was
evident thesa CARPETS were manufactured there
f1a 1me n'1y .. n1 oaiea Of The earpetEg had been
no doubt. Of Screening the operations OF the buY-
CLARA while they were engaged in tanneling their,
was conce aled tie earth dfawn frcsa Tie eIcaIa,
ton under the bank; but, upon clqea. tnspectson.
1t was e7ideat that the great bulk Of the zubb.sh
must haze been removed to the areet and ca1ted
The tunrel extended over seventy feet from the
baeemtnt to the yault% and the !abo1 in making It
must hare been immense. a. on examination tt
bad to pass through heavy: foundation vail of
stone and also lighter one 81 brick. The line Of
the tunnel was BY 10 mans regular, 1t wss
feet was made, although fer what pprpose 1e can
ssnd ana made e1oupd he rs toana sl 70 e,
be s9a aea1petsa tato1:1ogs @ and stresn With books
vault 20 as to faciita:e the movements OF The dar
Ing and tndefatleahle robbers.
~ y xast amount q buFglaR,s tools were found in
different artlclea% and made the following invcn-
tory Of the same !: One jack-screw, valued at ffty
dollars; one ANAL do, yaiaed at twenty-five dol
VaLN 4}SC +4OH- OuC uO.e QQG CQ1.
pound driver TWO jlmEies, one iron bar. one large
sledge haQmef three braces, one hatchet one fore
plane, oSe hand gtc2, three dles one w-hammer,
o1e ssseTdTiSer, one chse] three saws, one pivot,
attytix drills two cold chisels two oil cans, one
large iron poker two spades, two shovels one car
penter's square, large number OF wedges, two
shi;ts two psIrs Of oTefalla, denohn Of whisky,
The carpet mandatory was tenantless and ap-
pa1enty deserted, Harmon Roberts, proprietor
OF drinking saloon over the carpet mAnafactory,
On being Questioned hy The pqltc stated that the
named solon Alcoes. About iva "seks ago II.
cock gold Cut to man giving bis name as T6ouas
Burke, receiving $40 for tie stock, fixtures and
partner il the busi1ssa but he did moi know bis
name nor could he give any description Of his per
fonal appearance. Bnrko rented the place from
Roberts, and was prompt IN all hie payments.
4 broser, who had deposited $1,000 in uncn1Tent
bills In tin box, which had been placed in the
!ault On Saturday afternoon. Th1s box was 1liss-
i,p1g. nnI Ine contents By no means Jenuncrated
The robbers Tor their timc labor and outlay In pur-
chatting tho stock Of the carpet store loss Of bur
2larioas tnstrameuts, Sc
IT, The ,. robbers @ eyIdsntly understood the ground
formation remains to be found ont. But this fact Is
certain. that their mining operations were carried
o. WIN m1taT p5eeison and terminated n the
:, The location Of this dashing burglary has been
the ectne OF the greatest excitement during the
Wees. curious througs hanging around tho bank
AZ AZ mourn OF the day. The prevailing sentiment
o. these lounReta 10. wo regret to ray, sympathy
ios Tho thieves. admiration for their holiness, and
half regret that they had not got the money from
tie tate. Bank Institutions are not popular
among tho pcnple.
Every e1crtlou Ia being made to ferret ont the
perpetrators. John Alcoek, the carpet wesver,
who rold out 10 tho burglars voluntarily appea
before tho Police Court, but az he knew nothing
subsequent to tho ealo he was not detained De
tcclivc Kccfc, who has been detailed, In eonnec.
tion with several othcrs OF Sergeant LeHerts'
squad 10 ferret ont The burg!ars nceeeded on the
Tho prisoner, who IL an kngfshmAn+ ID sald to be
notorious burglar; but at prese Mt there Is NO ev
ldcuce whatever 10 fmpIlcatc him IN the bank rob-
berry. Tbo crntcd, whose name Is Shemeld, WAS
srreeted ecns three months sgo on the charge Of
burglary. ard locked Up In the Toombs, IN eompa-
nv with a companion named Richard Cpl1ard.
shef6eid succeeded III edecttng his release By
mierry still remains Inca1ceFated- The prisoner
1rnfcs iii knowledge Of the affair, hut the po1ice
tkoupht proper to lock him up for few days.
vA11!E OF AN IRON SAFE INSIDE TIE
VAULT.
NEW YoRK ExcHANaK pANk.
NEW FoRK, March n, 1891.
Meeerr. HxKR1xs L Co., No. Isl BroadHay--
ID through the columns Of the daily papers OF tha
derporate attenpt made upon onT Money Vsajt,
md the Fire and Burglar Proof Safe made By yon
for cur bank lew years ago. Although or rsnlf
was vey strongly built, ana provided with hesyv
doora and tho be6t Of 1ock1, tho attempt epan ~
vtult was successful.
The rpsues succeeded tn unae1mt2tsx IN vaalt