New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-02
The Great PennsyIvnnia Bank Robbery.

From The Neadyic ia kepuphcsn.
On Thursday evening about o'clock, our
community was startled by robbery which in its
boldness and magnitude has seldom had parallel.
Tho Bank Of Crawford County was entered and robbed
Of box containing United States bonds oil different
kinds amounting TO nearly 100000 The Cashier, Mr..
Officer ard bis son. at the cashtable counting and
arranging the money preparatory TO making up the
cash account. and dcposting the money IN the vault
when suddenly the gas lights were all extngnished,
window crashed in and before light could be obtained
the thief escaped through the window with the box
containing the bonds.
The alarm was given speedily rs possible but. az
ia often the case in such excitement and confusion, no
plan was adopted with promptness to secure the thieves
who were yet in close proximity 10 the bank In an
hour or so the box as found short distance In the
OF the bank broken open and empted OF most OF It's
contents only few small packages belonging to ind
vduas being LEFT in IT, close watch was kept up IN
the vicinity during the night and in the morning most
of the bonds found concealed IN various places
about some out buildings In the rear oil the bank The
evident intention OF the thieves was to and secure
the packagcs during the night Three or four suspicious
characters were arrested and searched but nothing
was found about them tending 10 convict them, and
hey were released.
worked up" by professional thieves who had entered
the bank during some previous night drawn the hais
from the window STRIPS so that they couu DC Aotea III
easily unscrewed the main gas pipe at the ceiling so
that il could be knocked of quickly. and extended a
string from the inside 10 the outside TO be used to ssna
between the operators One OF he party had managed
10 get Inside OF the back OF the building ana had
prohay been concealed there under bed during most
Of the day. The doors between the rooms were open
so that the thief could watch the movements oil those
in the baak without being Observed and embrace fa'
yorablc opportunity for action. =,
In less than five minutes after the book Keeper len
the bank. the thief approached from behind, With Il
long wooden bar Knocked of the gas burners at the
same instant his accompces the outside smashed In
the window aud Le Was of with the box. The whole
lob was the work Of less than minute and before Mr
OFFICER or his son could from their surprise and
give the alarm the thieves had made secure retreat
The box sat on table at the end II the Office and
10 this circumstance in all probability, MIR. Oiicer
owes his life Tor had 1t not been there tho thief woud
have made for the cash the counter. and TO get u
would unquostionably have disabled Mr. Ohcer win
the heavy bar used to knock out the gas.
The whole amount Of bonds not yet recovered Is ST
$50 OF these SIS 500 were seyenthrties just received
from the Department OF this amount there were III,
teen 600 bonds and most OF the remainder were sou
bonds Tie numbers OF these are known and VIII be
published. to guard the public from purchasing. Ihe
actual loss 10 the bank will in the end probably lot eS
coed 81 eco and II the whole s2 $50 should be iosi
il will not in the least impair the credit OF the bank as
lis means are ample aud the gentlemen connected WIN
rs management arc mony Of them men oil wealth whc
nre able and determined 10 maintain the cred oil the
institution under all circumstances.