The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-14

Guilt ana It's INSTRUMENTATION Chap
scr in Scientific Crime-The Robbers In
che Bank Over q Hundred Nights-The
strong Box In the Vault Deaes Their
Enorts-An Accident surrcnders Them
ahe Treasure 1T Last-Thc Detectives
In Pursuit. for Four Months, &C., SC.
On the 2Sth OF September last It may be remembered
by the public, the Concord (Naona Bank Of Concord
Massachusetts, entered by thieves broad daylight
during the assonce Of the cashier dinner and robbed
90 the amount of three hundred and thousand dollars
In United States bonds and securities notes and money
the entire funds of the institution at the time The
thorough manner in which the robbery was effected and
the ingenuity which its executors displayed in planning
and carrying out their designs exhibit degree OF
science hc part perfectly astonishing In the annals OF
crime Grea. however, was the skill displayed by the
thieves the efforts OF the detective force in erretng out
Of the criminals and discovering large portion OF
Tho abstrscted funds invested with noess interest
In fact the circumstances attending both the robbery
and the detection of of its perpetrators are highly
nged with romance and form most absorbing chapter
IN the history of crime.
TEE ROBBERY
took place. above stated the 25th OF September
between the hours Of twelvo' and two in the daytime
during which period the bank customarily locked
up by the cashier, Mr. Cheney, during his absence at
dinner The stolen funds embraced large quantity OF
the loss fell not only upon the bank from which they
we're abstracted, but upon hundreds Of people whose
hardearned savings had been deposited there for secu
rity The cashier the day named had before leaving
the building locked all vauables in the strong box or
safe in the vault and put the key behind some books on
shelf He then locked the door Of the vault ITSELF put
ihe key in his pocket descended the stairs, locked the
door leading into street. the key of which he also put
in his pocket, and then went home On returning he
found hestre door open and, going up stairs the
vault locked The door of the strong box was also
locked but the key had been taken away II was now
evident Of course that it had been visited during his
Absence il impossible to ascertain the extent OF
robbery lock of the safe OF the combination
pattern, and was provided with two Keys only one VI
which the thieves had carried away The other was IN
the possession of Mr. Haywood the President VINO was
absent in Boston, and six hours elapsed before nc re-
turned, in obedience 10 telegram, when the exe"' VI
tho robbery first became known.
THE AID OF THE POLICE SOUGHT.
Colonel Kurtz Chief of Police OF Boston, was mmed-
atey consulted the bank officers the services
Of detectives Heath and Jones' and subsequently, num-
Of his force They came on to New York and reported the
robbery Superintendent Kennedy, who placed the
affair in the OF Chief John Young Captain Jour-
dan, OF the Sixth precinct and detectives Elder McCor
Rsdord and KeIser. The impression at first that
the robbery had effected through the agency
nivance some acquainted with the bank-it had
been cloany done. Superintendent Kennedy offered
al the facilities his power aid tho work of detec
ion and the officers began operations.
SINGULAR CUES Az no THE PERPETRATORS.
Several interviews took place between the bank officers
md the detectives here and the facts above stated
were unfolded to the latter The circumstances were
certainly of meagre character afford much hope
of success IN erreing the thieves but Captain jour
Ian from the first entertained the belief and at
-. nncSn
oppressed what under the circumstances seems most
sraeular opinion, that oil the guilty |
parties was a man known TO the police for |
long time, but whose name Is suppressed for the |
present, until his accomplices are secured. |
How Captain Jourdan oame TO jump at conclusion so
correct hearing the relation Of the bare facts OF the
robbery secret of his profession which he chooses
ke ~ hmself 1t he gift, however. valu-
able nature, and we'll inspire criminals with fear for
his omniscience of their evil deeds.
IN PURSUIT.
The next stop Of arrest the suspected
Detective Hunt went to birmingham, about twenty
miles Boston, where he known have had
farm; but the bird had scented pursuit had
taken the alarm and disappeared. All efforts to lind
him to trace his whereabouts proved unavang
h had been at birmingham up three days after the
robbery, bu, then suddenly vanished A consultation
WAS then Ind to what further steps be pursued
" PRESUMABLY supposed that suspected
had agent in this city for negotiation aud sale of
the bonds, or would have II he wished them
into more ready funds Captain Jourdan suspected a
cerain ndiy dual be that man. and accordingly this
person received assduous attention from detcc-
fwes Hunt and Elder for period of two months. He
Wa followed by them closely his shadow and no
movement oT his during that time escaped their oscr-
walton
now rHE DETECTIVES "Do IT."
srt.t. IN, |
Is called very 'leary" mau-thai Is he was exraor.
snnanIy waichful. Like all men engaged in unlawful
work, he all times suspicious that his movements
wcr under scrutiny, and accordingly IL was no easy
task To trcc his footsteps without scqualnting him with
The Tact for instance, on emerging from his house he
would stand scr time the stoop looking up aud
down the street; then he would pass down the next
avenue, aud suddenly tuminghe corner would stop In
The shadow o the first house ana wait and Sc. any
body like detective doggng him. After delay
S son" Mates he would become saisi led that all
nsht Jnnp INTO car AMI go down town Detectives
Eldcr and Hunt several times upon him suddenly
in this while he lurking around a corner, but
by pas ne on crcl.ssly tie one crnsn- the stroe, and
the other gong uoSn TIE avenue, they GRATED
picou IL h. fot on railroad car, the who bad
turned down the avenue was ahead ot him and got ON
the saIne The weather AZ the time extremely
rd. and the detectives frequently suffered severely
Their patient yigls Al his house or IN the vicinity ,,
every twentv-iour hours a complete record OF
hts move mcnis wa furnished Captain Jourdan. fpn :
=
~ igbt every incident noted down. Frou the ns
pcious cirrunsis.cs attending his movements, andes.
p-cIaiiy wa cbtcr, ed that he entered cerein
io~sy nv The way, each looku up and down
the street aud then suddenly darts IN u was dcer.
mined to arrest him.
''IooEISs roR A NAN wIr-A H,r THEY FIND ,
MAN wtrs-t car
,,r thr 1sb of yanpa. last Captain Jourdan and tho
5ctsctivrs Stationed .senisevcs IN up town street
ibr,ueb virh hrSsss IN the habit Of passing AZ Tho
usual bSnr BE- zane along and the middls of tho y
bort epc, sfeTed Captain Jourdan whom no Knew M
nce evnced some surprise a seeing him and aid |
o.s daN, captain; what yon doing up In his | :,
. shborho"H blast went 90 II this moment and | ii
NJ ge-ted reply 10 the taptain-tI own those twN
ouscs over there ssid he 'and they've carried away
" lenses by their bla-ting. and I'm going 10 ~ ,
d.