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

uuua-An Interesting Narrative OF |
SutIt and It's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Chap. |
Ger i'm Scientific Crimc-Thc Robbers I'm |
an. Bank Over = Hundred Ntghts-The
strong Box I'm the Vault Defaes Their
Enorts-An Accident Surrenders Them
ahe Treasure NJ Last-Thc Detectives
I'm Pursuit for Four Months, &C., sc.
On the 18th of September last 1t may be remembered
by the public, the Concord Natona Bank Of Concord
Massachusetts, entered by thieves IA broad daylight
during the absence Of the cashier at dinner and robbed
the amount of three hundred and ten thousand dollars
In United States boEds and securities notes and money
the entire funds of the institution at the time The
thorough manner in which the robbery was effected and
she ingenuity which its executors displayed in planning
and carrying out their designs exhibit degree OF
their part perfectly astonishing in the annals OF
crime. Grea. however, was the skill displayed by the
thieves the efforts Of the detective force in erreng out
one Of the criminals and discovering large portion OF
tho absracted funds invested with noless interest,"
fact circumstances attending both the robbery
and the detection of Of its perpetrators are highly
tinged with romance, and form most absorbing chapter
In the history of crime
TIE ROBBERY
took place. as above stated, the 25th OF September
between the hours Of twelve and two, in the daytime
during whic, period the bank was cosomarily locked
mp by the cashier Mr. Cheney during his absence at
dinner The stolen funds embraced large quantity OF
lhe deposits the Mddessex Savings Institution, and
the loss fell not only upon the bank from which they
distracted, but upon hundreds of people whose
savings had been deposited there for secu
rity The cashier the day named had, before leaving
the building locked up all vauabes in the strong box or
safe in the vault and put the key behind some books on
shelf locked the door of the vault ITSELF put
The key pocket descended tho stairs locked the
leading the street. the key of which he also put
in his pocket and then went home. On returning he
found open, and going up stairs, the
vault locked The door of the strong box was also
locked but the key had been taken away 1t was now
evident OF course that it had been visited during MS
absence impossible to ascertain the extent Oh
t robbery as the lock of the Of the combination
pattern and was provided with two keys only, one Oh
which the thieves carried away. The other was III
IN. rossessop of Mr. Hevwood the President, who was
absent in Boston, and hours elapsed before ne re-
turned in obedience telegram, when the exten' Vi
tho robbery first became known.
THE AID OF THE POLICE SOUGHT.
Colonel Kurz Chief of Police OF Boston, was immedi-
aleIy consulted offered the bank o1cers the SERVICES
OF detectives jones' and subsequently Hunt,
Of his force They New York and reported the
robbery to Superintendent Kennedy, who placed the
affair in The hands OF Chief John s. Young Captain Jour-
dan Sixth precinct and detectives Elder McCord,
Rsdford and Keser The impression at first was that
robbery effected through the agency con-
.nivance oil acquainted with the bank-t had
been cleanly done Superintendent Kennedy offered
all the facilities his power to aid the work OF detec-
zion, and the officers began operations
SINGULAR CUES Az TO THE PERPETRATORS.
Several interviews took place between the bank officers
and the detectives here and the facts as above stated
unGoded TO the latter. The circumstances were
certainly meagre character TO afford much hope
Icrretng The thieves but Captain jour
from the first entertained the belief, and at
interview with the parties who came from Boston
eApsesse what under the circumstances seems most
.oracular opinion, that one oil the guilty
parties was known TO the police for
long time, but whose name is suppressed for the
present, or until his accompces are secured
How Captain Jourdan 70 jump at conclusion so
correct hearing the relation Of the bare facts of the
robbery is secret his profession which he chooses
ke ~ himsef 1t ie gift, however OF a most vau
able nsturc and may we'll inspire criminals with fear for
his omniscience Of their evil deeds
IN PURSUIT.
The ncrt stop Of course to arrest the suspected
man Detective Hunt birmingham, about twenty
.msles Boston, where he was known to have had
farm; but the bird had scented pursuit, had
taken the alarm and disappeared All efforts to find
him to trace his whereabouts proved unavang
h had been at birmingham up three days after the
robbery bu. then suddenly vanished consultation
then had as to what further steps we're to be pursued
II reasonably supposed that the suspected person
had agent in this city the negotiation aud sale Of
the bonds, would have he wished 10 them
into ready funds Captain Jourdan suspected a
certain ndiv dual that man. and accordingly this
person received most assduous attention from dcec-
Hunt and Elder for period of months He
vas followed by them closely his shadow and
movement of during that escaped their obscr-
now rHE DETECTIVES "Do IT.
This MN, In te vocabulary the detectives was what
Is rsllei very ''leary' man-hat H. he was extraor
sfnarily watchlul. Like all men engaged in lnawfil
work, he at all times suspicious that
under scrutiny, and accordingly was no easy
task to his footsteps without acquaiutng him with
The tact For instance emerging from his house he
would stand Tor time the .toop looking up and
down the street; then lac would pass down the next
avenu, and suddenly turnInghe corner would stop In
the shadow of the nrst house and wait and if
body like detective were dopging him. After delay
ct como nntes he would become satisfied that all was
right, jump into "a and go down Detectives
Rider and Hunt several times upon him suddenly
an this way while he was lurking around corner, but
by ny carcesly the crossing the and
the other gong dosB tie avenue they GRATED sua
picion. II h. a railroad car, tho who bad
turned down the avenue ahead o. him aud got on
the The weather at the time extremely
Guild and the detectives frequently suffered severely
Their patient yigils ~ his house or IN the vicinity
his hsunt.. Night and day he was watched. se
every twcnty-ou hours complete record u
hts movements was furnished CAPTAIN Jourdan run
an. moment he lett his house unti his return n az
night every incident noted down. FROM the aus
prious circn mn attending his movements andes
pecaiy a. 90 Wa observed that he entered ceran |
ioray by the way, zach time ookirs up ana dewn
the street aud then suddenly datins ~, was deter
mned Ia arrest him.
''LoogISs foR MAN VITA NAT THEY FIND |
NAN vtr.N car"
a, ,b, 1s,b of ysnna., last Captain Jourdnn and tho
ao,cctiycs stationed IN The hsb1, Of Wy uswn usv.
.snai h8nr 4. game along, and II the mddls of the I
hiort anrn. fered Captain Jourdan. whom no Knew M
m eeei NO m and.
..s.o.s day, Captain; what yon doing up In his
n~ghborhoOdyn A blast went OF at this moment and /
.hr gestcd reply 10 the Captan--'I own those two
houses there" said he "and they've carried away
my fcnceS by their blasting and I'm going see n | /