The New York herald., 1866-03-05


ing than the niceties Of iron work
The robbery had been eaborately schemed, and was
equipped thieves Tho ceverest of the gang had taken
Mr. Walker his family his habits and his doings under
the surveillance for weeks before, night
and day until everything connected with his
ing and coming his business and his practice was thor
oughy known This Information being complete party
of ve of the robbers repaired to the premises at ten
minutes past six the evening OF Saturday. the 4h or
| February, 1865 The house was let and occupied in
| floors. Mr. Walkers shop being the ground floor,
Sir Charles Crosleys Offices Immediately above and other
offices above these, while below Mr.. Walkers shop
tenanted by tailor. The occupants, when the
thieves arrived the spot had not yet all left for the
night but the offices the second floor were empty
and these three OF the robbers at once ascended by
of the rcase and there took up their
first position, the other two remaining in the street, to
watch and give signals At twenty minutes 70 eight the
signal was given by the confederates outside that Mr.
Walkers foreman, who appears TO have been the last
the premises was gone, and their operations were at
The three robbers concealed in the house first went
down 10 Sir Charles Crosleys floor where for pas
sme a. seems thap anything else they opened the sac
il until past midnight that they began the work
Mr. Walkers shop appears TO have been secured by IRON
doors or partitions, but the hievas directed their
attack against part which had not unnatufeily
been left with less protection They got into the
tailors room on the lowest floor, mounted 'upon
MS cutting board, and then forced their way through
the ceiling and flooring into Mr. Walkers shop above
Having thus effected odgment against the real hont of
acS tney distributed the duties of the night. or the
TWO thieves stationed in the street. to be on the
watch lest Mr. Walker any Of his people sboud return
10 he mousse, while the other TO keep guard the
police, and give warning whenever any constable ap.
preached the shop. inside of gang upstairs
10 SIR charles Croseys arm chair at the window Of tho
second loor to correspond with the sentries In the
street, and the signals of these men he communicated
by means OF string TO his comrades below One of
these placed in the hole halfway between the shon and
the taor's room, handed up such instruments
wanted for USE the other did the work. and is he
now convict undergoing his sentence of penal serY
tude VINO tells the story.
The first proceeding of the operators was to tost the
saie IN which the booty was secured and this experiment
into the almost imperceptble chnk left between the
door of the safe and its side Supposing wedge hoi'
when so driven i Is taken as evidence that the as
ton is practicable nasmuch something or ,petY
clearly yielding to pleasure, and that press e'ner Is
gradually and dexterousy increased up - may'ce
desired If the wedge instead of b. a. the point
from the plates aud dies off, it is r. Ading, rebounds
cannot BE managed or at least ocf that the affair
this instance, the wedge he' 1t In this manner In
lease the wedge, then dte bar inserted to re-
to release the bar the another E wedge o little sor larger @
such steps c. ,Snd wedge, until after ten dozen
PRODUCTION - :.nk was opened sufficiently for the in
digr'e :, ~f3 "thc alderman" The instrument thus
-s."ea IN hame is long iron bar sometimes as much
AZ AZ ive zee length joined together in pieces, as to
oe cafrie. In small case With the end of the calder
Aann fairly introduced, and the of strong
uctng the other extremity of the lever the safe has
The door was prycd by the force Of this powerful
lever and the booty was AT quarter before four
Sunday afternoon the thieves 'up in Sir Charles
Crosley's office, washing their hands, " and by twenty
minutes 'e hYe they were 'mles away on the Guild
According 10 this candid lecture on burglary, the
streIgh OF safe must consist in its power TO defy che
Introduction OF the long lever once the leve9 IN,
cording Mr. Caseeys explanation safe resist.
Indeed, of the Independent witnesses stated that
with any safe, however strong II only question of
time but this view of the should be compared with
the convcts description of the matter He said that in
his profession certain means of opening safes consd
cred lawful and certain others unlawful" claw
ful'' operations were those which could be conducted
without nose or alarm, as by wedges and aldermcn;
the ''unlawfu' those attended with noise and
likely bring about detection No doubt any safe
constructed might be forced open If time no
object and secrecy Of importance, but happily for
honest people, these not often the conditions of
burglar We remarked at the time Of the robbery that
thing which rendered il practicable was the
descrton OF the promises for six and thirty hours
together and that proves TO have been the fact The
thieves did not get into Mr.. Walkers shop with the safe
before them till ave minutes before three the sun
day afternoon; that IS not I'll, and twenty hours
| after the commencement of thor operations and
then they had got the chief part Of their work do
forcing the safe. The cohvict admitted that the safe
opended in about thrtydvc miuutes but the long in
terva between Saturday evening and Monday morning
| left them with ample time TO spare. In the twelve
hours OF single night the work could not have been
DONE
The real security given by these safes the public
consists in this that thcv render robbery impossible
cept under conditions not commonly realized. door
which only be- opened by skilled thieves, working
with special tools and with more or less advantage OF
| me is no bad protection for property. The profess
Onal operator said that ON this occasion r Miner safe
was not strong specimen as he had usually found hs
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very high character but even If the door had held out for
six hours the robbery might s.ll have been
complished Ia time l escape Excepting however for
this favorable condition, IL clear that Mr. Walkers shop
was hot Ill pr0c ted The thieves could not so much
as effect an entrance into II til after nearly twentyfour
hours work, and We now have 1t the evidence even
Of the burglars themselves that the police did their
thoroughly They were round every nine minutes, and
the warning signals from without greatly interrupted
the operations in the shop Aided, however, by time
the science OF the housebreakers successful and
very natural impression produced In court by the
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intelligence aud patience which the convict witness had
evidently carried into his criminal profession would have
raised him to emnence well confidence in any law
fu calling bat the example OF dcpravcd gifts Is unor
tunaicly not wi,hou. precedent Thevng II is clear
no cay l1e u y only pity that those who feel tho
| trath cannot apply the moral.
| LIBEL on MR. (DrNpRRARY) sOrHERN.
Montague Williams, accompanied BY Mr. sotSern and
his SOLICITOR Mr. j. furnley IS Canon street. city entered
and crayed Mr Mansfield attention for few moments
Mr. Williams said he had 10 make application for
rant against person OF the Robert Cooper is
the printer and publisher Of paper called the Spiritual
Tms for scandalous libel inserted In the impression
OF the 9th OF January OF this year The complaint
Mr Sothern that what had been published against
ac would Ina moi D1 m this was
reading the article complained Of which ~ folIows:
Mr so,hsrn, the actor, celebrated the original per-
| senator OF Lord Dundreary, and who is now living
In London upon the handsome competence accumulated
by his hit in the Dundreary r6le. has published q
rel..ss his own experience in mi: city lNow York;
where, under the de pisme Of Stuart he sustained
4 e&uuk part " 'mfrecie circle We remember
| Mr.. sothcrn when ar Mr. stuart, he played the
walking gentleman at Barnum's Museum, aud was
considered hardly worth his meagre salary OF fifteen
| dollars week. We also remember the same Mr. Stuart
| when, ~ small actor NJ other place Of amuse
meni here he professed 70 bo a mesmerissr. He Gre
ated quite sensation oy admitting the truth OF
sason brought against him by certain actress ths
he had ercvously wrongsd her saftsr placing he
IN state OF mcsmeric influence" He would nov rea1
| another portion of the ssme article:-"He vas goot
| looking, gay. vivacious, fast young man, who's,
| were witnesses Of her husbands Iicentiousness Mr.
Sothern therefore boasts entirely too much of his fam
IA medium, for In Justice 10 spiritualism I'm which
admit we have no fath) we must confess that he ncvc
| was n medium Of any importance; but Their
too many persons IN New York cocnisant OF the fact
| TO lt his scfcompiaccncy go undiscredited.r
The learned counsel continued There also anothe
periodical which had made unwaantable attack upor
his client but of which he would say morc, u
out Of hts worshps district The accusations against hi
client were OF very character, especial!
considering his reputation and his position In society