New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-14
THk CONCORD BANK ROBBERY,

Over el80, 900 in u. .. BsaAs esA
Ms.ey-Isserssting Details or ths Rss-
Berry aad Detectiea Of the Thieves
Neat Piece Of Pslice Werk-McthoA
the Robbery.
The mystery attendant on the robbery Of tbs
Concord National Bank Of Concord. Mass. on the 2b
Of September last has been at length cleared up. AID
large amount oithe missing money recovered.
soon aites Ter. sGe Toonery the details OF which s
Of ferreting out the burglars was inrusted to the
Police Capt Jourdan Of this city becoming the leading
~ on THE RIGHT TRACK.
While the officers revolving in their minds VITO
among the thieves who follow this particular line u
business would be the most likely to have committed
this robbery one Of them suddenly remembered that
one Langdon w. Moore, alias Charley Adams ooun
terfeter BY profession end who was an exre IN altering
the numbers Of bonds "a most dexerous mode of pro
venting stolen bonds from being traced had resided
short time previous to the robbery on farm ADJOINING
the village of Framinsham Mass. situate about u
miles from Concord. Here was discovery Ihe fass
Of Adams having resided near the scene OF the ROB
berry was sufficient in the minds of the detectives,
connect him with it. Messrs Heath and Jones wens
back to Boston, and Capt. J0urdan, who. from thn
time forward took the direction Of affairs, at onoe ds
patched Detective Hunt of the Boston force 10
birmingham tO make inquiries concerning Aaams'
THE CHASE.
Detective Heath then went to Montreal. Toronto
Hamilton and other places in Upper and Lower Canada
bnt could find no trace Of him. Other parties had been
looking for him in the various cities throughout the
Union but all were at fault None OF Adamss olo
companions professed to know anything OF his wnere
abOuts and probably they were sincere IN their eI
pressons Finally all Of the party but Messrs Joer
dan Elder. and Hunt gave up the chase declaring tna'
as useless pursue the matter further-the tneVes
whoever they were had made their escape.
From Information received by Messrs Jourdan aud
associates the case clear tnat one Bouton. IN TINS
c,y knew the whereabouts of Adams and he lBouton)
was therefore erresed and sharply questioned though
he at first denied all knowledge on the subject Coqn
person. and at length suitable promises fom the
officers of the law Bouton was allowed bis liberty on
bail with the mission before him Of hunting up Adams.
which he affirmed. he thought he could do.
THE BEGINNING OF The END.
Tn a abort tms Bouton informed Capt. Jourdap that
one David Kinney was in communication with Adams
aSs be ans thought he
With money he could without difficulty purchase from
him quantity of the bonds -,
On this representation Bouton was furnished With
50 OoO and told TO 60 to Kinney and purchase from
him go 900 Of the stolen bonds Kinney was visited.
and pro.essed his willingness to let Bonton have the
bonds, but said be was afraid that Adams would not
at one time trust him with so large an amount. but be
would try, nevertheless.
In the meantime however he had with him a.. i3I
in Concord Bank bills old aud new Issues, andlhese he
offered TO Bouton for 20 cents the dollar. his
pro position accepted by Foufon who took the bs
and lett the 5000 with the understanding that kinneJ
was to visit Adams end IL possible, procure from him
the amount wanted This interview took place on Jan
ls and Sunday Jan. 81. Kinney promised to return
with the bonds Detective Hunt was at once set upon
the track OF Kinney aud followed him to Phiadepnia
but there lost all Of him. and returned to this city
THE ARREST OF KINNEY.
Between 10 and III O'Clock on Sunday morning the
2lst Capt. JOurdsn. with Messrs. Elder and Hunt ar
rested Kinney in West while on bis way
10 keep the appointment with BOuton. He was placed
in carriage and driven to the Station. House. Theirs
he was searched and $4,000 in United States bond'
found upon him.
He was committed for examination by Justice Dow.
ling. and by permission Of Superintendent Kennedy
was kept In the Station-house To all tue questions
put to him. Kaasy and nsp
would answer no more questions until ne mac seen hs
lawyer.
CONFESSION OF KINNEY.
Two days after the above occurrence. Kinney sent
for Capt Jourdan and told him II the bank officers
would consent not to prosecute him be would make
clear breast OF the whole affair. Mr. Haywood acting
for the bank finding that Kinney was not concerned
in the robbery, gave the required promise. and the
prisoner then Informed them that he had purchased the
bonds Of Adams and further stated where Adsms was
The amount thus far recovered Is elo6.43l. This
amount has been paid over to the bank officers By
portion Of the sum stolen from them.
THE CULPRITS.
Adams was arrested In Paulsborough. n j.. Jan. e.
and was brought TO New-York Search about his reel.
dence in the former place at length brought 10 light
glass Jar with 500 Of the stolen bonds sealed up in
il: also tin box containing ei9 600 in addition. Some
frightened individual subsequently sent TO the police
=,
of by purchase from Adams. Both Adams and Kinney
await the disposal OF the Massachusetts authorities
They are smart, vigorous men, well posted on all
matters, in or out Of their profession" There is Q
person named Henry Howard, with several alasses.
also concerned in the robbery but no trace OF bim
exists
THE MASSEB IN WHICH THE ROBBERY WAS con-
MITTED.
Adams has given 10 Capt. Jourdan the following
statement of how the robbery was committed About
eight months before it took place Howard was passing
the bank when the thought struck him what splendid
Job 1t would be If it could be robbed.
Impressed with this idea, he entered The bank and
asked to have bill changed for the purpose Of seeing
where the specie kept and taking general OBJ
servatiou The Cashier either not liking his looks or
from some unexplained cause, decnrd to accommodate
him. and lie retired disappointed in the object Of his
mission About one week after Adams who had In the
mean time been communicated with. went to tho bank
and purchased some United States $40 bonds.
BY this means he ascera med where the safe To-
Gated and the additional fact that the key of the safe
wac kept during the daytime small shelf adjoining
he at once communicated with his comrades. and now
his opinion that the bank could be robbed if the
usual precautions were observed.
PERSEVERANCE OF THE THIEVES.
The frat thing DO done was to obtain an impression
Of the lock Of the door in wax order that key
might be forged. This consumed IS nights, and when
this labor had been completed and the door yielded to
their efforts II found that less than other
doors barred their progress 70 the safe.
Perseverance,. however is the burglars motto, and
for no less than sghty Rishs did they work In the
interior Of the bank taking impressions in wax Of the
locks Of the intervening doors and adjusting the keys
made by them 10 the same. At length they reached
the desired haven Of their hopesthe safe-and As IL
was found impossible to operate with any hope Of
upon the combination locks it determined TO
blow IL open.
THE ROBBERY.
On the day Of the robbery the consprators watched
the paving teller and other employees leave the bank
and as soon as they were out Of sight set TO work
Adams being the cooler hand of the two. decided to
enter the bank. while Howard was stationed in a GOV.
cred wagon in such position that he could see any one
who might approach the bank, while he himself W as
unseen.
While engaged in unlocking the outer door. ttIs