The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-05
ROBBERY.

nut-They Enter the Office of the Rene-
fetal Savings Fund Society In Broad
Day, and Walk OF with 5000 in
Ready Money and Bonds.
Philadelphia is fast losing her ancient and
honored reputation. From the time when the
first stake for her first house was driven till
within q few years, 1t has ever been her glory
and her boast that no other city In the Union
surpassed her in quiet. order. ana immunity
from crime. Now, however, her just pride Is
destroyed. She Is the rival of Democratic
New York, ""iniquitous Chicago" or "Dloody
Memphisw
The last item of enermity in her appalling
list Of crime Is the daring robbery committed
yesterday at the corner of Twelfth and Chesnut
street. Its boldness and success are perhaps
unparalleled.
AT the southwest corner Of the streets namsd
stands o rickety, dilapidated. insecure struc.
tnre. 1t is a landmark of the neighborhood,
old fashioned, familiar to the eyes of the citi.
zens. Its composition Is brick; its height three
stories. Formerly 1t was used as dwelling,
and has been changed very little to answer
the purposes OF Its present occupation. The
first floor Is reached by tall flight of steps,
which constitutes in fact an additionai story to
the building. The basement is occupied as an
uphClsteripg establishment. The second floor
OF the part of the building running down
Twelfth street Is occupied by Birds billiard
saloon. the front portion being used as the
used as the banking house of the Beneficial
Savings Fund OF Philadelphia. This Is Roman
Of poor girls connected with the Catholic
Church, but which has for some time been
ciaI character of the concern gave it this popn-
larity, and the amount of treasure found in It's
safe yesterday shows that the popular faith in
its stability was not unfounded.
Yesterday afternoon about O clock the super.
intendent Of the billiard-rooms. having ocea.
sion to go to his place OF business. found, on
attempting to enter by the Twelfth street door,
that the lock had been In some way tampered
with and would not turn. He thought this
things struck him al the time. He went to the
Walnut street door which ne found open, and
entered the building wide entry leads from
this door past the ban k ing rooms, which are to
The right of II, and into the interior of the
should be open, for the family on the second
foor used II at all times The superintendent
passed this way to the billiard.room when,
looking from q window on the landing, be-
tween tho front and back buildings, he saw that
back window of the savings fund was open.
eniry-WAy. wti!.ch could be further approached
directly from the Twelfth street door The
superintendent knew that the Savings Fund
window was never left unclosed, and appre-
hendtDg G mischief descended to the yard, He
then found that the window had been opened
from without, and looking in he saw beyond
large safe burst open. and a variety OF burglars
implements scattered about the floor. He at
once proceeded to the residence of Mr.. Charles
A. Repplier, the Presider / OF the Savings Fund,
and in formed him of the facts.
in affords, from its position, an easy entrance
| into the Soclety's counting room. has been
securely fastened. II offered but little hin.
| drance, however, to the thieves.
:, me SocieEy m private va walcn man. put
| ing AT six o'clock in the morning At thSt hour
yesterday everything was secure: When the
alarm was given, some of the directors were
| summoned, when an examination of the pre-
mises was made. Everything about the room
was found that the large Lille vault fire proof
SAFE situate at the southwest angle OF the room,
consisting OF ali the bonds, money. etc In
charge OF the Society, were abstraoted. These
boxes, which were taken out one by one and
| broken open and their contents secured.
Sdaii Hnur sac SSatonea Wlhln the large one
| of the greatest value, was lifted out into the
floor. and the lock picked, and every paper
The carpet OF the room was torn up In differ.
| ent places, and torn envelopes that contained
| valuable bonds, etc, were strewn around In all
| directions. The robbers had evidently been at
| work for several hours, for It was found that a
the purpose, had been fastened in an upright
position on the floor. near the safe door. Dy
behind this was q prop, securely planted
| against this upright post. This contrivance was
To- e driiI ii hole into the safe door, by hich the
| burglars lwho evidently knew their business
Thoroughly. and were Proiessionsi handS were
Al eight O'Clock experienced workmen. ac
quainted with the manufacture OF safes, were
| procured and entrusted with the business OF
| examining the lock in the presence OF the de-
tectiye Officers. The inside plate OF the large
door was unscrewed and taken of, and the bolts
| holding the case OF the lock removed. This re-
| mOval Threw considerable light on the opera.
ton. and an examination made IL evident thai
the burglars were mechanics ofno mean ability
The outside OF the large door shows over ths
Iocr two crosses scratched ON the paint, the cal.
| eulations OF the operators before commencing
the drilling process. The f1rst they abandoned
| and then made the second measurement and
WoTkinR from this with the small drill, they