The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-24

Full Particulars OF the Burgiarious Opera
lions at the BOylston National Bank.

from the large amounts connded TO It's keeping DJ
the depositors, amounts varying from two or threl
hundred 10 fifteen thousand dollars each. The Presl
dent OF the institution, Mr. Joseph T. Bailey,
much astounded as the victims OF the robbery Them
selves wnen the news reached him yesterday, and
indeed. IL Is incumbent to believe that a thought Of
the disastrous occurrence never entered the head
either OF the officials or OF outsiders connected
with the bank other than by virtue OF their deposits
That the deepest regret IL lett by all there can be
no doubt, and 1t IS 10 DC hoped that the vllanous
perpetrator OF the robbery may be brought to
justice. The temptations extended TO enterprlsinp
professionals DIV Sucn large collections OF available
funds prove almost TOO strong to be resisted and 81
long as there remains loophole for escape clever
operators will continue to devise and carry Out
means for making themselves wealthy at the cost OF
Others.
WHO THE RoBBER WAS.
II may seem strange that the name and history OF
the robDer are as well known as those Of any OF the
numerous class engaged in business OF q minor ma.
ture throughout the CITY, The Chief OF POce has an
elaborate description OF the individual. and is now
busiy employed working up" the case. The name
by which the criminal Ii known Is william A. Jud-
son; the name OF the "nrm," Of which he was senior
advisable that present little be published IN rea-
tion TO him. Developments may be expected soon
enough and often enough.
HIS PLAN OF OPERATIONS.
. the plan OF Judsons operations was no less novel
than II was successful and IN It's conceptions would
he was such. At any rate, ne has made his mark.
Directly over the south window OF the store Of
Mr.. George b. Milton, In the building adjoining the
bank and precisely parallel to the safe, Is q room
about twenty by thirty feet In area. IL is on the
second floor. access to 1t being had by the door No.
42S1a Washington street. Until within a mouth Tor
the space or year or more this room mas been Occu
pied as barber shop Dy man named Waithers,
and as such was considered by the bank officials as
were In no way cognizant OF any change In
the tenantry. On or about the Goth OF october
Walthers was waited upon by this Judson, who ex-
pressed his desire to rent the room for business
purposes. Walther couds not be prevailed upon to
dispose Of his lease however until alter consdera
BILE negotiation, when he was offered the sum OF
estimated good one for Walthers 1t undoubtedly
was. The party having control Of the room, and
whose consent to the transfer 1t was necessary TO
obtain, stated yesterday that some underlined suspl
clonS regard to Judson mad crept into his mind,
but he had not deemed them OF sunlcienJ importance
to communicate TO the bank officials. This he OF
course regretted; but what Is done cannot be
done, and ne SAID nothing and the bank was robbed.
AS the lease OF the room mad been made to Watners
and had not expired, he was the responsible party
to whom Mr. }. L. Brown, the landlord, looked for
ms rent, and owing TO this judson never came into
contact with him.
DEALER IN ToNICs
The room thus engaged by Judson was sheathed
WIN nalcueu pine poalus painteu Whlte Alter nc
had taken possession he caused TO be erected III the
southeastery corner o partition, about SIX feet IN
height. which encoses an area some ten feet square,
The space in this manner divided from the OF the
room was neatly carpeted contained secretary Sit
ting up against the southery wall, and was TO all
appearances the sanctum Of The new tenant. 1t was
entered by door, as Is usual in subdivisions OF the
kind. On various shelves, which Judson had caused
to be placed across The ROOM were displayed some Two
hundred bottles CONTAINING aa according to
"Gray's oriental Tonic" This article was
manufactured by person dong business on
whom Judson had employed to supply barrel or
two He also entertained suspicion that every
thing was not as 1t should be- but failed 10 meptlon
thai sucn was the case. So far as was apparent Mr.
JudsOn was small dealer in tonics although
nobody ever knew OF his making any sales, or that
the premises were ever visited by more than two or
three persons.
AN INGENIOUS BLIND"
The way OF Judson's conceallng his little opera
tons merits the application Of the word 'inge-
niousn with the proper tools he managed to cur
out OF the board sneathing inside the sanctum
q section fve and hall feet long from
top TO bottom and three aud half feet wide.
This he hung upon strong iron hinges at tue
upper end, 50 that 1t would open outwards ana OF
course upwards. When closed its edges were
marked by the lines OF the matched boards so neatly
that its existence as door would hardly have been
suspected had 1t not been concealed during business
hours by secretary above alluded to. The hinges
were attached on the inside. Intervening between
the office and the bank vault are two brick walls OF
some twenty inches in thickness. When the door
was opened the wall was exposed to the hands Of
the robber. and TO effect passage through was a
work OF time merely. That Judsol alone or with an
upon coming into possession OF the room Is evident
Working the bricks out one by one, the roDDer by
repeated efforts succeeded IN cutting through tne
walls the debris being packed IN boxes and Labelled
as fast as it Accumulated
SUSPICIOUS SOUNDS.
One very noticeable TACT in relation to the rob.
berry Is the silence which everybody who entertained
suspicious manifested In regard to them. In the
upper part or the building reside family named
day they were much disturbed between midnight
and daylight by continual hanmering in Juasons
room On triday and Saturday nights last they
were so greatly annoyed by 1t that taey thought OF
complaining 20 the landlord; but il ceased then
the idea was abandoned. Here Is another pont OF
Illustration which would have been point had the
complaint been made. At one time they fancied the
noise sounded as though II was under the bank
vault but OF course dld not publish their suspicious
TIE VAULT REACHED.
How much OF the work OF the robber WAS done In
the daytm it is Impossible to state. The officers
are of opinion however. that considerable portion
of it might have been done without making much
noise. In all II appears dozen bushels or more OF
the bricks and mortar must have been removed.
AT length the lining OF the vault lay exposed To
cut through this was a work OF more labor. Ii was
OF iron, about half an inch IN thickness, ana re-
quired the application OF tools OF harder nature
must have been forced either Saturday night or
Sunday. Delicate and hazardous US was the JOB the
robber was prepared for It.
BORING THROUGH THE IRON DOOR.
Provided with instruments OF the most approved
pattern, Judson was enabled work constantly and
in silence upon the iron lining. so very quiet was
the operation That the only sound perceptiDle the
occupants OF adjoining rooms like that made by
a person In the act OF putting down a carpet with
an ordinary tack hammer. The tools applied were
bits or augers OF about an inch In diameter, by
means OF which succession OF holes were drilled
opening into each otner, until piece OF plate some
eighteen inches by twelve had been removed.
Jimmies, hammers and cnises were used as occa-
sion required for the purpose Of consummatng the
nefarious job With the falling out OF the plate the
treasure was within the robbers reach. Through
the aperture he could see his prize.
INSIDE THE VAULT.
That the robber or his accomplice got inside the
vault IS evident IL would seem also that more than
one were engaged In the affair. since within the
vault the upper edge Qf the aperture backened by
smoke, as though night had been neid there Tor
the operator inside TO see his way The treasure was
contained In some twenty-five or thirty tin trunks
belonging TO as many different individuals, and
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and westerly sides OF the vault which In It's entirety
is about eight feet by five In dimensions. rhe
robber proceeded to perform his mission expedl-
uously and systematically. The trunks were pried
open, their contents examined, what was valuable
pocketed and wnat was not rejected. There
Is no evidence That an attempt was made TO force
the steel safe or inner vault, which contained the
funds OF the bank. Want OF time the difficulty OF
the Undertaking probably prevented the robber or
robbers from turning their Efforts IN this dlrec-
ton. Nothing further IL known OF the affair.
THE DISCOVERY.
The discovery OF the robbery could not be other
than astounding. When the officials OF tue bank
opened the vault at nine O'Clock yesterday morning