The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-03
PUZZLE FOE. TIE DETECTIVES.
More Abov. the Ocean Bank Robbery
The Amount OF tho Loss-Mystertous
Return OF part OF tho Stolen Bonds-
Burglary as Fine Art.

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Ocean Bank, in New York.. on Sunday last,
continues to excite pubic attention. Early on
Wednesday morning, policeman IN Elizabeth
| street found q trunk on the sidewalk directed
to Captain Jourdon, OF the Sixth precinct. The
cover.wss forced open, and was found to con-
tain bonds. and certificates stolen from the
Ocean National Bank, to the amount Of up
wards of $S0e,0O0. The New York Post, Of
Tuesday, says:
The officers OF tho Ocean Bank are still busi-
ly engaged in making up the lists Of the Losses
OF depositors by the great burglary Of Sunday,
The full amount Of the loss OF depositors can
not BE- ascertained Tor q day Or two, but it is
| Thought to be not less than half a million dol
lars. The officers Of the bank and Superin-
tendent Kennedy had loDg interview this
morning, and although held with closed doors,
it is understood that plan was arranged by
which the most skilful detectives In ths force
will BIZ Immediately set 10 work to discover the
criminals, and, if possible. to recover the
stolen property. 1t has been ascertalned
to day that the loss of the bank 10 a tri1e
less than twenty-five thousand dollars In
current funds, in addition IT, twenty-five
thousand dollars in negotiable bonds, upon
WHICH the bank had made loans. sGreerinten-
dent Kennedy advised the bank officials to use
every effort to recover the stolen property.
wAilethe police would DO all they ,ould to find
the thieves; he advised The officers OF the bank
to offer large rewards, the better to intercept
the stolen bonds If off,red foI sale, and also to
employ the private detective agencies to assist
in the search, II the bank officers saw fit to
do 80.
The business of tho bank is conducted as
usual to-day. The excitement ls almost entire
ly subslded.
The New York Times says:
E1-Oaptain John s. Young is understood to
be engaged in the case as several OF the de-
posilors Of the bank have given him authority
TO endeavor to secure the return OF their pro-
perty. AS the matter now stands, the detec-
tives, whether metropolitan or independent,
are completely at sea, aud 1t will require sew
eral days hard work efore they Can gain
clue to the thieves who so successfully and
md coohy rubbetthe- Ocean Bank. '' ''' '
The headquarter detectives, besides large
number Of the ward ''shadows," made pilgrim-
ages to the plundered bank yesterday. VIII le
they we're shown the wrecked vaults and safes
by the officials, with faint hope that the sight
might be Of service to the officers. AS each
del active examined the rif1ed safes he made Il
sage guess or two ut the personal OF the per-
petIators OF the burglary, and it was rather
amusing to obs rye the wide range these sur
mlses took, as scarcely any wel-known profess
with the robbery.
THE ART OF BANK ROBBERY.
In connection with this ROBBERY, the New
York Journal Of Commerce has an interesting
article 90 the remuneration and business as
pect OF banB robbery The Journal ssys 1t Is
more than business-it is fine art, requir-
ing time, labor and capital. and witnesses the
costly character OF the tools tworth $1000) left
behind BY the Ocean Bank BURGLARS af er the
consummstion OF their recent feat. The jour
nal ys: --.-.
We have before US accurate pan and ink
sketches and verbal descriptions of the princi-
pal tools used aud abandoned at the bad
They are of all kinds, hea,y, light, COARSE,
tlne, about tour hundred ple;es IN ALL design
cd and fitted for every professional e1gercy
, with the nice discrimination OF q dentlst's Bet
OF instruments, to which the one buudred and
fifty SIZES of drills bear slight general resem-
hlanoe. Most of the articles were specially
| m ,de for the business. it would seem by skill
ed manufacturers IN this country or abroad
| another evidence Of the reco9nized status oi
burglary as a m aus Of livelihood. The Jim
mies- for prylng open doors we're OF the finest
steel, beautifully finished, each OF two pieces.
ahich screwed together. There we're five steel
bars one aud half inches thick, aud four feet
eight inches long, chlsel-edged at each end
and unscrewlns IN che middle. All the In
plemepts. INC uding the powerful jack-screw
were construc ed TO b. taken apart in nal
pieces and packed INTO o clio space or carried
about 10 pockets.
Nothing cJul. be more nicely conLrived than
the can with flexible tube. for filling saff
locks with fine powder. The siedge5 OF soft
composition metal winch gave out no ringing