The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-11-25
BOLD AND SUCCESSFUL ROBBERY OF THE
BOYLSTON NATIONAL BANK.
From the Boston journal OF Monday.

From the Boston Journal of Monday.I
One of the most bold and successful rob-
berries which has ever been perpetrated in
this city was committed at the Boylston Bank,
located in the second story OF The building at
the corner ofWashington and Boylston streets
between the time Of closing on Saturday last
and this morning, by which the robbers OBJ
tanned nearly half a million dollars, from the
outer vault, the property of depositors. The
loss was discovered about nine o'clock this
morning, when the officers of the bank came
to open the safe. They found that the prem
Uses had been visited by burglars and about
twenty-five or thirty trunks in which were
placed United States Bonds, the property of
as many individuals, missing 1t was appar-
cnt that the vault had been entered from an
adjoining room and information was given
the Chief of Police and officers were imme-
dlately sent to make an examination. Upon
arriving at the Bank they gained entrance to
the room in rear of the vault. when they
were astounded by the fact that one of the
neatest and most skillful Jobs within the line
of burglars had been performed.
The room has until the past six weeks been
occupied by party named Walthers, who
carried on the business of hair dresser.
About that time he leased to one Judson and
another party, whose name we are unable to
learn, ostensibly for the manufacture and
sale of patent bitters. As the lease of the
room was in the name of Mr.. Walthers, and
had not expired. he was responsible for the
rent to Mr.. John l. Brown. the landlord and
accordingly collected it, so that during the
time they have carried on the business they
have not been seen by Mr.. Brown, and are
unknown to him. Ii is stated, however, by
parties who were engaged in business in
rooms adjoining. that they have visited the
room Of Judson, and that about sixty bottles
of the so-called bitters, which proves to be
whisky, were displayed, but they never knew
of any sale being made, and the prem
ises were only visited by two or three persons.
But it has now been proved that their profess
ed business was only a pretcnce, and that
their having the room was solely for the pur-
pose of gaining an entrance TO the vaults of
the Bank and obtaining possession of the
funds. From the manner in which they ac-
complished their object they must have I'M
donbtedly commenced operations immediate
ly after they came in possession of the room,
rs II is evident from the manner in which the
vault was entered that considerable time must
have been occupied in forcing it.
In the rear of the room, where the vault
adioins, Il small room or partition about ten
feet square had been built, in which had been
placed an old fashioned secretary. AS the
parties slept in the room, this excited no sus-
plclon, 1t beng supposed it was intended for
their wardrobe. But upon examination this
morning, it was found that behind the secre-
1ary portion the sheathiug had been saw
ed, a little larger than the tsize OF a mans
body Upon this pair of hinges had been
placed, in n very adroit manner, so that when
they We're not engaged in their operations, it
could hardly be detected unless by a minute
inspection. 1t is not known how much of the
Job was done in the day time, although it is
the opinion OF the officers that considerable
portion of the work might have been done
without making much noise After the trap
door, as it is called, had been constructed,
they commenced to remove the bricks in
The wall, which is several feet in thickness
before the iron vault could be reached. The
bricks, as fast as removed, were carried away
from the building in small box the robbers
beng very careful to guard against any col
lection of them. which might have excited
suspicion and frustrated their intended object.
As soon rs the bricks had been disposed of
and the iron vault reached, the most hazard
ous and delicate portion Of the task remain
ed-the drilling through the iron On the
same floor and separated only by a common
partition, are two rooms, one occupied by
VIM. Hatch, u glider, and the other by Mr..
Mason, tailor. Both these gentlemen have
occasion to remain ;at their work sometimes
until nine OF ten O'Clock in the evening and
any unusual noise would probably attract
their attention.
The robbers who were premcditating and
undertaking this bold project, whoever they
may be, belong to none Of the inferior class
es of burglars, and had made ample prepa-
ration to guard against anything which should
excite the least suspicion. They had provid-
ed themselves with a full kit of burglarious
implements, Of the most improved patterns,
and We're thus enabled to constantly work
upon the iron lining in q very quiet manner,
the only noise pcrceptible to the occupants Of
the adjoining rooms being described as one
made by persons in the act Of putting down
a carpet with IA ordinary tack hammer. 1t
is believed that augurs, about an inch in di-
amelcr, Were used to penetrate through the
iron easing, and that a succession Of holes
were made through the plate until an aper-
tnrc large enough for u man to pass through
had been made, when the whole mass was
removed, and the treasure they desired was
within easy reach. 1t does not seem that
any attempt was made to force the inner
vault, where all the funds of the bank were
placed, but after getting possession Of the
trunks and funds above named, they departed
How much money was obtained it is up to
this hour impossible for the bank officers to
say, AZ all but $500 was the property Of pri-
waite depositors. They, however, estimate
the loss at between 100000 and $500, 900,
of which the bank loses only $500. In the
upper part of the building a family named
Carboncll resides For week past they
have been much disturbed between midnight
and daylight by u continued hammering in
the room OF Judson. On Friday and Satur-
day nights last they were 50 much annoyed
by il that they thought they should complain
10 Mr.. Brown, the landlord, about it. But
us it ceased at a late hour last night they
abandoned their idea. Without doubt il
they had made the complaint this bold rob
berry might have been frustrated. At one
time they thought it sounded as if under the
bank vault, but did not make their suspicious
known. They even saw Judson leave his
room as late as half-past seven o'clock this
morning, when he was probably leaving
for good wit h his plumber. The matter has
been placed in the hands of the detectives,
but there is no certainty that there is any
positive clue by which they can be traced.
BACON AND EGGS. The Universalist church