The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-03
Il PUZZLE FOR TIE DETECTIVES
More About the Ocean Bank Robbery
The Amount of the Loss-Mysterious
Return OF part or the Stolen Bonds
Burglary as q Fine Art.

Inc cleVer ana mysterious robbery Of the
Ocean Bank, IN New York, on Sunday last.
continues to excite public attention. Early on
Wednesday morning, policeman IN Ehz lbeth-
street found trunk on the sidewalk directed
to Captain Jourdon, Of the Sixth precinct. The
cover was forced open. and was found to con-
tain bonds aad certificates stolen from the
Ocean National Bank, to the amount of up-
wards Of $600,0O0. The New York Post, of
Tuesday, says:
The officers of the Ocean Bank are still bust
~ engaged in making up the lists OF the losses
OF deposltOrs by the great burglary of Sunday.
The full amount of the loss OF depositors can
not be ascertained for day or two. but it is
thought to be not less than half million dol.
lars. The officers Of the bank and Superin-
tendent Kennedy had long interview this
morning. and although held with closed doors,
it is understood that plan vas arranged by
which the most skilful detectives in tbs force
will be Immediately set to work to discover the
stolen poperty. It has been en- scert a. scsrta,ped es
to day that the loss Of the bank IL O trlfle
less than twenty-five thousand dollars IN
current funds, IN addition t. twenty-five
thousand dollars in negotiable bonds, upon
WHICH the bank had made loans. Superinten-
dent Kennedy advised the bank officials to use
every effort to recover the stolen property
wlile the police would DO an they ,onld to fnd
the thieves; he advised the officers of the bank
to offer large rewards, the better to intercept
the stolen bonds il off-red for sale aud also to
employ the private detective agencies to assist
IN the search, II the bank officers saw lit to
do 80.
The business Of the bank is conducted SO
usual to-day. The excitement ls almost entire
ly subslded.
The New York Times says: y.
Ex-Captain John 8. Young is understood TO
De engaged in the case. as several Of the de-
positors 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,
eral days hard work efore they can gam a
clue to the thieves who SO successfully and
and cooly robbed the Ocean Bank. 80
me headquarter detectives, besides q large
ages to the plundered bank yesterday. VIII e1e
they were shown the wrecked vaults and safes
by the officials. with faint hope that the sight
might be OF service to the officers. AS each
detective examined the rif]ed safes ne made u
sage guess or two at the personal OF the per-
pet. .ators OF the burglary, and it was rather
amusing to obs rye the wide range these SUR
misses took. as scarcely any well-known profess
slonal ''cracksman" escaped being credited
with the robbery.
THE Art OF BANK ROBBERY.
In connection with this roboery, the New
York Journal of Commerce has an interesting
| article on the remuneration and business as
pect OF bank robbery The journal says 1t is
more than business---lt is flne art. reuu,r-
Ing time, labor and capital. and witnesses the
costly character. OF the tools worth $1OOO) loft
| behind by the Ocean Bank bur glars uf, er the
consummation OF their recent feat. TheJour-
nal g sys: i.s &
We have before us accurate pan ana ink
! sket tches and verbal descriptions Of the pr,uci-
PM tools used aud abandoned ct the bank.
They are OF AL Kinds, heavy, light. coarse,
hne, abont tour hundred pie ,es in all, designs
cd and fitted for every professional ex.Rency
| with the nice discrimination or dentist, y set
OF Instruments, to whiOnrtne one huudred and
| ffty Sizes Of driliS bear slight goneral resem-
! hlanae. Most Of che Articles were spec,alIy
mstie for the business. It would seem by skill
cd manufacturers in this country or abroad-
| another evidence or the recognized statrIa al
burglary as m .aDs o. livelihood. The slim.
| m'es' tor pryinR open doors were OF the finest
| steel. beautifully finished, each of two pieces.
| Vhich screwed together. There we're Ave steel
bars. one aud q haH inches thick, AID Y,ur feat
eight inches Tong, cnlsel-edged at each end.
| and unscrewlnx IN she middle. ALI the i'm.
l plementS lDC uding the powerful iaok.scaaw
were construc cd 10 bS taken apart in s,nalI
pieces and packed INTO . ci0 space or carrie
| about IN pockets.
Nothing oJul- be more nicely contrivad than
the oan with o flexible tube. for filing safe
locks with dne powder. The siedgas OF soft
| composition metal winch gave out no rin0inQ