The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-02
EXTENSIVE BURGLARY.
Robbery of Safes i'm the
Methodist Book Concern
I'm New York.
$4,000 StOlen-PrOperty Of
Individual Clergymen.

New YORK, Sept. esterday
morning it was discovered that the great
safes in the rooms of the Board Of Mis-
sions OF the Methodist Book Concern,
No. sos Broadway, had been robbed,
and property to the amount Of Sl50,0O0
carried away On entering the room
in the morning, a scene Of confusion
presented itself. The floor was thickly
strewn with papers, large leather wal
lets and bill books, and here and there
tin box was forced open and emptied
of its contents. Among many papers
thrown about the room, were found to
be large number of registered United
States bonds. No clue to the perpetra-
tor or perpetrators of the robbery seemed
to present itself to any Of the reverend
secretaries.
On examination, the safes were
found to be emptie,l OF everything Of
value, including a service of silver
plate, belonging to Rev. Mr.. De-
pew, and other articles of silver ware,
the property of clergymen, who had
used the facilities offered by the two
large safes as a sort of safe depost.
Small wallets containing the savings of
life time of frugality and economy by
humble parish preachers, and other
larger ones, we'll filled with the
surplus accumulstions of fortunate and
fashionable prelates, were stolen. Such
Of the bonds as were registered were
quietly thrown over the floor, and
those which were payable to the bear
er, were removed
The largest single loser is one Of the
Secretaries of the Missionary board,
who was robbed of $4,000. 1t seems
very strange to casual observer that
the robbery should have been so sue
cessiully performed 10y one not well
acquainted with the arrangements and
familiar with the place. There are
two night watchmen, one outside of
the building and one on the inside, and
the only persons having rooms on the
floor with the exception of an
artist, and one other person, are church
men connected with some OF the many
Methodist concerns. Money ofthe socie-
ty was deposited in different place, and
that of the book concern was in safe
in another part Of the building. 1t is
therefore only individuals who lose 1t
is now thought that the loss may be al
most irreparable to them. and sweep
away the savings Of the best part OF
their lives.
The officials Of the Book Concern are
very reticent and stated to the report e
Yesterday that they did not choose to
disclose anything in regard to the affair
for publication at the present time and
that they had been advised by the de.
tectives to withhold all infor nation for
some days. They also demanded the
suppression OF the above statement.
There ia some reason TO suspect that il
the robbery was perpetrated by parties
IN the employ Of the Book Concern II
was accomplished at least by expert
burglars, as they were shrewd enough
not to appropriate any of the registered
United States bonds.
A rather strange circumstance OF the
depredations, is that the safes were in
no wise injured, but were opened by
KEYS: and as they were fitted with com
bination locks to open them, the
thieves must" have obtained the combi
nation numbers or characters. The saie'
were of Marvins make, and were con
sidred first class of their kind.