The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-28
ANOTHER BANK ROBBERY.
Escnpe Of the Robbers-A Daring Piece of
Work.

mas D6bu pIONlDCG W uSaN VI lOT sOlIO blI0O.
1t seems as though the "cracksmen" who infest
this city were about firing of petty house and
store robberies, and had determined to strike
for still higher game, no matter what the con-
sequences
The thief who settles upon entering and rob-
bing bank knows at the time that it is almost
equal to determining his fate forever; for If he
escapes from the place with his life, IL is only to
be placed before court OF justice, where he
may expect no mercy, and where he receives
none. II is true that banks are often success
fully robbed, but this fact does not in the least
deteriorate the danger.
The robbing of bank nowadays is entirely
different from the system of years gone by; then
the only obstacles to be surmounted were the
watchmen and the watch dogs Now, however,
the skill of mechanical genius has added safe
guard after safeguard, and even when the en-
trance has once been secured the work has
scarce began.
The "crackmen" therefore, who intend
"breaking" bank often spend weeks in pre-
paration, and gather together all the modern
appliances in the way of tools to assist them in
their efforts. The LOB" is one which costs not
only time but money, for some sets of tools
already captured have been valued as high as
$780, and the greatness of the result is alone the
incentive to the deed.
But to our story. Last night there was COM
mitted in this city bank robbery which for
skill, daring and perfection OF plans casts q
shade on all previous efforts, and stamps the
perpetrators as experienced 'cracksmen."
forced to the building No. 420 N. Tenth street.
The thieves once inside commenced operations
and after few minutes hard labor succeeded in
prying open, 9oth a fork, q tin savings-bank,
from which they extracted 49, They then es-
caped leaving their tools behind them. The
money had been deposited in trust for an heir of
Police Sergeant JONES' who resides at the num-
Der mentioned. We deem it unnecessary to add
that the Mayor has detailed the whole police
force to ferret out the thieves.
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT-THE REGIS
TRATIoN OF THE CoLoRED VOTERs.-At the
meeting of the Republican Executive Commit
tee, held yesterday afternoon, the following
preamble and resolutions were unanimously
adopted
Whereas, The fifteenth amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the United States provides for the enfran-
Chisement of the coored race, and whereas the pre-
sent rules OF the Republican party providing for
the election of delegates to nominating conventions
exclude from the registry OF Republican, voters all
persons who did not vote the Republican ticket at
the last general election, and IL now becomes
sary to amend the same to admit the registra-
tiOn of our colored fellow-citizens and extend to
them the right OF voting at the delegate election to
be held on the second Tuesday OF June next; there
fore
ReSolped, That the registering officers of the Re-
publican party, in preparing the registry provided
for in the rules of the party, be and they hereby
directed to place upon said registers the names Of
all colored persons enfranchised by the constitu-
tonal amendment and entitled to vote in the city of
Philadelphia at the next general election; provided
that no person shall be registered who does not
enroll himself as member of the Republican party
Resoloed, That the Republican judges and inspec-
tors who served at the general election in October
last, shall conduct the delegate elections in June
next and where vacancies occur such vacancies
shall be filled by the remaining election oicers in
conjunction with the three members of the divi-
sion executive committee.
SAD CASE OF DRowNINa.-We are called
upon this morning to chronicle the death of a
young man named Edward Lindmeyer, son of
one of our Oldest sea captains, by drowning.
Young Lindmeyer yesterday went yachting ia
his ONn DriVata Yacht namp6 the William Tell
About half-past o'clock z. NJ, when off the
upper end of Petty's Island, he accidentally fell
overheard, and despite the most strenuous efforts
made to rescue him, sank to rise no more. Lieu
tenant Smith, of the Harbor Police, with boats
crew, proceeded to the spot, and spent the night
in graphing for the body but were unsuccess-
full. The deceased resided on New Market
street, above Brown.
Mr.. THOMAS GILLEN has shown us a model
of patent safeguard for city passenger railways
that appears to be well adapted for the preven-
tion OF accidents. The safeguard is intended to
be placed in front of the wheels, for the purpose
of removing distractions from the track, and to
obviate danger to life and limb to persons who
may happen to fall upon the track in getting in
or out of the cars. The inventor offers to test
the contrivance with his own person by laying
upon the track in front of a car approaching at
full speed. These safeguards have been success
fully used for some time upon the Thirteenth
and Fifteenth Streets Road.
AID FOR THE ONEIDA SUFFERERs.-E
Shippen, Esq, desires us to acknowledge, on
his behalf, the receipt of the following contri-
buttons to the fund for the orphan children of
Captain Williams of the Oneida:-
Robert s. Sturges, Esq. $4,000
j. Rhea Barton, NJ. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Il. a. Gouey, Esq OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2OOO
Cash. Observation-Disclosures. 5'0s
| Total. .................... ........$ .$l75OU
Further contributions may be sent to Mr..
| Shippen, at his office, No. 532 Walnut street.
REooeNITIoN.-Deleg from the various
| Baptist churches of this city will meet this
afternoon Mt Beth-Eden Baptist Church, Broad
and Spruce streets, formally to recognize, in the
| name of the denomination, the existence of this
new church, whose edifce is so great an ornament
to our principal thoroughfare. This evening al
| o'clock very interesting services in connection
with the recognition will be held, and Rev. p. s
Henson will preach sermon. The public are
| invited to be present.
CAPTURED.-Early this morning the Twelfth
district police succeeded in capturing Johr
Cahan and James Buckley, who are charged
with assaulting police officers during riot OF
Easter Sunday, at Seventeenth and Callowhil
streets. The prisoners were captured while
asleep in bed in house on Wood street, nea
| Seventeenth. Alderman Pancoast held them ii
$500 bail each to answer.
THIS will be grand gala day at the Academ,
of Fine Arts, where Buchanan Reads grea
painting OF ''Sheridan's Ride" is being exhibited
for the benefit of the Lincoln Institute. Th
academy has been handsomely decorated will
flowers and evergreens, and the boys will b.
there this afternoon in full uniform, accompa
MED by the Girard College Band.
FIREs.-About Z o'clock last evening a stabl
in the rear of No. 2212 Wood street was slight
damaged by fire. The origin of the fire is sup
posed to have been incendiary.
The residence No. 1917 Marshall street wa
slightly damaged by fire about II o'clock las
night.