, 1870-06-21
a BOLD RAID.
The Mcchanlca' Rank. 81 Louisville,
Entered by Robbers in Open Day
They Ch10roforNl the Cashier and
Make Or with SE5.ODOs

! FTp1n lie LouisrRle Courier, June IS.
I One Of the most daring and successful piecet
| Of villAry ever pe1petfated in our city oc-
| cl1rTed yesterday afternoon. It Was no lesf
! than tho robbing Of tho treasure vaults oi
| the Mechanics Bank, in broad daylight, of q
large sum ot money, and the escape OF the
The facts OF this daring robbery arc about as
follows: 3fr. Henry L. Pope, who, for the
last TWENTY-FIVE or thirty yestp, has held he
position Of Cashier OF the MechAuica' Dank,
occasionally goes to the bank after businesaa
hours, especially during the busy season, to
count the cash, post the books, and finish IN
|. the business Of the day.
Yesterday the bank was closed at 2 o'clock
2. H., tho usual hour, and Nj. Pope went TO
dinner, and returned to the bank little after
p: m. Ho aat down in the Caahie1'a Office,
utcs, and then opened the vaults and cash
drawers and commenced counting the money.
He had been busi1y engaged in this manner
for eo1nc tine-how long is not exactly known,
but the suPposition is that it was about S
oclock-Then suddenly two men advanced
entered the building, closed aud locked tLe
front door, and was standing behind the couu-
ter, facing the front door. The foremost Of
tho two men bad q hugo knife in his hand,
and, az he suddeEly came npon Mr.. Pope, and
as that gentleman turned his head, made a
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''1f you mako noise ! will kill you," and
at the same time threw handful
Of snnR into 11r. Pope'a eyes.
The other man then rushed up with
leavy woollen shawl, which be
room and threw it over Mr.. Popets head. Tle
two men then seized hold Of him and dragged
him into the back room and thrust him Tito
stairway leading up stairs, and locked the
door. They then went back to the front room
and hastily gathered up what money the1e was
n n Ms1ght md made on. The special deposits Of
dollars were ranged round upon the shelves
Of tho vault, and mere entirefy overlooked by
the robbers. Tho cash belonging to tho bank
WAS in the cash drawer and ii small safe in
tho largo vault, both Of which were open.
They scooped the email safe clean, but when
they came to the cash drawer they vera more
particular, only emptyiug the compartments
containing large bills. Scrip and one and two
dollar bills were thrown aside with contempt
They vero evidently in great hurry, md
grapped mp the money hastily, az one package,
floor, Immediately teueath the cash drawer.
The money obtained was United States cur
rency, in bills OF various denominations, and
il is supposed tho robbers had carpet-ssck,
which they crammed full Of notes and then
left,
: How the robbers got into the bsnk is mgs-
terry, but the mort reasonable theory is that
they slipped into the building during the day,
and secreted themselves in the back room M
til Mr. Pope returned from dinner. They ad-
vanced upon him from the back ROOM and
we're evidently in their stocking feet. as Mr.
Pope heard no sonnd until they we're upon
him. When they threw the blanket over his
head be experienced q sense Of suifocation,
and Immediately lost all conscionsuess.
The first discovery Of the robbery was made
a few minutes before 8 o'clock last night. NJ.
". n. Lewis, young man who sleeps in the
upon entering the room found the gas turned
down, contrary to the usual custom, He
struck Light, and finding the vault door open,
suspected that something was wrong. and
went to the residence Of Mr. Pops, the Cashier,
and learning thAt he had not been home since
dinner, obtained the assistance, Of two
policemen, and returned to the bank,
and found matters in the condition described
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Over him, aud bottle which had contained
chlcnofor1n near his face. He was insenaible,
but hy the application Of cold water was r.
partly filed with choloroforn, napkin which
had been eatur1ted with eh1orofotm, and
huge, knife, with blsde nearly eight inches
long, were found on the table.
haaty count Of the caah was made, as it
Was impossible during the hurry and excite
ment to ASCERTAIN exactly the amount taken,
hut - far as could be aseertained lust night,
about S65, 600 in currency w1a misBlng, Piled
in the shelves in boxes we're the special depoa-
its of'the bank, consisting Of cash aud bonds
dollars, which the robbers bad overlooked.
Mr. Pope Was msde very IL By his rough treat
meut and had not fully recovered up to late
hour last night.
The bank viii be closed to-day in order to
ascertain the e1act amount Of the loss. We
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