The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-13
BANK BURSTERS BAFrLM.
An Attempt to Break Into the
Bank of New York.
The Burglars Fooled They Escape, of Course
Ineficlency OF the Police-A Warn
ing to Bank Officers

30 very many extraordinary crimes have been per-
retrated In this city within the past year In defiance
Of the police or at least, without tnat body being
able or willing to bring the perpetrators
OF them to Justice, that they might well
anticipate an outburst or pubic anger.
Happily for them, however the event which so
seriously affected their nerves yesterday morning.
and which VIII be fully detailed below, dld not A.
the dimensions intended by The actors In it. 10
that the expected ceDsurc did not appear In the
meantime the public have time to digest the facts
here given and to ask how long 1t will De before
business houses as well private residences will be
secure from the
AMBIGUOUS BURGLARS AND MURpERBRS
who infest the city.
At the corner OF william street ana Exchange
place Ii large white granite building. On the first
noor ID the Bank Of tho State Of New YORK; the en-
trance ON William street. In the basement on both
tnoroughfares, are various business ofices. The To-
cation Of this building, 1T need scarcely be SAID is
the very centre or the financial part Of the city,
Four doors from the corner OF William street. In Ex-
change place. and exactly under the directors room
OF the bank, are the Offices OF Boun Cunning & Co.,
brokers-one room IN front and enc IN the rear.
Watched by several men in the building, and
guarded ~ on the outside by policemen these
premises ought to be safe from Unauthorized entry
That they not requires argument 10 establish,
IN view Of the fact that on Saturday night or sun
day morning repetition Of
THE OCEAN BANK ROBBERY
was attempted in them. Late on saturday night
or early on Sunday morning--the police, OF course
cannot say which, number OF men pryed omen
the door leading int the offices OF Boan, Dunnlng
a Co., threw in before them lot Of burglars tsols
and entered after themselves. To light the gas and
close the shutters was the work OF few minutes
Next an examination or the Offices TOOK place. An
Inspection OF them yesterday by d HERALD reporter
showed that this was thoroughly done. The bur-
glars, apparently, were fully aware tnat 1t would be
loss OF time to try Their skill on the desks and
safes about thcpl they were after the more yalua-
Bile game. From certain indications it would seem
that they went directly TO water closet in the left
hand corner oil the inner Office, and with pick or
OLner instrument suitable to the work
PIERCED TIE CEILING
In order TO ascertain III an entrance to the floor
above could be effected thar way !uaalnp lrotn
the few marks In the ceiling this was soon aban-
dcned by them, as wen they might've ieet OF
solid granite meeting the point OF the PICK The
burglars next proceeded TO collect all Inc clothing
mating ana carpetng they could find IN botn
Onices and placed them on tie iieor directly under
part OF the ceiiing thought TO DC weakest la
depth, the object being OF course to deaden
TIE SOUND OF THE FALLING MORTAR.
Collecting together and picking up an the move
able desks they constructed a working platform
upon which one OF the party assembled. THIS fellow.
then, with plckake or more PROBABLY jimmy, Tor
one oil these articles was afterwards discovered on
the premises, commenced deivng at the ceiling,
through the lath5 and finally Knocked hard
against an iron beam. The area CT the hee
was further extended until q space two feet lony
and seven inches wide was made. This was enough
IL was evident that they had been "sodp Part oI q
SOLD door, under the plaster and laths OF iron filed
IN with concrete was presented to their view. At
this ito them
MCST UNwELCOME SIGHT
they abandoned tpelr buIglarlous task and with.
areW safely. mat they were not altogether With
Out apprehension OF arrest may be Inferred from the
fact tnat they left behind them all their els wlh
sacks, fuse and some powder. The sacks were Tor
the carrying away OF the plumber, while the pow der
VI course, was TO have been used in
BLOWING UP THE SAFE
IN the vault Immediately above thcln.
On Sunday atternSon, absut three O'Clock, Beun
Dunnings porter Went into the oiflces to clean
them up, and found them in the most admired dis
order This was the first discovery OF the attem tted
burglary. The ponce. OF course knew nothing eli
the affair." and 1ooshly attempted tor hide this last
evidence OF their taeinciency guardians OF pro-
perry, when tey discovered II, by dcferrng sending
the usual despatch 10 .polce HEADQUARTERS until 1t
too late Tor tue reporters there to OBTAIN the
facts.
OBSCURE HINTS
were yesterday uttered by s0-called detectives TO
the eject that II all right; that the burglars
would lie caught; that the case would be worked
upn and much more professional nonsense OF the
sort; but down town business nen may rest assured
tnat they Will never the perpetrators OF this bur-
Rlary arrested OF tried, and thai they VIII have TO
rely solely on themselves for protection.