New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-07
THE PHILADELPHIA BANK ROBBERY.
STORY OF THE wATCHMAN-BOUND AND GAGGED
A GOOD-SATURED BURGLAR AND a SOCIAL


From The Philadelphia Post
The KensingtOn Bank has obtained new
safe IN the place OF the upon which the ROBBERS
Grated last Thursday night II discovered ON sat
nary means the violence of its assaiant having thrown
the lock out of gear Had the robbers Kept az w9IH
would have been at their mercy. Proyidentaly the
robbers gave up their work about ten minutes 700 soo
III is now estimated that the loss 10 the special deposit
ors viii not he less than $4,000 one OF them woman
in very humble circumstance loses s5-heI az IN az
The REPORTS that been published thus far OF the rob
berry the story Of Mr.. Murphy the principal Watchmah
has not been given His statement Is as 1CoWs; On
ir 1 hime vet the CASHIERS manner threw me of my
Guard the robbers first came TO the bank at $50 on
& Hif1m tbe Others were in citizens dress they said
they were police officers; not there az the tnne
they told John Holmes about their suspicious and men
sad You had better back TO the Cashier ana tak TO
said: Tell them that thank them for the informau9n
and tell them 10 give my compliments 10 Lent SIaIh
then hen John returned they told him what they Thought
was going on, and think they said to john We VIII be
down to you TO night when got down to the Dank
about O'Clock, changed part of my clothes, ana came
right down stairs and said, Well John, we have got to
keen good lookout for these fellows, and then re-
marked am little tired, and will lay down on the
table this did; Holmes sat by the vault door reading
then the knock came at me d0oI anu my 1os In U
and commenced 10 bark furious went 70 the door anu
cried out What 40 you YAM YAM oes aid "John
somebody to you at the door ana he rcpeu
i kn0w-t is these police ofeers the door was opened
then think SO thai John could them and when ne
looked out be said Yes these the police 0ces le
them in thought they were ali acquainted anu 81
One Of the men called to the door, and asked me
IL knew two men that were passing on the Opposite
side of the street saying They are the men whom we
have been following down the street you au oeC ga
watch Them then put my coat, stepped out ana
walked up 10 the corner OF Lauret and then BACK 10
the bank, and could no person who looked suspi-
rious 10 me he asked me when returned II saw any
one knew said Yes, saw one man who had just
come out of rollingm near at hand he was gong up
tb rect as fast AS he could went TO the BANK door
then II was open little we went IL, he ahead OF me
soon as came R la tag P Soof came up to
me and quickly put his arms around my neck and Ghoked
me, al the same time drawing my head BACKWARD anu
While STOOD i'm that position grabbed me- and as soon
"a he grabbed me- OF them struck me IN lne pll o W.
stomach and this WAS followed by four five similar
blows; while this was going on got one OF my hands
free and put it into my pocket 10 get my pistol put U9
%v i hsad on peS twisted my arm and PLACED il behind
my back and the other shackled me here was power
less they had treated Holmes so before got M the man
said want YOU 20 back into the Cashiers room
This VAST forced TO do and sat down by the cashier
desk; when there my capOr SAID ! am golhg 70 saf
you said There Is use in that you have Ine teu
can't do anything; he said nothing but took my cap
and tore IT up and rammed 1t INTO my moutn' ana tle
tied rope around my head 80 the gag c0nid hol Con
of then he said Get up from there ana come So oDsr
me I'm dark corner; he then wanted me TO lay down
told him. no cannot, he said, You might as wen,
and said NO. let sit here; well, after had been
sitting still little while, for you see had got The gag
loosened tired to get INTO eo ae win h Rs
easy, YOU are trying. 20 get your handouts
of; for you see had just been testing 6al 10
see how tight they were SAID am NOT dong any
thing Of the kind :; he responded WIZ be =, II l.
dorf shoot i answered, III NOulu not DC Ol
enc 10 do that and then we had good pr on
talk i'm that way. when hc all at once broke ont You
have cot This thing loose on your mouth; said, Yes,
and think you might well take i on 1t Is disagreed.
bile and OF consequence; MS reply wax Well guess
I and he took il of and threw IL down on the floor
be asked me, DO you want drink OF water ana sara
Yes and he got cup, SAYING Ierc is not hlch IA
~ Won can have what there is; took swallow, ana
nv captor seemed TO be more quiet; asked nun ne
would not give me tobacco, ana ne TOOK Omt ms
box and nnt into my mouth good chew said, THAT ~
clever I'm y and he them further 10 please me- brought
the Cashiers roadback chair and got something ior
me 10 put my feet on"