The Hickman courier., 1872-08-31
In1erestfng Details OF the Raltf.
more Bank Robbery.

more HaDk Robbery.
The Baltimore American has the fol
lowing details of the great bank robbery
10 that city
"On the 18th of June two prepossess.
ing looking young men. apparently Eng
lishmen, rented from Johu 5. Cuttings the
lower floor of his building, ostensibly fol
the purpose of conducting q grain snd
commission business. They furnished
the office in good style, aud to all ap
pearaDces were doing q thriving aud lie
gitimate business. 1t now turns out the
ostensible business of the frm, which
went under the name of Stabler & Co
was merely blind, and their real object
was to rob their Deighbors, the National
Bank. The wstchman Of the bank was
on duty day and night, but SO sdroitly
aud noiseiessly was their work conducted
that no sound, not the slightest, wa
heard. In the back office of Stabler &
Co. wall directly opposite the bank
vaul. shows that large picture or char
had been hanging just over the pIac,
where the hole was cut aud thus the
party engaged in the work might la e
been working on the two walls, thirty
two inches in thickness, for several weeks
l'his back Office was also detached from
the front by brick wall and was reach
ed by door. sDd by closing the latter
the work could have gone on quietly day
aud night without interruption or obser
walton even from any Que entering the
front office.
The appearance of the Office Of Stabler
& Co.. in Getting's building. showed
clearly that the burglars must have been
thorough masters of their business. In
the first place, they left behind them.
after accomplishing the robbery, oyeralIs,
slippers, pads. etc but DO article bears
any name or mark which could possibly
lead to discovery. They also left dark
lantern and one of the most complete set
of burglars tools to be found. AL OF
the ten boxes taken from the vault had
been broken open, and papers that would
prove of no value except TO the owners.
were scattered about the floor ia the
greatest confusion.
The counters of the my thicsl firm Of
Stabler j. Co., presented many frsgmeu
rary evidences Of sub>iautisl luncheons
having been enjoyed. Well drained
bottles Of vine and stronger stuff. cold
boiled chicken, brown bread and butter
ed toast, empty sardine boxes snd frag
ments Of cheese, aud good square
load aud more Of brick we're piled up il
the vault
Messrs. Stsb!er & Co, we're very neat
workmen, for the carpet in their private
office where they broke through the wall
was scarcely soiled. A cotton cloth had
been spread down before the spar,ure.
upon which they caught all the dust and
dirt The bricks appear to have been
carefully stored away out of sight as fast
as removed. while they placed the dirt
IN some Of the many table drawers about
the place thus mau4giDg to make things
snug and tidy during the day
The vault in the blnk, aud from which
the money aud valuables were taken. i,
of the ordinary kind, and constructed il
-ueh . u1anner that Il was supposed bur
glars could make no impression upon it,
That portion of the vault cut into war
eight inches in thickness. built of hard
burned bricks laid 10 cement, and outside
Of that was plating of boiler iron near
hdti dd tuCn III ucu Cumt
the party wall proper of the bank. six
teen inches in thickness. The vault was
supplied with burglar proof Lille safe
aud Miller safe. The robbers failed to
get into the latter safe, although des-
perate effort was made to blow the door
of with gunpowder, but the Lille safe
was forced open by means Of jack
screw.
The bank officers caused the door of
the Miller safe to be cut away with
chisels, When it was found that the rob-
bers had tailed to secure upward Of one
hundred thousand dollars in cash. The
robbers after getting into the vault. 80
hampered the inner door that it could
not be opened from the outside. This
was for the purpose of delaying the bank
officers III getting into the vault, and
enabling the robbers to get as far away
trom Baltimore as possible"