The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-28

At ten O'Clock on Friday evening one Of the most
singular OF modern burglaries was committed IN
the Office OF the Pennsylvania Coal Company, at the
foot OF East Twentythird street. The sum oil money
stolen was nor very great, but the despatch and
secrecy with which the crime was executed give It
the distinction OF oeing most remarkable.
SCENE OF THE BURGLARY.
The Pennsylvania Coal Company's ONCE is a small
square building adjoining the yard. 1t Is buIIt OF
brick, with granite cornices and Mansard roof,
and the windows and doors strongly barred. To
effect an entrance ielonlously some s,ratagem Is
needfu.
On Friday afternoon, at six O'clock one OF thu
clerks "Jimmyn--was buslly writing at the desk
when Oficer Goldrick entered and informed him
that there were counterfeit bills on the Leather
Manufacturers Bank or Poughkeepse circulating
In the city. THIS was In pursuance OF an order or
Captain Cameron TO the officers to warn all persons
doing business In his precinct OF the fact. The
private Waterman, William DoDson, was present at
tile time. At half past six he was lett alone IN the
office the yard was closed business suspended.
HOW 1T WAS DONE.
At about quarter before ten O'Clock Onlccr Gold
rick again passed and remarked one In the VI
cinity. He was going toward avenue A. AT ten
O'Clock DoDson says that he entered the 0lice from
the yard by a side door and saw some one standing
without the other door. who. he thought. wore q
police cap. The unknown addressed him by saying
familiarity "uow about those counterfeit bhlsF'
DobsOn went toward the door, and the
stranger, whom he took to be Onlcer Goldrck,
repeated, SLOW about those counterfeit Dills ~ lie
opened the door. saying, 81 never had anything to
| DO with counterfeit bills never take any money! ,
| The man seized him simply with an mtimaOn such
| as an Offlcer Of The law might be imagined to use
that he was his prisoner and must march 10 tho
station Dooson, astounded, was mute and NOTION
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hind him win the handcuns and saw another
"unknown party standing before him with
man man VINO mad arst seized HIN was large rye
and tall, and the man with the pistol was of about
middle height. WIN genuine piratlcal appearances.
After Dobson Was securely nandcuned largo
leather gag capped over his lace and tied last
by strings reaching behind mis- mead. An oriice had
been cut out for the nostrils, so that the victim
could not die from sullocatlon. The part which
| covered the mouth was thIckly padded. Poor Dob
son was then dragged inside the Office to one cor
ner, where ms legs were tightly bound with strips
| OF the towels which hung up In The Mushroom. lie
| was thrown on the floor with MS face downward.
VALIANT BURGLAR
stood over HIM with pistol and threatened "If you
sur I'll blow your brains outp' The threat seemed
Economically sarcastic considering the impOssiDlitY
OF motion on the part OF DObsOn. one ruflian
meanwhile stationed at the street door; the
other two had seized DODsOn's lantefn u, and steady
blows upon the safe In the inner Office told that
they were Duslly engaged at their unlawful work.
A misstrokc crashed through pane OF glass In the
window, as was discovered In the morning. Accord
ing to blossoms narrative in Just fifteen minutes the
door OF the safe yielded and the money drawers
within were SllaSueus As quickly As tDcy nau uc-
complished their work the burglars departed, leav-
Inv all their Tools behind The one who guarded the
wa ae e ss 70 e as @ s Of &c go
80 as ~ give MN more Of the Tree air OF heaven. Ho
slammed the door with emphasis behind hun.
aud went OF with prudent speed That was
| TIE LAST THAT DOBsON SAW
OF the four. The place was almost perfectly dark
but for little light OLD the lantern standing upon
tue desk IN the inner once. Dooson struggled III
DoBsos's ESCAPE.
| Then ne succeeded IN extricatng his legs ana
By turning MS back toward II no got hold 81 the
Knob ana let himself out; then he bethought him
that the gate winch opened 10 the street
locked. lie went back into the onice anu got the
broom. which nung III the corner. lie then re-
turned to the gate, and turning his back toward 10
lifted the hook with the broom, showed the cato
open and walked out.
A man who lives next door mad been aroused BY
the strange sounds; Dut lancymg IL was Dobson
another forty wlaks. Dobson, however, startled
him 10 CONSCIOUSNESS again ny Raging the door
nell vigorously with his manacled nands The.
nelGhDOr appeared and was astonlshed. lie took
the visor IRON Dobsons lace put could not reease
his hands. This was done subsequently only by
ing through The steel.
ROundsman Schultz appeared at this moment.
He. too, was astonishei, and took Dooson TO tie
station nouSe. AT the station house the aOOve story
THE RoGUEs ROYALTY FREE.
| The search since then has iaiied To discover the
burglars, AMI little hope is entertained that II WIN
amy more and Ss eseday Ssp
/ ted their inquiries with great vigor, Due
concluded at night that the task was hopeless
| one. very PROBABLE theory has been formed that
! the four men came and went away In q boar. Tho
plot was ut least laid very sklllnliy. rum0r was
! geaned that three rufianly fellows mad been seen
on Friday evening IN McCantr's liquor shop near
The coal onice. lt Is thought possible by the de-
tectives that Dobs0n may have been III league with
his assallants, although his character has hereto
| fore been OF q very oocile klnd. II seems
strange that he should have submitted with0us
struggle to their attack, In performing tine du-
| ties OF private Waterman he doubtless was well
armed His confused description oil the burglars
when without the door before he visor tied
his face he could easily have seen tnen) gives rise
to some suspicion.
THEIR HANDIwORK.
The safe in the ONCE Is curious evidence
of the uselessness OF laying up riches where
thieves break in and steal. 1t was made by
"Herring," and, whether very strong not,
| was certainly orccd open IN very neat manner.
| The heavy iron baton on the outside vi the door
first forced oil, large crowDar being used a.
The lever, and the rivets being cut with chlse.
The 0cx was then dug out. The TOOLS used were
broken In several places.
THE LOSS.
The superintendent OF the coal yard, Mr. Kearney,
accepts the watchman's story, and congratulates
himself that there was no more than $3.50 In the
safe at the time. No valuable papers were stolen.
NOVEL PIGEON CASE.
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