The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-22

tured and Carried Of-Robbery Re-
duced to an Absolute Fine Art-Full
Particulars.
(From the Baltimore Sun, August 2ol
Yesterday morning, shortly after ten O'Clock,
there was discovered at the Third National
Bank, on South street, No. 80, one OF the most
daring, extensive, and, to use detectives ex-
preston, ssartistlc" bank robberles recorded
In modern times, fully equal to, II not surpass-
ing, the famous robberles recorded and much
talked about In New York and Boston within
the past ave years; and to say that eald dis
covery created the most intense excitement
scarce tells the story. The news spread abroad
| like contagion, and In an incredibly short
time crowds Of people had assembled to learn
something about the robbery of "John 8. Git.
tings's bank" an institution well known. 1t
proved, however, as was shown by
THE FIRST DISCOVERY,
| that It was not Giltings's Bank that had been
vctImlzed, but the Third National Bank, as
| above stated, located In the adjoining build
| Ing, the old banking house OF Cuttings Co.
| having been closed some months since, and
| the building let on June l TO party known
a. '.Stabler & Co.," who, 1t Is universally be-
lleved, are the guilty ones In the daring rob.
berry. Itappears that Mr. N. B. Medalry, tne
4 receiving teller, was the first prominent oil.
Ger to reach the bank yesterday morning, and
| was applied to by two ladies for the payment
| of small check. He proceeded TO oren the
vault of the bank, when 1t was found that the
| lock of the outer door, working with comol-
nation knob, would not work. First one,
then another. OF the clerks were called to
1 loo hrt oil m uat
proceeded 10 the Merchants and Farmers
Bank, near by. for the amount required, and,
having obtained It,, returned again 10 the
vault, but still the door would not yield.
A LocKsMITH SUMMONED.
All efforts proving unavaIllng. locksmith
was summoned and the outer door was forced,
when The came trouble was encountered VIII
the inner door, Here the lock was worked,
| but still The door would not open. and the sus
pclons Of the bank clerks were fully aroused.
Alter an hours labor The lock was removed,
and the door opened, when q glance at The To-
terror explained the whole matter. The doors
of three OF the safes within the vault were
open-papers were lying scattered about the
vault, an enormous jack-screw, large enough
TO lift steam engine, aud large chunk VI
cast-iron, about a loot square. broken from
one OF the inner safes, were drst seen, and IN
the rear corner, Immediately over the Raie,
was seen hole through the wrought-iron
aide of the vault large enough 10 admit the
body Of man. A glance through this hole Dy
Mr.. Medairy exposed
THE SCENE OF OPERATIONS
through the ragged, carved. our wall of the
two buli sings, leading into the rear room OF
the adjoining house, the old Cuttings Bank.
Intense excitement naturally followed this
discovery. The bank clerks looked agha9t;
but this was no time for idle Inactivity, and Il
hurried consultation suggested the Rr9prlety
of entering the Gittogs building. This was
soon done py means of front window and
upon entering, scene of indescrlbab!e cor
der was developed The front Office Is a room
about eighteen by lorly feet, with desks sur
mounted by railing and wire screens In
front, running the length of the room. In the
rear of this desk-room were found the rem
nants of the contents Of the banks vault, ex-
ceptiug, however, the most valuable. -faclhd-
iug moneys, bonds, stocks, &c. Upon the
floor were scattered innumerable checks; pro-
missory notes, drafts, securities and bills pay
able, whilst on the desk were piled up some
fifteen lin boxes which had contained money
and valuabes, each with the lock forced and
the coniants distracted, except when they
happened to ba OF no negoliahle valne. Ex-
aminng the floor, there We're found deeds OF
properties, Insurance policies, property assign.
ments, certificates Of marriage, Quantities oil
silverware, &C., all In such intXricable con-
Ing.
THE BURGLARIoUs REMAINS. -
Mention was made OF the finding of a jack
screw and other articles in the vault. Upon q
desk in the principal room OF the Messrs
Stabler g. Co. were tound additional burglarl-
ous remains, which would 90 10 prove that
the operators had been working quickly, cau-
tiously and systematically, and while exer-
cising every caution had not been unmindful
of their appetites. Beneath the counter Were
found several bottles, containing the remnants
OF liquors, TWO hall-5roiled chickens, pieces oil
toast, two loaves of bread, several lemons,
and other things suggestive of Creature Com.
fort. Near by, on o desk, were discovered y
batch of burglars tools, comprising bills, drills,
files, cbisels, glmlets, an auger, several lock-
picks, in tact, very respectable assortment
OF hardware, In infnite variety and Of the
finest kind, some OF these packages Of hard
ware being iniacT, and many oeuring lhe
names of prominent Chicago firms, which
would lead to the idea that the Stauler g. Co.
firm came from the West. A bundle of clothing
was also found, with overdlls, slippers, knee
pads, and all else required for quiet comfort.
THE woRKGNG.RooM
Immediately In the rear OF the main front
Office are two rooms about nine by sixteen
feet each, neatly carpeted, formerly used as
private rooms tor The old Gittings banking
house. One of these had been relieved OF the
CARPET by the robbers aud was recognized as
vacant" The other, adjoining the National
Bank building, was the wOrklDg-room OF The
burglars, and glance at the Interior before it
was Disturbed, aller The robbery, would have
convinced any one, no matter how ignorant Of
such matters, that the thieves were decided
graduates In their nefarous profession and
had done their work, as The detective properly
remarked, 10 "artistlc" styls. Entering Lnis
room the first thiOg seen was huge nule In
the wall about six feet By five, gradually mar
rowing down to the vault wall-of iron aIri
brlck-to about eighteen inches. Around this
hole was noticed stripe, exposing marks of
paste, indicating that dark curtain had been
drawn over from day TO day duriog opera.
tions. The wall was found 10 be tRirly.two
inches thick to the vault side. Here they en-
countered half inch boiler Iron. To drill
through this three heavy tImbers were prori
ed, taken ln separately, as was shown. and
afterwards nailed together. This lolned Tim
ber was just large enough TO rest against the
opposite wall, and formed solid SUPPORT for
powerful half-inch drill; with this over one
hundred holes were drilled through The ourer
plate and by filing 1t was soon removed B..
yond this was encountered ten-inch brick
wall, the inner wall of the vanlr, built of
black burned brick and cement, and supposed
to be very solid. This also was easily picked
out with their admirable tools, and the cement
deposited 80 carefully into an empty drawer
aa In avoid even sOilinn the Garnet nm tho