The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-24
From the Baltimore Sun.
THE GREAT BANk ROBBERY.

\ and SPEC uIat1On-Bue
xIar.Proor'' ObsOlete-The topic
the Hour.
Perhaps no criminal occurrence haE
pening in Baltimore tor the past te'
wears has created so much exc'temen
and sensation, or caused SO much Q
public comment and criticism, as tn
robbery of the Third National Bank
on South street, the particulars o
which were given in the San OF yester,
DAY. Happening, as it did, only tw'
days ago. and being 80 extensively
| ventilated during Monday, one would
naturally have supposed that tie ex'
element would have died out, as such
things do, very quickly. Not so, bow
ever, as there was something more
startling than q mere robbery" in this
case The skillful and daring opera
tons OF the thieves in tearing away
brick walls, drilling through iron slabs
aud chipping out cemented vaultwalls
seemed to have fairly sstounded every
one, and caused owners Of valuables to
wonder exactly what is safe as against
thieves.
ADDITIONAL FACTS.
Since the general excitement and con.
fusion attendant upon the discovery Of
the robbery on Monday. the bank Off
GERS have been busily engaged in gath
eriug knowledge of the lost vsluables,
but as yet have got no trace Of those
stolen or OF the thieves. AS heretofore
stated, they had twice heard strange
noises adjoining the bank several days
be ore the robbery, bat no suspicion
was aroused. The detectives continue
nonpulssed by the peculiarities OF the
operation, and whatever they may have
learned they have kept secret.
The bank Waterman, Michael Bur-
nett, who seems still to have the conf
dence of the bank officers, could tell
nothing except that he accidently saw
the Sabler d Co. party going in and out
of the Cuttings building, which the
thieves occupied, and from which they
oppersted, bat attached no particular
importance to anything he saw. No
trace left by the shrewd villains can yet
he followed, and although it is an old
adage that murder will out" it seems
very questionable whether this great
robbery will ever be relieved of the
shroud OF mystery enc'onding it.
PERSONAL DESCRIPTIONS.
Not even good personal description
of the robbers could be gotten in the
excitement of Monday. Yesterday how
ever, Mr.. John S. Cuttings was inter
viewed, and from him some new facts are
gathered He states that the Stabler
Il Co. firm were also known as E.
Washburn d Co., the man Washburn
being recognized as the head OF the boz
gus firm, and it was through his nego-
tistions that the building was rented
He is described as man o. fine build,
about five feet seven inches high, with
a good face, pleasing expression, geuteel
department, quick o. speech and fluent
in conversation. His hair and side
whiskers were yellowish. He had the
air of a shrewd and active business
man. and inspired confidence at once,
so much SO that when he had paid the
5000 for a quarters rent in advance
Mr.. Cuttings at once decided be had a
good tenant In reply to an inquiry
as to what kind of business to be car
ried on, he responded that they were
goiug into the grain commission bust
ness, but il that should not prove sue-
cessiul he intended to "open hank. "
The sequel proves that he did open a
bank, to some purpose.
His companion, supposed to consti-
tute the eco" is described as a short
-toutly.built individual, looking like An
Englishman of the lower order He
had cast in one eye, a very red face,
dark hair and was of rather uuprepos-
sessing appearance. He is accredited
with a iondness for stimulating re
freshments and was a frequent V sitor to
saloon near by, to which he went
several times with sleeves rolled up, ex'
planning, on one occasion, that he was
hard at work at the "otfice" 1t is in.
ferred that this very hard work
was upon the wall leading to the
neighboring bank vault.
WHEN LAST SEEN.
Careful inquiries made about the
eighborhood GO to show that the man
Wash burn (or Stabler) was seen in the
building on Saturday by Mr.. Sauer.
haus, agent for Mr.. Cuttings, apparently
deeply engaged with set OF huge books
behind the desk railing. The rear
rooms were then closed. and Washburn
seemed very busy in front. A German
Waterman, employed at the corner Of
Sec md and South streets, states hat he
also saw the man on Sunday afternoon
enter the Cuttings building. and after a
few minutes come out again with 6
bundle. Some conjecture that this
very bundle contained at least a portion
OF the valuables, but OF course all such
conjectures are idle.
| anOtDer Resident VI tue neiShuoln oo'
states that on Saturday night a mar
was seen quietly seated on the steps OIL
the Merchants and Farmers bank, op
posite the Cuttings building, for severa
hours, who is now supp sed to have
been a confederate. but this is mere con
lecture. Beyond this not a single tsngi
bile fact has been developed to lead t
any possible trail OF the thieves.
PUBLIC OPINION.
Public opinion is diversified in re
gard to the circumstances by which th'
thieves were enabled to effect such
robbery. The more intelligent, how
ever, frankly confess that the tern
burglar proof has become obsolete
and that nothing can be constructed Il
resist the scientific aud industrlou
operations of the finished scamps know
as bank robbers. Builders have ex
smiued the premises mentioned, with