The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-10-24
Robbery or tie Bank at Waterford,
New York.


From the Albany Journal Of the
l4th inst, we gam particulars of one
OF the bOidest bank rObberies Of this
bold bank rObbing age. The servant
girl Of the cashiers family says:
About four O'Clock she was rudeiy
awakened by two masked men, who
cOOliy proceeded to bind her limbs,
after which they asked her how ma
ny persons were in the house, and re-
eeived as an answer that there were
Mr.. and Mrs. Van HCsvenburgh, his
brother, two daughters, a little boy
eight years OF age, and herself. The
nocturnal visitors then inquired IL
there was an aka in the house, and
she informed them that there was one
in the wOOd-hOUse. The fellows then
left, SITTER gagging her, and started up
stairs, saying they would be EAck
again. The girl says she did not
know where they went after leaving
her, or whether they went after the
ak or not; at any rate they soon re-
turned and took her up stairs with
them, and put her in the room of Mr..
Van HRyenburgh, where she found
the remainder OF the family gagged
and bound. On being asked how the
burglars effected an entrance to the
house, she said they must have OBJ
tanned entrance while the folks were
absent at church. This Is substan-
TALLY Der story.
From the termination of the girls
story, the facts alleged seems that
Mr.. Van HRvenb1rEh's wife Occu-
pied one OF the chambers IN The sec
Ond story, while on the same floor
were chambers occupied respectively
by her daughters Sarah and Mary,the
little boy being in the room with the
latter. The family were all asleep
and unconscious Of the impending
danger, when IN an instant and ST.
multaneOusly, the doors of the three
rooms were burst in, and confronting
the frighted occupants We're armed
aud masked men, who commanded
them to silence on pain of death.
Too frightened to give the alarm
they laid still and suffered themselves
to Re bound and gagged. The children
were removed to the room of their
parents, and then ordered to remain
quiet. The binding and gagging pro-
cess in every instance was done with
sheets from the beds. torn in strips
and twisted. When all this was ae-
oOmplished Van Hevenburg's bonds
were unlOOsed from his lower limbs,
and he was forced to march down and
unlock the door leading into the bank,
one OF the robbers on each side with q
pistol at his head, and another with
n dagger at his back. Thus they
forced him through the directors
room to the door of the vault, which
they commanded him to open.
In performing this operation he de-
layed as long as possible in the hope
that some of the family might pOssl-
bly, free themselves from their bonds
and give the alarm Notwithstanding
the repeated com mmands Of the vii
lains. AT length. fearing for his life,
he complied with their demand, ana
tie vanlt flew open. Three stood
guard over him, while the remainder
entered and proceeded to ransack It Of
its contents.
In the vault were deposited a num-
ber Of boxes, placed there for safe
keeping by the wealthy families in
the village, containing, It is estimated,
money, government and railroad
bonds, valuable deeds ami other doc
umenJs, yaluables of every deserlp-
ton, variOusly estimated 10 amount
from $3.50, QUO to SSO0,OOO or perhaps
more, as our reporter was informed by
Vice President BOughton. All these
tney carried OFF, together with about
s., 900 or SlO,OO0. After taking all
they desired, they escorted Mr.. Van
Hevenburg back up stairs, and
again binding his lower limbs, pre-
ceeded 10 search the house for money,
securing about 81 900 which they took,
leaving the family their jewelry and
watches