, 1873-08-26
A BANK SENSATION.
Desperate Attempt to Rob. ME-.
Scnmlnon's NTUney-Olicst.
Craoksmen Succeed in Digging Through
tie Outside Brick Vault.
At This Point They Arc Frightened Away
by tho Police and Bank
Watcllmon.

A Sonmrnonito sonBation was, on Sunday night,
spoiled by couple Of bungling burglars, who,
during Inst vook, woro busy trying to got at that
portion Of tho city school funds which Is takon
caro- Of In tho monoy-vault Of tho Marino Bank,
on tho corner Of LaSal1o and Lake stroctB, tho
President OF which is J. Young scammon. Dur
ing tho paat woek Mr.. Samuel Rogers, clerk,
and ono Gabolson, tho janitor of that .inBtit,-
ton, both Of whom sloopin tho building at night.
hoard at times strange noises In tho build
ing, which thoy could not account for,
and, consequently, put down to rats.
On Sunday night, tho noises woro 80 vory audi
bio that both tho clerk md janitor bocauo
alarnod, and, after consulting upon whht had
host be done, decided to call In tho aid Of tho
police. at about half-paat in the morning their
decision WAS arrived at, aud two "epocials woro
coon induced to mako m examination Of tho
promises. Together tho four mon eoarohod tho
promises, but, notwithstanding the preBence In
ono Of the rooms Of Homo mortar-dust which
should not have been thoro, they concluded that
their foars woro groundless, aud tho increduloua
smiles Of tho "apecials" put to flight tho
uatchora' suspicious. Strange to say, although
1t Is generally known that the safe is in
variably tho burglars objective point, and tho
fact that tho top safo Of three In tho building
was loft open, was known to tho bank employees,
thoy failed to examine 1t. A few minutes after
the departure Of tho speciala tho strange aounda
were again heard, this time no plainly that no
room WAS loft to doubt that 3 brick and mortar
pile Was, by tho aid OF steel inatrumonts rapidly
street was rewarded BY tho appearance Of po-
lice officer, who, with tho employee, mado anoth~
or search Of tho premises with equally barron re-
sults Tho police ollicor laughed at their fears,
auggestcd rats dghoBts as tho probable diBturb-
ers aud loft. Aftcrthiano furthernoise WAS heard,
and tho matter wasnot again thought Of untily
torday morning, when Mr.. Thoman, tho Cashier
Of tho bank, oponetl tho book-vault door prepar-
atory to beginning work for tho day. Horo
sight met hia Wow which, Bont through ha frame
ranged vault which had been locked up on Sat
urday night, waH a masa Of brick and mortar in
ter1ninglad with depositledgcrs, discount and
BILLS for collection Eoglstora, goncrh lcdgers,
other books used III tho art OF money"lending.
Tho nature OF the very noisy rats Of the night
previous Was at once Judged by the appearance Of
tho place, while above In the ceiling was rat
medum,uzod man. Tho foot was at once made
apparent that tho vault had hecn attacked and
entered from above, and rush was mado for
tho money vault, which opens on tho book
vault. To tho Cashiers intense aasisfactton this
was found to ho untampered with. Everything
in tho book vault had been thoroughly over
hauled tin boxes had boon broken opon and
their contents eoattored around; cash box had
been robbed of some go odd and some Htampa, but
beyond this no harm had been offcotod. An OK
animation Of the vaults. which are three in num-
bor, built Of brick, and standing ono above au-
Other, showed that tho burglars had begun opora-
tionA at the top ono, which has been lolt opan Tor
some time to Dry and which 10 On tho second
story OF tho pnitang:, opening holo through
the hoor OF this vault, the second "as reached,
When another holo lot tho burglars into the baao-
mont vault, put only into that part or II Where
tho Mar1no bank hooAR arg kopt: Tho burglars
no1 s an n nr 1ro1 % tno
opened tho B0nthern oMi OF the safe floor, tho