Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-11-08
DARING ATTEMPT At BURGLARY.
The Most FOOlhardy Villains OF
the Age.
Tho Bank of Delaware Attackc d.
The Cashier Ssized and his
Family Terrific ed.
The BAo1e Attempt a Future.

An attempt was made, last evening, to rob the
National Bank of Delaware, at Sixth aud Mar
ket streets, which in the precision and direct
ness Of its plans, and in the boldness OF the ef
fort is without parallel in the criminal recordr
of our city That burglars should undertake
work Of such daring character along one of our
main highways, in the very heart of the city, a.
such an early hour in the evening, aud within
stones throw Of the Pc ice Headquarters, MAY
well seem appalling AMI break the delusion OF
the security which We all as Wllmingtoniaus
have felt, and which 1t has been our pride to
boast. We cannot. Of cOurse, claim immunity
from all crime, bat we say that this is the
hTst instance in which attempt was made to
put into execution such plot at this. 1t il
sald. however that during the caslierslip OF
Mr.. Pa1HOn Of the same bank, all attempt war
made to force an entrance through the front
door of the institution, but Of this there seems
10 be some doubt. But to the facts IL this last
attempt.
THE ENTRY ISro THE CASHIERS RESIDENCE.
The cashier, Mr.. Samuel Floyd, resides in the
rear part of the baak-building, aud while at tea
last evening. about $50 O'Clock, a gentle rap
was heard GA the outer door OF the basement in
which the table was spread. There were at the
tab e, MIR. Samuel Floyd and his wife. Miss AfarN
Z Floyd sister TO sir. Floyd and his two Heiees
Miss Irene Chardon and Miss Jennie F. Hates.
the latter about IL years OF age. AT tirst the
knocking at the door WAS supposed to be only Il
i slight rattle produced by the wi nd hut as 1t con.
/ tiuued Mr. Floyd arose to opeu the door but
again st the entreatiea Of his wife she urging him
/ to pay no heed TO the summons. MIR. FLOYD
| states to US that he did not suppose he should
lind any one standing at the door, or il go il
| would be no other than some friend who had
| called aud even after the door was opened he
| did not fully comprehend the pulpoTt of wh4l
transLlred surprising that the man who stalket
nj m
perpeirating a joke upon him. Bu
his mind Wac eoon dl=abused of this idea for a,
the ooor swung back a tall and very stout man
who seemed to be leader Of the gang, rushed il
with face masked aud closely mutfled and witt
Iiifted hand commanded silence. He wai
closely followed by foul others, Mr. Floyd thinks
although other members Of his family insist tina
there were five, one of whom pointed pistol a
MIR. Floyd's head. while
THE OTHERS HANDCuFFED HIM
And awed into silence the remaining members
of the family. The door in the meanwhile had
been closed. Miss Kates seemingly 10 a swoon
sank down to the floor and crawled beneath the
table, while the cook crawled under another ia
| BILE in the room. Mrs. Floyd disposed a
first to upbrald the burglars, and did say t
them that they would cause the death of he
nelce, to which they somewhat tenderly replie
that they Would not lnjure the precious deaI
| or hurt a hair in the heads of any of them
I
that during the lew moments they were in tn
room they were not at all rough, and that thei
whole manner gave evidence OF culture and re
| hnement.
TIE ALARM AND FLIGHT.
Perceiving the colored woman to crawl uude
the side table, the burglars undertook to draS
her out, and while doing 80 Miss Hates availe
herself of the opportunity to crawl from her hid
ing place, and quickly pulling chair froI
against the hall door which the burglars la
placed there she opened 1t, glided through, clot
ed it after her and then started to run u
the stairway to escape into Sixth stree
through the upper door, being all the time clos
" pursued by one of the burglars who had bee
directed by the others to catch that girl
In her haste and fright Miss Hates fe
, upon the stairway, but quickly regaint
her feet, completed the ascent, IA
along the hallway unclaimed the doc
: passed out into the street and sought safety
Mrs G1rdon's trimming store just above McLeal
never having attempted to scream IN all her ma
| row escape Her pursuer followed her quite u
to the door, and even peered in through Il
glass, but finding others in there he hastily n
t treated and notifying his confederates that a
alarm was given they hurried from the roo
without disturbing anything o. offering insult
abuse to any one, rushns past MIR. Floyd wi
WAS standing handcuffed by the door, He vi
: not gagged, as report says.
n THE PURSUIT.
The colored woman followed the burglars
the door, and as they quilted it she began, lust