Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-21
FIRST EOITION.
400 p. M.
Jimmie. and shele,on Key..

EVIDENTLY AN INTESDED RAID ON THE NATION
AL BANK AT NEWPoRr-1IlE TElLER's RESI-
DENoE VISITED AND mfs WIFE AssAULFED-A
CURIOUS CASE. fffr |tfE sF
The following facts will show an evident in
tention Of the burglarious fraternity to pay the
respects to our neighboring town, Newport--th,
National Bank at tsat place being the objective
point In view.
On Thursday evening, about o'clock, during
the absence of Mr. Green, the Teller Of the
above bank his residence was visited by two
men, rather well dressed and respectable-look.
ing, who at once entered into conversation with
Mrs. Green. They represented to her that they
were friends of Mr.. Watson, the cashier Of the
bank, had called on him. but did not find him at
home, and that they also knew MIR Watson's
brother, who is President of the Commonwealth
Bank ,of Philadelphia. During the conversation
with Mrs Green, one of the men complained of
being sick, and retired to the yard, after which
they stated that they would go to the hotel, and
call again. One of the men was heard to say,
:" you attend to this one, and will attend to the
other"
Mr.. Green upon his arrival home, was made
converaant with the facts thus far. and then
went to Mr. Watson's and made inquiry for the
parties. This gentleman had no knowledge of
the mon or their visit, and further inquiry az
the hotel proved that they had not been there.
Suspicious were at once aroused that an at
tempt to rob the bank was intended, and strict
watch was kept up all night. Had the attempt
been made during tue night, the burglars would
have met with warm reception. Early on FRI
day morning, however, when the excitement
was beginning to subside, very unexpected
demonstration was made in an unexpected quar-
ter. Mrs. Green had started up stairs, when
she met one of the villainous scoundrels coming
down the steps, who instantly threw some kind
OF dust in the lady's face and eyes, which, for
the time blinded her, and then pushed her down
stairs into the room.
The fright and the assault made her insensi-
bic for several minutes, and in the meantime
the burglar escaped. A subsequent examine
ton of the house showed that $40 had been
stolen from receptacle, in the garrett and that
in the escape pair of gum shoes had been left
behind. From the fact of the shoes being per-
fectly clean, and the streets being exceedingly
muddy, it Is supposed they came to the house in
wagon. For the time, the affair thus ends. ~
no clue has, as yet, been found as to the direc-
ton taken by the decamping thieves.
The Berks County Railroads. Way Througk-
hendtnA-L ebate in the PennsS iYaDia sci
Rte.
Upon the passage of the bill through the Pen
nsylvania Senate authorizing the Berks County
Railroad Co., Wilmington Il Reading extension }
to lay track on Front Street, through the city
of Reading, there was some interesting discus
sion. We clip from the official report of it, the
Mr.. Davis (Berks), moved that the Senate pro-
coed to the consideration of the bill
The motion was agreed to, and the bill was
read.
AMr. Davis (Bsrks) Mr. spsaker, this company
was en- joined from going on with the laying of q
track whore they had commenced to lay ii. That
was on the western side of the street. / pro-
pose to amend by requiring them to lay their
track on the eastern side OF the street. and to
lay single track. That will Obyiate the objec-
tion.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr., Rutan. l ask tho Senator from Berks to
state to the Senate the position this question oc-
cupies before the courts.
Mr.. Davis (Berks). Mr. Speaker this roal is
to run from Wilmington to the Lehigh coal re-
gions, aud may in some degree be a competing
coal carrying road with the Reading Railroad
Company, not to any fatal extent, however.
The Reading Company, not desiring, like all
other companies any more competition than is
have opposed the construction of
this road. cannot blame that company or any
of its Office vs. for doing 30. AT the same time, the
entire population of the city OF Reading are ex-
ceedlngly anxious that this road should be COM
pleted, a. are also the people OF the county.
The road is now finished from Wilmington to
within few miles of Reading. On the other
side Of Reading the road is being rapidly grad
ed and completed to Slatington. The only
trouble arose in passing through Reading. 1t il
necessary, in consequence of the character of
the ground in Reading, that the road shall run
through the two streets named in the bill. II
they cannot pass through these streets, the road
cannot be made. The most liberal offers of
have been made to the Reading
road and rejected. The two companies got into
court, and H. functions we're taken out by both
The injunction of the Reading COMPANY against
the BeIks County Company related solely to the
track they mad commenced laying which was on
the western side of the street, aud the reason
given was that the Reading Co., had commenced
laying trackon that side of the street that the
laying of a track by the Berks County Company
upon that side would interfere with mauufae-
turing establishments which had been receiving
their coal from the Reading Company. The
Berks County Company now propose TO lay their
track on the east side, and therefore remove il
entirely out of the question now before the
courts
Mr. Randall Has not the Reading Company
now sole right to that street,
Mr. Davis (Bsrks) No. sir. by no manner of
means. The claim il set up that, because a
little road called the West Re lding was author
lied to be laid to the extent of sixty feet. that
company got permission, when the road came to
be built, from the city councils OF Reading, to
pass over these two streets. Nov the claim is
sel up, that because the city gave them permits
sion to lay their tracks upoa these streets that,
under their charter, they own the street, to the
extent Of sixty feet. 1t is most unheard Of
claim
Mr.. Randall Did not this company lay a ira
upon these streets, and did not the Berks County
company tear up the tracks?
Mr.. Davis (Berks). No, sir; the city Of Read
ing tore up those tracks. The city of Reading,
through its cOucils took up the tracks. That
question is now in the courts, well the
right of the Berks County company to lay
track upon the western side of the street. The
bill as amended gives the Berks County Com
pany the right to lay track on the estern side
of the street That is not now in the courts
and never has been.
MIR. Davis (Philadelphia). don't like to op-
pese the bill of the Senator from Berks but this
is certainly question Of which the courts have
jurisdiction. -..
MIR. Davis (Berks). The Senator will allow me
to explain. 1t is very strange to me that the
Senator cannot understand This case. By the
amendment which has been adopted, this ques-
tion is taken entirely out of the question before
the courts. This injunction applied solely to
the attempt made by tine Berks County Company
to lay track on the west side of the street to
wit: between the track now owned by the Read
ing road and the manufacturing establishments
on the western side of the city.
Mr.. Davis (Philadelphia). Is the street at that
place more than sixty feet wide?
Mr. Davis (Bsrks). cannot say. There is
plenty of room for these two roads to pass over
tlfese streets and the effect of refusing to pass
this bill will be to say that the Bsrks county
road, which the people of Reading and of Berks
county unanimously ask for, shall not be built.
Mr. Warfel. Mr. Speaker, desire to say a