, 1874-07-03
4, Al DARING ATTEMPT.

Tho Vault OF the. New York 5nvIrlgs
SsfNk UMdcrsnlNou-A Citing of 1snr-
glars MT Work in n tEourteontts- -street
Ccltnr..Their Discovery nt Midnight
on Erihuy-Ehroo OF Tho Criminals
- Arrested.
- From To Ssto York 7Ymes, June 49,
"A woll-planned and daring nttcmpt to rob tho
New York Savings Bank, situated on tho north
west corner Of Eighth ayenuo md Fourtaonth
street. MAS discovered aud frustrated by tho wel-
directod oiforsa Of tho police at M carly houy;
basement Of tho tivo:etory building on tho cor.
nor aforementioned, which has q frontage Of
onty~tive foot on Woat Fourteenth street. On
tho first floor Of tho building, which ia roached
BY flight Of iron steps. IL tho Now York County
National Bank, tho upper floors being occupied
vault Of tho savings bank is built IN tho wall Of
tho building at tho roar OF tho Office. THO
wall Of tho vault itself, which :, abuts on
that of tue adjoining: building o. p,
essa ysnas a IL hssRsfa essn aud r sse
sidored inyulnornblo to the attacks Of burglars.
Gas-1ightB left burning III the office MI night,
and gaa-faE Ia no situated MI to throw its rnya
directly Oh tho main door Of tho vault, which
longing to tho bank and to private individuals
who wero permitted to deposit their securities In
tho vault for eafe-keoping. Tho inside walls ase
Tho savings-bank arc eitnatoa tue vauita M ot tho
Now York County National Bank, ono course OF
immamao blocks Of granita dividing tho:two.
With these precautions, the officers OF tic bank
deemed thonlselyeH safe from oil possible dopro-
wero, and how for woeta past tleir supposed im-.
pregnable depository WAS being undermined, aud
how bnt for the ylgi}ance. Of q polieo-ohleer
they wonld have mot with very Hoyoro losg. =:
sido, is tho thrco -atory brioll edtl}ce No. 83
Eighth avenue, whloh connects wlth'a two-story
brick building, No. 809 West Fourteenth atreot,
The two buildings form an r, inelosing tho
sides, Tho Eighth agenao building ID occupied
OIL tho first floor aB restaurant, immediately In
tho roar Of which is, = kltehen. The upper
rooms aro laid out as dwelling, but very fow.
OF the rooms wore occupied. Tho building on
Fourteenth street comprised a. billiard.Baloon
on tho frat floor, aud d dancing-hall ON tho o,lo
above Tho two buildings were connected On
both tho first and second floors by pasaago-
ways, aud woro to all intonte and purposes one
structure. Tho cellar OF tho holso No. So
Eighth ayonua la about the anmo depth 40 tho
basement Of the building on tho corner occupied
BY tho sayings bank. Tho vault Of tho savings
bank is about fifty or sixty feet from Tho eldo-
walk. In tho cellar underneath the restaurant
is the place whore tho burglars, who were owl
IDENTIFY thoroughly posted III regard to the sttua-
tion, began mining, ~.
operations e not known, nor can ths infor1aa- M
ton bn at ptesunt obsained but it is evident
that they had progressed 50 far that twonty-forr
hours norp would Anyo found thpm in the bRnk
vault With tho fluids ot the pnuk at thcirmercy.
The discovery Of tito affair nlay be roga5ded as
almost accidental but tho prompt action Of tho
police, which resulted in tho capture Of tAroo Of
tho oYoltlerB, Ia very comusontlable, Shortly
after midnight patroiman John II. Koltar Of tho
alxteonth Precinct Police, whoao post extended
along tho northorly side OF Fourteenth street,
from PpYpnh aYoIi4e to tic North River, reaohed
tho cornor Of Eighth eycnuo, and stood for . few
standing taare 4o he4rt a aound of lnutllea
pounding, Tho night was worry still, aud he
| listened intontly. The uolso seemed to sho
made by rapidly succeeding blows with somo
heavy muflletl instrument. Becoming con-
yfnced that tt,oro was eomothlnH wrong, Ae
looked into tho bank, but could not discover
anything BuBpicio,lH Willie ho waited aud
watched tho noise which had tirYt attractoa tho
otlicor's attention continued ut intervals patro
man John Sinclair, who was on Hghtla avenue
from Fnurtocnth 10 Twonty-soventh stloot soon
1olnod Dilicor Roller, who 1aado known to him
Its susnieionH. aud dispatched Bnolair to tllo
Btaton~houso In West Twontloth Atraot to inform
Capt. Cherry, while he {Kellor) remained on
tie station, Capt. cAorry waH preparing to call
tho midnight roll and send cut tho roaoryo
platoon to rolioye the patroiman on duty through
] out tho precinct. Gho Captain, on l,caying
Ollicor 6lnclatrs roport, proceeded {u MI haste
| to the oorlor OF Eighth avenue md Fourtoonth
street, taking With him Be1gt. Dorm, Hounds
| mel Burns, Alk!U, and Iarot, and ton patrol
mon. On arrlylng Rk the bank Capt. Cherry dis
posed hs men 10 aB to completely surround tho
hnllngs In tho Vicinity, and proceeded 10 l,,-
yoatiQate the pattoE, Mr.. Cornelius ". Dtiuek-