, 1874-02-15
Additional Facts in Connection with
the Quincy Bank Robbery.
Adams County Bonds to the Amount
Of $l80,000 Stolen.
An Express Agent Attacked and Robbed
in Missouri.
A ANotc-Forger Comes to Grief at
Davenport, Ia.
The Quincy Bank 1kobbcrr


Sr<ctat Dispateh TO The Chicago 7rib"nI.
Ou1sc. ILL., Feb 1.-THE bank robbery continues
to be the absorbing topic Of interest III Ills Tue
excitement orer the affair being nearly as gfess Today
NJ Yesterday. L thousand ru1nors are aAoat, but
little re!inbIe information can be oteted concerning
.he mutter bevoud what has already been made public.
The amount Of money lost by the bank is not far from
$50 aa al first stated. The loss sustained By ct-
aeus who ad special deposits in the bank Is not made
publia, but believed to equal an aggregate to the
amount stolen from the bank. a thorough examine
tor bank vault Last night revealed tie fact that
sle0,0oo ADAMS COUNTY BONDS
isEued to the Quincy, Alton L st. Louis Railroad.
These bonds nre in process Of Law 20 determine their
legay snd ownership n and nad 5sen to
No VALUE TO TIE RoBHERs,
and probably to no oue else.
Quincy City bonds to the amount Of $4,000 were
soleu but the thieves not likely to realize much On
this Investment.
For few weeks mast room in the third story Of
building the bank had been occupied by =
stranger, who had no visible means Of support. 0a
the night Of the robbery lie left the room, informing
the lsud1ady TINT he would not return for
several days: He rented the room about four Weets
ago, giving his name Bigelow. About two weeks
after taking possession OF the
STRANGE MEN VISITED HIN
st night, sometimes one coming sometimes two. On
Lady he WAS going to le gone several dn5s The woman
presently heard two men como downstairs from Bigo-
low s room, and 6oon after BgeoH nnd another Han
down together. Neither has been suce that
time Yesterday
THE ROOM UNLOCKED,
but nothing suspicious s.s found. report reached
the officers to-day TINT four seen crossing
the river yesterday several miles above the city.
It is evident that not less than four concerned
In the burglary, and it ia matter OF great asonish
ment how much booty could be carried away With
out detection. Tho rascals evidently scientific
gentlemen,
THE TOOLS T1IET LEFT BEH1Eo
being Of the most perfect and elegant description.
Among them IL = rubber tube with valve attach
mcnL by means OF which chemical compound is Pro-
jeee;a through the tube with most destructive effect
upon iron or steel Tie implement is said to be the
Invention OF distinguished New Orleans thief. The
stic, daring and skiiltnl manner The police
force is roundly censu1ed By many for ineaciency
and want Of viHgence in permitting 30 bold
rcLb3Ty In conspicuous ploce Tie regular force
Is at work the case as is also private Deec-
tire McGram q. Warren, OF Superintendent Pinker-
TOMS Agency, who arrived today, and has taken tie
business in hand.
6uspicons are now entertained In direction that is
believed will occasion infinite surprise when the facts
CONE to be known.
THE MOST VIGOROUS MEASURES
ere being taken for the capture OF the thieves and
recovery Of the money. Reports were in circulation
fund.- by promising immunity to the Thieves but the
r:1uor ascerta1ned to be without foundation.
TIE TWO ARRESTED
yesterday by the Chief Of Police are still in custody
One Of them said to hare }eeu seen in the hallway
over tile vault, the day before tie robbery.
The business Of the bank goes without inter-
r0puo1.