The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-28
FOILED BURGLARS.
to Rob the New York
County Bank.
Steam Power Enlisted in Behalf Of the
Criminal Enterprise.

The metropolis was yesterday startled by
genuine attempt at bank burglary alter the most
scientific and approved methods. An adjoining
house to the New YORK County Bank building. on
Et1htn avenue had been taken by the burglars,
and rom 1t they had begun their nine into the
vaults when they were discovered Three were
captured, but the principal criminal escaped.
I 1t has for several years been regarded as set
| tied fact that the corner OF Eighth avenue and
Fourteenth street was not profitable site Tor an
oyster house. So strongly impressed with this
idea have the ousne men IN that neighborhood
become that they not only declined TO compete
with the chop house already opened Id the vicinity,
but began to adopt the strictly cash system IN all
their dealings with their fellow tradesmen who
were unfortunate enough TO be located there.
The steaks could not be paid for, the butchers
reasoned, and the house pay expenses. The ven-
ders OF chnaware and COOKING utensils evidently
formed much the same idea, Tor all former pro-
prletors OF the said establishment have been
stricken from their credit rolls The surprise OF
the avenue may be imagined, therefore, when in
the latter part OF March an enterprising gentle
man, giving bis name as Gilmore, lelsed the
premises at No. SO Eighth avenue and opened the
house in a style which made old ha6itues OF the
cornerSnarvel. Gilmore an exceedingly ara-
be He was pre-. eminenty qualified to reply
To advertisements rom property owners lOr gen
teol partles'' who would De willing become ten
ans. He became popular at once, and Mr. Arthur,
who owned the premises, was perfectly wiling to
close the contract Tor $1,000; $1,000 were paid
IN cash by the genial Gilmore and mortgage Tor
the remaining $4,000 was gwen. IL DID not strike
the quondam proprietor As at all remarkable that
Gilmore agreed 10 the 10 eclosu. e OF the mortgage
the'lst OF August II the balance was not pad.
1t might have occurred to some business men that
this was a OF remarkable confidence in human
ability Doubtless tnis willingness to stand or iall
In tile noble effort TO establish a chop house was
ascribed TO Gimore's generosity. Then. remark
4 able to relate, Gilmore had the faculty OF paying
! his bills promptly. The butchers, tin and china
ware men and others began 10 fraternlZe with the
agreeable proprietor.
LIFE TRADE.
Mr.. Gilmore was an enterprising man. He took
great step forward by renting the building in the
rear OF his own, which opened on Fourteenth
street, just below the corner OF Eighth avenue At
this stage OF the narrative 1t may be incidentally
mentioned first that there IS a oanK at the corner
OF these two great thorougnfares, and second that
by the possession OF this billiard han the genial
Gilmore, II were, took banking house WITHIN
his embrace. II this TACT had ever occurred to any
OF the nelghbors, or had 1t be n generally known
that he rented both the building on
Eighth avenue and tae Four
teenth street for his sole occupancy,
not even the most cautious deposition
would have been uneasy, Tor Gilmore was
square" man and paid his debts. Equally worthy
Of remark was it that he always opened and closed
both the chop house and the billiard hall himself
He was always present and saw to his own BUSH
strictly. Industry has Its ard, and IN this
case 1T Is fact capable OF verIhcation that at
least one tradesman IN the LOCALITY ''elt that the
bank more secure because Gilmore was so
near it," As the weeks rolei around the enter
prls ing proprietor, VINO had now SO firmly estao-
llshed himself IN the confidence OF everybody tnat
he did not hesitate to admit tnat ne haied rom
over the billiard room ON Fourteenth street
Everybody was giad OF 1t, and the receipts Of the
| estaDllshme..t we're large.
STRANGER From THE COUNTRY.
the large brown sone edlfce on the northwest
corner OF Eighth avenue and Four eentn street IS
occupied by the New York County halonal and
the New York savings BANKS. The latter located
in the basement story, and the former on the moor
directly above, reached rom the street by IRON
stairs. Now, had the suave Gilmore taken he
trouble to read The Annual reports 10 the state
BanKin2 Supe tendent. or to lave consulted he
] City Directory ne would nave learned that ne was
passing his days and nign's OF honest labor
very casa e's aaa doa,ePa But 0s sse
cDop house business was paying, and Gil
more was On gong II strong a vas ~ e a. pavs "a
erect two strong partitions IN tue cellar ooth e2-
tending rom y all To wai and intended TO deaden
the NOISE the street. 50 that the scu,Iery MAIDS
VINO were to atiend q steam boiler or heating
the bIniard room and supplying not water to me
4
was sumner. but then a sean boiler was use vi
article to have In the house. and the partitions
were put IN. day or two after Gilmore engaged
a workman OF Alexander McC8rel, OF No. 81
Eighth avenue to move a small tubular bJller oil
unusual strength nom the kitchen INTO the back
cellar. The boiler was moved aud put IN position.
Gilmore was a practical man; ne beieved IN util-
iZlng he tradesmen and IN schanIcs OF the neigh
/ borhood. Sucn was romance OF Gilmore
triumph where others Lad famed, just as IL
would have been told on Friday evening TO any
one VINO might nave dropped" INTO the establish
ment OF TINS gracious baker OF clans and vender
mans lie.
UNDERGROUND LIFE.
About midnight on FRIDAY, as Oflcer Keller, or
he sixteenth precinct, was on his post in 'front.' OF
tA'e New YORK savings Bank, ne imagined mat he
De sected the sound OF q In. winch seemed TO
con ne rom the counting ROOM Keller waited
uule lily until his side partner Fourteenth street,
tnifa n sinclair, came to the corner, wnen he at
once nf rmed him OF his susp cIons, and sent him
nv n circuitous route TO tie station house
Tor "A sistance G. W. Bl1nkerhon, the Sec
rotary al the bank, was also notified. Cap
tain Che rry, who had become ANXIOUS about
came 10 ma notice. nad Tor ten daSs previous been
cautloning is men 10 keep a careiul watch OF the
institution. TIE reserve was called out at oncr,
and Captain Cherry conducted the squad Ia per-
SON. All tins tn the clanK OF tue drill was heard,
regular in ITS pusatlons ~ the breathing of q
hydraic ram iaoundsmen Burns and Atkins were
ordered TO gain t,1e OF tie h use In which the
billiard room was located. squad approached
the 'front.' door and sergeant Knocked Tor admls-
sion. Again the sua We Glimr @ displayed his busi-
ness tact: Tor, "a the second story 'front.' window