, 1874-02-14
CRIME.
Bold and Successful Robbery in
Quincy, III.
Inc Safe Of the First National and
Quincy Savings Banks
Blown Open.
The Burglars Get Away with s150,oo0
in Currency and Bonds.
Twenty Thousand Dollars Reward Of.
fered for the Capture Of
the Robbers.
Other Criminal Items.

Quincy, ILL.,, Fob. 13.-One Of the most daring
and successful bank-robbcries ever committed
was pe1petrated on the First National aud the
Quincy Savings Banks Of this city last night.
Al entrance to the bank vault was effected from
tho top through the floor Of tho second story OF
the building. The vault is about aix feet square
inside, lined with boiler iron. Brickwork tuo
feet in thickness surrounds the iron, and is
built up within four feet OF the second Hoos, and
arched directly over the vault
now IT wAs DONE.
On the second floor is . hallway, the floor OF
which WIS taken up. The brickwork at tie top
of the vault was then removed aud section OF
tho bolor-iron cut out. Through tho opening
thus made tho burglars descended to the safes
below.
The doors we're blown or the large safe, from
which WAS taken about $8O, 900 coin and currency
deposited in the vault, and largo number OF
boxes belonging to private citizens, containg
bonds, va!uSble papers, etc., most OF which
ere carried OF.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT s1o1Kx
is estimated 1T $l50, 900. The small safe, con-
taining Government bonds ind valuable papers
OF the banks, was undi8turbed-
The burglary IL evidently the work OF profess
sional bank-robbers, and no doubt has been in
Ii
in the most frequented pnrt Of the city, only one
block from police headquarters, and is passed
often during night. The explosion shattered the
walls OF the vault, but wse not loud enough to
attract attention in the neighborhood.
4 large kit Of firstclass burglars tools wa left
in the vault, but there is other clue. Tho
banks offer
;;20,01 REWARD
for the capture Of the thieves and the recovery
Of the money Two strangers, suspected by tho
G; Chief Of Police. we're arrested this afternoon:
The business of the banks will not bo interrupted
in consequence OF the robbery. the loss sus-
tanned being less than The amount OF the undi-
ylded profits Of tue banks, the capital Of Which
is not At all impaired.
no tie As.ociattd PTtss.l
QUINCY, ILL.,, Feb. 13.-The city vas thrown
into CONSERVATION this morning about o'clock,
by the discovery that the First National Bank
had been entered last night, it's vault broken
into. and the money safe blown open and
Of the premises develops the following facts:
The bank was entered By cutting through the
diately over tho vault. Tho burglars
made . breach through three feet OF masonry of
about feet square. They then cut the riret Of
which tho vault is lined, and, removing it. de-
scended into the vault. They charged both the
money-safe and Que containing bonds and yalu-
able papers with powder, and, BY means Of
small rubber hose, carried q train to the top Of
tho safe, where small pistol, screwed to an old
attached to the pistol, and passed out Of o win-
dow Of the second story to tho Street below, aud
By this means tho operators wero enabled TO
DISCHARGE THE BLASTS
when the streets were clear OF people. Tho
CLOCK in the bank vas stopped ut keventeen
minutes past o'clock, IS, it ia supposed. By the
explosion, which must have occurred at that
time When the bank officers entered the bank
Ibis morning theJ discovered the exterior OF the
vault badl: shattered from the conclusion, aud
we're unable to open the door. On forcing the
door Kit Of elaborate tools for safe-ctacking
net their gaze, and the moEcy-safo secured OF
ts contents aud minus it's door, next attracted
heir attention.
4 CLOSE EXAMINATION
showed that the aafo containing bonds and pa
3ers, which had also been charged and blasted,
1ad resisted tho shock, and suffered only the |
iamage Of it's lock.
U. S. Penfleld, the Cashier, gives the follow |
ng concerning the Banks loss He knows Of !
AIKEN is considerably over that sum, there being !
I the safe currency Of small denominations, |
he amount OF which cannot be estimated in !
he confuc:on following the robbery. 1t If gen t
rally thought the currency carried OH will foot
,p 510o, ,ooD md besides this there were valuable
Lnouns taken.
down open was one OF Uodd's patent, manu.
actured at Cincinnati, and, altAough considered
'roof Egainst burglars, its door was Wrenched
completely of By the explosion.
Tue excitement over the astounding nt1air ia
intense, and constant thron2 OF people is
passing in aad out Of the bank all day. Gen. t
u iorgau, for the directory, stated this morning /
o those Present ut the scene, that the losa |
would not seriously affect the bank. aud that it.
7ould continue business, aud meet all demands
lpon It,
There is
no CLUE WHATEVER
0 the perpetrators OF the daring deed, but one
lcCoy, who was recently connected With va1i-
~ show, has been arrested, and is held on sus-
!cion- Theories concerning the time occupied /
! entering tho ynnlt are conflicting, but the |
1ost probable one ia that the robbery h:s been
1editated for some time, and thnt At least three
lights we're occupied in working through the
laeobry surrounding the rault. This theory il
trcngthened By the fEct that the flooring on the
3cond-story hail. which was taken up to get at
ao vault, was found this morning With ecrcws
;s:ead Of nails, which had evidently been used
, replace it securely after each nights work.
Murder in xe3In. o.
Special Dispatch to Tie Chicago Tribune.
XESIA, O., Feb. 13.-This evening ! Young
laa ilamcd Jozeph Lee was killed in \ SALOON
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