The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-22
THE OCEAN BANK ROBBERY
sEE EXPLOITS or THE MOST DAM
CEROUS OF THE BURGLARS.
A month at Tunneliins Under n Stone ana
iron snfe Mt Fulton and Greenwich streets
New nnd Astounding Complication
Charges Against the Banks Omcers.

1,ou snfe Mt Fulton and Greenwich streets |
New aud Astounding Complications
Charges Against the Banks Onicers.
The Ocean National Bank failed in De-
,.mber is7l. At the time Mr.. Samuel NJ Archer
,pposed he had In the banks vaults $1,000 In
eoyernment bonds, that being special deposit
made by him 20 collaterally secure any over
erafts he might make. lie Il now sueing the
directors ~ the defunct bank for the value OF
the bonds and interest, and in stating his cause
Of action yesterday he charged that his bonds
.ere stolen when the bank was robbed In 1892
and that the robbery was committed through
hs connivance OF the cashier at that time, and
the President OF the bank at the date OF
us failure 81 shall prove" said Coun-
ssllor Norris, " that the cashier organized the
robbery ~ the Ocean National Bank, and that
Rutger Teal who has Just been pardoned 10y
Gov 1ilden, knew ali about the robbery
Counsel also charged that the tools used by the
burglars were purchased with the banks money,
and that the cashier actually aided aud ahetted
10 the crime. Further, he says that the direct
orr OF the bank know that the cashier WAS squan-
dering its money and taking IN worthless seeuri-
dies. and vet they retained him iu office.
The telegraph announces that George Miles
Who was taken from here to Barre, Vermont,
few DAYS ago to answer for the late bank robbery
10 that place. has been Identified as ono OF the
robbers who broke into the bank IN Concord, N.
Il. To many old detectives and others he Is
known ~ one OF the Washington safe conspl-
raCy burglars and as one Of tho operatives In
the great Ocean Bank robbery. This smart
rogues suecialiy bank robbery, and
bank ronber he Is recognized as an expert He
banatye OF Massachusetts,. His name Is sup
posed to be George White George Hiss, George
Myers George Hicks. George King. George VIII
Hams, George Miles, aud George Morton are the
names that he has assumed at different times.
hess first conspicuous crime was the rob
years aco. His confederate IN the job was Max
shnburne or Mark Sninborn, who was with him
IN the most OF bis underta, ings. The safe
blown open aud the securities were stolen from
IT, White escaped, but shinburne was caught
and sentenced to prison for n long term OF
years. White helped him TO escape before he
had been fortnight IN prison.
Inc practice OF wearing masks as disguise,
and Of robbers calling each other 10y numbers
instead OF by name during their depred dations,
was introduced in bank roboefies 10y White, In
1857 be and four others robbed the Bowdoinham
B4nk in Maine OF tG0,OC0. lie and his accom-
plices went 20 the residence OF the cashier late
and the other Inmates oi the house, compelled
the cashier to accompany them TO the bank and
dressed each other a. numbers one. two. three,
four and i've. In telling the story Of their raid
the cashier and his wife said that the leader,
white. behaved like a gentleman while he was
Alias Fairy" Mcguire, ana one bartlett. W ere
each serving out fifteen years sentence in
Maine. White was here at the, time Of their
capture, but was kept out OF the way Of the
Rlstern detectives by influential allies.
whites greatest exploit was the robbery OF
the Ocean National Bank In this city. In May,
1862 Office In the basement under the bank
At Fulton and Greenwich streets, was hired and
UNeill." wero painted over the door. From
that Office hite and Shinburne and one or two
nelliug their way to the bank above. between
Saturday night, June Y. and the following Nom
day morning the bank WAS robbed of half
million dollars In bank notes, greenoacks and
securities. The robbers broke and opened
three ninssVe IRON cooIs' supposed az the time
bs the bank directors to be IRE and burglar
proof to reach the inner vault In which the
safes were. The first door was fastened with
somoinaton lock that turned I've separate bolts.
This was opened with a false key. When the
robbers got to the second door they found the
ksyto II suspended from nook IL the wall, and
they used II TO unlock the door. They attacked
the third door With coppered hammers and cold
ohisols. aud made a hole large enough to gdmit
on instrument Tor a purchase to the ia ckscrews.
with tins Implement the door was sprung sum
eiently 70 loosen the bolts. after which 1t few
open.
Tho robbers nrst tried 70 blow open tho big
ths. and hen went to work with iimuiies. cop
pered mallets, thread screws and other tools.
They tore the doors all to pieces with these i'm
elements. They found more money than they
could carry on. Thirty thousand dollars was
left on the door, where tney had scattered it.
IN the office that had been rented by them
a. and small armory Of weapons. No
reason, accordi to popular rumor, that the
robbery was planned by police officials, who
The names Of White and shlnburne have
never before been publicly mentioned In con
necton with the robbery, although 1t has long
oeen known 10 nearly every detective in
the city nat they were the robbers.
The bank was one Of the oldest and most
conservative moneyed institutions III New York.
II tried TO mend its fortunes after the rob
berry by Investments IN wildcat securities
that promised good returns, but after
two years OF struggling IL went into
the hands OF receiver, and was wiped
out, After the robbery, stories that the cashier
OF the bank knew something aoout its inception
were circulated, and the truth or falst ~ these
stories Is to be the subject Of Investigation.
The Oce an Bank robbery was shortly followed
BY arad on wealthy bank In Maryland. White
nsgotlbe securities were recovered in the
once Of prominent Tammany politician
the saloon kent by sharkey, the mur-
SSeTer, at Pr Broadway in ISL. White and
the former was II Is said a partner Of Sharkey's,
Caut John :. Young, chief Of the detectives
got tli'OOJ from the bank for the restoration Of
We securities. His right 70 the reward was con-
tested by capt irving then detective, and he
money as he was ordered TO do by the Police
Commissioners.
robbery OF the Bank Of Commerce. one Of his
sonfederates was dressed as poicemsn n, and
bis uniform, II is charged was borrowed in the
New street police station. White was the prn-
nipal in tho NolihOr. ugh Bank obbery In New
Hampshire for which one Of his assistants
named Campbell is now undergoing a ten years
Sentence. He was also implicated in the theft
OF package Of Government notes from the
1reHsury Department.
White was seut to Auburn prison for ten years
for burglary in the early part of 1873 Coy. Dix
pardoncd him on the recommendation of " hit
10y, Chief OF the Secret Service, and high
onicer IN Washington and II was soon after his
release that the safe burglary WAS committed.
Ex-Secret Service officers ana Others say that he
y the man who was known as WILLIAMS In
lhe burglary.
The MARYLAND Jockey Club Races.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 2l.-The lrst race to-day was
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