Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-27


ihe splo! anu cnVc'PllS"s W" '''"
has been devotlng good deal "i a't'hli'" ="
Miles latcb, aud has had some lively articles
on his connection with the Washington safe
b,rrior, On Friday of last week il con.
80 A.. c,tro,,;n,
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The telegraph announces that George Mics
who was taken from here TO Barre Vermont %
few days ago, TO answer for the late bank robbery
in that place, has been Identified as one OF 'ue
robbers who broke into Che bank IN concord ~
II. To many of the old detectives ami oihors NC
Is known as one OF the Washington safe CON
spincy burglars, and as one OF the operatives ih
thegreat Ocean Bank robbery. lhi'smAH rogue
specially was bank robbery ana as @ BANK io'o'l
he Is recognized as an expert lie IL native OF
Massachusetts His name issnnposcd Co be 'eolsc
White George Bliss George Myers "eorse Hicks,
George King George Williams George Miles ana
George Morton, arc the uame- That hc has o'-
sumcd at different times
Miles first conspicuous crime was the robbery
Of bank in New Hampshire about ten years ago.
Ills confederate In the job was Mas shinhufne' OBJ
Mark Shinbonei who was with hm in tie most "l
his undertakings The safe was blown opcn and
the securities were stolen from IT, White escaped
but Shnhunc was caught and sentenced Go prison
for long term of years White he'p'd ihm I"
escape before he had been o fortnight ih prison
Inc prac'ice ol wearing l,''", Us d "'7''.''
and Of robbers calling each other by numbers m-
stead OIL 10y name ouHns lh'f uepl'''l''N' was
introduced 10 "'nN ioo',",.ul NN,e I'D ''.'
ana -FOUR others robbed the bo""''n'i''n h'''N' DO
Name oil soo'o Tue ana l's accom-. i'.', wen.
!" u'' l'slu'"'' '' ''o '"',l'r ia'e "' ns"' ."'
ai'er n'hd'hs ana s'ss'ns nus Wiie anna iN' "i'''
minutes oil inc mousse ''mpeHeu th' cashier '' "'
company them To the BANK ana OPP 'h' s"'e
lhe> aii wore masks ana addressed each other "e
numbers one, '"o' uree iouf' h'e Ia l''"h-
the story OF the raid the cashier ana hi' wife sand
'hat the leader Nhuei behaved hNe gentleman
while he was 10 the mousse. Rory 0imms, fd-
W"Iu Nc'"'ie AIMS fMil M,""I'' ana orc
bar'lc'b were arrested ih ih'sc'l Jon he robbery
ana are each serving out q iIleen \car- sentence
ma Maine Nlhte was mere ai ih' um' oi iNc"
capture but WAS kept ont OF tne way OF the iast-
ern detectives by influential allies.
Whites greatest exploit was thc robbery ol
the Ocean National bank' DO THIS city. ln May
1850 an Office In the basement under Che bank at
Fulton and preenWich streets WIS htcd ana iho
words, Insurance Office, Newcomh d. oNeiL
were painted over the door From chat office
White and >hinhumc and one or two assistants,
worked for mouth, tunneilins their way to Che
bank above Between saturday night June 9Th,
and the following Monday morning. the bank was
robbed Of half million dollars in hauA notes,
grecnlacks and securities. The mhhcs broke
and opened three massive non doors, supposed at
the time by the banl, directors, TO DE tle aud bl-
glar proof, to reach the inner vault in which thc
safes were The first door was fastened with g.
combination lock that turned five -ep1taic bolts
, This was opened with false key When thcrob.
bers got to the second door they found tlo hes
/ to it suspended from a hook n thc NalI, and they
used it to unlock the door They attacked che
third door with coppcred hammers and cold clis-
els, and made hole large enough to admit au ln-
strument for purchase to the iackscrews with
this implement the door vas sprung sufficiently
to loosen the bolts, after which 10 flow open.
The robbcl- first tried 90 blow open he big
safes that were IN the vault hut thcy failed Zoo
| this and then went TO worl, with imm.o-. cop
/ perod malcts thread screws and othor tools
They tore the doors AN % piece, with these iu.-
| plements They found moro money than thcy
could carry OF Thty thousand dulHrs was
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