Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-29


Northampton National Bank on Tuesday
night by masked men state that the re-
suit is something appalling. The table
of securities taken shows total Of 500.
900. OF course much Of this is not ne.
gotiable, so il is difficult TO estimate tho
real loss to the bank and depositors.
The bank oilicers,offsr reward Of s2j, 900
for the return Of tho property aud con-
yietion OF the burglars. The loss falls
comparatively lightly on the bank, the
greater part of the securities belonging
to special depositors The robbers.
! numbering seven, entered the house OF
! Cashier Whittlessy. bound, gagged and
guarded him for four hours. They COM
polled him to give them the combination
! of the safe vault, waited till they knew
the night watcbman had gone home.
and then getting into the vault and safe
they took a large amount Of securities.
An expert had to be summoned from
New York and the lock was not opened
until early this morning. Cashier Whit
! tlesey, when asked TO give the combina-
| tlons OF the vault for theOutcr inner and
chest doors, gave them wrong twice or
thrice, but the burglars wrote them
! down and made him repeat them, OF
course they caught him in the attempt
TO mislcad them. and the exhibition of n
pistol compelled him tell to the truth,
though he told them that four keys were
necessary TO open the patent lock, three
o. which were at the house and the other
az the bank Office. at I o'clock A, n.
Wh.ulesey was taken TO n downstairs
bedroom, the whole family wers gagged
g 1, 1s.., -,
operate on the bank. Three hours after
Mrs. Nhittlesey succeeded in freeing
herself, giving the alarm from awlndow.
The whole party were speedily liberated
and the cashier, still wearing the hand
cuffs, went to The bank. A clover work
man soon after fitted key and all the
persons handculiel were released. An
examination OF tho bank showed that
the cracksmen unlocked the outer door,
but were apparently baked by tho safe
lock lacking three Of tho requisite four
keys. They tried tho metal Of the door
with iron bars and wrenched of two
dials which served as an index for work
ing the combination They wero entire
iy unmolested, the watch having gono
home. There is every indication that SIX
perhaps all Of them-loft on on the 6
o'clock train. Five OF them Ind tickets
previously bought and one paid his fare.
Many Of the appliances wcro home.
made The gags were children's rubber
balls pierced with q stiff wire aud the
masks were drawers lcgs-Some with
one hole and some with two holes for
eyes. When the robbers saw that Whit
tlesey was watching them carefully for
o. a sF.A
folded him, hut Ae observed that one ~
them was of very commanding stature.
The three robbers left 70 guard the pro'n-
ises at the house took their departure IN
season to catch the Springfield train. at
latest advices no information had been
received Of the robbers. Tie funds
taken are as follows: Missouri state
bonds, Sl5, 900, Central Pacific Railroad
shares, 5000; Lake Shore and Michi-
gan shares. $4,000; Cincinnati, EurlinG-
ton and Quincy Railroad shares, Ssl,-
000 c., c. 4 {. Eailroad shares, $4,000,
Union Pacific, Sii, 600; Ohio and Alissis.
sippi second mortgages, Sl6j,0OO; T.,
S. bonds. S55. 600; Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe, Slj, 1000; Fort Wayne, Jackson
and Saginaw, S 1900, Odgtnsbgrg AMI
Lake Champlain, SG,000; Missouri Pa
cifc. $4,000; registered stock aud bonds
Of the United States aul various carro-
ra.i0ns. $3.50, 600 to : 100, 600 grooubachs
and national bank bills, $1,000, Detroit
Lansing and Lake Michigan, -T,pu0.
New York and Erie bonds. $1,000, Maine
state bonds, Slo,000, Hudson Nivrg
Railroad bonds, $1,000,
A subsequent dispatch sta;os thai
500, 900 OK S5oo,00O Of the amounts
taken weroin registered bonds aalthera-
fore not negotiable.