The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-27
BOSTON'S BANK ROBBERY.
= Very Strange Anair-Deiay IN Informing the
Police.


On Monday the usual examination OF the
Cambridgeport National Bank was made when
everything connected with the finances Of the
institution was found in u Osperous cOndi-
ton. In returning the books ana papers to the
vault the cashier Mr.. :. Il. snow. discovered
that four small trunks belonging TO different
individuals. and deposited in the bank vault for
safe keeping, were missing, and upon inVest-
cation II was found that no one recQilected hay-
Ing seen them Tor the past fifteen days, though
POSSIBLY they have been in their place during
that time. the cashier having been absent on
vacation. and the owners OF the trunks not hav-
1ng examined them since the 18th. when some
coupons Of United States bonds were cut of.
One trunk belonged 10 the cashier. and con-
gained ne, insurance policy Tor u 600 IN the
New York Mutual Company. mortgage notes.
deeds. BANK sto'k, Nc., oi an indefinite value.
The second trunk was the property Of l.u-
Their Slater, and contained one town bond Of
-. Johnsbury, Vt; for $1,000; five bonds Of
the Connecticut and Passump-ic Railroad, Nos
3s9-39i, for $1,000 each twenty or thirty shares
OF bank stock, mortgage notes. Insurance poll,
cies, &C.. the whole representing upward Of
$4,000. The third trunk was deposited in the
ed one United States % bond No liz $40 fnr
500; one United States $50 bond 1881 No. 3d.
1856. for $500, and seven savings bank books.
representrE various sums The fourth trunk
man of the COMMITTEES Of the Veteran Associa-
tion OF the National Lancers of Boston. and IL
contained Sl.7OO in United States bonds. incud-
ing one Of $500 and twelve Of 500 each. AL
though by the above 1t is seen that not lar from
$4,000 was the par value Of the property stolen,
value 70 the thieves; The United States bonds
We're all numbered. but not registered and
hence, although It might be rather risky To
offer them for sale in this section OF the country.
they would be worth tluy or seventy-iiye per
cent 10 the thieves for transmission 10 Europe.
VI coursethe stocks. mortgage notes, &C., would
be Of no value save to tn" rightiu owner.
Although the discovery Of the loss was made
Monday afternoon, the Officers Of the bank kept
II to themselves until yesterday forenoon, when
they visited Boston about 10 o'clock. and COM
municated the facts 10 thi"f of Police Savage
but the police Of Cambridge Were not informed
Of the loss TIL o'clock last evening.
The manner in which the robbery was COM
mitted Is matter of conjecture thus far. but II
was probably done during tho day. and at some
time when only one OF the bank officials was
present. Tho banking room is II long. narrow
one, with the counter running nearly the entire
length Of one side. while the directors room Is
In the rear Of the building, The vault IS about
a third OF the way from the directors room,
and at some distance from the teer's desk.
The bank officers are Of the opinion that access
was obtained to the directors room through one
OF the back windows. but the fact that man
thus entering the building would be- exposed 10
the gaze of the occupants Of n number Of houses
near by would seem 10 make the operation too
dangerous. A much more reasonable suppOsi-
ton is that the rogue entered the building Ivy
way OF the public stairway leading 10 the stories
over the bank. After going up one flight a back
stairway leads down TO the back yard and from
the lower entry door leads directly into the
directors room. THIS back stairway IL rarely
used, and nothing would be easier than for the
chief to have gone down il unOhseryed, closing
a door after him at The head Of the stair. ana
quietly entered the directors room. the door Of
which was fastened with common lock only,
ana frequently It was not iastened al ALL Moan
time a confederate engaged the attention OF the
teller. who would naturally have his ba X to The
vault. and the thief stepping out of the direc-
tors room into the vault, easily possessed him
SELF Of as many trunks aS he could readily
carry of Returning TO the street the same way
he entered. he was probably joined by his con-
iederhte. and u horse car soon conveyed them
IiclOu.