The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-04-12
Daring Bank Robbery.

NEW YORK. April O. The daring bur
glarH committed yesterday IN this city III
broad daylight has startled the bankers
of Gotham The Sixth National Bank is
located ON Thirty fifth street. between
Sixth avenue and Broadway. The rob
bers forced an old Lille safe and carried
away $500 in silver. leaving a like sum
in specie behind. \ Herring safe which
stood near the other contained ~5O, 900 in
money. but was not touched. \ month
ago two suspicious looking individuals
tried to rent a basement at No. 593 Sixth
avenue. which runs under The bank (Which
extends from Sixth avenue to Broadway
hut were not accepted It's tenants, The
basement in question runs clear through.
No. SO Sixth avenue is occupied partly
by Adam Diedlich, Il barber and against
the party wall separating the bank from
Diedriche's shop are placed the bank safes
Diedrich on Sunday closes his store at
+. NJ. Ii is believed that ut this hour
Yesterday. Us soon as Dietllich left, the
burglars, Who had obtained admission 10
he basement Saturday night. and had
meanwhile cut through the ceiling into the
floor Of the bank in the neighhorhuod Of
the safe as itr;lS they dared. Went to work
brlsklN. cut away Il large beam. craWltd
up into The bank through an aperture
eighteen inches square and Immediately
sci 10 work on the Lille safe, having first
stretched 4 screen across the window fac
ING on Sixth avenue The burglars were
SO pressed for time. and used sectional
iilnmirS and Wedges With such a disrc-
gard for The noise they made. that the din
aroused the attention of Il Mr.. pauIlncr
keeper of Il liquor store III No. 30 Sixth
avenue. who asked his bartender What ii
WAS. The bartender said he thought il
was caused EN the Workmcn Of Mr.. HAYES,
q Sign painter, who occupied the base
ment ot No. so Sixth avenue. working
overtime The noise continued and Mr..
Imllmitr, after going down into the base
mcnt and aSrerlanin9 that no one was
there Went back 10 the saloon. ,iubbru
the circumstance queer. and as the noise
ceased shortly after he thought no more
about it, Meanwhile the burglars, had
made short work Of the Lille safe, hich
was formerly used as Il receptacle for The
bank IS books. hul which recently was
used IL store surplus silver in, and al the
time ui the robbery contained $1,000 III
silver CON. A. soon as The safe was
opened the burglars threw their tools, Il
valuable Kit, aside. and discovered that
the treasure they had unelrthed WAS 50
bulky that they could moi carry away
more than half of ii. The silver was done
up in BAGS containing $500 each each Il
load for 4 man and IL five bags were
taken away, il is aulmised that five lllen
utrr III lie Job The bank officers, say
thai They have been always prepared for
4 heavy BURGLARY, and thai The bulk Of
their funds are taken daily 10 the sai, IL,
pu>lt department ot the Park Bank. Dan
lcl II Burns, alias Dan The Blacksmith, ="
has been arrested on suspicion Of being
concerned III The robbery. The police
STATE lhAt lie prisoner belongs |" i most
daring gang Of bank burglars and bond
Robbers. and is Z pal Of the notorious Dan
Noble, the bond rohbcr The prisoner
WAS seen leaving the bank premises abnul
tho hour the burglary Wls committee