The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-28
MASKED BURGLARS WORK
Yoyps tNp Sr"rRiffEs uoRIH MORE
,,,,Y 50 700 900 7.tkEN AWAY.

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w ,,.,.,.ttor.' tiuxesin the Nnuit, brohen |
- ...,rr.tr Fellows who Compelled |
...Jsp,tor 90 Disclose the combination
r., Manhattan Savings Institution owns
,.,,,,ioa the ltrgpH story brick and iron
',,tu, ," an u,u,rihrns' corner of Broadway
uln,.kcr street rhe thrco upper stories
,.,,t EliN. Hyams. manuia' iurer OF ar
W. W. ~, n,v,ta nnl Mcngcs 4 Brown. dealers
-. ,,,d al,ak trimmings. occupy tho third
- and ths -N'oni story IL occupied by
o,.i,s p,f..ny Nieuri~s'. dealer In millinery
..i,,.. 81 f. .nrhinnn who IL said IT, manu-
n.,,,rt,iu ui novnt~. and tho jnnitor Tho
a..trc .nl,.s iu iha ground story are lighted
=. 1-,, roam topped. plato glass windows
u..,,, a 1car View nt tbs interior from any
n,iut Oh, aiIoiuing street The main oilico
:. m,stl, taken upby a horseshoe shaped coun-
o., h,hini the glass front OF which ara the
siorks' and tellcrs' desks. At tho hasc OF this
horsssho,. and nl the back OF the room. is the
,our In the roar are the Presidents and tho
dirators M es For many years William
v,hin,,n has kept barber shop and bath
rooms in tho basement
s,,tlv before IN o'clock Yesterday morning
Vohlman ent,rod inspector Murray's oflice. in
bs Police Central Onicc and told him that tho
hank had been robbed. Word was Immediately
.Ani Z, superintendent Wnlliug and the officers
ofthe bank Inspectors Dilks and Murray and
h.,r dnertivos hurried with KOhlman to the
hank Tho main entrance in the broadway
front pr 'ected by high gates OF open iron
,,rk wna untouchel Tho doors OF the
pseesrr street entrance. which Ia covered by
.,empptlry wooden structure with storm doors.
were un kel and open. No marks wero on
,hem - show that force had boen used The
dn,rs leading 10 the directors rooms and into
tho space behind the counter were also un-
locked aul open. The massive iron doors OF
the vau, ware closed and TO all appearances
locked Nota scratch was on them. Inspector
pnks pulled at tho iron handles. and the doors
were slowly opened. revealing for tho first time
any trace Of burglars. Between these outer
doors and ne inner safe is an open space OF sir
or seven icat in depth on oither eide OF which
are shelves loaded down with tin and iron boxes
containing private deposits. The safe proper.
or inner safe. is composed OF i've separate
steel compartments. each having separate
door. one Of those had been cut open with
drills and Iimmies. Tho door had been re-
moved from It's hinges md carefully laid upon
four large books plnced on the floor to deaden
the noise. Everything that this compartment
had contained was missing. Work had bean
had boon driven in around the outer edge OF
the door and we're sttl in their places. There
were also openings in the thick steel plates
made by sectional iimmies. Twenty OF the do
posltors' boxes containing iewelry. silver
bonds, and valuable papers had been broken
open. and such Of their contents as were no
wanted or were too bulky 10 be easily removed
were scattered over the foor Of tho vault
Within the vault everything was in confusion
Scattered among the broken boxes. Icwolry
and papers were tn small cold chlscs. eigh
large drills three large sectional limmies a
pulling machine two hnlf consumed candles.
anil a large now sledgc hammer weighing sir
or seven pounds II ia evident that the work
had boon done within the vault while tie outer
doors were shut. There is sufficient room fol
two mon 10 work at good advantage. A few
broken boxes found in tho directors room.
make Il probable that whilo some OF the bur
glars were opening the safe within the vault
others wer. breaking into the boxes and sort
ine their contents in the directors rooms. Is,
u o'clock the officers and the clerks Of the bank
were busy over tho books. trying 70 ascertain
exactly how much OF the banks property ID
missing The contents of the boxes is known
only 20 the depositors and cannot be told fol
some time. Their value may DO judged by one
Of the boxes belonging to Augustus Schell
which contained t5OOl0 in money. but which
the burglars leit undisturbed on its shelf.
William Kohlman. tho barber. said that h:
WOE, - his shop as usual yesterday morning
and -, his watch by the bank clock. This clock
s directly over the vault, in tho back part OF the
or1'e. an can be easily seen through th'
Broadway windows as the blue window shades
0p-n from the bottom nnd are never raised
Z re than q few inches. 1t then wanted twenty,
minutes ot benz = o'clock; no one one could could
rent, -ar and unllsturbed. After opening his
sllp b. -; lnwu and rcnd morning ncwspa
PEI man walking across tho bnnk door can
be ee- loard in - shop. but he noticed nc
r'so Twenty minutes later one Of his Jour
n-ymen entered. H. had noticed nothing un-
usual GNolt the bank. At 500 Louis Werck le
the lani'r and DAY watchman.. entered the
eslsm n, was only helt-dresss0d, hayl1,a
we're .,t"! 'i ia ron handcufs. From bro
Ken .A'rurc- Tho harb.r said, found ou,
~ Ae wl- afraid tAe bank was robbed; Trom.
5cg -t'ar ,ie inoistT $S'.' / replied. I have
Ie,rl b 'a.1g Run. Non. and I'll the police
M Sei a1 and SoGr eSnqo' E2 ran up
olel. Tho vault Was also open, and boxes and
iNf"f were altered over tlIe floor: AS fast ns
d,oai ran o. Inspector Murray's Office and
nTh" lan nlr was taken to the Mercer Street
.N ST.. Nr and examined privately by Capt
-fl'",7 anu 0AIf'I 'Illk'Nttit waning. no ~ an
s.lerg man o! small stature with largo
St@ry hnH eyes and Try wayy, gray hair He
HhllhrMty b"tween 80 and co years Of age
sl'l he seems t. be weak mentally and physi-
gsly II in 'tne much confused while telling
a.s Story. caltraIlNlng himself aga n and
ss@In W"trkle said that when Keeley. tho
t.Rl wat HilIau. quits tho bank at q O'Clock In
w morning he enters tho hallway door VIII ch
2pehs iH'. ierek"i street locks the door after
.'u. goes up one flight II stairs to the lanitor'a
w'h ana knp'ss On the door three times
nts9 E''s Z .o'ks on tho door thre,
Hul's 10 isply. g. ,ct the watchman know that
Ha,s w Hid ma watrhnan. leaving the keys
S-S.le his door goes down stairs out the hal
SLl'o ihe street. lock lng the door after him
,at Ii- pNs7 between then. hs tho signals are
Eie'N w'll understood. Then Werckle taxes
s~y- tul the bank il in his care.
~ 4J'k yesler,lay morning the three raps
Crs. ~ q ami answered ns usual. Nerckl'
tatNV H'} 4, ius de- the door lnd them on thu
intl H.s Hlttlng room and had Just returned
80, ,N7 ii'Oln when seven mnsked men sur
.ul Ian. He and his wife who WAS suffer
o. '' u"alt dlHtnsC. were handGuNod ant
sTuFi ln their "dr0om. His wlfo's mother
49," iOiu y years ~ age who sleeps II
u IlH 20 lI.ning thrlr bedroom. was tie,
sc-nat net ' win a -heet, The women began L
wnW hl hr lolA thom 70 stop or the mel
H. . u.!. 'en. Thrro - tho men rema ne,
tr.'.1 W. I"r-A-law- chamber. In Abou
dwr vac non qliiteilthe room and wen
or tu -. 'u. ~ saving a W rd In iiteer
-t'grl .lIA i''~ ss9Npn n' he dared 70 lnoN'
air." N' '' ilr NIiltNN .otklug out on Bleecke ri
nI." uit uNt n"e any Oun nor hear Rni
tiIN H"n b" wont tn the BARRIERS shop an
Usa l' 'f 'e give the alarm.