New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-11-06
A Bold Bank ROBBERY.

New YORK, Oct. n. Between 6 and 8 o'clock
this morning, masked burglars entered the
Manhattan Savings bark building. corner Of
Broadway and Blocker street, and after hand
cutting the ianitor, made him, under threats Of
instant death, reveal the combination of the
safe to them and deliver up the keys Of the
bank. They rined the vault of presumably q
large amount of money as, twenty tin boxes.
known to have contained bills, were found on
the floor quite empty. The building is six
story one. the bank occupying the ground
floor with an entrance on both Broadway and
Blocker streets. s.rre
Wendell Kohlman keeps a barber shop in the
basement under the bank and the janitor lives
on the second floor. The barber opened his
shop at thirty five minutes past six o'clock.
He says there was nothing unusual
in the bank at that time. At
twenty minutes past o'clock he was startled
~ the appearance at the head of the basement
stairs of the janitor. Loui. Wertel, white with
fright and excitement, with his hands hand
cuffed tightly. and the key of the bank
clutched between them. He only half
dressed and gasped thieves, robbers. come
the bank, and saw the door Of the great vault
wide open. and the floor Uttered with tin boxes
all emptied of their contents. Burglars tools
were scattered in every direction. The barber
notified the police and superintendent Walling.
Inspector Delk, Capt. Byrnes and Capt. Kelley
, \. = '-r-.l-
The doors, windows. and all means of access
from without were found intact and it was
evident the thieves had entered ny means of
keys. Daniel Kelly, night watchman, said he
left his post at o'clock A. II. and aroused the
ianitor as was his custom. and left the building
locking the hall door alter him. He left the
corner at 6:1O A. NJ and then everything was
right and quiet.
a photographer who does business on the up
per floor rays that at 6 o'clock he arrived at the
building and found the entrance open and
wondered at the carelessness of the warchman.
He passed up stairs and met nobody and heard
noise or disturbance
Janitor Wertel created an unfavorable i'm
preston cross examination. He said that
at ten minutes past 6, while he was dressing
seven masked men suddenly rushed
into his room and handcuffed him
self and his wife and demanded
the keys of the bank. His mother. n-law, an
old lady. who was present, screamed, when the
burglars drew pistols and threatened instant
death to any one who made noise They then
carried him into the adjoining room and forced
him to denver the keys of the street doors.
With these four of the party went down stairs,
leaving three on guard in his room. Three
hours passed and Wertel heard a clock strike 9.
Just then of the men from down stairs
returned and after whispered consultation
they all left. After he regained his courage he
went down to the barber-shop as described.
Wertel admitted to Supt. Walling that he had
given the combination for unlocking the doors
Of the vault to robbers. He give it under
threats of instant death, but he rallied to state
how he got possession Of the com bination.
His wife corroborated his story of the
attack, but said there were only five
men in the party.
Mr.. Lent u broadway merchant, passed the
bank soon after o clock and saw young man
busting the shelves and desks inside 1t is
supposed this was one OF the burglars endeavOr-
ing to make things look as natural az possible.
Officers Van Norton and Tulley said they
looked through the bank window between'6 and
7o'clock and all was quiet The vault can be
seen from the street.
burglars found space with shelves, upon
which were tin boxes filled with jewelry, silver
ware or valuable papers. These they emptied.
They overlooked one box on the back shelf
containing 900 in valuables, the property
of Edward Schell. president of the bank. The
door of thu vault and doors of the
inner safe, gave the burglars ample
space t. work in. They pried open one COM
partment, obtaining $1,000 in small bills.
They next forced the bottom drawer, but got
nothing of value therefrm. The wedges
were found in the upper compartments, which
they were trying to force when they were EVIL
IDENTIFY disturbed. A dozen drills, sledge
hammer, three sectional jimmies, and other
tools were found scattered around.
tor possessed the combination to the vault. 1t
was given him mo lths ago, that he could
take out the books and make ready for bus
, mess. e H. ,:..-. l.s q. e,
The officers of the bank are Edward Schell
president and treasurer; G. F. Alvord,
tary. not ~
The following is the bank officers statement:
The Manhattan Savings institution was on the
morning of Sunday, the 9th Of October, 1873,
robbed Of securities to the amount of $2,757-
700, of which 81, SOS, 700 were registered in the
name of the institution and not negotiable
and $l6S, 900 are made payable to it., and $73,-
600 are in coupon bonds, and $1,000 in cash.
For the purpose OF preventing the loss to de-
positora, it Is deemed advisable that no pay
ment be made without sixty days notice as
provided by the laws Of the institution.
- EDWARD SCHELL, President.
CHARLES F. ALvoRD, Secretary. ,{l ii
The following is a list Of stolen securities:
United States So of 1881, registered, eight of
$5OUOO. each, numbers l65, 166, 643 to
646: 1871 and 73S; ten of. $4,000, numbers
@134S6a to 13 1885, inclusive. Total, $500, 900.
United States SIS of 1851, registered, twenty of
$4,000 each, numbers 9,276 to 9,-95 inclusive.
Total $4,000.
United States 1910 bonds registered, sixty of
$4,000 each, Nos. s;744 to 8,76S and 1903 to
1922 inclusive Total, 100000.
United States per cents registered thirty
Total 100000.
United States 5-20s of July, 1865. $4,000,
twenty. six of $500; Nos. 82006, So, IA. 49, 145,
84,90s, S5,046. IS, lO7, $1,000, .86.94s, STATS,
Ss7n7 ss72s S9sis so4ls eso4s
1886 l0l.llO, 1o27s2, lo2, sos, 1903, 421, 1885,
099, LOG, 030; twenty-five of $1,000, Nos. 1884,
40, 1872 All, 1853 1856, 1544lO, 1877, 844, l61 662,
1853, 1859. 1865 12O l65, 1877, 1885, 794, l66,s21, 169
O44, l69.747, ,959. 1924 l72,544, 173.052,
l73,784, l73.765. 5.642. l78,O5O 18l79l. 1877
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