Daily Republican., 1878-10-29
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"A Clue 70 the Robbery. .....-
The gigantic robbery Of the Manhat-
tan Savings Institution is the sensa-
tion In banking circles. A notice has
been posted in the bank saying: "For
the purpose Of preventing loss to de-
positors it is ordered that no payments
be made without sixty days notice.
The surplus of the bank is more than
sufficient to cover any probable loss
that may he sustained by reason Of the
robbery" A great number Of deposi-
tors have given the necessary notice.
The directors we're in secret session to-
day.
II Is said to be the rule for jaritors
of bank buildings in the city to have
the combination Of the vaults. Every
available detective in town has been
assigned to the case. A skeleton key
has been left behind by the burglars,
also three pairs Of handouts, showing
that the scoundrels were prepared to
make desperate assault should they
find more to overcome than the janitor
and his wife. OF the forty or fifty Lox.
Us stored away about twenty had been
opened and rifled Of their contents. 1t
is possible that the amount taken may
be more than was at first stated, since
the contents of a number of tin boxes
with which the walls were lined have
disappeared. They contained valua
bies, and the bank Is not responsible
for their loss.
The Post SAYS as far as can be ascer-
tanned no arrests have been made yet.
Superintendent Wailing said this
morning he could give no new informa-
tion about the case, and denied that he
professed last night to have clue to
the robbers, and if he had one he would
not admit it. The janitor and night
watchman are both at the bank to-day
helping to staighten out matters. Angus
tus Schell, brother of the president,
says the bank will have surplus Of
$500, 900 il all the coupon bonds stolen
were counted as lost. A large crowd
has been around the bank all the morn
ing. ..,.
A reporter OF the Evening Post visited
a number of banks this morning, and
the officers with whom he talked said
that they had never heard anywhere of
a bank entrusting the secret of the
combination Of the lock of the vault
doors to the janitor of the building, es-
pecially where the safes containing the
securities were kept In the same vault.
The New York Herald says: "The
most astonishing feature Of the trans
action is the fact that the janitor, who
is described as very stupid person,
should have been entrusted with the
. mbination key of the vault. That
the key Of the Manhatten Bank was so
entrusted shows degree of stupidity
almost inconceivable in bank officials,
had not experience often shown that
business men have strange idea that
the less intelligence man has the saf.
er he is"
II is rumored, and withasome appar-
ent foundation that a definite clue has
been obtained TO the burglars. Con-
sultstion this A. NJ. resulted in sending
out 4 number Of detectives with specific
orders. One af these officers returned
to the station shortly after, hurriedly
asked for revolver and as hurriedly
departed. At2.30 p. M. no arrests
had been made, hut clue would GER
,ainly result in further developments
some time to-day.