The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-11-28
NOTED BANK ROBBERIES.
The Franks OF Burglars and Heavy Re-
prisals Therefrom.

The recent robbing of the Manhattan
Savings Bank, in open daylight, recalls a
number of famous burglaries, which are
collated as follows by the Chicago Times:
In 1870, man dressed in the uniform
of police officer went into the kensing-
ton Bank of Philadelphia, and said to
the cashier: II am Lieutenant -, OF
- precinct. There is plan on foot
to rob your bank tonight. L want you
to have your watchman here, and l will
have my men to assist. DO NJ say
word, and by tomorrow the game will
be bagged" The cashier extended his
hand and thanked the officer and left all
in his charge. The night came, and the
Lieutenant and his men were admitted
into the bank. There was 4 parley and
three of the officers and one watchman OF
the bank were detailed to take walk to
shadow some of the men outside. The
watchman was sent back after certain
time had elapsed, and when he returned
he found his partner handcutied and
tied, and the vaults opened and $500, 900
in negotiable paper and money gone.
WheI. the cashier came around, he found
there had been robbery, and then he
suddenly remembered that he didn't
know the Lieutenant-didn't even know
his name. The trick was very clever,
and Kensington Bank never recovered
dollar.
In 1872, three men went TO the owner
of the Third National Bank in Baltimore,
and hired a room adjoining the bank.
"Gentlemen," inquired one of the Off
GERS, "what are you going to do with it?'
"We are speculating now," they said,
"and if we succeed in our business, we
think of opening bank" The papers
were made out, the rent paid, 'and busi.
ness commenced. In two weeks they did
open bank-the Third National Bank
next door-by burrowing under the
vault. They left the country with $780,
600, not dollar of which came back.
The vault of the Ocean Bank, of New
York, was opened by one man-Maxi-
milan Shinburn, and robbed of $4,000.
He frequented the bank until his acute
ears learned by the peculiar click of the
combination, precisely how to work it.
And he made it, after listening for
months, the very first time. He fled to
Belgium, where he purchased title, and
is now living there as one of the no
bility.
Abont eighteen years ago, several men
hired a room under the Boylston Bank,
opened business as the trio did at Balti-
more, and dug up into the vault at their
leisure. The amount which they dug
out was $S50,O00. The men who did the
work we're Adam Worth, Ike Mash, alias
"Big Ike," Charlie Bullard, alias "Pi-
ano,h and Bob Cochran. They got away
to Europe with 100000 of negotiable
paper. Worth is living the life of
prince over the water still. Marsh came
back, cracked another bank, was "pinch-
ed" by the Pinkerton agency, and is now
serving out seventeen years in the Phila-
delphia penitentiary. Bullard went to
Paris with his portion of the "swag," and
opened grand bouffet at No. 2 Rue
Scribe, said to have been simply mag
nifcent. He remained in the city du
ring the siege, and might have been
there yet, had not Chicago detective
who happened to so over there, got on
to him." The Paris police were notified
of his character, and in short time they
detected him N a piece of crooked work,
for which he fled the place. He came
back to America, was arrested, and about
ten days ago escaped from the Charles
town, Massachusetts, prison. Cochran
alone tried to be straight. He went to
Canada, bought farm, and in about six
months the turn being called upon him
by the Hidden Hand" he passed in his
checks.
The Beneficial Saving Fund, of Phila-
delphia, was robbed of Sl,6O0,O0O a few
years ago, by holding up" the cashier,
who gave the combination. Every dol
lar Of the amount was recovered by ne
gotiation, and the cracksmen retired on
a competency.
The Northumberland vaults gave up
their treasures on account of visit
which masked men made to the cashiers
residence, where he kindly handed over
the combination, and went to the bank
with them, because he couldn't help
himself.
The First National Bank of Whining
ton, Delaware, was entered, and an at
tempt to rob it was precisely the same as
that worked on the Manhattan recently.
TIE cracksmen went into the Janitors
room and gagged him and his family.
An old niger woman crawled under the
bed, but forgot to pull her heels in after
her. One of the men dragged her out.
A door chanced to be left open, and
through it she sped like creased arrow.
She was chased almost to the police sta
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