The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-03
RBuARKABLE BANH RoBBER1Es.


Nohieman-A Convicpz Poetry.
Pom me Citsgp 7Vpes
Tn 1870 q man dressed in the uniform OF a
police officer went into the Kcnsinglon Bank Of
Philadelphia and said TO the cashier. am
Lieut. - Of - Precinct. There's n plan on
foot to rob your bank tonight. I want you to
have your Waterman here and ] will have my
men TO assist. Do not say word and by to-
morrow tho game will be bagged" The cash
icr extended his hand and thanked the officer.
aud left NIL IN his charge. Tho night camo and
the Lieutenant. with his men. were admitted
to tho bank. There was n barley. and three Of
the officers aud one Waterman OF the bank were
detailed TO take walk TO shadow some OF the
men outside The watchman wns sent back
after a certain time had elapsed. and when no
returned he found his partner hnndcuffed and
.i,u' w" Nh"I,S opeh' utiu t"WVYWu 1T n'Eolinne
| came around he found out that there had been
q robbery md then he suddenly remembered
| that he didn't know the ieutcnant-lidnt
even know his name. Tho Kcnsington Bank
| never recovered n dollar.
| In 1872 three men wont 10 tho owner Of tho
room adjoining tho bank. Gentlemen" in
quired one Of tho bank officers, what are you
We are spectators now" they said. land II
| we succecl in our business we think OF opening
bank" Tho papers were made out the rent
| naid, ma business commenced. In two weeks
! they did open bnnk-the Third National Bank.
| next dQnr-by burrowing under the ynnt.
They LEFT the country with 100000. not dollar
| Of which came back
Tho vault Of tho Ocean Bank Of New York was
! opened by one mnn-MnNimilinn Shinhurn,
AMI robbed OF $4,000 He frcquented the bank
! until his acute ears learned hy the peculiar
/ click Of the combination precisely how 10 work
u. And he made 1t, after listening for months.
/ the very FIRST time, He fed to Belgium, where
/ ne purchascl title, and Is now living there rs
About eight yenrs ngo several men hired q
| room under the B9ylston Bank 81 Boston. open.
! ed business rs the trio did in Baltimore, and
| dug up into the vault At their leisure. The
| amount with which they dug out was $3.50. 900
| The men who did this work were Adam Worth
alias Pho ' and Bob bN cooSra %r' T R6S,IrS S
away 70 Europe with sjQO0UO Of negotiable pa
| per Worth ia living tho lie Of prince over
! TIE water still. Marsh came back. cracked an
other bank was caught nnd is now serving out
/ seventeen years In Philadelphia. Billiard went
/ at 2 Rue Scribe. said 10 have been si-rply mag
/ nincent He remained in the city Lrng the
/ siege and might have boon there yet. had not q
IhlchEp dcte9ive VINO happened over there
/ spotted him. The Paris police were notified Of
his character. and in short time they detected
Nod the place. He came back 10 America, was
| arrested and about ten days ago he escaped
/ from the Charlcstown. Mass. prison. Cochran
/ alone tried to be straight. He went 10 Canada.
/ bought Ia lurm, and IN about six months died
The Beneficial Savings Fund o. Philadelphia
/ was robbed OF slGup.OuO few years ngo. by
i2rcng NJ cashier TO give tlo combination.
]
/ negotiation. and the cracksman retired on n
Tho Northumberland vaults gave up their
1 lfenSufgs on account OF visit which
masked men made 10 the casl icr's Residence.
whcre ne kin'l Is hind 20 over the combination.
ana Wrht 70 ihe BANK with them. because no
Tn FIRST National Bank % Wilmington. Del.
/ wis entered and tho ntt.inut To rob ID was pre-
| c!sely the saiacns TINT worked on the Manhattan
on last sunday morning. The crncksmDn went
[ mo NE laniiors room, nnd GAGGED him and
under IT, bed. but one 81 lie men dracscd her
out. 4 door CHANGED 10 be- LEFT opcn and through
a. she managed o. escrpc. She was chased
utmost tn ihc police station. ma her light saved
the Institution.
It was reserved for tho Cashier Of the Cam
hersDurg Pa Bank 90 d. bulldo1el los two chi
cogp men, LOUIS Claremont. the expert. und
/ Abner Ni'hs. his brcher-in-law. Claremont
ireasure asod Bv Wop .of AVIAN l yS1N co 14e
/ tur'd nnl taken back and convicted All OF tie
| money was recovered.
/ Il sometimes hnppens that many II tho bonds
! nnd papers taken hy these experts are raised"
T md passed. or sold 10 wild eat spectators.
Ihis. however, Is not 50 common now rs IL has
/ been. So few have been able to do il succes 3
/ fully that II has been almost abandoned
/ a. nrlc y hn old man VINO Is now serving out
hi- time In the Eastern pcnitentary at Phla-
/ d"iphia. named Jack Cantor who was the most
/ rrm9rkpn.e man .n thi. respect that ever lived.
/ but lir iail'd nt last lie WAS detected IN rails
/ INK bonds which LN bad sold to a Wild cat
in-urln 'e company. lie wa- sent 90 Siig Sing.
oni he WIS there found to be such a valuable
ACCOUNTANT that be WIS made hookkecpnr.
When comniitn ~ Wa made he learned the
/ rlrgunslqh''s :, AMI II There was any money
/ hack OF the party lac would say 10 the convict.
/ You give mo So much and IN shorten up on
/ your time. II WAS done in n number ~ in
/ stances. and when the prison nspcctors detect
od him they discovered that he had changed
me commitments and the record So nicely that
the dineren &c could not be made evident lie
wrote poem while in Sing sing, in which he
causcs ono OF the stones OF his cell 20 speak its
history The production nbounds with pas
/ saEcs which show him TO be- "a man OF more
/ than ordinary ability. Tho following extract is
| taken from the poem. The stone is telling tho
! story of an incarceratcd boy:
| Though ni-ht advanced. ana darkness stole
wish uutnl.hi hacAnr,. DER the shics
NJ NuIN bad .OnihtI his troubled soul
NO 81. phad closed has weeping eyes
sudden thought his bosom thrilled,
a huIc hy memory long delaNDi
hl- E. let .uhduei las passion -fiiici.
Ana uu the -found le kuclt ald prayed.
And ere hc could that PRAYER repeat
| 'Nr echo answer ffulu thv hil4
sIl. small voice. diviuelv sweet
SAID, Peace, thou troubled soul. be still"