New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-29
THE BURGLARS STILL AT LARGE.

ppooK1yN-FEw pEPosITORs At TIE BANK.
Those who read the reports of the robbery
o,tbe Manhattan Savings Institution In the morning
newspapers, and afterward walked OF roue
down Broadway TO business were surprised "
-. az small number of persons gathered
- the corner OF Broadway and Blocker
- vesterday. The bank officers were no less sur
sed 40 far from the excited gathering OF anxious
aopoitors which they evidently had expected, there
was AT no time anything which could be dignlheu Dy
The name of crowd. Early in the day notices were
posted at the doors Of the bank and at the WIDOWS o. W
desks inside, to the following effect;
This institution the morning OF SUNDAY OsI 0
her 27 robbed of securities to the amount OF
OF which $25o67o0 are are aes nof eHeroiabe For
the purpose Of preventing loss 10 ueposIt t a.,
% % proyided by the bylaws of the institution
The srplus of the bank more than enough 10 cover
~, my rgnbhery EDWARD SCHELL, President
inc nc r II RLSoRD. Secretary.
october, %. 1873.
police officers were in the bank and on the sidewalk
outside TO prevent obstruction about the doors
Their labor was easy for there was little excitement
Many depositOrs, upon talking with an officer or the
institution became treasured, and went away without
giving notice Of withdrawal The notices of such as de-
sired to give them recorded by the busy clerks
These amounted during the day to less than $4,000
according TO the assertion Of President Edward
sehell made after the close Of bank hours. He
added that he put It at the extreme gure no careful
calculations had been made OF the amount, but he
doubted If It would reach much beyond $4,000
The usual number of curious persons were attracted
10 the scene of the burglary and large proportion OF
those in and about the building any time during the
day were passers by who stepped aside Tor
a moment to look Ms the building, ana
gaze upon the safe whose contents had
proved TO be so insecure few deposors called who
needed portion of their savings for during the day.
and were greatly disappointed, though not seriously
fhav fhp Ot II.
woman was early at the bank who said that she had $500
the earnings Of twenty and all the money that
she had in the world She refused TO be comorted when
assured that she would lose nothing, and bemoaned
her loss-as she persisted in believing 1t.
Nothing could speak highly for the
confidence entertained in the banks solyeney than the
Conduct of most Of the depositors who visited H. ana
the absence Of ans thing resembling run"
The officers and trustees remained In the
bank until after / O'Clock yesterday morning,
and were again there in the forenoon.
meeting OF the Board Of Trustees was held, and
continued until about After It's CLOSE several
Of the number visited Superintendent Walng and re-
NAMED eloseted with him for long time At first IT
was said that the results OF their deliberations
would be given to the public late in the
day; but afterward President Schell said that
nothing had been done which ought TO be made public at
present. Another meeting would be held to-day. he
said, after which he probably would have some
thing to say about it. He was asked II
any attempt would be made TO compromise
with the robbers in order to the return Of the
stolen bonds. He answered that such thing had not
been suggested he did not think that the bank could
suffer any serious loss from the theft OF the registered
bonds but 1t might be subjected 10 much trouble. lie
was dsnelned to the subject at ALL 1t Is
believed that large reward will be offered
today, but none was announced yesterday. The
vault and safe were made by Valentino & But
ler MI Butler was at the bank yesterday He said in
answer 10 questions that the vault was designed
TO be used only for containing the books OF
the bank and bulky articles OF minor value.
No expense was spared, he said, in making this vault
perfectly secure against both fires and burglars. The
large space between the door OF the vau and that OF
the safe rendered IL perfectly for the burglars 70
carry on their work unObserved with the outer door
closed; and the thick material Of the walls and
foundation would prevent the sound of their blows
from being easily heard at great distance He did
not think IL strange that with the doors closed, they
had lot been heard from the street from the BARRIERS
shop in the basement.
POLICE WORK on TIE CASE.
The police authorities were the alert all day yespr-
day, tho superintendent the Inspectors, and Cap
tam Byrnes, Of the Fifteenth Precinct, in which
the burglary occurred. having scarcely slept
from the moment OF the announcement OF the
bold crime until late last night Many supposed clews
were found followed the end and discovered TO be of
no value. IL was hoped that the who met the
mlkman Sunday morning aud told him that WercKle and
his faulty had gone out OF town miPht have been noticed
sufficient accuracy TO be recognized hereafter;
far ne known is the only of the burglars who
was seen without q mask Captain Byrnes, how
ever, said last evening that this clew proved
valueless others. According to his
stoiy, the milkman is old and simple-nOt
10 say stupid. He is in the habit Of calling with milk
the time that werckle is In the bank brushing 1t
out and the latter often addresses him from bank
door on Bleeeker-st On Sunday morning the milkman
says, he gave the usual cry, and man
whom he supposed TO DO Werckle. stuck hi.
head ont the bank door and said We don't want any
milk to-day" He then drove of II this is the story the
inlkman told Captain Byrnes II leaves unexplained the
remark made by the milkman TO Werckle yes
teIday ard is utterly Inconsistent with werckle's
account OF his usual manner OF receiving
The milk, and paying promptly for the weeks supply
every Sun lay morning Captain Byrnes asked il
he had made any use OF the statements made by Mcu
tsse IN regard 10 men who had visited his place in
Asuspscious manner but he made and turned
the subject He said that all he felt at liberty
70 say was that the police had been very
setye, from the superintendent down through every
grade in the service; they had worked indeiag aby
and after thry-sx hours investigation and after fol-
loving many false clews they believed they had more
HEhton the subject than at any previous time
Superintendent wallng called together. yesterday
morning, a large number Of policemen who have been
~ Broadway and adjacent streets during the
lev weeks. aud a long consultation was
80 Was understood that the men were
S.- questioned as TO the known burglars who
seen in the vicinity OF the Manhattan Savings
se'nuy and also as to those who have been abb
nsn,,a 'nelr usual haunts. II is evident that the
th.,. OF the force generally feel that
tbs, equation for efficiency is at stake, and
cow, stone will be left unturned to dis
~s,a ene burglars. All day yesterday officers
ssrysr.sgin aud out of Ponce Headquarters. and
ssn,,a, afternoon special force OF detectives was
ta,r specific but secret orders nuttcr of expec.