Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-10-28
BOLD BANK ROBBERY.
SECURITIES To THE VALUE OF
OVER $4,000 900 STOLEN.


bisstieu.
NEw YoEK. Oct. aT.-Between 9 aud 0
o'clock this morning masked burglars en-.
tered the Manhattan Savings Bank build.
ing. corner Of broadway and Blocker
street. and after Handwriting the %janitor.
made him. undor threats Of instant death.
reveal the combination Of the safe to them
and deliver up the keys Of the bank. They
riisd the vaul, Of presumably a large
amount OF money. as twenty tin boxes
known TO have contained bills we're found
on the floor empty. The doors. windows
and all means Of access from without were
found intact. and II was evident that the
thieves had entered by means Of keys.
Dan Keely. night Waterman. said that he
left his post at 9 O'Clock A. n. and aroused
the ~janitor. a. was his custom. and left tho
building. locking the hall o after him.
The ~janitor. wertel. created an unfAvorA-
BILE impression on cross-examinAtion. He
said that at leu minutes past 6 o'clock,
while he was dressing. seven masked
men suddenly rushed into his room and
handcuffed himself and his wife. and de-
manded the keys Of the bank. His mother
in-lAw, an old lady who was present,
screamed. when the burglars drew pistols
and threatened instant death to any one
who n Ade . noise. They then carried him
into an adjoining room and forced him TO
deliver up the Keys Of the street doors.
With these four Of tho party went down
stairs. leaving three on quad In his room.
Three hours passed and wortel heard 4
clock strike .. Just then one of the men
from down stairs returned. and after
a whispered consultation they took their
departure. wertel admitted to Su-
| p~eriniendent Walling that he had given
| the combination unlocking Of the doors
Of the vault TO the robbers. Ho gave IL
under threats Of instant death. but he
failed 10 state how he had got possession
Of the combination. His wife corrobo-
rated his story Of the attack. and said
there were only five men in the party.
Mr.. Lent. a broadway merchant. passed
the bank after 7 o'clock this morning
and saw = young man busting the
shelves and desks inside. IL IL sup
posed that this was one Of the
burglars endeavoring TO make things
look as natural As possible. Officers Van
Norton and Tully said they looked through
the bank window between q and ! o'clock.
and all was quiet. The vault can be seen
from the street. Inside the main doors Of
tho safe vault the burglars found = space
with shelves upon which were tin boxes
oiled with jewelry, si%lverware and valuable
papers. These they emptied. They over
looked one box containing $4,000 in val
usbles. tho property Of Edward Sehell.
President Of the bank. The open space,
six feet. between the main door Of the
vault and the door Of the inner safe gave
the burglars ample space 10 work In. They
pryed open one compartment containing
sil 900 In small bills. They next forced
the bottom drawer. but got nothing Of val
ue therefrom. The wedges were found In
the upper compartments. which they were
trying TO force when they were evidently
disturbed. A dozen drills, q sledge ham.
mer. three sectional iimmies, and other
tools were found scattered around. The
officers Of the bank admit that the %janitor
possessed the combination 10 the vault. IL
Was given him months go, 80 that he
could take out the books and make ready
for business.
Following IL the bank officers state
ment "The Manhattan Savings Insiitu-
ton was, On the morning Of Sunday, Oct,
27th 1878. robbed Of securities 10 the
amount Of 3.15T. 200 Of which -. sos, 200
were registered in the name OF the lnsti-
tuition and arc not negotiable, and Si6s,-
900 are made payable TO IL n $4,000 are
in the coupon bonds and Sill 900 in cash.
For the purpose VI preventing loss 10 de-
positors. IL Is deemed advisable that no
payment DO made without sixty days
notice. as provided by the laws Of the In
stiiution. Edward Sehell, President I;
ChAs. y. Alvord. Secretary.
NV YORK. Oct. 2s.-The gigantic rob-
berry of the Manhattan Savings Bank IL
the sensation in banking circles. Notice
has been posted In the bank ~ follows
" For tho purpose Of preventing loss 10
depositors. Il is ordered that no payments
be made without sixty days notice. The
surplus Of the bank is more than sufficient
10 cover any probable loss that may be
sustained by reason Of the robbery" A
great number Of depositors have given the
necessary notice. The directors were in
secret session to-day. II Is said to DO the
rule for ~jAnitors Of bank buildings In this
| city to have tho combination Of the vaults.
Every available detective In town has
been assigned 10 the case. The
Erssisg IS., says: $50 far as can be as
certAined no arrest has been made yet.
Supt. wallins said this morning that he
could give no new information about the
case and denied that be protested last
night to have a clue to the robbers, and II
he had one he would not admit Ii. The
~janitor aud night Waterman arc at the
bank to-day helping straighten out mat
ters.
Augustus scholl. Democratic candidate