New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-29
THE BUILDING AND ITS OCCUPANTS.


MORE SURPRISING INCIDENTS OF THE ROBBERY RE
yEAIFD BY THE STATEMENTS OF TENANTS.
The Manhattan Savings Institution Occu-
pies the first floor of the slxstory building at Broadway
and Bleecker-st. In the basement on broadway are
BARRIERS shop on the Bcecker-s corner and tallors
shop on the the St. Charles Hotel In tho rear
basement on Bcecker-st the occupied by the
1anitor and his family during the day. having an en-
trance from the Bleeckorst hallway and from the side
walk by stone steps
The floor above the bank is occupied by Charles
an importer OF millncrynoyeltes, ana
by the janitor's family night. The ianitors rooms
are situated in the northeast corner OF the DudihH
and are entered from the end OF an inner hallway open
ing into the general hallway belonging TO the Bleeeker-
st. entrance by single door. Opposite the outer
door OF the inner hall is door leading into MeuTsses
work shop where fifteen twenty girls are employed
on millinery work, flowers. etc. PARTITION
being a continuation Of that which divides OIL the
iautOrs room, separates the workshop from the
saesrooms which entered from the landing at the
head of the first fight Of stairs on the Broadway side.
The door leading from the workshop 10 the hall Is fast
ened by massive lock OF a complicated pattern, and
Mr. Meurisse is confident that 1t could not be opened
from the outside He left his rooms at haf-pas O'Clock
or few minutes later, on Saturday evening, ana knew
nothing Of the burglary in the bank until yesterday
morning. when he account Of II IN the papers.
He and his wife coming 20 their place OF business
terday morning. examined their doors and their stock OF
goods but were unable to discover evidence Of vo-
lence.
Mr. Meursse said yesterday that lie had been visited
recently by q number of men whom he regarded at the
time as suspicious persons Tney had made ing uires
about his business and in doing so had seemed to e1
anime the rooms and the Of getting into them.
Soma had entered through the Beeckerst. entrance.
and I'm order to keep them out he had asked The antor
to get him key the door leading from tho outer to
the inner hall that side. He gave as reason
that he wished TO keep people from looking into
his private workshop; but in reality his fears
had been excited that plan was being
made TO rob him, and he had taken oil the
precautions possible 10 foil any such attempt Mr..
Meurisse spoke particularly OF rough looking man VINO
visited him several times aud asked many quesonG, on
the pretence that he proposed opening millinery store
up town and should buy his stock Of him. Meulsse
afteyward him lOungng at the corner OF Houson-st
and Broadway. and thought he looked like thief He
was advised visit the gallery at Police Headquarters
to see # he could find the portrait Of the man.
The third floor is occupied by Elias Hyams, dealer in
and manufacturer OF artificial flowers and materials.
He employs thirty thirty-fve persons chiefly
The rooms closed he asserted yesterday Satur
day night at or $3.50 p. and were not opened again
until yesterday morning There were no signs OF
violence the doors and Of his property had been
The fourth floor ia vacant and the doors found
securely fastened. The NTH fooI Is occupied by A.
There are three rOoms the office, the weaving room
and the spinning room. twenty or thirty girlB are
ployed and when business presses they work Sundays
The rooms entered both from Broadway and from
Bcecker-s; but when Mr.. Hyams on the second floor
below closes M his place USUALLY about p. M, he
locks the door leading TO the n90rs above
and also the Broadway street door. After
that hour and Sundays Mr.. Mengns and his cur
plOyes compelled to use the Bleeoker-st. en-
trance. Last Sunday, Mr. Mengus says he was in his
rooms from until H. with several OF the girls who
were working for hun. They entered by the Bleccker-
st. entrance passed the stairs and through the outer
hall on the second-fOOr, but heard unusual sound
and knew nothing OF the burglary until about noon
Mr.. Mengus looked from a window Oh the Broadway
side and crowd OF policemen and others II the
janOrs story true, he said hc and bis work girls
must nave passed by the janitors room while ho
in custody OF the burglars.
The sixtInoOr or loirOoms are unOccuped the doors
locked, and without Signs OF having been tempered
with,