The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-19
THE LECHEMERE BANK ROBBERY.
DETAILS OF ONE OF THE MOST DARING AND
SUCCESSFUL THEFTs ON RECORD.

DETAILS OF ONE OF THE MOST DARING AND
SUCCESSFUL THEFTs ON RECORD.
BosToS March IS, 1878.
The daring robbery OF the Lechemere Bank which
startled the community on Sunday 10 still as much
mystery as ever All the securities stolen have been
advertised and Mr.. Hudson, the cashier, has offered
reward OF 81 900 Tor III apprehension ofthe thieves and
the recovery OF the stolen properties The detectives
are engaged Ia hunting up one or two slender CLOVIS.
There can be question that the gang performed
the sob" was well organized and well posted
location OF the vaults and the habits and hours OF tho
employees and ofncers Mr.. Hall states that he was
out only two three minutes The lady in the car
riage, who was reported TO be an Invalid, simply
asked him TO draw q draft on Providence for
500. She took from her pocket roll
oil bills and proceeded TO count the required
sum, bot no told her that he must return TO the
Office there nobody within, and thlt thcreupon
he went into the building. This would probably
occupy only about three minutes, and yet IN that
limo Abe two men went into the bank, took roll Of
oils from the table red the safe vaults emptied the
cash box OF It's contents and made their escape. AS
soon AS he lett the woman and her companion the
buggy they drove of rapidly down street and
side WORK also drove oil. and notwithstanding
tho TACT that IL WIS broad daylight and notice
promptly given both parties escaped and not even
trace OF the direction taken or their objective point
could be discovered
THE THIEVES SEEN BEFORE
IL has been since ascortained that four persons
were IN East Cambridge AT least four days prior the
robbery. An attempt was made, no doubt by the
same gang. 10 play a similar game the Cam
bridge Bank near by, and sim tho thieves
checked ~ out. and In the very sight OF tho
rst noticed last Thursday at the time sbe was at the
door OF the Cambridge National Bank, under the pre-
tence purchasing bonds no partcu lar notice being
taken Of her appearaIcc or that Of tho vehicle Tho
following day che rode alone through several Streets
having a shawl pinned high up about her neck,
and ul.Anf han .rl.s.
partially concealed tho upper part OF her
face, seated IN phacton buggy and driving
black clipped horse, one OF its hind feet being white.
The next day Saturday she drove sorre horse with
white stripe upon ITS face, attached to "Goddard'
upon les sides, and wore different dress, eacn
OF these days she drove up the side walk and held
brief conversation with different men, ono OF whom
was observed 10 get into the vehicle, which then
CONFLICTING STATEMENTS
The stories oil the parties examined who saw tho
thieves conflict, and hardly anything definite can be
as yet uscertainod. MIR. Hall, the president "a so
excited that no Is unable to give coherent account
Of the affair." There Is only entrance To the bank,
aud the Two men must have passed by Dir. Hall whio
he was in conversation with the man aud woman In
tho buggy Neither could they have come out again
without passing near where he stood. Two per-
were found ready to testify that they saw
Two men hurricdiy come Though an allcyway
which leads Cambridge street, tho bank, 10
OTIS street, place bug in wagon, which stood there,
woman me. this party ana, ai,or WHISPERED con.
vcvsaton, drove oil down Otis street toward Boston,
while the men went rapidly III the direction vi OLD
Cambridge. DINERS, still, aver that u woman was
seen chasing rapidly driven team on Otis street,
carrying Two men, one OF whom tried 10 conceal
under his coat a large black bag.
EXTENT OF THE LOSS.
The full amount OF properly stoicD, as near be
estimated, was as loows:ln the cash desk there
about ~, 500 IN money $Sl5 In package, be-
longing to the Union Railway Company; 81, 900 de-
posted by the East Cambridge Savings Institute aud
the balance IN 500 money packages and about $40
dollar bills OF the Lechnere Bank. A iot OF silver
was .let untouched by the robbers, who, however,
took away all the money thoy could find IN the
above mentioned. In the. private trunk belonging
10 Mr. Hall nine United States registered
bonds OF tho value OF 81 900 each, one United
States bond OF 1000 not registered; Ger
nncatcs OF stock VI other banks trust
funds OF about ZOO. share OF The Boston and
Lowell Raiiroud two shares Of tho Amoskeag Manu-
featuring Company, and s., 800 bonds OF the tch.
ison. Topeka and santa Flo Railroad, besides 5000
bond VI city OF Toledo and 49, oo0 In various city
ana stock securities.
The 900 In funds stcd almost entirely OF
by tho thieves, Will Of bring value but
az they ure thoroughly advertised II will be little
risky TO attempt TO place them. Tho chances that
the compromise dodge will be resortod to. The num
Lcrs of large share Of the other securities known
and the banks have boon notified, that the rst per-
son who presents them Tor sale Will nnd himself soon
after in the station house.
One feature OF the case that looks queer that
yet II has not becn discovered where the teams
connected with tho affair which need clearing up and
until this Is done there Will be msgvngs and
cons. but whore 10 place the 1t Is now hard task
tO determine.