Daily globe., 1878-10-28
BANK ROBBERY.

uuis morning, MASKED burglars entered the
Manhattan Savings bank building, corner of
Broadway and Blocker street, and after hand
cutting the janitor, made him, under threats of
instant death, reveal the combination of the
safe to them and deliver up the keys of the
bank. They rihed the vault of presumably
large amount of money as, twenty tin boxes.
known to have contained bills, were found on
the floor quite empty. The building is a six
story one, the bank occupying the ground
floor with an entrance on both Broadway and
Bleeker streets,
Wendell Kohlman keeps barber shop in the
| basement under the bank and the janitor lives
| on the second floor. The barber opened his
shop at thirty,five minutes past six o'clock.
in the bank at that time. At
| twenty minutes past o'clock he was startled
by the appearance at the head of the basement
stairs of the janitor. Louis Wertel, white with
| fright and excitement, with his hands hand
| cuffed tightly, and the key of the bank
clutched between them He was only half
dressed and gasped thieves robbers, come
and see." The barber accompanied him into
| the bank, and saw the door of the great vault
wide open. and the floor Uttered with tin boxes
| all emptied of their contents. Burglars tools
were scattered in every direction. The barber
| notified the police and dSuperintendent Walling,
Inspector Delk, Capt. Byrnes and Capt. Kelley
were soon on the scene.
! The doors, windows, and all means of access
from without were found intact and it was
evident the thieves had entered by means of
| keys. Daniel Keely, night watchman said he
left his post at o'clock 4. NJ and aroused the
janitor as was his custom, and left the building
| locking the hall door after him. He left the
corner at 6:lO A. NJ and then everything was
right and quiet
| photographer who does business on the up
per floor says that at o'clock he arrived at the
I md fnIJn fhn ,tr1,,
wondered at the carelessness of the watchman.
He passed up stairs and met nobody and heard
| no noise or disturbance.
| Janitor Wertel created an unfavorable i'm
preston on cross-examination. He said that
at ten minutes past 6, while he was dressing,
| into his and handcuffed him
self and his wife and demanded
| the keys of the bank. His mother law. an
old lady, -rho was present, screamed, when the
burglars drew pistols and threatened instant
| death to any one who made noise They then
carried him into the adjoining room and forced
him to deliver the keys of the street doors.
With these four of the party went down stairs.
leaving three guard in his room. Three
hours passed and Wertel heard clock strike 9.
just then one of the men from down stairs
returned, and after whispered consultation
they all left. After he regained his courage he
went down to the sbarber-shop as described
Wertel admitted to Supt. Walling that he had
given the combination for unlocking the doors
| OF the vault to robbers. He gave it under
threats OF instant death, but he failed to state
how ne got possession of the combination.
His wife corroborated his story of the
| attack but said there were only FIVE
| men in the party.
Mr.. Lent, broadway merchant, passed the
| bank soon after o clock and saw Young man
dusting the shelves and desks inside. 1t is
supposed this was one of the burglars endeavor-
n IN IA Saf ~
Officers Van Norton and Tulley said thew
| looked through the bank window between 6 and
o'clock and all was quiet. The vault can be
seen from the street.
Inside the main doors of the safe vault, the
burglars found a space with shelves, upon
which were tin boxes filled with iewelry, silver
W; ware or valuable papers. These they emptied.
Ihey overlooked one box on the back shelf
containing $4,000 in valuables, the property
OF Edward schell, president of the bank. The
open space, six feet between the main
door of the vault and doors of the
inner safe, gave the burglars ample
space t. work in. They pried open one com
| partment, obtaining $1,000 in small bills.
| They next forced the bottom drawer, but got
nothing Of value therefrom. The wedges
were found in the upper compartments, which
| they were trying to force when they were ev1-
IDENTIFY disturbed. dozen drills, a sledge
hammer, three sectional jimmies, and other
| tools were found scattered around
The officers of the bank admit that the iani-
| tor possessed the combination to the vault It
was given him months ago, so that he could
| take out the books and make ready for hus-
| mess.
The officers of the bank are Edward Scbell
president and treasurer; G. F. Alvord, secre-
tary. .o0-o
The following is the bank officers statement:
Inc manhattan Savings institution was on the
morning of Sunday the 9th Of October, 1878,
n fJn {<{ mo
700, of which So, sos, 700 were registered in the
| name OF the institution and not negotiable,
ana $l68, ,0ne are made payable to it, and S73.-
0oo are il coupon bonds, and $1,000 in cash.
For the purpose OF preventing the loss to de-
posltors, it is deemed advisable that no paw
| ment be made without sixty DAYS notice as
provided by the laws of the institution.
EDWARD ScHELL President.
CHARLES F. ALvoRD, Secretary.
The following is list of stolen securities. !.
In United h States SIS of 1881, registered, eight of
$oU,UOO, each, numbers l65, 166, 643, to
90; 1ac as7 and 7Ss; ten of $4,000, numbers
United States 6's of 1881, registered, twenty of
$l0, 600 each, numbers 9276 to 9,l95 inclusive.
Total, $4,000.
United States 1910 bonds registered, sixty of
SlO, 900 each, Nos. 8744 to 8,763 and lS,9O3 to
l8. 942 inclusive. Total, 100000.
United States per cents, registered, thirty
Total, $500, 900. : -'0eO Si'e'
United States 5-2os of July, 1865, $4,000.
twenty-six Of $500; Nos. 82O06, 49, IA, 80. 145,
1903, 85,046, s5,107, S6,OSO, sc, 945, 87475,
S9,707, s9,728, 9os19, 9o,4i9, 9s,o43,
99,S76, l0l, ,l1O 1O2,792, 102,9O8, 1O3 421, lO5.-
099, 10000; twenty-five of 81, 1000, Nos. l52.-
40, 152411 153, 1885, 154 4lO, 157, ,844. l61, ,662
l6s, 159 l65l20, 167, 166, 1884, 166, ,821, 169,
044, 169747 III, 1859, 172, ,543 1854, l73, ,052
l75, ,784, 1875, 1852, l78,O5O, 84,7e1, l87-
III, 1874 439, 1874, ,597 94,742 199, ,678, 2l2,2e2.
202, 1897, O7oS5, 2O8 O69 2OS, 746 POS, ,82B. 2O9
419, 209,6S6, $35, 900.
New York State sinking fund, gold 6's, reg
istered, No. 80, $50, 600.
:. New York city Central park fund, stock GER