The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-12
The Adams q Leonard Bank burglary.

On his rounds yesterday, the reporter
dropped into the clearinghouse of Adams &
Leonard to ascertain if any further particu-
lars or developments had issued from the re-
cent burglary. Finding Captain Leonard in
excellent spirits and humor over his fortu-
nate escape from more serious damage than
the paltry loss of 81, 700, and because of an
extraordinary amount of confidence mani.
tested by the entire community by a pouring
in Of depositors with their deposits and
general business for their bank, be ascertained
from him the following facts, Not knowing
whether or not the burglars
had secured the $4,000 cash
in the safe in the vault, it seems that he, in
the absence of the senior, now on visit to
ms mother in east Texas,
htd made arrangements to pay
oil the entire sum due to every deposior by
the evening of the saTe day of the robbery,
had the parties SO desired, although this
noble and truly laudable action would have
exhausted much of the private property of
both of the proprietors. Fortunately, as it
transpired, this step was net necessary, as
uron opening the SAT, the total amount was
found 10 be intact in exact conformity with
the ticker of the cashier of the bank. Can.
tain Leonard informed the reporter that the
incident had not for u moment arrested the
regular business of the bank in the least that
deposits were made an checks cashed lust
rs though Lothing had occurred. He
further informed him that he had
forthwith ordered a new safe from
Messrs. Herring & Co., similar to the burglar
proof one that it recently took fifteen hours
OF an experts work to open together with
all the latest improvements, among which is
the time-lock, and which he says will be- ar
ranged SO that the bank will be closed at
4;3O in the afternoon, just after the close of
business, and set 81 as 10 open at 8 o'clock
the next morning, thus utterly removing the
possibility of entering the vault by any hu
man being whatsoever until tho designated
moment. Considering that the vault is one
of the most perfect of its kind in the
country. it needed but this addi-
tlonal improvement to make it ms thoroughly
burglar-proof as any in the United States.
All this will be effected within the next few
days. Upon inquiry by the rep r:er if mu h
jewelry and special deposits had been lost,
Captain Leonard informed him that nearly
all Of the former had been or was bling re-
covered from the debris in the vault, and
that the only special money deposit lost, was
the one of the postmaster, ms already stated.
He seemed to feel especially gratifed at
what this whole community always
were aware of, viz: the Unlimited
confidence in the ability and
determination of this firm to discharge,
as indeed they instantly set themselves to do,
every dollar of liability, even had every cent
in their splendid burglar,proof safe been
stolen by the midnight robbers. Theirs is
rare instance Of II firm, with probably their
full lists of deposits being stolen in one night,
not only willing but ready to pay on the
next day, md actually paying at once, on de-.
mand, every check upon them. This is the
true principle of banking, and of the sort
that draws confidence aud credit from people
al home and abroad.