New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-13
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In the small Inner safe or chest $4,000 in green

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In the small inner safe or chest $1,000 in green
backs was untouched $1,000 in Italian bonds in
another part of the safe also untouched.
One of the small bags used by the office IN carry
ing money to the United States Treasury was found
close by the safes, matted with blood. II is sup
posed that one of the burglars injured himself in
opening the safe. A silk handkerchief used to
deaden the noise, white in color hem-sttched and
covered with little dots of silk was also found on
the floor together with full set of tools. All of
these relics were taken possession of by the police
of the Fourth Precinct aud are now in the Oak
Street Station.
The discovery of the robbery was made between
5 and 6 o'clock yesterday morning by the person
who has charge of the exchange department OF Mr..
BarsOttis business Charles Paya. IL is his custom
TO open the Office at early hour as 1t ~ then that
the mos of the business in exchanging Italian INTO
American money is done for laborers, who are at
door locked usual, but on entering the Enclosure
in which the safe stood he found that il had been
| robbed Word was immediately sent to the Fourth
Precinct, and Detectives Carr and Maher were put
| 10 work on the case.
1t is supposed by the police that the burglary
| committed between and II O'Clock on Tuesday
night. That evening Officer Ryan while on duty,
saw three men beer shop on the southeast
| corner of Chambers and Centre-sls. They had in
| their possession bag At the Fourth Precinct
Station. the sergeant IN charge said that the police
mad some good clews that they believed that they
| knew the burg glars and expected to capture them
the gas in the room in which the safe
was was burning from early Tuesday night
until the next mor0ng when Mr.. Payia
| opened the building. 81 bave witness in a
friend" he said, who saw the gas burning at half
| past l. and Mr. Pavia Is POSITIVE that il was ligled
AT 8. In thai case, the SAFE could have been robbed
only through the gTOSsest careless on the part
| OF the police There wasi nlght-watchman end it
seems great mystery that the burglary could have
| taken place street 80 much travelled and so
| light"
Uiiccr Ryan, of the Oak Street Police Station,
who on duty in Centre-st. from p. until II
O'clock on Tuesday night SAID last evenings: I he
gas the Italian Bank was burning when made
| my last round, shortly before II o'clock. l then
went a ound the StddtS-ZeituRg Building. through
Chathan-st. TO Pearl and thence back 10 Chambers
| st. l was then relieved by Officer John Connon.
The nIght-w chman August Collier of the Stats
/eituRg, did his duty thoroughly rs long as /
OH my beat. saw him on the steps OF Bischof IL
Sons bank, next to the Italian Bank, when made
| my last round. / HIM every twenty minutes
| that night. Golfer is no ordinary Waterman, but
one OF the most careful and conscientious me |
have known to be employed In that capacity. saw
nOthng OF tine three men who are said to have com
united the burglary, and saw nothing to Indicate
| that anything wrong was gong on Everything III
| the Italian Bank room appeared Just AZ usual"
officer John Condor, who relieved Ryan, said:
| 81 The affairs OF the Italian Bank have been con-
Quoted so far as appearances go IN rather unbusi-
ness-llke a., manner; ahe Italian paper goes \ to to
N the week and the forms are
made up there and carried to Spruce-st,
tat people come and 20 i'll and out of The room.
so NE nights the gas Is on, and again is not.
bring twenty witnesses 40 swear that it frequently
happens tnat thu gas is not burning in the ROOM In
consequence, | did not consider 1T strange
that The gas was not on during any par ocular
| night. 1t not burning at all between
II o'clock and u a. M. Wednesday l also
STATE that made my rounds every twenty minutes,
and that l saw the private Waterman each time L
do not know nor can 4 guess, when the robbery
was committed III II occurred DUNG my beat, the
men could have got INTO The bank only when | was
on the opposite side OF the building l have ex-
ahmed the door, aud there Is not trace Of any
If do ad u cd will DIM lIeate
| Key
The statements of the two policemen pointed to
the suppositIoD that the thieves entered the Dank
when Ryan relieved by Condor, and then
turned OF the gas thus giving no opportunity for
the lattePs suspicious 10 he reused when lie maze
the hrSt round. Condor sLld, however, that he
stood at Chatham ana Cenlre-sts. when he relieved
RI an, ana that the light not then burning.
A young man who lives near the bank noticed
three suspicious persons looking about on Friday
night last and again on SATURDAY night. lie IN
| formed Officer ConuOn OF tins, ana the policeman
i'll turn gave notice to he Waterman, Golfer telling
| him that lie shouId keep the LOOKOUT. The young
| man SAID 10 HE Tribune reporter Yesterday that
hc could not identify the men, as he did not get 1u
view OF Them On lucsday night three men went
INTO the liquor store the southeast corner OF Cen
tire aud ChaLuanI-sIs., and called Tor lunch and
beer. They ate anu drank. ihe proprietor thought
| that they were country men Down Casters" as
| he sad yesterday One of them appeared, how
| ever, To be an Italian. VINO sp Ike
| English huently. One of the party was OF middle
| age, ana nad deeply -suDken eyes The other TWO
were about tnrty years old. They carried satchel,
anu they lefI the place about lO:3O p H. lne5c are
the three that the police after. The satchel
Is supposed To have contained the burglars tools.
he proprietor OF the lquor store will be able TO
| identity TWO OF the men.
| Inc ldcksunth VINO furnished the locks for the
StaatS-ZeituRg Building much DISTURBED yester-
day al the ,nought That his handl ORR had ialed
10 stand the test He had offered $4,000, 1t was
stated, If any could get INTO one OF his safes.
On the strength of his confidence III his locA tue
owner OF the bulldi nad guaranteed the structure
| as burglar-proof. In view OF tins guarantee. Mr.
| Barso.ti threatened yesterday TO sue Mr.. Otten-
dOrier Tor the recovery OF his. property. IL could
not be learned last night that he had Instituted the
SUIT.
Francis Collier. the Waterman Of the building
said that ho had been on duty the night before.
| lew nights ago an attempt was made to