New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-15
RANKS GU1RDED BY POLICE.

The unusual precautions adopted by the police
on Wednesday night 10 prevent possible ohnA
robbery were the result Of an alleged reVei"'ion
made TO Superintendent Wallng. VINO ma'e
the revelation. or what was the precise
nature Of the information, Mr. Walling would
not tell yesterday. In general, however
the confidential communication was eXceed'ngly
vaCue. II was 10 the effect that some person nae
overheard some other person say, in the language
of the thevIng fraternity. that a gang OF crooked
men had put up Job to crack bank, and that tho
Law was ready" Superintendent Walling was how
ever alarmed Speaking of the situation yesterday
he said :" The story gwen to me was TOO vague
10 hermit of any defective work. II had known
that one of ten or twenty banks was the one threat
ened OF course it would have been possible 10 nlye
mad detectives watch each one of the banKs uhlll
the burglars made their appearance. put bau f io
hint OF the location, ana f nrHe4o Se' NAV
L ,d'ro h"an false or the story may
eonIdn,t denide about it, but did not feel that
could afford to overlook 1t. did what seemed tno
only thinG suitable at the time had tme a9
ordered TO mt man in front of each bank in his
precinct # we didn't have an opportunity tho 10
catch any burglars we could at ieast pio'eN' 'N0
burglars from getting into the banks .,,..
In reDlv 70 questions Mr.. Walling said that the
police would watch the banks until t
It was certain that tneY T hIr rr, S"lu,
watchmcn or By perfect burglar-alarm telegraph
appliances it would not be necessary ID Keep , Ro-
ircrnan IN front of the building ali night. lie
noiice cantains were instructed yesterday to nave
The hanks watched as closely as was necessary IN
tb1r i'm Irment hereafter. They were directed also
IN ASCERTAIN il any suspicious persons had been no.
ticpd hanging about the banks or II any
ottempts hal been made by strangers to 1nlluence
watchmen or ianI Ors IN bank buildings. Inc de
teciives throughout the city were told 10 Keep q
sharo lookout for professional burglars and 10
:. shadow or arrest them. II was asserted by de-
tectiyes that there no professional burglars oW
nj large in the city who smart enough 10 rod
bank The action of the police, 1t was SAID cauSeu
some amusement, but 10 alarm, among the DauA
officers 80 -. -.
rigbt fhot few banks were being watched by po-
liz men stationed IN front of the buildings. Where
such guards were placed the policemen were not III
uniform. and they would not be noticed by any per-
son who was not seeking for them. Captain
Williams. of the Twenty-nnth Precinct,
said that he was responsible for seven
banks Tho banks are all being loOKed
alferr he added, but YOU won't be able 90 hnd q
noliceman in front of any one of them tonight
Captain Brogan of the Mercer Street Pohce, salu
tb # the five banks in his precinct were safe enough
They would be watched closely enough IN the fuiure
to ureyent any thieves from getting INTO
them mt night. In the downtown pre-
cincts several captains were out on patrol lasi
night, watching their men. one OF them slI,i
in answer to question by reporter " l don't
story gwen to the Supernten dent was either a
hoax pure and simple or it was intended as scare
in order to make all the banks put In burglar
alarms Some of tbs banks are now so well pro-
tected by wires that you couldn't move stool In
an Office without setting off an aarm"