The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-14
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fNew York Times, yesterdayl
About AZ cool burglary as was ever
committed in this city was perpetrated
sonc time during Tuesday night In the
Italo. American Bank Of Charles Barsotti,
which is II at Nos. 2 and 4 Centre street, In
the Stats. Zeitung building. When Charles
Payia. the cashier, reached the bank, short
Iv after O'Clock yesterday morning, the
door was securely locked as usual, but on
entering the Office the first thing which
greeted the cashiers eye was large crow
bar living in the middle OF the floor. with
two large sledges, two limmies, and lot
OF other burglars tools. :,
Alarmed at the sight OF this unusual
style of banking furniture, Mr.. Payia
rushed to the safe, which stood close by
large Dlate-glass window opening on Centre
street, and was separated from the rest OF
the Office by high wire fence. The safe
was open, and the floor In front OF 1t was
Uttered with composition which had been
wrenched from the lining In the attempt to
DRY it open. The iimmies and other in
struments, together with two holes which
had been drilled near the combination
lock, showed at a glance how the en-
trance to the strong box had been
effected. The burglars, after locking
themselves i'm, had gone deliberately to
work. The safe was an old one, and after
drilling the holes it was an easy matter to
pry open the doors by the use OF the
Jimmy. An examination OF the contents
showed that greenbacks to the amount OF
$4,000 and foreign coins amounting TO
$4,000 had been carried off by the thieves.
They had left behind lot OF Italian bonds
valued at 3O,O0Of., probably not under
standing their value, or fearful OF being
traced by means OF them, and package OF
$4,000 in greenbacks, which was enclosed
in small iron box within the safe.
Having done their work, they departed
by the front door, as they had entered,
carefully locking it behind them, and have
not since been heard from. They must have
entered and left this door by means OF n
false key, as there was no other way OF
eilecting an entrance.
Officer Ryan, of the Oak-Street station,
who was on duty in Centre street, says that
he tried the door several times during the
night, and that he heard no unusual noise
when passing the building. There was no
blind to the window before which the
burglars worked, but it is so high from the
ground that passer-by could not have OBJ
served them, especially if they worked, as
they probably did, in stopping position.
Acting Captain Sergeant Walsh, OF the
Fifth precinct, thinks that the burglary
was accomplished before midnight, as three
suspicious-looling men carrying valise
entered the lager-beer saloon at Chambers
and Centre streets at about 1880 on Tues
day night, ate sandwiches and drank beer,
and threw down silver dollar in payment,
refusing to take change.
The police theory is that these were the
burglars indulging in refreshments after
their arduous labors. Sergeant Walsh de-
tailed Detectives Carr and Maher, OF the
Fourth precinct, on the case, and then re-
ported the burglary to Inspector Byrnes,
who assigned dquarters-Detectiyes Sle-
vim, King, and Field to hunt for the burg
lars.
Among the things left behind by the
thieves was white silk handkerchief,
which, it is thought, may serve rs clue.
Mr. Barsotti was engaged Yesterday in
putting new safe into his bank.