The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-14


Thea the bank burglar proper appears.
He has usually three assistants. The gang
never appears until The nigaU of the rob
berry, and then not till II or IL O'Clock. II
there is a Waterman, his habits and dispo-
sitcn have been carefully noted, and, hav
ing access to the bank by keys, it is n easy
mater to surprise and overpower him. A
zero y" is next planted outsid or in an up
per window. if there be one, to give notice,
by m ans Of signals or cord reachi g to
the workers, of the approach Of a patrol
man or chance passerby. A regular code
of signals is used, telling when to cease
operations and seek cover and when to re-
sumo work.
THE STRONGEST TOOL.
Next is brought into use the simplest and
vet strongest and most complete tool for
the purpose. 1t is inches lie 9Th and
inches in dian meter at one end, taperiug to
nothing at the other. 1t is pear-shaped,
and bread extends from end to end. 1t
is made of Muchet's tool steel, the best in
the world A second wedge-sh ped tap
works inside this tool. Whs this tap is
sore we'd homo it exerts spreading force of
many tons. This tool, 1.-THE persuader,"
is inserted in the most minute
crack or drill hole. end. properly
force the strongest safe door open with a
sound no louder than an ordinary fire
CT cker will make. The outer and inner
doc 8 open, if there ba time lock on the
chest, a small dynamite cartridge is placed
opposite, a deto ating fu'e lig ted, and the
outer door closed. The iarring caused by
the explosion, which makes a noise scarcely
as loud as a pistol shot, disarrangeS the
works of the time lock, which runs down
and is useless the lock running down with
exactly a clocks sou ID when iG is doing the
same. The heavy outer door of the vault
being closed, scarcely an audible sound
reaches the street.
Were drilling is necess Try light, com
pact MACH g, which fits the combination
handle d which rapidly drills a small
hole above the water rim Of the combina-
ton dial plate, is used. A small steel
breach is then inserted and the combina-
fiol knob turned until the tumbers are
brought into position, thus permitting the
dog" or bar to drop. A turn of the handle
shoots the bolt back aud the door swings
open.
If the operators find on entering the
vault that the steel chest is an improved
one they then proceed to strip" it. Sheet
after sheet is taken off until the works are
exposed. This is done by using ''crow."
which is sectional-that is, it may be ex-
tende or contracted, as may lie necessary.
To an ordinary observer the "crow" looks
like the bar which holds the "manhole"
plate of steam boiler in place, and is
worked on precisely the same principle.
Should it be necess lry to wedge a safe
open, a modified form of the old drag" is
used. 1t is light but rigid nj strong steel
bar, sectional, so as to suit different sized
safes and for ease in transpo tation, which
clamps the outer side of the safe. Through
the bar is run a screw-threaded bolt wi h a
ball joint at one end for receiving wedge.
On the 9th + end is worked a railroad
oh hN-t ~a no n f0r-f icrft 1i,fr
rails, d y Inch can be pr cured from any
railroad section house. With wedging and
block ng no door IN resist this instrument.
S )metimas a miniature railroad Jack
such as engineers carry, is subs iruted. A
leavy clea- is firmly fastened in proper po-
sition and placed on the floor. The wedge
in the crack, the 81 ok" in place, the result
is but question of time.
GETTING AWAY THE HARDEST PART.
Tn is sufficient demonstrate of how
the money Is procured, and | will detail
some of the methods of getting safely away,
which is really he hardest part of the
work. Suppose the pace of robbery is be-
tween Pittsburg and Philadelphia. A con-
fe erate-elther male or female the latter
preferred-secures a lower berth in sleep
ing car that will stop ut the scene of the
robbery or some point close by. The berth
is always on the side of the car opposite the
st ton. The car window is open on arri-
val at this point. and tie DOODLE is passed
through, thus leaving the thieves to cape
unburdened. If caught no evidence j.
found against them, as the choicest tools
are sent with the "swag" and the rest
thrown a~ay, and part of the proceeds can
be used to effect their discharge if they are
arrested.
Should the railroad scheme not be avail
able, the plumber is secreted close by until
it can be safely removed. Among the
favorite places in which to do THIS is
churches, scho1lhouses aud graveyards. II
a schoolhouse or churc Is chosen the Il ,or
of the platf Jrm is cut in the under side.
Sufficient screws are coluter-sulk to holl
the boards in place and the holes are filed
with putty of the same color as the sur
rounding surface. 1t was such receptacle
that held safely for months the
millions of dollars in bonds stolen
ON the Northampton Bank OF
Northampton, Mass, in which the noto-
rious Red Leary" figured prominently. If
a graveyard be the plant z place, family
vault which has not en- used for some
time is selected, key fitted, a coffin opened.
the 'swag" put in, the lid replaced, and the
door reclosed until time for rem val Of the
plumber. Fearful thai SO ne may think is
last statement exaggerated, | will refer
them to the case of old man Yost, the king
of "store workers in his day, VINO bbed a
Jewelry store IN Springfield, l., Few years
ago and hid the plumber in a cemetery
vault, where it was found, with an accom-
plicss assistance, few months later.
Mechanics have a maxim that 1.-THE best
machine is the simplest" So in protecting
a safe the simplest means is the best. PO-
lice Superintendent Walng of New York
city about fifteen years ago, when safe rob-
berry was almost al every night oc 'urrenCe,
instructed banks and business men to place
their safes and vaults plain view of the
street, and to have light burning brightly
in front of them. With this addition the
plan is unsurpassed: Have a Waterman
visit your bank or store every half hour,
thoroughly investigate and signal some CEN
trally located point. Should he fail to do 81
at @ exact and proper time let the central
protective or detective bureau send out an
alarm. surround the last place ne was hea d
from and the place be was due at, and | will
guarantee that safe robberieS will be few
! and losses slight In your city or town.
A Little Boy.