The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-26

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THE NORTHAMPTON
BANK ROBBERY
BoUT midnIght on Tuesday. JaL 2.

building and the combination 10 the
bank vault The FIVE men entered the
house noiselesslv, with the aid of false
keys. previously prepared. Passing
upstairs "a the sleeping apartments
they oVerpowered seven inmates Of the
house. gagging and binding them SO
that resistance or alarm was impOssl-
bic These were Mr.. Whittelsey and
hil wife. Mr.. and Mrs. I. b. Cutler,
Miss Matte White, Miss Benton ana
(. servant girl
The bedroom of Mr. and Mrs. Whit
telsey was entered by two men VINO
seemed 10 be the leaders OF the band.
one wore Ions linen buster butIoned
nearly 10 the knees, also gloves and
uvershoes: the other wore a jacket ana
Cveralla. Both men had their faces
concealed behind masks. and one OF
them carried a dark lantern. On enter
lug the room the two men went direct
IL 20 the bed. one standing on either
Edde, and handcuffed Mr.. Whittelsey
Ind his wife, Both carried revolvers.
1rhe proceedings were much the same
A. the other rooms.
fter some delay and whispered
consultation. the robbers ordered the
two women 10 get up and dress.
When they bad done so. they were
roped together by ankles and wrists,
and taken into small room. where
they were kept under guard by one OF
the band. Mr.. Cutler also was lmprls-
Oned in the same way. Then the two
leadeUI devoted themselves 10 MT.
NVhitteisey They told him PLAINLY
that they had come for the keys OF
the bank and the combination Of the
vault. and that they would make II
hot" for him unless he gave them
Svhat they wanted. Mr.. Whittelsey re-
piled that Il was useless 10 attempt
TO break into the bank, as the locks
We're too strong for their efforts and
he would not betray his trust. AT TINS
Tho man i'm the linen buster shrugged
his shoulders and said they would see
about that.
Mr.. Whittelsey was then taken
down stairs. and again summoned to
surrender the keys. Again he refused
AT this the man in the overalls put his
hand in the cashiers trousers pocket
and drew forth q isey,
rs this the key 70 the bank? ne
asked.
hoping tn gain time.
You lie said tho robber, with
threatening gesture. at the same time
trying the key in the lock II the front
door OF the house, which II turned.
Don't hit him yet, said the other'
she is sick Then he asked Mr..
Whittelsey if he wanted a drink OF
brandy. Mr.. WhUtelsey shook his
head no Thei tho man In the linen
duste, renewed his demanos- lie
wanted the combination OF the vault
Air. WhnteIsey gave him some figures
which the robber wrote down on a
niece o. paper. These We're for the
outer door OF the vault. He demanded
the combination for the inner door,
and Mr. Whitteisey gave him other
figures Having written these down
also. the robbcr came close to his
prisoner and said; VIII you swear
theS: figures are correct
~ will" answered Mr.. Whittelsey.
You are living again. II they are
correct, let's hear YOU repeat them
The cashier could not do this, and
- disclosed that the figures were not
pho right ones.
see. Number One" said the robber,
-ldc-ossing hiG comrade. ware vast
Az lime; Wen have 10 teach him 10
Sion lying"
las he spoke he struck the sharp point
ot Lis lead pencil into Mr.. Whittelsey's
face ST violently as Ia make wound
and followed this with several blows
on the body.
WIN you tell as now" he asked.
NJ Whittelsey KEEP. silent. Then
both men came at him. WringlnE his
ears. shaking him by the throat. hurl-
4nr him To the floor. and pounding
their knees into his chest. For three
noUrl this torture was continued
Aforr than once the Tufiana placed
their revolvera at Mr. Whittelseys
head, declaring they would blow his
brains out unless he yielded. Finally
re did WELD The suffering was too
great. the supreme instinct OF self
preservation asserted itself. Toward
4 o'clock in the morning. bruised from
head 10 foot. and worn beyond further
resistance. he surrendered the keys.
and revealed the true combination OF
the vault.
Then the robbers went away. leaving
TWO OF their associates 70 watch over
Tho prisoners. one OF the band, before
fit departure did not disdain 20 search
NIf Whittelsey's clothes and take his
watch and chain AND 81 H. money.
The last OF the band remained in the
house until 6 o'clock; and it was an
hour later before Mr.. Whittelsey sue
ceeded in freeing himself from his
bonds.
Hc hurried at once to the bank ar
irving there soon after o'clock. He
found the vault door locked. and its
dials broken of. so that il was imPos-
sibie at the moment to determine the
extent Of the robbery, or. indeed,
whether there had been any robbery.
u was necessary TO send to New York
FOR an expert before the vault could
be opened, which was not accomplished
until late that uighC twenty hours
after the attack had been made. Then
A. was found that the robbers had been
only too successful having secured
money ana securities estimated at a
million and a quarter dollars Much
~ this sum VAS safe deposits and the
loss fell on the deFOsitOrs. and 10 some
q was the loss OF their whole property.
AZ this time the authorities had no
Glow 20 the Identity OF the robbers,
though they had left behind them nu-
. merous evidences OF their presence,
syn as dark-lsuterCs, masks. sledge-
hammers, ovsrshoes ana the like.
Their escape dd been managed 3
successfully s.s the robbery itself
6hoTirs officers and detectives did their
best duung subsequent days and weeks,
but their EFF Jrts were i'm vain. TIE
president OF the bank offered reward
of S2F 600 FOR the apprehension OF the
robbers and the return of the property:
bur there were no discoveries. d
When several montls had elapsed the
PinhertOna were called into the case.
They began by carefully studying GER
tain communications that had been re-
ceived by the bank directors from per-
sons calming 20 have in their possess 1
sion the missing securities. The first
% these communications was dated
New York, Feb. p, 1876. a bout d month
after the robbery. IL ran as follows
ths letters Of each word being carefully
printed with a pen. SO that there was
li.tie chance OF identification through
tbs Handwriting.
Dear Sirs: When you are satisfied
18th detective skill YOU can make a
Proposition 10 Us, the holders, and II