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ROBBERY. ChesWork at Twelfth and the BeneThieves at Enter the Office of in Broad nut-They Savings Fund Society in ficial and Walk Off with 8800,000 Day, Money and Bonds. and Ready is fast losing her ancient when the Philadelphia reputation. From the time was driven till honored for her first house her glory first stake few years, it has ever been in the Union within a that no other city immunity and surpassed her boast her in quiet, order. her and just pride is crime. Now, however, of Democratic from She is the rival "bloody destroyed. New York," "iniquitous Chicago," or Memphis!" item of enormity in her committed appalling The last crime is the daring robbery Chesnut list of the corner of Twelfth and perhaps street. yesterday Its at boldness and success are unparalleled. southwest corner of the streets named struc. At the rickety, dilapidated, insecure neighborhood, stands a a landmark of the the cititure. It is familiar to the eyes of three old fashioned, Its composition is brick; its height welling, zens. it was used as a answer stories. Formerly been changed very occupation. little to The and the purposes floor has is reached of its by present a tall flight basement of steps. room, This leaves fact an additional story an to first considerable in occupied as which constitutes The basement is second floor the running uphclstering building. of establishment. the building The Bird's billiard down of the part street is occupied by used as the Twelfuh iront portion being floor is saloon, the family. The first residence of a private house of the Beneficial used as the banking Philadelphia. Thisis Roman benefit Savings Catholic Fund instit of ution, organized with for the the Catholic of poor girls which connected has for some time finan- been largely Church, used but by of other theconcern parties. gave The it high found this popu- in its the amount of treasure faith in larity, and shows that the popular safe cial character yesterday unfounded. is stability was afternoon not about o'clock the superintendent Yesterday of the billiard-rooms, of business, having found, ocea- on sion to go to enter by the Twelfth attempting to had been in some way this the lock his not place turn. He thought street tampered door, that would real state of with but suspicion of the He went to things struck him ai which the hefound open, and singular, Walnut and street building. door. A wide time. entry leads are from the entered this door the past the banking into rooms, the interior which of the to the right not singular that the second house. for the family on should be It open, of was 11, and perintendent the hall door it at all times. The when, this way to the a window on the that frontand back buildings, floor passed looking used the from billiard-room landing, he saw open. be tween of the savings fund was area a opened upon a back This window window small approached or which could be further The from the Twelfth directly knew that the Superintenden entry-way. street Savings and door. appre- Fund was never left unclosed, window descended to that the window had then and looking in he saw burglars' nending found without, mischief, the been of yard. beyond opened He a from burst open, and a variety He at large implements safe scattered about the of floor. Mr. Charles proceeded to the residence Fund, once Repplier, the Presider of the Savings and A. informed window him through of the which facts. the robbers entrance got in The affords, from its position, an room. easy has been into the with Society's sheet counting iron, and it was thought hinencased (astened. It offered but little securely drance, however, employsa to the thieves. private watchman. the build- but The that on Sundays he leaves hour it o'clock in the morning. At the ing at six appears Society everything was secure. When that yesterday of the directors were alarm when an examination was made. Everything the room It summoned, mises was given, some confusion. of the prestate of inextricable was in a that the large Lillie vault was at the southwest angle of found situate contents, theroom, e-proof safe, open, and its entire was of all the bonds, money, in of the Society, were tin consisting charge broken abstracted. numerous etc., These were contained in and which were taken out one by open, and their contents broken boxes, valuables secured. large one one. stationed within the A four locks. and which having value, was lifted out the small greatest contained into papers paper the floor, of and the lock picked, and every taken from it. of the room was torn up in differThe carpet and torn envelopes that contained all etc, were strewn around in The robbers had at a hours, for it was directions. valuable ent places, bonds, evidently found been that for work of timber, evidently large had been fastened in an purpose, for piece several safe prepared door, upright the the floor, near the and by hinges screwed to this was a prop, this upright post. used was behind means position of on iron Thiscontrivance securely the the floor, drill planted against afford a sort of support to the used to hole safe door, by which to drilla (who evidently knew their hands) business were burglars thoroughly. and were professional enabled to pick o'clock the lock. experienced workmen, ac. At eight the manufacture of safes, were of with business of quainted and entrusted with the the deprocured lock in the presence The inside plate bolts unscrewed and taken off, door was case of the lock tective examining officers. the the removed, and of the the the This opera- large reconsiderable light on moval an examination made it tion, were mechanics ofno mean the holding and threw evident over ability. that of the large door the calscratched on the two of the operators before culations look the The burglars outside crosses shows paint, commencing abandoned process. The first they and the drilling made the second measurement they and then from this with the small drill, working bored with mathematical accuracy directly on
