The Portland daily press., 1867-09-24

THE BANK ROBBERY AT NoRwAY.-A cor
respondent of the Star furnishes the following
account of the robbery of the Norway Savings
Bank:
The safe was in the countine-room of Mixer,
Favor ~ Clark's store. 1t seems that the bur-
glars erected an entrance iuto the counting
room direct through a window pried open by
means OF mill bar, obtained from the saw mill
situated about thirty rods from the scene of
the robbery. hole was bored into the floor
in front of the door of the safe. where was
placed the machine with which hole was
drilled IN the safe door The door of the safe
was blown open with such violence as to break
on the foot-rest upon the desk under which the
SAFE was situated.
The locks OF the doors at each end of the
Duiiuhg were taken OFT SO as to leave the per-
petrators all the necessary facilities for a re-
treat AVIS were found sticking over the case
ment OF the window, through which thew en-
tered, indicating that shade had heen used to
prevent the Hash from shining through tue
window INTO the street, and piece of rubber
cloth, somewhat soiled with burnt powder, was
found, which had probably been used to cover
sne saie e! during the burning of the fuse and
1or mu1ning the sound caused by the explo-
sion. The explosion was heard by several
about o'clock this morning.
a young man returning home from visit to
ms "dutclnia, about 1916 A. NJ, when within
fifty yards of the store, saw narson STANDING
near it. As the former proceeded towards the
store but on the opposite side of the street, the
latter whistled and passed by the store round
the upper corner. And when the youne man
had reached place opposite the upper corner
OF the store the other passed along to the back
door and went into the store. As the back
part OF the store is used for manufacturing
boots and shoes, the young man supposed the
other to be one of the workmen belonging to
the store, and no suspicion was raised by the
circumstances above narrated.
Inc burglars took every note and paper
round III the safe excepting the books. The
Vaiuaoies, excepting notes, mortgages, &C.,
amounted to about $4,000, consisting of cash,
OoVernment bonds, &C. Among the bonds
were three 800 town of Halloweil bonds Civ
en- IN aid of the X. &. 2. r. r. Co. No. 1909,
with coupons not due except those due next
November. 'H''o U''0 ~
Inc town Treasurer of Norway had also de-
posted IN the safe quite large number of
town orders OF the town of Norway. which had
been redeemed but not cancelled
Inc burglars did not get at work until after
II o'clock probably, as the Pennessewasse Base
pan Clup were entertaining their beaten
friends, the Iiconics, of South paris until that
hour in Concert Hall, which is nearly onnosife
the bank building. 0ppo'-'0
The Trustees of the bank have off,rod d mn
reward for the detection of the burcIars and
recovery OF the property, or $500 for each
The safe so easily opened was one of Mar
lands Patent Safes, manufactured by the IRE
mont Safe Manufacturing Co
The r0gues hitched and fed their borses in |
the lower Westinghouse shed and left q hottie
of OIL with which they oiled their carriaoe to. |
gether with the paper with which they Wiped |
the axles.