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MAINE.
Lime Rock Bank RObOe0.
The Safe Blown Open and the
Contents Carried off.
Booty, $4,000.
MAINE.
Booty, $4,000.
TIE ROBBERS PURS ID.
An ex-POliceman Arr estcd.

Especial Dispatch by International Line]
RocKLAND, May AT an early hour this
morning bold and successful robbery Of the
Lime Rock bank in this city took place; en-
trance to tho vault being effected through the
brick wall between it and the Western Union
Telegraph ofiice-the same, manner as when
the unsuccessful attempt was made upon the
safe last September. Having got into the
vault tho principal safe was charged with
powder, which by some means was got in
around the door, though it was difficult to see
how it could have been done, and then ex-
ploded. The upper socket by which the hinge
turned was broken entirely out; the Yer one
cracked, and the door was blown Gle.
the SAFE The brick walls of the vault NS.re
much shaken and cracked The outside iron
door OF the vault opening into the banking
room was blown open, while the inside one,
being more strongly fastened, remained shut.
The plaster overhead in the telegraph office,
and also in the store of Fogler s. Hastings,
was shaken down. The conclusion must have
been heavy, though the safe does not look as
if any great amount of powder was burnt in it.
The explosion took place about half-past three
o'clock, the door being blown out There was
no obstacle in the way of the burglars, and
they proceeded to secure their booty. This
they did, it may be supposed, hastily. They
left behind quite little pile OF bank bills and
some valuable packages.
The losses as nearly as can be ascertained
are as follows: The bank loss is about eleven
hundred dollars ($11OO); special deposits, TWEEN
ty-two thousand four hundred dollars ($22, 4O0)
collateral securities, bonds. two thousand five
hundred dollars ($25Oo); total, $26, 900. OF tho
above amount about $500 is in Rockland
City bonds, on which payment viii be stopped.
The actual loss will therefore be about $2O, 1000
This is the most that will be available to the
burglars. Its notes and some six or seven
thousand dollars in cash besides were not in
the exploded safe, and are secure.
The burglars were undoubtedly seen by Mr..
Gilman Lovejoy hiding heavy sledge and
pair of tongs under the old school house, cor
ner of Lime Rock and Union streets. There
were four or six in the party. We herr the
number differently stated. $50.
At noon to-day "wednesday Addison R.
Keazer. until recently on the police of this
city, was arrested on suspicion of having been
engaged in the robbery, and is now in custody.
LATER.-5 o'clock P. M.-The ex-policeman
has confessed, and they have since arres}ed
Alden Litchfield, merchant here, and man
from New York who was secreted in Litch-
fields house; also one in Belfast by the name
of Graves; and one left for Portland. There
are two more who have not yet been arrested.
The ex-policeman says that he agreed to meet
the two others in the Warren woods to night.
A crowd have gone with him to meet them.
LIME Rock.
ITO the Associated Pressl
Addison F. Keller, formerly ON our police
force, Alden Litchfiel1, q trader in this city,
and Joshua Adams, New York cracksman,
have been arrested for completely in the rob-
berry. Adams was arrested at Litchfield's
house, where he was in hiding. John Graves,
Jr., of this city, another of the gang, has been
arrested in Belfast, and fifth confederate
took the steamer for Portland, where the Off
GERS were telegraphed to be on the lookout for
him. Keller has given information to the off,
GERS, upon which they have proceeded. Two
others, New York craftsmen, were engaged
in the robbery, and one of whom is Charles H.
Brooks. One of these men was taken out of
the city in wagon by Keller and the other by
one BAesk The atelsa u 51zsq state
ment was buried in the woods in canvas
bag. Brooks and his confederate are still at
large, but it is hoped they will be taken and
ape or two other parties are implicated in the
affair. The amount of the special deposits
stolen was $22,40O.
ION the arrival of the Rockland boat at
Portland Wednesday afternoon she was search
ed by the police, but no person answerin. the
description of the fugitive was discovered
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