The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-07-29

received to the effect that the trio who
have been arrested are on their way here.
There is every reason to believe that they
were concerned in the robbery. No money
or tools were found on their persons when
arrested They are expected here to-
morrow.
THE FORCE OF TIE EXPLOSION.
The bank premises are closed to the
gaze OF the curious, and The demolished
safe and the remaining marks Of destruc-
ton that the explosion wrought will not
be disturbed for the present. consider
able quantity OF scraps of bank bills, &c,
have been gathered up. and look as il they
had been torn and nibbed by rats. The
larger portion of the bills and scrip are
rendered valueless, they are so badly torn
The notes Of the bank were not molested
by the burglars, but were more or less de
faced by the explosion. Three five dollar
bills were picked up in the street, while a
piece OF scrip has been found near the
depot There are but few traces of any
of the missing bonds and they constituted
| the principal plumber Of the robbers. They
also carried off several bank books be-
longing to depositors of the savings bank
1t is wonder that the conclusion pro-
duced by the explosion did not cause
greater damage. 1t is believed that had
the winuows not been SO etfectuallv shat
tered, the walls of the building would
have been thrown out, so powerful WAS
the shock
THEORIES OF THE EXPLOSION.
1t is now thought that the safe was
burst open by nitro-glycerine instead OF
erIIh fti,nr., thra,l - Y nloSInOS
the first one taking place at about one
O'Clock, the second one hour later, and the
third at about three O'Clock, which was SO
loud that ii aroused those in the neis hbor
hood OF the bank Ii is stated that three
men were seen to leave the bank lmmedl-
atelv atterward. one OF them carrying Il
pail, and that they can be identified. They
| then made their way with great rapidity
to the shed already spoken OF, where two
OF the men drove of in Il covered buggy
and the third Went on horseback. 1t IS
conjectured that hen the robbers lighted
the iuse to blow up the safe they retired
Ia a back room that WAS unorcupel, as a
place Of safety
Falls the heaviest upon the Savings Bank
the depostors Of which are mostly people
in the common walks OF life. ana who can
i'll afford to bear the loss. The loss, it is
believed, will not exceed so. 900, As we
have already stated, three-quarters of
which is in bonds President Bailey say
| that the national bank stock is not inn
! paired in the least, and is worth to-day
10. Several special deposits OF Govern
ment bonds it is believed, have been
! taken by the robbers.
A correspondent Of the Lew .,ton Jour
nal has the following, relative to the
| traces of the robbers
Recent developments have revealed the track
Of the bank robbers to aud from this place.
! The night before the burglary three suspicious
characters stopped at Solon; Thursday morn
/ ing came TO Madison, anI from there went IL
! Leeds Junction.
At that place they were seen hyquite num-
/ Der of persons rs they remained until the Ban
4 gor train returned, when they again took the
/ train, two of them With tickets for Rtalticld
| the other for Winthrop. but all three of them
I got oil al Winthrop. and made oil down the
/ railroad anG secreted themself until dark
| some fourth person must have brought them
| the team.
After the robbery they left the village on the
Old Wayne read is proved by money and
! fragments of money found there. Whether
| tain, but that day they did not cross the An
| drosroggin but Were hid in the woods after
! sunrise. Friday night they crossed the river.
| but proceeded no farther than North Turner
that night Saturday they We're concealed in
| the vicinity Of North Turner. two of them at
| one time with Il small red horse and top buggy.
| This was about six O'Clock, L. NJ. said they
| had driven fifty miles, and inquired the way
t" Wayne. The horse gave no signs Of being
| driven mile.
Saturday afternoon lady living alone had Il
! call from one of them. in an out OF the way
! place. He wanted food and insisted on carry
! ing it away with him. Saturday night at II
/ 7. NJ. they called for food at another house in
| the vicinity of North Turner, and insisted on
CARRYING it away.
Sunday morning at , A. VI. they stole +. Full
| lcr's horse, carriage. and harness and Went in
| the direction Of DiNtield. There We're too many
| Of them TO 90 with one team when they left
! Winthrop, hence their lying in wait in The
woods at Turner. and in the night stealing
another team No one is in pursuit now
The National Banks loss is some less than
| nine thousand toiiAl>, the "a 5iur informs
| The Savings Banks loss he has not yet a>cer-
tanned, but | think it must have been n least
| if1y-iyc thousand.
! Three men We're arrested at Bethel and
taken to Augusta, but as they We're able
to prove that they We're at another place
at the time of the robbery, had to be dis
charged They We're doubtless accom-
pliccs The real robbers have up to this
I time eVaded pursuit.