The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-07-29
Bold Robbery of Maine Bank.

of Winthrop aud the Winthrop Savings
Bank. which was in the same building,
were entered this morning about three
O'Clock and the safes of both banks were
robbed of the entire contents. The capt
tai stock of the National Bank is 500, 600
The total amount Of deposits of the Saw
ings Bank was about 800 600. 1t is one
OF the most daring robberies that ever
took place in the State. 1t is supposed
that ii was committed by professional
thieves. Three suspicious looking strang-
ers were in the village Yesterday, who
stated that they We're on the way to Mon
treal They remained over night, and
We're seen to leave this morning, one tax
ING his departure on horse bacl and the
other two leaving in buggy. Officers
are in pulslit The greatest excitement
prevails,
THE BANK III Hiding.
The building in which these banks are
located is two story brick structure, Sit
uated in the central portion of the business
street of the village The banks are in
the second story, occupying one room on
the east side The valnables OF each were
kept in a Morse safe which had a combi-
nation
Ii was not 4 vault. but stood exposed
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or smaller safe, OF Tilton n Mcfarland
make. with combination lock. at the end
Of the Cashiers counter This safe con-
tanned principally the books and papers of
the bank, while the larger sale contained
money, bonds, etc.
THE ANN0U NCEMl.Nr OF THE ROBBERY
np St1rt limo ntpIliornpn that thn hank
had been robbed became known at about
3 o'clock, when a violent explosion was
heard, which aroused the sleeping occu-
pants OF the other buildings in the vicinity
Among the number was Henry " oodward
who lived close by, and who ON hearing
i,i lI '',, IKE =
othrr case ,l o., o.oino. the Cashier he arous-
ed his partner MIR, Woodward say three
men ua,.iuo his house ON unjno 10 the
wnd6w lIastily dressino himself he
ANA his lartuer ,rocrpted 10 the house of
tho ,..sIiar ! II Enui,min which w,4
Inf = short distance Nr BENJAMIN had
.1-n h,.a,, ar,rS.d Iy fine uvplusion and
y..un Mr. Levi Homes one at the Di-
,.t,tthn hank was als, ar,,u,ed md
fLa .,a,,t,- wont ia the hanl, where. e, laroa
r,oII had ,lre,dv assembled
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hankino room was in badly confused
s,,ta The two window. trontin% the stree,
are rnm,,lptnlv hlnun ONT and fine nnoI
,ga. cnvrrnI WIN In. ,vra,l nft the tr,nt al
fin. I,roo .at,. and lis cnnteuts ANA If fine
d.,nrs L,.in,, litn,.,I. blown tn nincos ON
the floor ,Tas ai.o topnJ fine implements
which the burglars had letl behind them,
consisting OF two bio iron bars. one rail
road SPIKE sIcdoe which they had stolen
from the Maine Central Railroad depot
one combination Jimmy. two steel wedges
one mmch one Steel pointed hammer \
coil of common fuse and a dark lantern
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TIE LOSS OF TIE BANKS.
The loss that has betallen the bank con
not be Justly estimated, and the officers oil
the bank are quite reticent in giving any
information. They assure us that the sol.
Vency OF the national bank will not be al
Iir;1onIs Vim l,o ,,oi a., ,,,an,,,It.
mo atf,i,s ot tLn Sav;nos E,nl. ara IN