The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-03
Robbery OF the Planters National
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LoUBvILLE, September 2.-The Plant,
ers National Bank was robbed Of large
amount Of money about daybreak, Tho
teller, Louis Rehm, was discovered near
the bank on his way TO the police station.
He could hardly speak at first, but after
a while informed the detective that three
men had taken him from his bed during
the night, proceeded to the bank and
forced him to deliver the keys by which
they opened the safe and distracted the
money. Rehm alleges that he was chlor'
oiOrmed and stabbed In the side, where
there is a aslight wound. The bank otll-
cials closed the doors and refuse TO tell
anything concerning the affair further
than that the deposilors will not lose the
amountstOlen, 1t Is believed to be near.
ly 100000.
THE TELLER CoNFEssEs THE ROBBERY.
Louis Rehm, teller Of the Planters
National Bank, has confessed to having
robbed The safe himself. His first state.
ment was that he had been awakened
when asleep with his wife at night by
some one tickling his feet, and by the
light Of the gas saw two masked men In
the room, one Rt the foot and the other At
the head Of tho bed, each pointing n
pistol at him. Ile was made 10 arise,
put on his pantalouns and go down stairs.
The masked men then compelled him to
leave with them, and when n short dis.
tanre away they demanded the keys Of
the bank. lie refused, and while one
held him the other inflicted slight
wound, but failed to get the keys. They
then forced him to go to the Planters
National Bank, and after obtaining. the
keys and in0icting two moro cuts, one OH
the head and the other on the legs. After
rObbing the safe Of $4,000 the two men
put Rehm in the safe and locked the door.
lie first tainted, then recovering got the
door open and staggered out, going to the
police station at about half.past3 o'clock
In the morning. He was unable 10 speak
on his arrival at the station, but wrote on
slate that the bank had been robbed.
Detective Bligh was notified and took
charge Of Rehm, whom he knew very we'll
as q steady and honest young man, The
preceding story was related to Bligh, who
regarded It as very weak and had Rehm
locked up at the hotel. The directors Of
tho bank met, and after consultation came
to the conclusion that Rehms story was
fraud and he was the rObber. The
President informed him Of this fact,
but ltehm asserted that he was innocent
time and again. Being told that all re.
garded him as the robber, he asked for
an hours sleep and retired for that space,
and on awakening confessed to the detec.
tive that he had robbed the safe before IL
o'clock on the preceding night carrying
the contents home and burying them un.
der the house; M examination by the dc.
tectivc revealed all the money tied in a
small sheet under the gynaSinm in the
rear Of Rehm's residence. lie was ar.
rested and Ia now in Jail. Previous to
the robbery Rehm was regarded as honest
as any one In the bank, why he took the
money In the manner described Is unac.
conntnble, no one would believe his story;
he says himself that he does not know
why he took the money and now realizes
the improbability Of being taken from
his bed a. related.
RESUMED BUSINESS.
LOUISVILLE, September 2.-The Plant
ers National Bank resumes business to.
morrow, the money stolen by Rehm, the
Teller, Is all recovered.