The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-12
8Y TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LNTRLLIGENCER
CRIME.
Daring Daylight Robbery Of Ex-
change Bank, Anderson, Ind.
Five Thousand Five Hundred and
Eighty Dollars Taken.
Arrest Of the Guilty Par ties, But No
Money Found.
Daring Bank Robbery.

ANDERSON, Ind, August l0.-Wllliau
Grim & Cos Exchange Bank was the
scene Of bold and daring robbery al
noon to-day; $500 in currency and &
sack containing 81 80 in coppers being
successfully carried away during the ab'
scence OF President Grim and his son
Norval at dinner.
A man giving his name as q. F. Tilden
asked TO have silver given him in ex'
change for ten dollar bill. J. R. Cain,
the Cashier, went to the vault, got the all
yer, and, leaving the vault doors open,
made the exchange with Tilden, who all
the time kept up conversation with
Cain, and alSo requested him 10 tie the
string to finger stall he wore.
While thus engaged, an accomplice
had secured the money and made good
his escape. The robbery was not dis.
covered until after the arrival OF young
Cain from dinner. On his entrance, he
noticed the vault doors open, which
aroused his suspicion, and an invesugA-
tion revealed the loss. Tilden was arrest-
ed on board the north bound train here
and brought to the bank and was identi.
fed as the man who had got the silver for
currency. In his valise was found about
$50 In silver, q bottle Of chloroform,
blank drafts, bankers calendar, chemicals
for removing ink. and clothing. On his
person was bank book OF the Mansfield
i0hio) Savings Bank, with credit to
Anna E. Strong OF 81, dated August 9, a
$50 Government bond No. II ,SS5, dated
July !, 1877. he claims to be from
Mound City, Ohio, and refnses to tell his
business. He has been seen here for three
or four days past, and has exchanged
currency for silver at several different
times, not only at the Exchange Bank but
at the Citizens.
This morning three men registered as
follows at the Daxey House: ]. L. Cur.
tiss, Cleveland, o.; John Ryan, Fort
Wayne; |. c. Bradley, PittsGeld. Tilden
and his party have been seen in consnlta.
tion.
After the robbery the gang boarded the
North bound train and were arrested at
Elwood and returned mere. Nothing was
found to reveal their residence, names,
business, or any OF the missing money
found. ....
Since their arrest, another OF the gang
was arrested at Kokomo, and returned
here this evening with like success. This
last one was seen by the conductor to be
in conversation with young lady, who
got off at KOkomo aud started for the
F. & X. Depot, Cince which all trace Of
her is lost.
A reward OF $1,000 is offered for the
return OF the money and the arrest OF this
young woman. The gang have been
lodged in Jail to await a preliminary
examination on Monday. Anderson is
wild with excitement and fears are enter.
lained for the safety Of The prisoners.
ENoousTEB WITH BURGLARs.
WASHINGTON, August lO.-The police
being informed tina, burglars would raid
the Office Of the Metropolitan Railroad
Company, they awaited their arrival, aud
In the alarm upon their entrance shOu
were exchanged and two Of the burglars
fell. One, Charles Schmidt, was badly
wounded. Three Of the burglars escaped.
FUGITIVE CAUGHT.
NEw YoBK, August l0..-Michael Wahl,
recently arrived from Germany, where he
Is accused Of forging public documents,
was arrested When on his way 10 the Gin
cinuAu train.