The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-11-01
80 W es~ss = ss>A N~W~s "a.

as4an ~ Aa~A fmsaa ~ rh#n $50
ss#aav tasp tsassAsMaMs~ il " aessnn arssa
iass sewsssssssssA nsw4A 49, Nmsstssss~h
@asaAsks sasssi II shna s#ss IA vhsssh
W. s4AsswsA - mssA maasss - s#xsax*s II
sassAv s~ssss "A aHssssls nnA ssaHs A.~MtssAss
~ lmasA asssAlasAe u sae sasrst* "
lWaFaa sl~ lwssA " ssn sar tsssa AtnF
60 ~ sst~sn nssslesN stas u sas#a
mstl hatlwas AssslasN III ta4e a1awa ns~tA
als4s tss.ssslk isHs hmli sNs sia~n fls
isnailssna. snaAsnr slr Aaswt@ IA shT lark
snn tsvstN sssssnsias na thms u6sis tNia
slss ~nll n ths lastss, a~Asash shas staaf-
ewss. il NJ s,z,n saIs fsa nntsnlsafans
ta.,sAs anA laa~se The mata sass~nrv
ss t.as Nssmsl~ws. ssA Nlsw~'kst Sats~t n
shs sssssn.l tHsswns~, With sarsvn sl.sd
III isuss 1hs isn,iAsnG n the ~asssfh
rsansa i nj "A ffstn sor r. l~'ssnm ~
~sil .i,.sarnssi Ii furnish liehs and air
4 continuation ~ shr ssnnt hsfrk wall II
this ~.il p#salhl with lsleeekrs ssr'cs III.
si.ies the rsnan. burning 4 sv~sr~s nN ~
sassh si,l.. part II which II taken nr ss
Il magnificent srsn sHnh ml~,nt thiitrsn
fest hong. eigh, i~s hr~sl, and tight
fs.i iii height. which r4,~t tsn.AA. Tn
saali iar.. broadway. ami has slnnlas
,i,srs opening uutMarl TN IL u large
el,ck. which ran lm plainly 4en finm
either xtrrct. Hrhiud this vault il
r,rm ior the Dirvsn~. anil an TIN nnfih
si,le ~ thr dividing wall j. the rn'si'
dents private pilie.. In shs as'at ~ the
nireesars' room. cnsiwls separate tr,m
Iii. banking nflire. IL u hallway AMI stair,
sa~r heading to thu npesr hnmrr With
the entrance ,la,r nn tslrsvkrf street,
Thr ~, Charles Hotel hanks th. lmild,
iug on III. north. anil ehorlionsc an
thu cast. II in strange that nolnls IN
these PLACES saw what Nas lMinr done
III plain sight IL either street.
In tho ronn Just over the Presidents
room i've tlc ianitnr. Louis Werklc,
lis wife. and mothcr.in.law.
To reach these rooms II II necessary
IL enter Ivy thc rear blceckcr street
door The adjoining room has been &C.
rnnicl FIR tho lMst five weeks w u
mysterious Frcnchman, supposed Ia M
manufacturer III artificial ilowcrs,
whose name the police refuse to dis.
clcse. nnd the inmates III the building,
including th. hank officers. pretend
not Ia know.
Louis Wcrckle, the janitor. II \ little
uld n.an III no physical strength. and ap.
parently less courage. Hc has lTcn
over twenty ycars In thu cMploy 81 the
hank, nnl was implicitly trusted.
The hank employs IN night waichnan
Daniel Haley. i hrawny lrishman, liz
went on ,lut.at /, ,o'clnck Saturday even.
inv, locked himself inside the hank. and
rcmnin~l on watch all night Al u
o,lock in thc morning he went out thu
nlcrcker street entrance. locking the
door h~linl him, md proceeded NJ
stairs tu Wewklr's apartments. shutting
tile street duor, which rloscS with u
catch Il. rpMd with his club on
M.rkle's ~iiting.moM door ~ Wnke
him. nn,l. having heard his RESPONSE.
lA,Ssel down stairs and ont, shutting the
street ,l.nr behind him. H. walked t.
I'll. corner III broadway nna stoed there
tan minutes. liz then went home,
N that time, ~ fur ~ he Knew, tie
h,nk MI ull right, lie ~aW 10 N.spit
einns rr oiher persons about.
N.rkle sny~ Ii. wnS awakened hy tl,,
Mntelinu,, ~ usual M u o'clock, Haley
,nppinu IN his door. III began ~ tlress,
nn,l. ~ he was ,lrawin. nn his rallt.,.
l,,uns. til. .lnnr III his sitting room
opened suddenly. nnl s,s.n ~ eight
masked men walked IN. They s,ixc,l
and han.lculled Wcrckle aud his wife,
and tirl his mothei.in.laW IN sheet.
] I'll, Women cried ont. Int Nenklt
inld them thu rohlMrS would kill them
unless they kept quiet, and they snh'
sided.
tine III III. men took Wercklr'x keys
frn him, md nnothcr put 4 revolver u
his heal and tni,l him to gise np til,
combination. HI sail le didn't have !.
"yon liz. yuu You open the sanl'
esery morning. Give Il apor III hl"~
Your brains mt"
Mrrekle says le urged that II IL. told
them they could not turn tho knob. In,
they ngain threatened him, aud he gMv,
them The combination. Three III Iii,
gang then remained tn gslarl tho prison
err. and the r.st went dawn stairs. After
ii lanp while, during which Werckl,
heard them pounding. one or two ot TIN
+ kNAlk ftIhN WI UssW WWiTtH1sss ~. ssss
guards, aud ail left together.
Ncrkle soon after went ont, and. see
ing 40 one about. gave the alarm.
Mrn M,rckle currohorates this story
only ~he s,.M hut five men. They Mur,
white hnndkcmhicfs below the masks
Those who guarded her told her not 4
frur, ~ iii. would not he harmed. I'll,
handouts were removed from hcr u,
Otllrer Kennedy. who VIVA first to ar
rive. She was ton terrified to notie'
closely tho mems clothes Or appearance
II Ii thought lhAt from tho dspositors
loNrs thu burglars Kut not less tim,
sl ,fAhl. .tuO In bonds and sccnritics.
About forty huxes were riacd. 0n
of tho sa,htNl,0,'O hut &l1.O4Nl In casl
w,N obtained.
Following IN list III the stolen seeurl
ties: United States b. III lsAl. regis
tered. eight " s5O.tAlO each, Nos, ld'
ltal, Ut1 10 6itI, TIT and 73A; ten q
slu.OthO. Nos. n,ist IL la,a!'5, inclusive
total, A.AAl,ltNl
United States Il. ot ikAl. Registered
twenty VI slO,Nkl racll. Nos. n,9i6 /
N,aD5, inclusive; total. A!ttl.tNN.
United States iO.AO lun.lx. rrKinttlrt
Sixty III 100000 each. Nox. s,7tl u i. ~;
and iA,Nl3 ii lk.p41, inclusive; tnta
stilNl.tNAl.
/. United states 4 lHr cents. registercs
thirty III slO,tAAl each, Nos. l,Ml |
a.tAAi. inclusive: total, t:ltO,tAN
United states h.atls III July, Inn
$is.Osil; twcnty.siN " Ann. Nos. $40
nu1. S..itl, Aa.llb. ~ ,sAEi, k0.ttlti, NJ, III
, Ssi,,IsO. Hsi,,.ia. STAIN. sN.7O7. sp,7a'
|, ihl,aln. Mn.lin. N1.OlI. Ml.l7n, M.h7'
s,7,stas. N7,Daa, aN,h7O. Wp.s7d, lOl III,
/ iOa. To, lUas,1s. i,3,49i, iO6.Mn III
|, ltA,,n:,O: twenty-five VI 4t.ON,, NJ
. isa,Al0, l5a.all. f5a.psts. iat.liO. 1S7
-. I'LL, ,ti,i2. lGa.iasl itin.lan, idh. ~
lthi. .7Nl. tthl.Rai. lUD.tllt. ltIp.7a7, III
!, nnl, l7a,hl3. i7a.hll, l7a,Ob2, l7s,7A
i l71,Ts5, t7b.di2, l7a.D0n. 1kt,7Nl, hi
/ lll, III. Inn, lDl.bD7. lnt.74a, lU0,d7
!. NJ, mi. M assI7, aO7 nm. 1tla,.A's,, M
i 74s. as,s.S.s. a0.,.liD anil alO.t.a''.
!. Thirty five thousand dollars. NJ
i Nurk ktntr hinkinu fund uul,l tiA, rrri