Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-10
HOW 1T WAS DONE.
THE LACONlA NATIONAL BANK ROB-
Berry.
A Mystery Cleared Up-A Neat Piece OF
Detective WOrk-Stoy OF the
Crime as Told by One
Of the Burglars.


Non the 2jth day OF April last the citi-
zens of Laconia were awakened by ter
rible explosion, which shook several
buildings i'm the heart of the village, and
which was heard to the distance OF a
mile. As soon as the people in the vi
cinity got cut on to the street 1t was
learned that the safe OF the LacOnia Ma
tional Bank had been blown open and
robbed of cash and securities 10 the
amount of Sl25,OOO. The bank build
ing itself had been shattered,
and its side blown out 1t
was quickly realized that the robbery
was one OF the boldest ever com
mitted in New England. Soon after
the explosion gang OF suspicious look
ing men were seen leaving the village,
but they were So alert in their move
ments that their capture was mpOSSl-
Bile. The IacOnia police, officers OF
the bank, and the county and State
authorities promptly took the case in
hand. and dill every thing in
their power To- get 4 trace OF
the robbers, but for some days all their
ELECTS were futile. Then the matter
was cunidrd 10y AttOrney-Genrral Tap
pan exclusively % the hands OF eX-
Sheriff GeOrge II. Everett, of this place,
"A private detective of eNPer-
ience Mr. Everett went 10 work
in very systematic manner
but the clues he followed
were So intricate that months We're TT
qujrrl to thoroughly investigate them.
Citizens here began To abandon hope
that the criminals would ever be
secured. The result, however, Of Mr..
Evrrett'S lahOrS has been shown IN the
Supreme Court to-day IN most gratlty-
ins manner, and since tins report was
be,un news comes from the court room
that all the persons concerned in the
bank robbery have been indicted.
When the intelligence got out into the
VILLAGE n was great surprise tO the peO
Die. produced great excitement and at
On-e became a prominent subject OF
conversation in all public places.
The first tangible clue to the robbery
came a few DAYS after il was committed
from man iu Jail in Vermont. The
mlu stated that he was we'll acquainted
Bank here last spring. Another man
va, found who was one Ot the party IN
the robbery mere, and he made the t0l-
lowiu. interesting statement Of how the
lob was done Ills story Is dS follows
There were five i'm all connected with
tn robbery. We went % New llamp-
shire and made our headquarters at
Dishsryille The evening before the
robbery four of us bought tickets for La
coma at Concord. Onthe train We were
jOinci by the other members. Three
ofu4 left the ears before reaching LacO-
MA, and walked 10 that place.
The other two got of boldly
at the lacOnia depot. We
met in a piece Of woods outside OF the
VILLAGE, and went 10 work on the job
about midnight. easily gaining an en-
trance to the building and having good
luck in bursting the sale. After the
robbery two of u~ walked from lHcOnla
IL BIruS,vai Iu ,hc darkness Of the iol-
lowirs night. We were hidden IN some
woods near IlclniI the day alter the
robbery, UOt daring to show ourselves.
At Biru~icIl two men stole q team,
with which they went 10 Dover, where
they took the cars Tor Boston. Oue Ot
the men who went 20 Dover had the
stolen property iu 4 SatChel which he
carried Inn his hand. Three OF the men,
after living in the woods all day, started
TOR the south by night, walking on the
railroad through TitOu and on tO our
old headquarters 10 FIShervllle. At the
latter place they stayed several days,
and then took the ears direct Tor the
West. At Baskerville the party stopped
AT the same place where they had met
at different times previous % rpbbng,
or attempting o. rob, the savings bank
at Iaconia mn lSj4, and also the banks
al Bristol and WolfborO. The leader m
the gaug went West, where ne met 4
notorious iOrger, AMI the latter couplet-
ei the iiling-Out of the unfinished Ma
tiOnll Bank notes which were stolen by
signing the name Of Cashier ID. :. DlnS-
more. The head man paid oh his con-
feiaratcs, but the latter were aiterWard
dissatisfied with the sharp bargain that
hal been made.
The hve-doilar bills that were stolen
were put in circulation in thr West after
the Signature of the Cashier had been
forged and all have come back to the
Treasury al Washington or 20 the bank
mere No bllltl tleANN 'l tlA' 't''t' "a i''N-t
ertv has been returned, and the leader
of the burglars must havea large amount
of papers and securities in his posses
sion. which can not bee of any possible
yalu. to him. At the request OF the
Attorncv-Gencralaud Detective Everett
the names and history OF the five men
who were to-day indicted 10y the Grand
jury are withheld i'm order tnat the ends
OF Justice may not be thwarted.
Measures Tor the arrest of the IN
dicted men will be- promptly taken, and
the apprehension ~ several ot them at
least may Pc expected soon. Three OF
the men have committed another heavy
robbery since they lett lIcunJ1 and all
ded iucendiarism % their crime. The
President and other officers %. the La
coma Bank. a. well as citizens of the
place are much gratitied 10 the result
thus lar in the case, and are hoping Tor
the speedy arrest OfthecrjminIlS. one
of the parties % the attempted bank
robbery here I'm l>6l has made state
meut duplicating the \Srvcl brothers
in il. who arr now living IN the West.
This revelations clears mp crime that
for fifteen wears has hJillcd the best ei-
forts of the authorities