The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-02-23
ATTEMPTED BANK BURGLARY
May, Park & Co.'s Bank Again Bro
ken into and Safe Blown
Open-One ofthe THE
YES Captured.


cited Oh Saturday morning last by
learning of second attempt to bur
glarize May, Park & Co.'S Bank. The
first discovery was made by the hostler
at the Central House, who upon going
to the barn found the lock on the door
had been broken, and on investigation
found that two blankets had been
stripped from the hor ses, and one of
the blankets missing. Going ont again
he found tracks leading to the rear
end of the bank, just across the street,
and there found that one of the win
dows had been pried open. Mr.. Kelly
was Immediately apprised and upon
entering the building found things in
very bad condition. Tools of all
descriptions, from small drill to a
large iron crow bar, were strewn about
on the floor. A sledge-hammer, two
or three small hammers, and numer-
Gus other tools belonging to the Rail
road company were found. The carpet
in the rear office was torn up and
placed over the safe. The two outer
doors had been blown completely off
the hinges, evidently with powder ;
this was done by drilling through the
doors. The knobs of both doors were
bursted off evidently to save drilling.
A desperate attempt had been made
to enter the inside door, or burglar
proof box, the knob having been bro
ken of, and an effort made to get suffi-
cent powder in to blow it open, but
the thieves found this too much of a
Job and abandoned it, no doubt on
account of the near approach of day
light. The explosions were heard by
several citizens living near the bank
one about 200 a. M, and the other
about 4:00-but no one seems to have
had their suspicious aroused to any
degree. The explosions produced a
sort Of heavy dull thud, no doubt
deadened by throwing the carpet and
blankets over the safe.
The thieves secured between S5(
and $50 in small money, such as silve
dollars, halves, quarters, ten cent pie
ces and nickels, which they found il
a drawer kept for that purpose, tn,
bulk of the money being in the burg
lar proof box and was not reached.
After making a survey of the situa
ton the next thing in order was t.
catch the burglars if possible. The.
were tracked to the opposite side o
the river, thence down tho railrOac
track, sufficiently for TO convince thos
who we're after them that they wer
! heading for Oil City, or that vicinity
kilograms were sent to Chief of Polic
! Smith Neill, who prepared himselfan
was on the lookout for any suspicion
characters that might turn up in tn
city. In the evening Sheriff Randal
= accompanied by d. w. Clark and A
b. Kelly went to Oil City on the trair
where they met Chief Neill. The &C
6 count of the capture of one of the me
i we Gull from the Derriek's report, whic
+ Mr.. Clark says is correct:
q after Neill and the IiOnesta gentle
men held consultation, it was do
" termined to wait while, in order
= give the thieves, who had doubtle
gone over the hills, time to reach th
y city. In the evening Neill and Clar
Is commenced systematic search, b
,e visiting all the public drinking an
I. gaming houses in the city This VT
y contiRled until about midnight witt