West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-06-16

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short time after the report first
gained circulation, until large
crowd OF people had gathered at the
Bank building, all eager to learn the
particulars. Joseph Jackson, who
has store in one OF the rooms Of
the building, was the Fret to discov-
er that an entrance had been effect
ed
DURING THE NIGHT.
He went TO his store, as ussual, on
Saturday morning, aud, on arriving,
to his surprise found the door open.
On enteriuS,he found his goods scat
tered about the floor very promiscu-
ously aad he then thought that Mr..
Parks,the assistant cashier had come
to the bank, and wishing to play
joke on him, had scattered the arti-
cies about thinking that he would
believe robbers had been in his store
during the night. A further inves-
tigstion on his part however, discoa.
ed the fact that his safe had been
tempered with, and that the burg
lars bad also been in the bank. He
notified the bank officers at e.and
1t was only short time until they
wore at the scene. A full invsstiga.
ton Of The matter proved that the
burg airs had gained entrance into
the store room by prying the front
door open by jimmy or crow bar
Once inside the store it WAS only
the work OF a minute to open the
partition door that leads into the
banking room. The vault In the
bank IL considered one OF the most
secure in the State. being protect -
ed by two massive iron doors. The
outer door 10 made OF two iron plates
each about one-hsll inch in thick
ness securely boted on an iron
irame work. The burglars bored q
quarter Inch hole
THROUGH THIS DOOR
iuto the combination, put in charge
Of powder which, when exploded
tore the lock to pieces burst the in
side plating from the frame, and
twisted the door so that the bolts
which secured IT could not be moved
from their Iastenings If they had
effected An entrance through this
outer door, their work OF getting in
10 the vault would then
ONLY HAVE BEER BEGUN,
for The second door would have prov
ed much greater resistance to them
than the first or outer door, as it is
made oftwo sheets Of hardened steel
and one Of iron each half Inch
thick. 1t is also secured by two
locke, a ombinstion, and time
lock. Being tbwarted in THEN en-
beavers TO gain an entrance to tho
vault, it is probable they then turn
ed their attention TO the sale in the
store room. They bored a small hole
in it and tried
TO BLOW THE LOCK OFF,
but in boring, they missed be com.
bination and no harm whatever wac
done the safe other than good
shaking up Mr.. Jackson had
about $780, in his safe, and his
books and papers. The money was
not injured in the least but the
booka were somewhat soiled by the
burnt powder, The burglars took a
pair Of shoes and len dollars in
change from Jockscns store, and
they got two dollars and fifty cents
that lay on table ia the bank. The
principals 10 the burglary, no doubt,
are from a distance, and are expert
enosd hands in The business, yet it is
the general opinion Of the bank
officers, that
THEY HAD AN ACCESSORY
who lives in this town.
Thsre are reports current, that
the robbers were seen at Gran berry
at Tunuslton, and at other places in
the county, but no degree OF reiia-
bility 10 TO be placed in these re-
ports. There is, 90 far, no clue 10
I the perpetrators.
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