Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-09-26
LOOKED LIKE THE CASHIER
The Iron Exchange Bank of Hn,l..
Wis, Entered by Burglars.
Nearly Forty Thousand Dollars T,l.u
From the Safe.
The Cashiers Coat Used to Hoodwint
the Pedestrians.

united IN tins state occurred at Hurley s..
night between 8 and IL clock 3bor,
S4O,UO0 was taken from the vault In H.
| Iron Exchange bank The money ,r5.
sent from this city last night at o'cIo@l
and arrived at Hurley about 9. Ii was fgr
the Ashland and Germania mines VIM
were to pay off their men today. T1a
cashier put the money inside of the second
vault and left after O'Clock A GoF,
was left burning in the office and q fsg,
minutes later a man was seen WORKING ar
the safe, but he had on the cashier 6tgqs
coat and nothing was thought OF il by
those who passed by. The cashier returned
shortly after II o clock, when he discovered
the money missing.
Active measures we're then taken To oat
a clue to the robbers, but no trace of them
has been asCertained. The AZ.
press company has no receipt for the
money from the bank officials Tba
combination was worked in the second
door OF the vault and opened with
key. This indicates the work of EXPERT.
Officers are at loss to know which wav Ia
look for the robbers and great excitement
prevails at Hurley. The large amount Of
money sent to the bank every month /, n
tempting plum for robbers.
On the 20th of each month the train
which leaves here at p. m, carries the
funds with which the employees of the Ash
land and Germania mines are paid of
The shipment was of the following
sums: Currency S25, lS0 gold, 5l3.9,6;
one sack of silver, el.5l0; one sack
of silver 5l.020 total. S4l. 100
The first two items were placed in one
sack The money was taken by EXPIRES,
Agent Alexander. and Us usual wheeled in
"A barrow to the Iron Exchange bank.
where W. 5. Reynolds, cashier, was in
waiting. The time-lock of the inner safe
was locked. and the packages were by the
two men placed in the vault. AIex5nder
saw Reynolds lock the door of the vault
and then departed. Reynolds remained
IN the bank until O clock and then. In
company with Geo. II. Hopper, proprietor
of the Burton House, attended an enter
tainmert. He returned to the bank at II
0 cloyk IN company with MIR Lombard,
and tLen the robbery was discovered
They stood ON the corner talking, when
Mr.. Reynolds, happening to look up, no
tlced through the bank window that the
vault was partly open. Alarmed at the
sight he entered the bank and made "a
two doNr5 of +6n a+ b o'i Loo, oo o ,
and III lie mono, avce,tina. n s00 N III,
YER abst,,actad Tbe roIisery 6od gad IL.
,,aon. ~ tbo ra,'r doo,. +b,.o,,o.L mn
tbay had entered nv forcino. tbn d99nr Tbs
In{ted States exnress cor1i,, nv, Vii MOI.
ablv offer > reward fo,. he c1,t,,ra "a H.
robbars In IA late last Iioiit ro' cine ba5
been obtained of fbe hold BURGLARS
KANSAS C!If' sept IA special from
Okiiahoma IIty' lndlan IerrltorN to the
mes says: To-Day was one OF the most eN-
cltlhg days IL the history OF the city.
About SIX weeks ago a faction OF citizens
aiter iaillng TO induce the council to call
convention TOR the purpose OF framing the
amended charter. framed one themselves
ana called an election Tor the people to
vote upon 1t. AS II provided Tor the mn
mediate oustmg OF the present clty gov
eminent L. >. troops commanded by ten.
Merritt prevented the election Two or
three weeks ago a cnafter prepared by
committee authorized by the council, was
voted down. Inc original charter faction
then called an election for their charter for
To-Day, again without the consent OF tne
mayor and council cen. Merritt again
sent orders 10 Col. snyder
this morning Captain stiles, in command
of the troops here, carried out the command
at the point of the bayonet. The polls
were opened early in the morning and a
large crowd assembled Capt Stiles threw
his company across the street and gave the
command to charge. The company en-
countered no opposition to their progress.
The leaders Of the charter faction then
rushed to another place and declared the
polls open again Capt. Stiles repeated
the charge and again cleared the streets
r. Glasgow then mounted box, called the
crowd around him and advised them to
disperse Continuing he censured the I'M
reference by the military. when Capt.
stiles charged the crowd for the third
time and brought the speech to an abrupt
termination. The second ward polls
We're then declared open in motle. part Of
the city Captain stiles then proceeded
10 new voting places and the leaders of the
charter faction after consulting with
C3ntgiu Stiles advised the crowd 10 dis