St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-22
THIEVES REAP A HARVEST.
Nearly $4,000 Stolen From a
Bank at Hurley.

ASHLAND, Wis. Sept. 21.-One of the
most daring and successful robberies
ever committed in the state occurred at
Hurley last night between and II
O'Clock. Nearly $4,000 was taken from
the vault in the Iron Exchange bank.
Every month about this time the Ash
land and Germania Iron Mining COM
panies pay off their large forces of en-
pIOyes. and for this purpose Cashier
Wiley, OF the Ashland National bank,
shipped an immense sum OF money to
Hurley last night via the United States
Express company. Upon the arrival
of the money at Hurley the express
company sent it TO the Iron Exchange
bank in a wheelbarrOw. Between
the hours of 1890 and 1850 last
night the bank was entered and the en-
tire amount of the shipment carried
away by robbers. Only minor coin was
left behind. Accordingt 10 Cashier Will
ey's statements 81, 700 was shipped
from Ashland TO Hurley. OF this $50
$50 was in bank notes. S13,9SO in gold
and s., $40 in silver. The robbers, as
there must have been more than one,
had their plans laid most perfectly.
Like nearly every bank, the Hurley de-
pOsitOTy has vault and safe inside
of it with time lock. As the money
arrived in town at 9:15 p. NJ, after the
closing of the bank, the money could
not be put in the safe. 1t was
PLACED INSIDE THE VAULT,
however. and Cashier W. S. Reynolds
remained in the bank taking care of
the large treasure until 1918 o'clock,
when a friend came along and he went
out to the theater with him. When the
cashier returned at 1880 he noticed that
the vault door had been opened. Look
ing inside he was thunderstruck to see
that the money was gone. A large
number of small silver coins was seat
tered all over the floor of the vault, and
all was confusion. Sheriff MattSOn was
hurriedly telegraphed to, but did not
receive any notice of the robbery until
too late to catch the train for Hurley.
Not even the faintest clue was left by
the bold burglars. Nothing that
belonged TO them was inadvertently
dropped. and if the perpetrators of the
daring theft are brought TO justice it
will be by some very fine detective
work. The door of the vault had not
been maTred and it was opened by some
one who had learned the combination.
There were only two men supposed to
be in possession OF it. Cashier Reynolds
and Assistant Cashier Leonard Perrin.
The exact amount stolen was S39, ,s95.
The robbers were evidently in too much
of hurry TO take small silver. and
Sl,S05 was left behind. The United
States Express company is the loser Of
the money. They did not deposit it in
the bank. but
MERELY LEFT IT THERE
for safe keeping over night. when il
would be delivered to the consignee,
Manager William p. Lyon, of the Ash
lard and Germania mines. 1t is likely
that before night the express company
will announce a heavy reward for the
apprehension of the burglars. Sheriff
MattsOn and City Marshal 0'Brien, of
Ashland, have set to work and if the
burglars visit Ashland they are likely
TO be caught, as the officers have spread
a net and will tighten it about all Sus-
picious characters. The general opin-
ion IS. however, that the crime was not
executed by professionals.