The record-union., 1894-10-27
Large Sums Taken From the
Boxes in an Omaha Bank.
NO CLUE TO THE MANNER IN WHICH
THE WORK WAS DONE.
Among the Employees of the Interior
Department. at Washington-All the
Bureaus in the Building Ordered
Closed to Allow of Fumigation.
to the REcoRp-UN1oN.


OMAHA, Oct. 26.-The fact was made
public this afternoon that the safety de-
posit vault section of the Omaha n ational
Bank has been robbed and in so dexter
Gus manner that no clew to the manner
IN which the work was done is obtaina-
bic. Large sums OF money have been
taken from boxes in the vaults and the
exact amount of the losses cannot be
known until all have been examined.
p, The discovery was made more than two
weeks ago and every precaution has been
taken by the bank officials to keep the
matter a close secret. Chief of Police
Seavey and one of his detectives have
been working on the case, and j. II.
Millard. President of the Omaha Ma
tional Bank, has given the largest share
of his time since the discovery to an
effort to unravel the mystery surround
Ing the case. He has even made trip to
Chicago for the purpose of making a spe-
clal investigation into the workings of
the safety deposit systems in that city to
discover, If possible, whether any impor-
tant precautionary measures had been
neglected in the Omaha vault system.
The principal loser is William Glad
a box in the vaults of the Omaha National
Bank for number of years. Last March
he placed IN his box the sum OF S2, 200 in
gold. on October 9Th he discovered that
about 81 200 of the amount was missing.
He at once notified Mir. Millard, and the
investigation was commenced. Mr..
Millard called in Chief of Police Seavey,
and detective has had charge ever since.
So far, however, all efforts to discover
the manner in which the money was lost
have failed. and the bank authorities, as
well as the police, are as much in the
dark as ever.
The discovery of the losses over
whelmed the Omaha National Bank Off
Gals with perpleXity. They place every
reliance upon the parties who have any
connection with the management of the
vaults, and are thoroughly i'll the dark as
to how the losses could have occurred.
Another party reports that three 500
bills have been taken from his box.
President sAiillard stated that the re-
port OF the losses came to him as one OF
the greatest surprises of his life. The
vaults are under the management of a
very estimabLe lady, who is in every
way fitted for the responsible position
she occupies No such suspicion exists
that the losses have occurred through
her knowledge or connivance.
The safety vaults are constructed in the
basement of the Omaha National Bank
building, near the corner of Thirteenth
and Douglas streets. They are modelled
after the best systems in the country, and
the private boxes are surrounded with
every safeguard that the ingenuity of sci
ence can devise. The lessee of private
box Is first required to write his sigma
ture in @ book and also upon a card, to-
gether with his residence, etc. He is
then given private password, and no
TWO individuals have the same password
1t is suggested that person not entitled
TO open given box may secure possess
sion of the keys surreptitiously. But the
possession of the keys alone w.ll not en-
able stranger to open box. He must,
upon presenting himself at the safety
vault, present at the same time written
order signed by the owner of the box,
and he must also give the private pass
word.
The bank officials or detectives offer no
explanation other than the explanation
that it is not due to the carelessness OF
the bank employees. All deposits are
guaranteed by the bank.