The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-30
ROBBERY AT wakefield.
Review of the Crime I'm the Morning
Papers We'll known Style.

The Wa sefeld Times was the first paper in
the State 81 learn of . bold burglary that took
place az Wakefield this morning at the crow
ing OF the ccc.;s. The burglary was in the
sanctun, which ~. or was, in one-story
building, ss Tne .ounral would say. or the
lower floor Of the one stury huilding, TO settle
beyond all doubt the TACT that IL was not IN
the eleventh story.
The bad men who did the deed are sup
posed to have made a wide detour from either
the right or ths lett. OF, p9ss bly, insiesd %
making this flank n,oyerncrt :ket supr achei
directly from the rear That the resr " as
their objective Esint ig most vv,6ept, 81 xas
pointed out by SIC ,.olioe, bscS0ss az indiCa-
bons point TO the fact tnat an eutrance VAS
effected by means of rear window in sbe
rear, which had been lifted out and let stand.
ing against tree OF some species that could
not at the hour be ascertained The bark OF
the tree was not marred.
However, in some way or other not fully
understood by the authorities, the party or
parties who removed the window climbed
thorugh the. same possibly Immediately. This
let them into the sanctuin, whore they found
one safe and one desk The safe was un-
locked, but the bad men cared not. They
had drills and explosives and needed practice
in modern methods. SO securely locking the
door OF the safe, they drilled holes through
the safe and inserted explosives through the
top. Then they wrapped IL round about with
copies of The Times to deaden the force of the
explosion which was about TO take place. But
previous to touching a match they liz a
stealthy manner turned the desk topsy-tur-
vey, also ransacking the same and turning the
contents of the drawers into confused mass
on the foor between the waste basket and a
door leading into a closet which is seldom
used except in winter. when coal IS used for
heating purposes. This closet was not entered
as the intruders probably were atfrighted
before intruding all that they had intended
when planning the crime. Then two men
guarded the front door, another stood by the
window that had been previously removed
and watched the growing dawn, nothing
abashed by peace and quiet OF nature world,
which at that hour was in such vivid contrast
TO the dark and unnatural state OF mind that
man must be in to take what belongs To
another in tho night time while the fourth
lit the fuse. with deafening roar that could
be hoard all over the business portion OF
Wakefield and simultaneous terrific crash.
the Office and office furniture OF the Wakefield
Times passed into history, and the perpetra-
tors OF the atrocity We're blown out into the
night, leaving no clue behind. Ihoy had used
too much powder. Every thing was wrecked.
The front OF the building looked like the last
days OF the Grosvenor Palace, the subscription
list was torn into unrecognizable shrods ana
the bulletin board was shattered. curious
incident was that after wrecking crew had
cleared away the debris tho one word left
OF saturdays bulletin that was legibl6 was
burglary. This, however, has been gwen
up as having any value as q clue.
The booty which the men carried away with
them consisted OF IL cents and one postage
stamp that was intended for remailing con.
tributed poem on autumn leaves that was not
NJ Tor publication. Tho general opinion,
however, Is that the motive Of the crime was
robbery.
The night editor could give no information
that would enlighten the officials. He said
that he left tho Onico shortly after midnight,
and nc that hour the gas did not seem TO ba
leaking, ana, stranger still, there was no in
dication then that n bold robbery was 60 be
committed four hours hence.
10 Is supposed that the break was made by
the game gang who recently robbed the rail.
road ticket Offices at Carolina ana shamrock.