Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-12-17
THE SAFE BLOWERS AGAIN.

THE SAFE IN THE TRUE MILL A
SOUTH PARIS BLOWN OPEN sATUR
DAY AORNING.-MoNEY WAS IN 4
STEEL CHEST AND THEY DIDN'T CT
1T.
The burglars haven't been scared on
OF this part Of the country entirely, no.
have they given up trying to get some
thing out OF the safes In this vicinity.
About / o'clock Saturday morning
several Of the neighbors In the vicinity
Of the True grist mill In South Parli
were awakened by the noise Of an ex
plosion In the mill. A number Of mer
gathered at the mill "a quickly as pos
sibie. but the burglars had taken alarm
and left, going In the direction of Mar
ket Square.
Daniel Cannon, the watchman, hsd
few minutes before gone into the Office
OF Alva Shurtleff to eat his usual mid
night lunch. While there he heard 8
slight noise, which he thought was
made by the horses In the Andrews
House stable, but which nevertheless
put him on the alert. So as soon as be
got FIRE going he put up the window
shade, which he had pulled down while
building the fire. Soon he saw three
men run across the square and disappear
In the direction Of the depot. He step
ped TO the door and fired his revolver.
A number Of the citizens came out In
10 .taf 20 '
summons, and soon learned OF the break
made at the mill.
The blast fired by the burglars did
good execution as far as Il went. The
door Of the safe, which was In the office
In the front Of the mill, was blown into
the opposite corner Of the office, both
hinges being broken aud the door badly
wrecked. Every window In the office
was blown out completely, the glass
being scattered all over the mill on one
side and the street on the other. The
office partition was somewhat damaged.
A number of tools were scattered about
the floor, which proved to have
come from Barrows' blacksmith shop
near by, where break had been made.
The burglars had knocked off the CON-
binatiop, and put in their explosive--an
charge Of it-through the hole
thus made.
Tue safe has an inside steel chest,
which is fully warranted burglar proof
by the manufacturers, and which has
once demonstrated its safety. The
burglars, IL they had had all night to
work undisturbed, wouldn't have got in
where the money was, and, with
the ueighbors aroused, the region
was getting too warm, even with the
at zero, to linger in. IL the
burglars got snything-which Is not
got not over a dollar In
roppers. The books In the safe were
blsckened but not seriously
damaged.
Detective Bassett was at once sent for
and quickly arrived on the scene, but
could find no clue TO work from. After
daylight he began work on the case
again.
The safe In this mill has for some res-
son been favorite object OF attack for
burglars. this being the fourth time IL
has been blown within fifteen or eight
zen years. On one occasion Mr.. True
pasted the combination on the door, with
, request to burglars TO unlock the door
instead OF blowing it. The burglars
evidently overlooked this request, for
.hey put Ia charge OF powder and
spoiled the door. The last attempt was
made about two years ago, when the
ioor was blown of the same safe that
was blown Saturday. At that time an
attempt WAS made TO drill the steel
hest, but il resulted only In little hole
about an eighth OF an inch In depth.
which still remains there, and which in-
ures the chest net at all.
on THE TRAIL.
Soon after Detective Bassett arrived
,n the scene Saturday morning, word
Vas sent TO him that Elbridge Everett,
Sho lives on the Harrison road In Nor
xay, had lust driven three men out OF
ais barn, aud that they were the same
men who lodged there one other night
recently when some breaks had been
made 10 this vicinity.
That was enough for Bassett, and
aking two men with him, he was of
inside of three minutes. About III
,'clock Bassett and Everett came in sight
u three men near Spurs Corner In
)tisiield. The men scented pursuit, and
ook to the woods. The pursuers fol-
owed. and spent most OF the rest OF the
Law In a cross-country chase, getting
several distant views OF their prey, but
rot coming near enough 10 capture
hem. Toward night they came out at
IA Harriman's on Fore Street, Oxford,
md got team to take them back TO
Norway.
Sunday several parties were out
the country round, and officers
n the neighboring towns were notified,
,ut no burglars have been brought In AS
ret. The hunt Is still on, aud IL a thor
ugh search will avail anything, there
IRE good hopes of bringing the burglars
o Justice.
All the evidence seems TO Indicate that
he lob was done by men who came into
he village on foot, and left by the same
node OF conveyance, and suspicion points
strongly 10 the three men who have
vice taken lodgings In Everett's barn.
MHepE lS EVERETT TOWlE!