The herald., 1896-06-26

| TOOLS AND EXPLOSIVES. 1. IRON
! pin used in connection with a jack to
break through the cement floor. 9 Iron
bar found on the roof of shed in the
real, of the saloon. 5. Wooden. wedge
used in supporting the tunnel roof. 4. Box
containing thirty-one sticks of dynamite
found in the cellar.
the place and went back there to investi-
gate. 1t now seems probable that the
men were in the brick vault working at
the hole in the arch when they heard
the nightwatchman approaching. They
had time to go down into their hole and
cover the opening with the ledger before
he got to the entrance of the room, when,
seeing no one and hearing no noise. he
went away. He might have observed
the torn bricks in the arch and. thinking
this the thieves decided to keep watch
and wait awhile. At last, finding that
detectives were on the scent, the scheme
was given up as a bad job and they de-
parted.
Mr.. Elliott said that even had they
been given three whole days to work up
on the floor of the vault they would
not have penetrated it short of that
time. Above the double layer of brick In
the arch was layer of cement in which
was embedded close together lot of
90 pound to the yard steel rails as used
on railroads. Then another layer laid
in an opposite direction; another layer
of cement and a layer of steel wagon
aXles in diagonal direction. over all is
another coat of cement upon which sets
the vault floor. This floor is of inches
thickness of alternate layers of chrome
steel and wrought iron, the bolts of the
plates not going clear through and the
plates overlapping. The thieves. even
though once inside the vault would have
to choose between seven safes, each
guarded by a time lock, in which was
any money. The same safe is not used
all the time to contain the cash and the
burglars would have had to blow them
all open to get the cash. 1t is evident
that they did not know what a big job
they had tackled.
AS stated, one arrest has been made
in connection with the affair, that of
man named James X. Stephens, who was
taken into custody Monday on the out
skirts of town. He is now locked up,
but nothing of his record will be given
out. He is about 80 years of age and well
known to the police. kilograms have
been sent far and wide to apprehend the
fugitives, and their capture seems but a
matter of short time, as they are all
known. Several of them roomed near
the corner of Commercial and Main
streets, and from their rooms went over
the roofs to their nightly labor
The detection of the attempted rob-
berry and its Illustration is one of the best
pieces of work ever done by the detective
department and for which every man de-
serves credit All have worked faith
fully and hard, most of the detectives
not having been in bed or had their
clothes off for five days. Chief Glass
had been in hopes to get the burglars in
their hole but failing in that will get
them anyway. In recognition of their
valiant work the officials of the First
National bank last evening gave din
ner at Louis Ebingers to the entire de-
tective force as slight evidence of ap-
probation of their hard work. Detec-
tives Auble Hawley, Goodman, Bradish,
Benedict and Steele were present, the
chief and his secretary Charles Moffitt,
being unable to attend. To Sergeant