The Portland daily press., 1898-09-30
Burglars Blow Open a Safe in
Co n;sh.
CITIZENS OBEY ORDERS AND KEEP
THEIR WINDOWS CLOSED.
A Very Cool Proceeding Which Was Also
Great Success-Safe of Postmaster
Jameson Relieved OF S31S
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l

ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS.l
Cornish, September 90 One man blow
ing open safe and taking his time about
it, while two others armed with revolvers
kept the wide awake but thorougly
frightened citizens from interfering with
the operation of the chief cracksman, was
the novel, not to say enjoyable, sensation
which Cornish experienced at an early
hour this morning.
The safs to suffer was that CT post
master and general trader, James It.
Jameson, who found his strong box S3lS
lighter than he left 1t the night before,
when matters had quieted down sutii-
ciently for him to examine the wreck.
1t was about two O'Clock in thu morn
ing that the people living in the houses
about the Jameson store were awakened
by tremendous crash. Dozens of win
doWs were up in a minute and eager
heads and white robed shoulders were
projected out into the bright moonlight.
Whats thatl what's that? whose
there?'' came score of swiftly uttered
inquiries.
No explanation was vouohsafed but O
couple of men with pistols in their hands,
the nickle mountings flashing ominous-
ly in the moonlight, stepped out into the
street. and one in voice all too distinct
gave orders that the windows be closed
immediately. The people hadn't got over
their astonishment sufficiently to obey
at once and before they had time to think
it over, one of the reyolyers cracked and
a ball crashed through pane of glass.
Down went every upraised window in
Cornish village with a bang. The bali
from the burglars revolver did not hit
one of the open windows but passed
through one of the front panes in the
store OF Isaac N. Brackett. A couple of
feet to one side and it would have come
dangerously near the window of q dwell
ing from which peered the head of a wor-
thy lady of the town.
The echo of the revolver had no sooner
died away when crash, came another ex-
plosion over at the Jameson store. No
windows opened this time. There came
q painful wait of ten or fifteen minutes
and then a terrible explosion beside which
the other two had been noiseless. 1t
shook every house about, to tho founda-
tion, and awakened everyone within q
half mile of the store. The last blast did
the job and few minutes later three men
hurried away passing the Jameson resi-
dence as they did SO. Mr.. Jameson's SON
Ira hailed them, and the oracksmen re-
Piled with another shot from the revolver.
Itswas evidently fired to scare and not
to hit for no damage was done.
The men went away in the direction of
Keezar Falls and were seen by the people
in the upper village as they passed along
on foot.
After the smoke of the seige had cleared
away. the villagers ventured down to the
store to look for what was left. The safe
is big one and is set in masonry at the
extreme end of the store, which is about
55 feet loeg. The front door had been
blown off and the last blast evidently
took the vault door for il was found at
the other end of the store by the window
easement. The two large show windows
above were broken. The contents of the
safe, s3lS in money and postage, were
taken, The bullet which entered the
Brackett store found Judgement in pork
barrel.
1T was regular Dewey campaign for
the burglars.