Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-27
CAUGHT
Two Bank Burglars.
Plans Complete For
Breaking Into Vault
Containing Wages Of Erie
Employees.
Kent Business Man Raised an
Alarm.
Box Of Dynamite Picked up Near
Scene Of Robbery.

Box Of Dynamite Picked up Near
Scene Of Robbery.
An attempt was made early Sunday
morning to rob the City bank at Kent.
The burglars were discovered in time
to prevent the well planned job. being
made success.
The bank is located on South Water
ST.. the principal business street of the
town, and on a prominent corner in
the business center of town. Mr.. Ly-
man. who was suffering from hay fe-
yer and was unable to sleep, arose
AS he came around the corner of Main
and South Water sts., he noticed man
step out from the bank door and into
the alley directly south of the build
ing
Mr.. Lyman was suspicious at once
but walked on down the street and as
quickly as possible notified Marshal
George H. Parkinson of the occurrence.
The marshal took circuit and came
down the alley while Lyman stood
guard at the bank corner in the dark
ness. The officer almost ran over two
men, who We're taken completely by
surprise. Pointing a revolver at them,
he ordered them to throw up their
hands. The men surrendered quickly
and were marched to the lighted street
where one of them was turned over to
Lyman and both escorted to jail.
The men when searched were found
TO be armed with complete outfit of
burglars tools, including electrical ap-
paratus of the most modern make for
attaching to electric wires and enab-
J ling the operator to secure easy en-
trance to the most secure safes and
vaults. They also had nitroglycerin,
: plyers, wires, files, saws, braces, bits,
drills, masks, etc. Search in the alley
revealed a box of dynamite large
enough to blow UP an entire block.
The men arrested were neither over
: 20 years of age, one of them being
identified in short time as Edgar
Clearwater, of Cleveland, n former
resident of Kent. His companion gave
the name of Dick Harrison, also of
Cleveland Both boys are smooth
faced. dark complexioned, and we'll
dressed, neither having the appear
ance of crooks and being apparently
Young in crime. Clearwater, however,
remarked to friend who called on
him that bad lie had a few seconds
warning Marshal Parkinson would
not be living to tell the story Of the
capture. Both boys talked quite free
ly. They claim they were working
under a leader who was much older
and who was doing scout duty. AT
the first sign of danger he seemed to
have taken flight and left the boys to
their fate. Whether this is a ruse on
|l their part Is matter of conjecture.
u Included in their outfit was Il heavy
black bag for carrying away the, booty,
! which in this case would have been no
small sum.
. Thursday was payday on the Erie
railroad here and the pay of great
many of the employees, as well as large
, sums by local merchants, was deposit
, ed in the bank. The sum the robbers
= could have obtained is not known, but
1t reaches into five figures.
Early this morning the discovery was
made that a bold attempt had also
been made during the night to enter
the Getz hardware store, six holes
| with an inch bit having been bored
in the front door In an unsuccessful
) effort to remove the lock. This store
lis also in a most prominent location.
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