The daily sentinel., 1901-08-08

for the missing gold. to overhaul every
boat and steamer within Jurisdiction. TO
search every railroad train and stage
coach passing through his county and
to examine everyone taking passage At
the different railroad stations through
out the state. We can do no moro than
this, and think, that with the precau-
leave the state unexsmined Surely, il
any attempt 10 made to ship the bullion
by any Of the ordinary modes OF con-
veysncs we will discover it. On tho
whole, believe tho chances are coed
for capturing the robbers"
An official of the Sslby Smelling Co.
made = statement regarding the robbery:
1.-THE robbers must have succeeded in
entering the vault some tims between
the hours Of midnight and 5 o'clock In
the morning. They entered the vault
through hole about the size Of man.
hole in a boiler, and the indica tiona
point to the fact that the robbers have
been working on the scheme for some
time. Over $50 holes were bored into the
bottom Of the vault and the workman
ship indicates that mechanics Of more
than usual ability superin Intended the job.
The holes were bored to within . hairs
brsadth Of tho ssrfacs aud whom ths
proper time came the plate was forcsd
up. thus giving the robbers access to the
vault.
Tho plotters first sxcavated q hole
alongside the building. directly in line
with the vault Tao work Of sxcavat-
ing must have taken some time, and At
the end Of each nights work-for the
work must have been done at night-a
covering of laths, rubber shestinK and
sacks was made, the whole being cover
ed over with layer of dirt, thus hiding
any signs OF what was going on. What
became OF the excavated dirt We have
been unable 10 find out. The covering
We have ascertained was not strong
enough to hold the weight of . man,
but the excavation was made 90 close to
tho building that the men never walked
over il. We are satisfied that tho plot
tsrs were aided by some one thoroughly
familiar with the system employed at
tho works and ono fully informed a. to
the construction of the vault.
"Ons OF the watchmsn employed about
the premises heard noises inside the
vault and informed his fellows that the
devil or ghosts we're inside the vault.
They laughed at him and made no invss
tigation and thus the robbers were left
unmoisstsd at their work.
"The weight OF the gold carried ont Of
the vault aggregates 1900 pounds and IL
must have taken several trips for one
man or several mon must have besn en-
ploysd in carrying tho metal to the boat
which was 10 waiting for thsm.
"Insids the vault were several sacks
containing $4,000, but this was not
touched. 1t may have been that the
men became alarmed. That they were
alarmed is also indicated BY the fact
that two bars OF gold Of great value were
left on the beach in their haste to 90.
ut 10 impossible for US to say at this
time in what direction the men took. II
they used steam launch to leave the
scene Of the robbery they could have
gene In any direction, but il they sscap-
ed in = row boat they would doubtless
have taken tie direction in which the
tide was running. Several broken drills
and an oil can, such ~ is used BY cycl-
lists, have been found in the hole.
Every possible clue is being followed.
but am unable 70 say that We have
been At all successful thus far, but We
hone later to make the announcement
that the robbers have been aPpRehendsd'
1 believe that vhey secured 92sO,000.