Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-16
Burglars Arouse Citizens 0
New Hartford by Dynamit.
Ing q Store Sale
CITIZENS SHOOT THRU WINDOWS
Burglars Succeed in Making Their Es-
cape Altho Wounded and Compelled
to Leave Their Tools Behind-safe
Not Observation-Disclosures Fail to
Track Them.
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1 Special to Times Republican.
New Hartford, Sept. ia posse OF
citizens hastily aroused by sounds Of
dynamite explosions and huddled Ito
gether in front of e. L. Dunham's gen.
eral store at four o'clock in the morn
| ing shooting thru the window at two
burglars working at the safe within
constituted no small sized sensation for
this town Sunday morning. The burg
lars very naturally fled and made good
their escape altho blood stains remained
to indicate that one had been wound
ed. .BloOdhounds from Waterloo were
sent for, but failed to successfully trace
the men. The tools Of the robbers Were
recovered, being too heavy for the men
to make away with. They had been
stolen from the Illinois Central tool
house, which had been forcibly entered.
Shortly before o'clock j. "A. Cous-
ms was awakened by an intonation. 1t
sounded like the explosion of dyna-
mite. Three years ago the bank build
ing was broken into and the safe dyna-
mited. This report sounded the same
as the one did on that fateful morning.
Mr.. Cousins first thought was that
another attack had been made on the
bank. He arose and dressed. BY the
time he had got out into the open air
there was another explosion and other
people had been awakened and We're
hurrying around. An examination of
the bank showed 1t was safe. Then the
attention was called to the Durham
store by 3. faint light shining thru
one Of the windows. The burglars
had taken a. shoe box. cut a hole in one
side. dark lantern fashion. and the
rays were t.entered on the front Of the
safe. Some of the shadow, fortunately
for the citizens, fell on window and
in the dim Light man could be dis
ccrned welding ! heavy hammer. at
tempting to- break In. the burglar PROOF
box, the ohters doors having already
been blown on with the foursdynamite
charges.
n. w. Fulger led number, Of citi-
zens who had gathered outside of the
building AMI he shot several times thru
the window at the figure of the man
working inaustriously to get into the
money drawer. This fusilade fright
ened the highwaymen and they beat
hasty retreat, escaping thru the rear
Of the building thru which they had
gained entrance by the unique method
Of boring holes thru the wooden door
SO that they could reach the lock and
key. The posse followed as well az
they could in the dark the burglars
shooting in reply tosshots sent after
them.
An examination OF the. premises dis
closed blood on a table near the safe
and it is concluded from this that one
Of the men must have been hit by the
shots fired thru the window.
1t is supposed there were two of the
burglars altho only one was seen.
Word was at once sent to the sheriff
1T Allison who came to the scene as
soon as possible. The bloodhounds
It Waterloo were sent for, but for some
reason they were unable to do any sat
sfactory execution. The thieves arc
still at large with little hope of cap
turing them.