The Newtown bee., 1905-10-27
GET LARGE SUM OF $7.8O.

GET LARGE SUM OF S7.80. Men Probably Frightened
 Away by Rev J. H. George. NO CLUE TO THEIR IDENTITY.
 Newtown citizens were treated to a sensation, Tuesday morning, when it was found that burglars had visited the Newtown Savings bank during the night, blown open the large safe containing the books, mortgage deeds, insurance papers, etc., and had de- camped with exactly S7 7SO as the net result of their nights labor.
 About 1 a. m., Mrs J. H. George, who occupies the south room in the Rectory on the ground floor, was like an explosion. She awoke her hus- band, who put on his dressing gown and went to the window, on the side of the house next to the bank. He noticed the ladder standing against the fence but could not determine whether or no the window in the Savings bank apartment was open. Passing out into the study he shut down the large window toward the Street, and then called up the Central I telephone office, and informed GuStave Carlson of his suspicious. It is prob able that the men were frightened away by MT George, as his movements at the telephone were doubtless heard | by watcher outside the house. MT | Carlson rang the telephone in the bank and later went out, but did not, he says, discover anything out of the way.
 In the morning about 63O o'clock, A. T. Nettleton. the treasurer, was notified that the bank had been en- tered. It was found that the robbers entered the bank by the north win dow. They carefully removed the window and set the iron frame against the wall on the south side of the bank ing room. They then carefully re- moved the furniture in the room as far from the safe as possible, removed hand lamp from the safe on to the desk, and in many ways showed that they were an exceedingly thoughtful class of burglars. They removed the books and packages on top of the safe and did the job with neatness and dis patch. A large hole was drilled into one of the doors of the safe where the books are kept. This safe was man. ufactured by the National Safe & Lock Co.,. Cleveland, o. The hole was made in the top of the door and must have been a laborious piece of work. The nitrO-glycerine was then poured ip, and the explosion followed. It is evident that it did not do as thor ough work as they desired, as the doors were probably pried apart. Then they started to bore into the inner doors, making fair sized hole at the bottom, into which they inserted some steel instrument and pried them open. The only money in this safe was the loose change used in the bank money draw CT. The night before while MT Net- tleton was present with two other gentlemen, citizen came in and de- posted $6. This was taken, making the total haul S7.SO. A box containing some gold coins, the property of Treas urer NettletOn, was left on the floor among some papers. MT Nettleton was gratifed that no effort was made to tear up or injure the books or pa pers stored in this safe.
 The large safe in the bank, in which the currency is carried, was not mo- tested, as it is protected by an electric cabinet. Had they made the effort to break into it, they would not have reaped the harvest they expected, as the negotiable securities and bonds are kept in one of the safe deposit vaults at Bridgeport.
 A number of people think that the robbers came to town in an automobile. Mrs George heard an automobile go slowly up the Street heard passing north through the Street shortly after the time the rob- bery occurred.
 Two suspicious looking men were seen coming from the railroad station, Monday night. They tarried in the vicinity of the Fair grounds for a con- siderable time. It is possible they were the perpetrators of the robbery. l Deputy Sheriff Johnson visited the bank early. Tuesday morning, and looked the situation over, but no clues could be found.
 The Savings bank has offered re- ward of S200 for the arrest of the men concerned in the robbery. The bank is in a flouriShing condition, as shown by the recent statements published in THE BEE. The deposits exceed $85O, GOO. THE BEE congratulates Pres ident Peck, Treasurer Nettleton and the depositors that the robbers were foiled in their efforts.
 l All dUtClupC u IOO OIO OoAh WI made IT years ago, during the time 0. H. Northrop was treasurer. The men first tblew open an old safe at c. H.. Gays shop which awoke Thomas Reilly. He came up street and notl- fled Ex-Senator Houlihan. The latter called out Sheriff Glover, when it was found an unsuccessful attempt had been made to blow open the safe at the Savings bank. The men were fol- lowed to the New England station, where it was found they had boarded a freight train for Waterbury. A message was sent ahead to the chief police of Waterbury and three of the men were arrested west of Water bury. The men also broke into Augur's mar ket and took canned beef and some change. The Savings Bank offered a reward of $500 for the arrest of tn C robbers, which was divided between the Newtown officials and the Water. bury police.
 CONSIDERATION OF REV F. F.
 JOHNSON AS BISHOP
 ASSISTANT
 TO TAKE PLACE AT TRINITY CHURCH ] NOVEMBER Z.
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