The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-26

on . plate OF hardened steel an inch
and a half thick. All this, however, so
far from discouTaging the cOnspira-
tors. gave them greater confidence in
the success of their plan. once under
way. since the very security OF the
vault. By structure. from overhead at
tack lessened the strictnesS OF the sur
veilance Indeed, the most serious dif-
hculty. in the estimation OF the rob
Ders was to gain easy and unsupported
admission To the quarters of the Young
Mems Christian association, or the
second floor The secretary, q very
prudent man. had put on the outside
door OF the association rooms an I'M
proved Yale lock, which was then new
upon the market and offered unusual
obstacles to the lOck-picker Neither
Dunlap, Scott nor any OF their assoc
ciates had skill enough to open this
lock without breaking it, which would,
OF course, have been fatal to their plan.
For days. therefore, after ali the other
details OF the robbery had been ar
ranged. the whole scheme seemed TO be
blocked by 6. troublesome lock on an
ordinary wooden door.
So serious a matter did this finally
become that Scott and Dunlap Went 10
the length OF breaking into the secre-
tary's house at night, and searching
his pockets, in the hope of finding the
keys and getting an impression OF
them. But here. again, the secretary
had taken precautions that defeated
their purpose. for he had hidden the
keys under q carpet. where the robbers
never thought OF looking for them.
Disappointed in their search, they went
away, making no attempt To carry off
anything. a bit OF forbearance which
caused the excellent secretary much
wonder the next morning. when he
found that nothing was missing. al
though there were plain traces Of in
truders
The Yale lock still continuing an in
soluble difficulty, Perry finally made a
journey 10 New York, in the hope of
finding some device by which "a open
il. There I'm the course OF his search,
and in q curious way, he made the ac-
quaintance of Evans. then. q salesman
in the employ of a prominent safe COM
pany.
Before entering the employ Of the
safe manufacturers Evans had con-
Quoted an extensive mercantile bust
ness for himself in a large eastern city
where he was regarded as o man OF
wealth and integrity. He had large
dealings through the south, with ext
tensiVG credits: but the outbreak of
the war had forced him into bank
ruptcy. 1t was limited that there was
som; Overshrewd practice connected
with his failure, and his subsequent
sudden departure for CanadG gave
color ia the insinuation. At any rate
he compromised with his creditors on
q basis advantageous to himself
On his return from Canada. Evans
took up his residence in New York city.
and began to cultivate habits far be-
yond his income, notably the taste for
fast horses Perry heard of Evans
through one Ryan. whom he had known
as @ crook" years before but who
was then running q livery stable in an
uptown street. AS matter OF fact
this livery stable was merely . blind
Tor the sale OF unsound horses doe
tored UP" 10 deceive unsuspecting buy
ere BuC OF this Evans knew nothing
and, in good faith. had stabbed one of
his own horses with Ryan. This had
led 10 an intimacy between him and
Ryan. and now. at Perry's suggestion.
Ryan encouraged Evans in his dispo-
ton 10 live beyond his means.
Before long Evans found himself
much cramped financially. Being I'M
able to pay Ryan the money ne owed
him for stabling. ne began 10 tax of
selling his horse; and one day. when
ne WAS complaining of being short OF
money, Ryan said: IF I had your po-
sition Id never lack money"
Evans asked him what he meant.
oh, said Ryan, there are plenty
Of people who would put ~ we'll TO
know some of the things you know
about safes and banks "
BY deerees Ryan made his meaning
more clear, and Evans greR- properly
indignant. The subject was dropped
for the moment but. in subsequent
meetings. Ryan kept reFerring % IL.
Meantime Evans found himself grow
ils more and more embarrassed ana
one day he said: What Is it these
people want 10 know"
Well" said Ryan, they would Ike
10 know. for one thing. il there - any
way Of beating these new Yale loeH =.
''Yoa can't pick Yale losk, Az