Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-10
SAFE BLOWERS
VISIT MOORE
Secure an Entrance to the Temporary
Quarters Of the Citizens' Bank
Of Moore.
THEY USED NITRO eLvcERlNE
Are Artists at the Business, and Do a
Fine Job, But Secure Only
$25 Booty.

mitted early yesterday morning, the
little town Of Moore being the scene
chosen by the robbers for their opera.
tions this time.
AS is we'll known, the newly organ.
ized Citizens Bank of Moore, recent
ly commenced doing business at that
town, and pending the completion of
its own building, is occupying tem-
porary quarters in Patrick Nihill's real
estate office, with Cashier Gordon o.
Shafer in charge. The crooks evil
IDENTIFY supposed that the banks cash
would be kept in the small safe used
by Mr.. Nihill, and no doubt counted
upon a rich haul. The robbers had
NO trouble at all in securing an en-
trance to the Office. and once there
began work in a way that shows this
is not their first job of the kind by
any means.
Experts at the Business.
In fact, all the circumstances indi-
cate that these men are experts at
A4CAA OuSIuCSSs 4ACy IOVA tASAI CAA0
In making preparations, shutting out
around the safe door were carefully
sealed up with soap, with exception
of one spot, and there funnel was
poured in. When sufficient amount of
this high explosive had been properly
placed, the crooks placed in front of
q
the double purpose of deadening the
report of the explosion and preventing
the door from being thrown complete
ly cut. Over the steer hide they
wrapped the wet canvas of tent, and
when all was in readiness, touched
of the explosive. The door of the
safe was torn open, and all the rob.
bers then had to do was to help them.
selves to the cash.
Got a Gold Brick.
But their feelings can be easily i'm.
agined when they found that the sum
total of the cash in the safe amount
ed to the munificent sumof $25.0O.
No doubt they counted upon a haul
amounting to thousands of dollars.
They were simply sold and gold-brick-
ed. The chances are that the air
around Pat Nihill's Office was blue
when the robebrs found what awaited
them as result of their labors. Twen.
ty.five dollars would not really pay for
the work they had done, to say moth.
ing at all of the risk run. and the
expenditure of large amount of tech
nical skill. However, they took the
change and departed
The Explanation.
IN %hA
amount of booty secured is a simple
has been in the banking business quite
the robbers the amount of protection
afforded by small, ordinary office
safe. When he closed the bank Sat
urday afternoon and left the place, the
bank roll went right along with him
Where it was placed over Sunday h
not known, but it was quite safe. Mr.
Shafer came to Lewistown Saturday
night and remained here until yester
day morning, when he returned tt
Moore. The wrecked safe greeted his
eyes when he entered the temporary
quarters of the bank, and he at once
sent word of the affair to this city
The sheriff's Office, on being notified
at once sent Deputy Sheriff Firmar
Tullock to Moore, and he is now al
work on the case. Every effort will
be made to aprpehend the men. L
is realized that they are not only des
perate criminals, but clever ones al
well. 1t is not every criminal, nor ev
cry safe blower who is skilled in thu
use of such dangerous explosive al
nitro-glycerine, and while the joks
is on the crooks this time, it is no
likely that they intend to let it re
main there