Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-13
Boston Herald.

ing. and shortly after retiring heard
an explosion, but did not then suapic-
ion that the bank was being robbed
The gang finding everything quiet, at
ter the young man was disposed of,
hitched up the team spotted by Wicks.
and tied them about one half mile
out OF town. They then broke into
the section tool house and secured Il
number of picks and crowbars They
then went to the blacksmith shop. took
out quantity OF saws. drills. chisels.
punches and other tools. Returning
window to ascertain that no one was
inside All remaining quiet they
broke out the entire sash of the other
window. opened the rear door and en-
tered the building. The bank being
directly across from the hotel and fear
ing interference from this quarter they
prepared for 1t by breaking hole In
the front window of the bank large en-
ough to thrust a gun thru. a man
crouched behind the window box would
be himself safe from attack while COM
manding a full view of the hotel. TWO
men were placed on guard on the out
side and two remained to do the work
Whom all was ready small hole was
drilled I'm the brick wall OF the vault
and q charge of nitro glcyerine inser-
ted and exploded. This opened a hole
In the vault large enough to admit
good sized man. The rear room was
filled with small particles of brick ana
everything in the building was COW
cred with dust as result OF thls ex-
nloslon. After gaining entrance to the
v,u,t the front doors were opened IRON
tbe inside and everything was
ready for the job in the safe. me
outer edges of the door We're puttiea
nm with common laundry soap, cup
! made at the top of the same maternal.
into which nitro glycerine was forced
with a small glass syringe and al
lowed to ooze down between the plates,
n fuse with detonator cap attacheu
was then stuck in the soap cup. the
fuse lighted, and the men Withdrew 10
await results. 1t took two charges OF
nitro glycerne to blow Oft the OUTSIDE
door and one to demolish the chest.
The safe opened, the robbers lost no
time in examining the contents put
swept everything therein into sack
stole the team previously located ana
got out of town.
THE outside and inside doors OF the
safe were found piled up I'm front, nav
ing fallen on a lot Of books placed
there for that purpose. Pieces OF
bolts hinges, and parts of the locking
device were found bent and twisted,
showing the power of the explosive
used. :
,rhe robbers left behind them In the
building a number of articles, includ-
ing two pieces of fuse with caps at
tached. that evidently refused to
hurn. a box of fuse caps, a large wad
of soap that had been shaved up ana
l,neaded into ball like chunk Of put
ty. A. small glass syringe partly filled
with light yellow substance OF
about the consistency Of warm vase
line, that proved to be -glycerine,
and the tools stolen from the section
house and the blacksmith. The time
consumed by the gang doing the work
was about two hours, they explaining
that between the explosions it is
necessary to allow the deadly gases
formed to escape from a vault before
II can be entered with safety
! After leaving the bank the gang
drove north about fifteen miles to a
school house, built a fire. warmed up,
divided the money, and rested for
about one hour. After this they went
ON about three miles, hid the notes and
securities in haystack and continued
west for two or three miles, where
wicks and White got out of the buggy
and went north two miles and then
west. and the other two, Hicks and
Dunning, drove the team west two
miles and then turned north and
abandoned the team. Their evident
intention in having their trails cross
was to confuse any one in pursuit.
The two going north, Hicks and Dun
ming, were captured near Sheldon
with s1,430.95 in their possession. and
| the other two, Wicks and White, went