The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-05-05
ROBBERY OF THE TREASURY,
April Fool Lie AtOlt LOOtir G
of the U. S. Treasury.
The Whole World Startled at the
Marvellous Poke
Story.
Washington p. C. Di.patch.l

storyihas circulated that the United
States Treasury has been looted of
every dollar by burglars in the en-
ploy of American millionairs; that
4 $26S. 100000 is gone, and that the
North squadron is chasing the crack
men, who escaped on five ocean
steamers.
This piece of news was first print
ed in the Berlin Tageblatt, one of
the principal German papers, on
April /, and despite the date of its
appearance, within two days it was
published all over both countries and
taken seriously. So much interest
has it inspired that one of the Diplo-
matte Crops has received from an
excited fellow countryman copy of
the Pesther Lloyd, of Budapest, one
of the most responsible and infuen-
tial of the papers which printed the
story, with requst that any further
news about it may be cOmmuni-
Gated.
The story appeared in the Pesther
Lloyd on April g. tits entitled Tie
Roby of Milards from the United
States Treasury" and reads as fol-
lows:
1.-The New York correspondent Of
the Berlin Tagebatt reports crime
which has no parallel in the annals
of the world, one almost incredible
and with consequences which cannot
be estimated. He says:
A most abominable crime was
perpetrated the night before last in
Washington. A gang Of criminals,
working with many millions of cap
tal, has successfully carried through
Vhat was always considered impos-
able, namely, to burglarize the
United States Treasury and to take
rom it $26S, 100000 in gold and
liver.
Up to the present time the fact
las been kept secret from the press
nd | myself became acquainted with
only through a curious accident
uring my recent presence in the
Iational Capital. The whole thing
to be kept secret as long as pos
Nhle, at least until the Government
bs succeeded in finding traces Of the
Criminals, who have fled across the
cean on their own ships, as far as
may be at all possible to find such
aces. For then there may be
Sme chances Of getting the treasure
nck entirely or in part.
i" The millions of the United
ates Treasury was protected
Trough a very complicated inven-
I'm called the Homles Electric Pro-
tctor in such a manner that burg
ry was considered impossible, for
NEOuSI Tic plOlCSNOI dial III sig HAS
Ie fixed on each of the thirteen
Gain Treasury vaults, consisting of
stem of electric automatically
Nrked indicators, and the very mo-
pent such an alarm signal sounds,no
liver than | 800 specials guards Of
Secret Service, policemen and
'&diers Of the garrison are called
Simultaneously in the Treasury.
t. The fact that this apparatus did
a. work although in this month sew
Il examinations were made, leaves
lldoubt that the criminals had ac-
enplices among the highest officials
ssehe Treasury, for only thus can
Ne explained that the electric cur
BIT lost itself in the ground instead
ligiving the alarm. 1t is less re-
grkable that the siXty-eight night
tchmen did not hear anything, or
Bnot want to hear anything, for
sse fine officials knew only one
Sic, 10 draw thelf salaries on the
of the month.
& However it may also be the fact
ri their attention was not called
anything remarkable, for the ma
les used by the criminals were
Hectly noiseless, Now after the
aasury vaults have been robbed of
entire contents, they are shown
Vng the usual hours to the pub
gVithout any visitor suspecting
nthing amiss.
w'The abominable deed was car
out in the following diabolically
med manner.
1T has been prepared for years.