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

swered Evans-"that would take too
longs but there is a way Of getting one
open"
Row"
Wen talk that over some day"
Having once nibbled, Evans was not
long IN biting at the bait thus adroitly
held before him. He consented TO be
inSrodnced to Perry, who sdrewdly
showed him what ar easy matter IT
would be for a man who knew the Sc
crets of safemakers and could locate
weak banks 10 make a great deal of
money without danger TO himself.
Why" said Perry. you can make
more in one night with US, without
anyone's suspecting it. than you can
make in year working for these safe
people"
The result was that Evans. i'm con-
sideration of $4,000, finally agreed to
provide some means of opening the
Yale lock which barred the robbers
from the coveted treasure at EImira
Perry, in great delight hurried back
TO Elmira, and reported his success to
Dun 'ap and Scott. In order to bring
Evans 10 Ehnira in a way not to ex-
cite suspicion, a letter was written TO
the company he served containing a
tempting proposition regarding the pur-
DAAeAct VI safes. i4h CLllH " dS al once sent
10 Elmira to look after the matter. He
stopped at the Rathtone House. where
ne was waited upon by Scott, with
whom he concerted a TIan OF opera
tons. Scott was to slip a thin riece
OF wood into the lock at nisht, 80 that
the lock would not work. Then, as
Evans presence in the city had been
made known, it was hoped that he
would be called upon. as an expert in
difficult locks. to find out what was
the matter This would give him an
opportunity to secure an impression of
the key. The plan worked on'y too
perfectly; and within twenty-four
hours the cOnspiratOrs were able to
pass i'm and out Of the Young Mems
Christian association rooms as they
D 'eased, without the knowledge Of any,
one.
II now remained, In order to achieve
the robbery, to dig down into the vault
An immense task. for which the con-
slant presence in Elmira of the whole
gang was necessary. It was also nee
essary that their presence should not
be noticed. and to that end a woman
from Baltimore. who had Eeen asso-
ciated with one Of the gang in reriOus
undertakings, came on IN Elmira and
took q house in the suburbs, ri, ing out
that She was the wife of a man whose
business kent him travelling most of
the time. The house VS. sim " furn-
ished. and every day, for the benefit OF
great pretense OF sweeping the ste s.
cleaning the windows and busyiRg her
self about the yard in various ways
Meantime. inside the house. in careful
concealrent, the members Of the oang
were llVing-SCOtt Dunlap. RED"
Leary. COnrOy and Perry. They never
went out in the daytime, and they left
the place at night so cautiously. going
one at a time. that. although they Ii, ed
here for six weeks. their presence was
never Suspected.
Every night they gathered in the
rooms OF the Young Men Christian as
ISOLATION after the Young men had
gone home, using their false keys to
obtain admission; and they remained
there hours at a time doing what
would ordinarily lie the noisiest OF
WORK; but their movements were so
cautious and well planned that their
presence in the building was never sus-
pected. Every night the carpet end
flooring were taken up, and, after they
had finished their excavations were
carefully relaid. Tons of masonry and
heavy stone were removed. shove ed
into baskets and carried up TO the roof
of the o-era house, adjoining the hank
building. where there was small chance
Of the debris being discovered. Thus
the unWearying Tasca's " DRIED down
ward through the layer Of rsilr ad iron
and at last found themselves So. arated
from the inside Of the vault " only
the plate OF steel. Success seen ed
Within their very grasp, when az I'M
f0Ieseen accident spoiled everything
One day the president of the bank
Ar. Pratt, was surprised. on entering
The vault to find the floor = -rina led
Nth a fne white dust. An in estiga-
lion was made. and the whole lot was
uncoy cred. The members of the eans.
however got word in time and
FsaHaged 10 Csea except Perry, who
vac convicted Of attempted burglary