The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-27
From Thursdays Daily.

Frank Buchanan, OF middle age
and claiming Deer Lodge, Mont. the
location OF the Montana state prison,
as his former home, is under arrest
on the charge OF having blown open
the safe in Weber's saloon at an
early hour yesterday morning.
Al the time Buchanan was arrest
ed he had in his possession a re-
volyer which. it is claimed. was stol-
en- from behind the bar N the sa-
loon Buchanan makes no eXplana-
ton of his manner Of securing the
weapon.
Entrance 10 the Weber saloon was
gained through the rear door. The
saloon was closed at | O'Clock, and
there had been only a small crowd in
the saloon during the evening, the
receipts falling little below the
average.
The night bartender closed the
doors and looked TO the 1as;enngs
OF all the windows, as is his Gus
tom before leaving the place.
a, $50 o'clock a muflied eXplo-
sion was heard in the saloon and
within few minutes a number of
men who We're in nearby saloons or
in the street, ran TO the Weber place
10 ascertain the cause OF the explo-
sion.
Deputy Sheriff Hudgens was at
tracted 10 the scene by the crowd,
and ran to the rear of the saloon in
an effort to locate the safe cracker.
\ few minutes later lac arrested
Buchanan who was searched and re-
lieved of a large calibre revolver,
after which he was locked in the
county Jail on a charge of burglary,
Nitro-glycerine was the explosive
agent used by the burglar to effect
an entrance TO the safe. The joints
between the walls of the safe and
the door were caulked with common
laundry soap, and the charge OF
fluid was then poured into the space
between the door and the safe walls
and exploded with Il fuse.
The explosion wrecked the safe
nearly tearing the door from the
/ hinges. The amount OF explosive
was SO well measured that no dam
age was done except 10 the strong
box
The burglar had but little time to
make a search of the safe for valu-
ables. He succeeded in opening the
cash box. which contained only a
small amount of money. He then
left the place by the back door.
Within ten minutes after the burg
larry. buchanan was arrested in sus-
picion He is a stranger here, and
has been in Ely only fe wdays. He
says that he is detective, employed
by private agency
Carried on Cash Register.
Another daring theft was report
ed to The sheriffs Office yesterday
morning. in which a cash register
was stolen bodily FROM the Ely Bal<-
cry in lower Antman street after
which it was carried to a manure
heap a half block away and buried,
after s. in change had been eN-
tracted.
The Iakers employed at the shop
left about 3 O'Clock in the morning.
Il is believed that the thief stole
into the store through the bake
shop. Just before the bakers left, and
concealed himself in The store until
The coast was clear.
As soon as the bakers departed, ii
is believed. he look the. register to
a place where the ringing Of the bell
would rot he likely to arouse sus-
picion. where he opened the register
and appropriated tho contents The
register was then buried.
Mrs. Schmittroth. who was the
FIRST 10 enter the bakery this morn
ins. noiiccd that all he lights were
burning She was about 10 extin-
guish The lights when he missed the
rcgi,ler. search was Immediately
instituted apd the register was
quickly fannd owl to.iho fact
.hat e4sh Is made mp each oIght be
foec cle.ils The loss was small.