Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-03-12
DOORS OF SAFE
WERE UNLOCKED
Laaterbach Says Men Did
Not Need to Blow
1t Open

John Lauterbach of Kendrick, whose
store was entered by yeggE-en early
Saturday morning makes the state
ment that his cafe which the men blew
open with nitro glycerine, was unlock
ed. He says If the men had tried the
handles on the safe doors before they
soaped the strong box and blew 1t
open they would have Pounds that the
doors would readily swing upon their
hinges.
Mr.. Lauterbach says that the men
got little money out of the store.
From the safe they took some valuable
papers but of no value to the men.
Miss Hanley a Heroine.
Now that the excitement attendant
upon the blowing up of the safe and
the chase of the men with dogs, has
subsidized, many facts not heretofore
are taken cognizance of, it is learned
that Miss Hanley, assistant postmis-
tress, is really the hero of the town.
Miss Hanley says she heard the re-
port that accompanied the blowing up
of the safe. She declares that she
instantly suspected 'that it meant safe
blowers, and was afraid the men had
tackled the safe in the postoff1ce.
Hastily summoning Mrs. Robinson,
the two women put on few clothes
and rushed out into the street and
hurried to the postofflce.
| En- route they saw no one on the
street.
Find the Safe Blown.
After satisfying themselves that the
postoffice strong box was intact the
two women, not the least bit afraid
of encountering the yeggmen, exam
ined every store along the stree I'M
till thy came to the Lauterbach estab-
lishmnt
The found the front door open and
the glass front blown out. A hasty
examination was sufficient to tell them
what had happened, and the aroused
James Mellison and Stanley Talbot
These two men, after dressing, arm
themselves. and raised the alarm. Ur
to that time not a soul had appeared
on the street.
Quick Work of Keane.
Sheriff ], ]. Keane of Moscow was
Immediately notified. He and a deputy
sheriff caught the morning train out Of
Moscow, reaching Kendrick about
o'clock Sheriff Keane got off at Ken
drick, while the deputy went on dowr
to Juliaetta.
In the meantime Draper of Spokane
Washington, had been asked to catcf
the first train with his dogs, Before
the dogs arrived Sheriff Keane hac
assisted in the arrest of TWO suspect:
below Juliaetta.
When the Draper dogs arrived they
were given their sent from a baske
which the robbers had taken from tn,
Beckwith store to the Luaterbach es
Establishment
Then they were turned loose.
keane Goes Into Hiding.
While half way between Kendricl
and Juliaetta Sheriff Keane, who wa
returning with his men in a wagon
heard the dogs coming. Jumping on
of the wagon he took his captives in
to a clump of bushes to the side of tn
road, just to see what the dogs would
do
When the dogs reached the spo
where the two suspects had gotten GU
of the wagon, the dogs went up ii
the air." as the expression goes Fo
moment they seemd at a loss t.
know what to do, and then started to
wards the clump of bushes where tn
sheriff and his two men were hiding
Dog Rushes at Suspect.
y The instant the two dogs struck tn
new trail they began to bay with re
newed vigor, when they reached tn
clump of bushes one of the dogs di
his best to attack one of the men, an,
, had to be restrained to keep him iron
, tearing the man to pieces
Sheriff Keane is under the impress
: sion that one of the two men taken a
suspect is wanted by the Spokan
r police for some crime. He is now in
! vestigating the matter