The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-15

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thing more tangible TO work on within
a short sime, but at the present time
we are in the air
The work is not that of profess
sionaIs and that is one thing certain
! We have traced down every available
clew which has presented itself and
in the end we find that we are about
where we started If it were not pos
sible that the combination could be in
so many different hands we would be
greatly aided II is one of the most
complicated cases In which I have
been interested for long time and it
may never be fathomed-"
L was quoted as saying that I could
lay my hands on the man guilty of
the robbery by one of the pa pers,'
said Chief of Police Eaton this morn
ing, and this is wrong and 1 have been
misqueted- If 1 could L would have
made an arrest long before this time.
have the most experienced men on
the force at work on the case and
something may develop at any mo-
ment which will warrant an arrest,
though things do not appear as favor
able as they did yesterday"
As soon as the company which car
ried the insurance on the bank were
notified that the safe had been tam
pered with they imm ediately sent two
Pinkerton men who are in their en-
ploy TO the scene. Detective Gustaf-
son went to the bank Immediately
and as soon as he had examined the
locks and combinations left. saying to
those working on the case. This is
none Of my business as the safe has
not been burgiarized and is a matter
for the bank and the local officials to
deal with He then returned to Kan
sas City
Bank Officers Uncertain.
There is nothing that 1 know Of
that can be said at this time said
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know has been printed in the papers
and the remainder is rumor- The di-
rectors are divided in their opinions on
everything excepting the fact that the
money is gone
Cashier Gresser said: 'I haven't a
clew, not even an idea about how the
money was taken
DO you think that the safe was en-
tered sometime Saturday and that the
money was taken a that time. or do
you think that ii may have been taken
al some other time and an attempt
made TO make believe that a burglary
was committed by breaking the dials
nthe vault and safe doors2" was
asked.
I'm my own mind I am confident
that the money was taken during that
time. said Mr. Gresser. land 1 be-
lieve that the robbers were in the bank
when the police tried the door"
DO you think that the reserve fund
was stolen between the time the bank
closed Saturday noon and the time it
opened for business Monday morning"
was asked of r. Nichols vice president
OF the bank NO. / do not was his
reply When man goes fishing he is
after fish and when he goes 10 rob
bank he goes for that purpose. If anv
one entered the safe it is clear in my
mind that he would have taken all in
sight with the possible exception OF the
bulky silver
County Attorney John Schenck has
been out of the city for several days on
business. but returned Tuesday even
ing As far as I can see" he said,
there is not elew which would war
rant the issuing Of complaint and the
officials seem to be at sea as to what
course 10 pursue"
Her Gold Was saved.
There is one happy old colored
aunty in North Topeka and the rob-
dollar gold piece on account of a whim
the first Of last week. She did the
family washing for years of Peter
Smith, president of the bank, while her
husband was employed By the Pull
man company as a porter.
He was killed in a wreck some time
ago and in his pocket this gold piece
was found and 10 her it is a priceless
relic. She carried il to the bank and
left it with Mr.. Smith with the ex-
planation and IL has been kept sepa-
rate from the banks gold After the
money was counted on the 9Th of the
slipped into the vault with the reserve
fund so that it would not be given out
as change
The same day she came in and ask
ed that her gold piece be returned so
that she could carry il with her The
strong box was opened and her gold
keepsake was returned and the rob-
bers are short just that sum and the
woman is happy.
All day Monday and Tuesday work
men were busy in the Shawnee bank
just across the street from the bank
which was robbed Installing a steel
cage a bout the cashiers desk. The Incl 4
dent was made the butt of good many
good natured jokes about that institu-
ton being scared and SO on. It was
just a coincidence. however, as the
cage was ordered some time in March .
and had been delayed in arriving
The depositors and patrons OF the
bank realize that the bank is protect /
ed by burglar insurance and that
there is no possibility of their losing /
on account of the theft The business +
of the Institution has not been affected .
by the occurrence and the patrons
come and go as though nothing out OF
the ordinary has happened. Outside
of the bank a gang of idle men hang
about gossiping and theorizing as TO ;
the proba bility of the capture OF the
robbers