The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-28
Second Job in This Vicinity
Pulled OFF Within Week by
Skillful Men, Who Have In
side Information.

Another job pulled off by yeggs at
Brookport, Ill.,, puts the police au-
thorities on notice that some bold and
skillful crooks are operating in the
Vicinity of Paducah. They blew the
safe in the postofiice at Brookport
about 2 O'Clock this morning and Sc
cured $500 in stamps and 500 in
cash. leaving no clew behind them
u Is said that bloodhounds will be put
on the trail, and It is expected that
the trail viii lead to a place where q
skin was hidden on the river bank.
No one saw any strange men in. the
town and no one was on the street
when the job was pulled on. One
woman. sleeping In the neighborhood,
was awakened by the noise, whom tho
safe was blown.
The safe door was blown OF and
" .ndows were shattered by the con
ousslon.
The burglars-it Is not known how
many there wero-broke into Harry
I.aird's blacksmith shop and took a
s,edge and other tools, which they
used in their operations. The nitro
.glyoerlne artist was an expert and the
work was done with dispatch and ac-
curacy.
There had been no one IN the post
Office since Z O'Clock last night.
Following so soon after the rob
berry at the Ballard County bank. at
Bandana there are circumstances that
indicate the hand OF Paducah talent
Ia the two jobs. Al Bandana in some
way the men knew that the telephone
were lucky enough to find and recog-
nize Mr. Hahs, the assistant cashier Of
the bank there, and make him open
up for them. At Brookport-ih
seemed 20 know where to find the
tools and knew when Il was safe To
operate.
Gus Paust Saw Them.
Mrs George NJ. Rush closed the
postofllce last night and several large
money orders had beeh paid, reduc-
luR. lhe tahN on mana.
The postofiice department has been
notified by telegraph. and detectives
will be sent Immediately. The yegg-
men did complete job. and this
morning on the floor was found
sledge hammer. a wrench, a punch
and a chlscl. No c,ew has been left
to work upon. Captain G. II. Ford,
who was the first on the scene this
morning, said: early this morning
about 2 o'clock Gus Paust, residing
upstairs next door to the postofiice
was awakened by the noise of foot
steps lie secured his gun and stood
at his window and saw men with dark
lanterns around the postonice. Hest
Eating to shoot. he did not leave the
building until 4 o'clock this morning
when he went out and awoke the cltl,
zens.
It took the robbers about a half
hour, according to Paust. to do the
Job. Two charges were necessary to
knock off the doors. The mail sacks
were wrapped around the big safe
and this doadened the noise, although
a number OF people were awakened
by the jar this morning.
Drawers were taken from the
building aud valuable papers were
packed in and carried away. About
$500 worth Of stamps were in books
while the other stamps were loose
The building was not wrecked by the
explosion, and the doors were locked
as usual this morning. II is pre-
sumed that the yeggs had skeleton
keys TO enter.
Mr.. George Rush, sof Paducah, ar
rived this morning and is assisting
Mrs. Rush to straigrten up the Office
and look up the loss.
Since the Job was such clean one,