The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01
"YEGGS" PAY A QUIET VISIT TO
POSTOEFICE AT MADISON LAKE:
GET AWAYWI7 ROLL OF MONEY

After prying open the rear win
dow and gaining an entrance to the
building in the still hours of the
night, "yeggs," turned trick in the
postoffice at Madison Lake, which
netted them $251. They did not re-
sort to the use of nitroglycerine, but
succeeded in working the combina-
ton of the safe. After extracting
the money from the strong box the
burglars relocked the safe door and
left the building via the rear door.
The robbery was not discovered un-
til this morning when Postmaster
Patrick Lyons opened the postoffice
safe he found the cash box as bare
of coin as a billiard ball is of moss.
Not a CIew Obtained.
Not a clew to the burglars was
obtained. No suspicious characters
were observed in Madison Lake last
evening. The "yeggs" came into the
village after night had advanced and
after committing the burglary they
passed out of town as quietly as
they entered.
OF the amount stolen, $67.35 be-
lOnged to the money order depart
ment-cash that was paid into the
office during yesterday The bal
ance, $1S3 IS, was Postmaster Lyons
personal cash and a portion of it
belonged to the government. No
stamps were stolen.
At the rear of the building sledge
hammer and two chisels were found.
These were the instruments used to
effect an entrance to the building.
They were taken from the black
smith shop Of Charles Muellerleile.
Sheriff Is Notified.
Marshal Hartung of Madison Lake
notified Sheriff Anton Osten of the
burglary, and Postmaster Lyons in
formed the postoffice inspectors
bureau, st. Paul, of what had trans
pired. Marshal Hartung is not on
duty at night time, and this leaves
the village unprotected.
Postmaster Lyons had recently
moved into the new and handsome
postoffice building. He was not
looking for visitors of the character
that called last night.
Among the contents of the safe
was a check that was taken in at
the postoffice yesterday in exchange
for a money order, but Postmaster
Lyons could not recall the amount.
Of course this check will not be of
any use to the "yeggs." An attempt
to cash it will lead to their identifi-
cation and possible apprehension.
Total Amount Was 1918 81.
The Madison Lake Tribune was is
sued as a special this morning and
it tells the story of the robbery as
follows:
Madison Lakes fine new postoffice
was entered sometime Tuesday
night, by safe-crackers, the safe en-
tered and all the money, postoffice
funds, and personal funds of Post
master Lyons removed.
This is the first visit to our town
OF yeggmeh, and their work was
surely successful.
Postmaster Lyons entered his Of
flee at the usual time, about z a. M,
and first noticed small change
drawer in the old fixtures open. This
fact did not at first cause any sus-
picion. Later when he opened his
safe to get out change for his draw
er he found the cash drawers gone,
and the money missing. He then in
vestigated further and found the
rear door unlocked, though closed.
But this was not the way the rob-
bers entered the building, as on
closer examination it was found that
the right rear window had feen
pried open and the top sash lock
broken thereby. All the marks left
by the robbers are two chisel marks
where the newly painted wood is
cracked and slightly Clipped From
the appearance of the rear window
it would seem that there must have
been two robbers working. After
prying open the window one of the
robbers climbed into the office and
made for the same containing the
money.
AS the safe was locked and not
blown up, it certainly took an ex-