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citizens In the restaurant is very
probable as Jacobs and Snow were
standing In plain relief in we'll
lighted doorway just across the
street at the time.
The crack" was well made from
a professional standpoint and was
indeed very thorough. Tiny holes
had been drilled around the lock of
the safe and In these the nitro-glyc-
crime was undoubtedly poured prepar-
atory to exploding 1t. The cracks
around the door and the combination
knob were well sealed with soap un-
til every opening was closed. Then
the "soup" was touched of. The
door OF the safe was almost entirely
tern away. The explosion was heavy
enough to curl the iron upward from
the bottom Of the door and to roll II
almost a. sheet Of paper would be
relied. ,
Entrance to the postofIice was gain
ed ut the north side Of the building.
The glass In one Of the windows was
broken and then the sash was pried
up. Whether the glass was broken
accidentally during the process OF
prying or whether Is was purposely
removed IL not known. The lock on
the inside Of the front door was pried
on by means Of the brake shoe key
lp order that the man doing the In.
side work would have means Of
egress from the building In case Of
alarm.
The yeggs are thought to have en-.
tered the village under cover Of dark
ress because no strangers OF suspic.
ious looking character were seen
about the streets on Thursday even.
Ing. The men did not leave Gam.
bier on a train. however. as search
ers were on the lookout for such an
attempt,
Jacobs and Snow say that neither
OF the two men wore masks when
they were seen. Although their view
of them was too indistinct to allow
them to get good look at their fea.
lures It was easy to see that they
had made no effort to disguise them.
selves. This Is another cause for be-
Has that thav ,.a.a atro ~ uara aud nro
fessionals.
Officers Search for Yssgs
It was Just 2 o'clock. one half hour
after the burglary when Sheriff
Woolison received a telephone mes
sage at the county Jail to come at
once to Gambler. The sheriff notified
Deputy Sheriff Mossholder and Chief
OF Police Clements and the three OF.
Hcers were taken to Gambler by Wal.
ter Lake In an automobile. The party
arrived In the village at $3.50 an
hour after the burglary and just 30
Tinutes after the sheriff had been no.
tihed OF the affair, AZ fi
Going into Gambler from the North
the officers detected a fresh buggy
track In the road leading out OF Gam.
bier. The track WAS made by q ste,
tire. The officers decided to follow
this track, so the machine was turn
ed around and the officers started
to take up the track left by the We
bicle. The three officers followed
the track to the Coshoct0n road
and thence east on that road to the
Patterson farm where II was discov
cred that the rig had turned into
the barnyard and after turning around
had again taken to the public high
way. The officers followed this track
to Monroe Mills and there all trace
OF the track was lost.
The officers were unable to tind
Cut II any horse ana buggy had beer
stolen in the vicinity vi Gambler. bu,
SO far no theft OF this kind has beer
reported. The ctilcers are unable
TO tell whether or not the track In
the road was made by the yeggmen
but for the fact that the buggy wa,
turned into barn yard for team