The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-06-10
YEGGS BLOW SAFE
At THE POSTOFF|CE
AT Gambler And Make Ga Away
with $l,l00 In Stamps
1WOsCit1cns Of The Village Saw
The Burglary Pulled OF
Sheriff, Deputy And Police Making
A Search For The Yeggs

Gambler, Ohio, JuNe S-rhe safe
IN the postoffiee At this place wac
blown BY ysgSs at t:3o o'clock Fri.
day morning and $1,000 In stamps, .
pair Of shoes IN . parcel post pack
age and few pennies were stolen.
The eraeksmsn, two IN number, were
Sssn 10 issue from the postoffsee
carrying the saek ~ "swas' BY two
villagers who were timid about maxi
Eng themselves too conspicuous and
who allowed them to make . clean
4 getaway. Sheriff John N. WooiisoW,
deputy Sheriff Walter Mosshoidsr
and Chief o. psiIcs r. Q. Clements
were called Immediately. but no clue
as to the msW's whsrsatouts had been
found at daylight.
Shortly before 1880 o'clock a dull
explosion was heard by Ray Jacobs
and Marion Snow who were seated
in restaurant just across the street
) from the postofice. They went to
sths front door and looked out to
eearn the cause of the noise. They
saw man standing under one Of the
north windows Of the postoflics
building. He was large man wear.
Z Ing - derby hat. while they we're
trying to figure out what the man
was doing second and much louder
! explosion was heard and II came
from the inside Of the building. Real
ixiag that the safe had been blown,
but being afraid for their own safety
at the hands OF the yegss who were
probably armed Messrs. Jacobs and
Z Snow made no effort to capture the
men. but continued to watch. In a
moment . second man was seen to Is.
sue from the front door OF the post
~ollice carrying a sack over his right
shoulder. He Joined the other man
who had been watching at the north
window and the two started north
ward along the street walking rapid.
lX ,.9'iN3.- 'lH
Realizing now that practically all
: danger to them was over the men In
tho restaurant. who had witnessed
! the entire proceedings ran into the
street and spread an alarm as quick.
y 1sg possible. A general search
throughout the village was soon un-
der way. but the yeggs seemed to
have vanished with case. The sheriff,
ris deputy and tho chief OF police
were summoned over the telephone
and arrived In less than an hour ai.
terward. Gambler and the surround
lng country was searched AS well AZ
possible In the darkness. but the
search was unrewarded. II was
shopcd, however. that some clue to
'the whereabouts Of the two men
would more easily be found after day.
light.
Judging from evidence found at
the postotiice 1t ~ very probable that
=, the burglars entered Gambler on
freight train some time earlier in
tho night. A key to brake shoe
: wss found inside the, building where
II had been dropped after It had
ebeen used to pry up the window and
also to pry on the lock from the
front door. The manner In which the
entire Job was pulled on gives every
reason for the belief that the cracks
men were professionals and that
fthey had their manner OF escape well
planned beforehand. Efforts were
made by the searchers to determine
whether or not horse aud buggy or
some means Of conveyance had been
stolen In the vicinity OF the village
hut none seemed To have been stolen
'rhe evidence in hand gives reason
for the belief that the escape was
made on foot. Unless swiftel
means OF travel Is found Dy the mer
4. Is believed that they will be cap
tured without Very long chase. The
holiness Of the robbery. however
goes to show that the lawbreakegs
rare not to be held lightly in the es
ttimation of the searchers. That th'