Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-21
BOLD ATTEMPT
is MADE TO ROB
RESERVE BANK

! lSontinucu from flrSt PaSe.)
Is supposed that the burglars made
their way to the roofs by this means
and later crossed by another plank to
the window % the reserve bank.
MEN CLAIMED TO DE
TELEPHONE REPAIRERS
Waterman Page was authority for
the statement that about S o'clock last
night two men In the garb of telephone
trouble men" appeared at the front
door of the building and inquired as to
the nature Of the telephone trouble.
He Informed them that he had heard
nothing of any telephone trouble. and
denied them admission to the building,
telling them it would be better TO re-
turn after the bank had opened this
morning.
The Waterman described these men
as being of medium size One was
dressed in Khaki cloth, while the other
| wore corduroy. Both Of them had line
mems spurs attached to their ankles,
and one of the men carried small
bundle, which might have been taken
for repair tools. II is the belief of the
Waterman. as well as the police. how
! ever. that the Kit contained tools for
working on the safe of the bank, and
that the men had planned to deal vio-
lently with the one armed Waterman
once they had managed to secure an en-
| trance into the building.
| According to the statement given by
! the Waterman this morning. he makes
a round of the building each hour. He
! had pulled boxes |, and 3, located
in the basement and on the first floor.
L. I,
Of the building on the second floor. This
box would have been pulled" few
minutes after 2 o'clock had Page not
discovered the men in the building
! The times for making the rounds
were separated by an hours time, and
at first it was thought that the burglars
might have been at work within the
building for nearly that length OF time.
! If they effected an entrance as soon as
! Page left the second floor after making
/ his i o'clock rounds However, the
Waterman said that he had been rails
/ ing the rear windows on that floor for
! several nights during the earlier morn
/ ing hours SO that the ventilation Of
the building might be improved for the
! opening at o'clock
RAISED REAR WINDOWS
JUST BEFORE " O'CLOCK
He raised the windows about l:i5
o'clock this morning. he said. and a,
! that time he noticed nothing wrong.
This heing the case, il is shown that
the burglars must have gotten into the
bank building between the time he
opened the windows and the time he
| reappearcd on tho second floor TO pull
| the box on the o'clock rounds, "A per-
! supposed that the burglars knew tho
arrangements within the building, and
! that the man on the roof was posted
there 10 watch. Just what ono man
could have done toward making an at
tempt at opening the mammoth safe is
unknown. but he did not have an op-
! portunity to make tho effort, according
to the watchman. Neither OF the win
dows in the rear of the second floor is
secured by a catch. although each of
those on the front OF the building is.
MOST OF GOLD RESERVE
KEPT IN OTHER VAULTS
The Federal Reserve Bank Of Rich.
mond is in rented quarters at llG2 East
Main street formerly occupied by the
/ old City Bank of Richmond. II was
stated that while there was large
amunt of paper money and coin
J IN ihe vaults, me greater part OF the
! vest gold reserve maintained by the
reserve bank of this district was kept
! for greater security in the more mod
err burElar-proof vaults Of the First
! National According 10 the statement
! issued by Governor George J. Seav on
! saturday the gold reserve OF this in
I stitution with It's fractional currency
/ and reserve notes in the vaults amount
| cd 20 S7.935. Sll.30
| The Federal Reserve Bank OF Rich
! mond is one of the twelve institutions
! opened under tho auspices of the Fed
! cral government last fall TO make up
| III" new financial and currency system
adopted uhuer the GlnSS-Owen cur