The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-12-30
Acetylene Welding Outfits
Found in Basement, Under
II I nox National
Bank
FRAME WORK UNDER
VAULT TORN OUT
Sheriff And Deputy Guard
The Bank For Several
Nights Without
Results

WeIi-Iaid plans of yeggs to blow the
vault at the New Knox National bank
and rob the large vault were discov-
cred by officials Of the bank few
days ago, but the discovery was not
made public until Monday for the rea-
con that Sheriff Mosholder and Dep
uty Sheriff Lytle have heen guarding
tie bank each night ever since, in the
hope Of discovering the burglars in
the act of blowing tho safe.
After faithful watching all Sunday
night, Sheriff Mosholder announced
Monday that the yeggs would proba-
bly, never return to Mt. Vernon to at
tempt the job and consequently there
would be no further gtarding of the
bank.
A little over a eek ago, Cashier
William A. Alderman of the New
Knox National bank CHANGED to go
into the basement under the bank.
and there discovered the wiell-laia
plans of the yeggmen,
The woodwork under the large
vault had been torn away by some.
one and the bottom of the bank vault
as exposed to view. Investigating
further, Mr.. Ackerman found two
complete acetylene welding outfits
concealed in the front part of the
building.
II was said today that one of the
acetylene outfits had been Ntolen
from the Hope Forge company and
the other from the Pennsylvania rail-
road.
Mr.. Ackerman also discovered
pieces of heavy dark cloth, which the
ycggs intended to use to darken the
windows when they used the welding
outfit
Cashier Ackerman Immediately no.
tilted Sheriff Mosholder, and 1t was
determined TO carefully guard the
bank for several nights.
Accordingly. Sheriff MoshOlder and
Deputy Sheriff Lytle concealed them.
selves in the Office OF Attorney Lot C.
Stillwell each night for tho past
week, Armed with Winchesters, the
sherin and his deputy commanded a
good view of the door leading into
the basement, !.
faithful watch was kept by the
officers for six or seven nights, but
no one came to the bank building
After Sbp1av night, ut was deter
mined l. up the "watchful wait
ing poiio. nd the story was accord
ingly released to the public.
II IL the belief OF bank officials ant
officers that yeggs fully intended Il
blow the bank vault but we're fright
cned away for some reason or other
II IL the belief that the yeggs did no
intend to rob the hank on the night II
which they removed the false worl
from under the vault. This theory Il
substantiated by the fact that tn,
welding outfits We're found conceale,
In the basement.
Officials believe that the men In
tended to come here later and bloy
the safe, but for some reason or othe
their plans failed to carry. They ma.
have returned TO the city and wer
frightened away from their work. o
they might have been informed tina
officers were guarding the bank.
Anyway, the bank was not robbed
but the discovery made by Mr., Ack
erman indicated that well-made plan
had been laid to blow the vault.
A Cleveland detective. employe,
by the bank, arrived In the city Mon
day TO investigate the case.
Cashier Ackerman stated Monda!
afternoon he was OF the belief tina
the yeggs gave up the Job when the!
discovered the amount Of cement GOV
B ering the big steel vault. Mr.. Acker
man believes that i. .eu. have beer
Impossible for the yea. to have uset
TIE welding torch ~on sae vault with