Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-11-11

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lleved Mr.. Frank after a few minute
The blue flame Of the burning "a
ate a steady mole through the heaN,
deer in front OF the time lOck. The
metal melted ana poured from the hpl,
about six inches in diameter onto the
floor The asbG +tos concrete between
( the layers of steel was baked By The
torch and was readily cracked tror
its moorings by Clare Corhin, who Wa
summoned to bring his AUTOMOBILE.
FOOLS to assist with the work.
After the lime lock vas destroyed
and the outer door broru througf
there was no delay in getting the III
ner doors open.
Entrance 10 the safe was olired +
record breaking time. ! tore
was first applied at 9,l5 WhC nOJr'
later the huge doors swung open and
revealed the vault void Of any human
occupant
Worked Three Combinations.
The vault il was revealed that chests
in which Telers Ira Osnan, Delmal
Anderson and Francis Carey STORED
their cash, had been entered and theil
contents carried away. The chests
were opened by manipulating The
combinations on each tthem. Some
one knew these combinations, and
whoever he was, he proved def at
getting the doors unlocked
The time lock, which was set al
closing lime yesterday to operate un
Ill Friday morning al 5 O'Clock Ito
day being a holiday had been tam
pered with and changed 50 that the
Vaut could not be opened until Il
O'Clock Saturday morning. In othel
words, the hours for the clock To
prevent the vault being opened, had
been increased from thirty-eight Ia
sixty-eight.
With almost three fun days head
start before the robbery could be dis
covered, the thief figured he would
have plenty time to put breadth OF a
continent betweM him and appre-
hension The one slip in his plans
that broken string which allowed
the box OF bills 90 crash from the
roof to the alleys all thai inter
fered with full naturalization of ey-
cry well plotted detail connected With
the getaway.
Because Of the strings peryersitv
N breaking when ii did descriptions
of Young Carey are burning up every
telegraph wire within radius Of
thousands Of miles. hours in advance
OF the time he expected the law to
be reaching out its clutches to grasp
him.
Crawied over Roofs.
After hHndiing the scores of large
and small denomination bills into the
box, the thief not daring to carry the
big box out the front door, decided to
dispose Of his loot by dropping it
from the roof. He secured access to
the bank roof by means OF a set of
stairs which lead upward at the nortn
end Of the building. From there he
crept across The cigar store roof onto
the Nertney building. Circling the
lIaniien architect Offices at the top
of the Nertney building, he attempted
to slide the box down the wall to the
pavement A large gutter extends
out over the building there, and il is
assumed the thin cord was cut when
The weight CT the box swing back
and forth in pendulum fashion sawed
it in two
Within three minutes from the time
the thud Of something falling was
heard in Nertney'S, the roblcr made
his way back over the buildings, down
the stairs into the bank and out the
front door.
The des nription OF the man given
by Terrence Connolly it's in part thai
of Carey. Connolly described him as
being Young, about 100 pounds in
weight > feet \ inches in height, wore
a form fitting short ove"coat and was
toppiy dressed in every other respect.
The mans face was flushed and his
eyes glistened with terror, when he
came upon Connolly so unexpected
ly.
Not Seen Since Last Night.
Carey, following his departure from
home last night a, / O'Clock, when
his mother last saw him. upon en-
tering the bank on or about lis
O'Clock, dropped out OF sight entire
IT, His broken hearted mother, Mrs.
Thomas j. Carey. widow, who re-
sides ON East superior street, refuses
to accept the story that her boy is
a thief,
If Francis wished money" she is
reported 20 have told q bank Official
me could have had it. He will come
into his share OF his fathers estate
in a short time, and | know he would
have waited rather than take the
banks money ! would have borrow
ed whatever he needed myself, and
given it to him had | known he was
in need OF funds it is said she add
ed as tears streaned down her face.