The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-30
.ROBBERSAT THE
BIO. STATION
GOT $74O.GASH.
Bold Job Must Have Re.
quired Lots of
Nerve
TWO LADDERS USED.
Practically No Clue Left
and Officers Are
Baffled
TWO LADDERS USED

SSdtAH6 TUE wall neNt 10 tQe flHe1
by means Of two ladders. burglars
last night between the hours OF I 80
and $3.50 effected an entrance to the
Baltimore and Ohio ticket office,
looted the safe Of money, cash and
tickets amounting to about $500
and made their escape. No cluesto
the identity OF the robbers has yet
been found In spite OF the fact that
city and county officers and rail-,
road detectives have been, working
on the case.
There is every evidence Of the
fact that the robbers had made their
plans carefully and had selected
the time when the ticket agent was
of duty for supper. They had made
an entrance to the building by plac-
ing a ladde ron the ground reach.
Ing to a small water pipe, from
which another ladder reached to
the window. a distance OF thirt,
feet from the ground. The iudica.
tions are that there must have been
more than one concerned in the rob.
berry, for the reason that II must
have been necessary for at least
one man TO remain on the ground
TO handle the ladders.
The robbery was discovered by
John Murray, the ticket agent,
when he returned from supper. He
comes on duty at 8 o'clock and
works until midnight with the ex.
ception of an hour which he takes
off for supper.
Mr.. Murray states that the safe
was locked when hewlett the, office
but officials Of the company think
heSmust be mistaken, al The 6ombi.
nation ofSthe safe was changed re.
Gently an dit could not have. been
opened without the use Of what is
technically known. TO ,crackamsu
as "soup." IN = ~, - 7F.s17
The amount OF cash taken was
$740.65 Of which S119 had been de.
liVered from the freight house late
In the afternoon. A number or
checks to the amount Of $S4I, ,6s
were taken. These Included a
check for $2S.95 from the Fairmont
Candy Co.; one from the Fairmont
Feed and Storage Co. for $7O7.17;
and one from the National Biscuit
Co. for $4S.S1, all made payable TO
the B. and o. railway company, An.
other check for $685. cashed dur.
Ing the day payable to Miss Juanita
Lockhart, an employe oh the com.
'pany was missing. The checks will
be OF no value to the robbers as
any attempt to cash them will In.
eyttably result In detection,
The bandits would have made a
bigger haul were 1t not for the fact
that a large sum Of money was
banked during the day.
Ex.Sheritf Gloyer's bloodhounds
were put on the trail but went only
to one OF the piers OF the new
bridge, where It was evident the
robbers had boat and made their
escape by water.
One circumstance in favor Of the
thieves was the frosted windows
between the waiting room and the
ticket office which made It impos-
sthle for any one to see into the
office. The robbers knowing this
to be the case, seemed to have tax.
en- their time and made good
cleanup.
1t is said that one Of the lad
ders was placed from the ground to
the pipe about o'clock in the eve
ming. A B. and o. engineer is re-
ported to have seen two individuals
there but the incident did not
arouse his susuplcion because he
mistook them for workmen. Only
recent va new steam line was put
into place in the rear Of the station
1t is reported that certain attach
es OF the station heard the rob-
bers in the ticket room but were
under the impression that It was
the regular ticket sellers or com.
pany employees In the room. The
frosted window did not permit a
clear view into the ticket office,
According TO Q man who passed
over the bridge about s o'clock he
saw boat and a canoe close to the
first pier Of the ol deity iron bridge
but did not see anyone about on ae-
count Of the darkness. The bold
ness OF the crime was what assured
It's successful penetration because
no one would think Of a robbery at
such a central location so early in
the evening.
C.J. Proudfoot, Wheeling district
passenger agent, came TO Fairmont
at noon today to investigate the
robbery and make a report on. It to
the company. The exact loss 70
the company was not known up un-
I'll noon today because an auditor
wa sat work to ascertain this intor-
nation. n G.
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