Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-03-23
STATE RANK OF TALENT
VISITED BY BURGLARS

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uables had they been able to reacl
them. As it was, the only damage
results in the permanent closing o
the vault until it is sawed open b,
and expert, and the blowing open o
the bottom of the safe, These dam
ages are covered by insurance.
When Assistant Cashier H. d. Bad
ger opened the doors this morning a
the usual hour he was greeted will
rush of acrid fumes of an explos
i've. A hasty glance about the room
revealed the fact that burglars hat
been in the building, so before max
ing further examination he hasten
ed to the residence of Cashier E. B
Adamson. who went to the bank and
found a scene of wild disorder in the
building.
On taking stock of the damage II
was discovered the knob of the com.
bination had been blown or knocked
off, and the handle opening the door
had also been broken off. BY doing
this the bolts Of the Anakin lock that
had lately been installed in the vault
were released, and the door was seal.
ed fast, past the opening of out
siders.
Finding the vault could not be op-
ened, 1t is presumed the intruders
next turned their attention to the
safe which stands in the bank. This
is burglar-proof steel affair, and a
glance would assure anyone that its
contents could not be reached, SO
they apparently decided the only
thing to do with securing the con-
tents of that strong box was to open
the door at the base of the safe. This
was blown open with a charge of nj
troglycerine or some other high ex-
ploslve, as the inside plate of the door
was blown across the room.
II the robbers had expected to Sc.
cure rich haul from this aperture
they were again disappointed, as the
compartment only held a stock of
pennies wrapped in rolls, and some
papers Of the bank. These were not
disturbed so far as known today, the
robbers evidently being after larger
game than this.
In the interior of the bank were 4
mattress and several quilts owned
by the Talent Irrigation company that
had been taken from store room
next door. These had undoubtedly
been procured to muffle the sound
of the explosion. A crOwbar recog-
nized as coming from the S. p. Sec
tion house, a pick, sledgehammer and
axe were also left in the bank. The
gasoline station at the Talent garage
was also broken open and 1t is sup
posed the burglars had stolen gas
for an automobile. o
Entrance was made through the
back door Of the bank. This was
locked and the key left in the lock
as usual last night. When the bank
was entered this morning the back
door was closed but not latched. The
key, which was picked up from a
chair near the door, bore marks of
having been caught by a sharp in.
strument which had undoubtedly been
inserted in the keyhole and used to
turn the key.
The clock in the bank had stopped
at 3l26. 1t is supposed the concus-
sion from the explosion caused the
clock to stop, giving credence to the
belief the BURGLARY was committed
at that hour, AS the burglary was
not discovered until nearly 9 o'clock
this morning the robbers without
doubt were by that time many miles
away.
While several persons in Talent
stated they heard a noise like an ex-
ploslon some time during the night,
1t had failed to alarm anyone, and no
one had been apprised OF the burgu-
larry until Mr.. Badger opened. the
bank door shortly before 9 o'clock.
The sheriff was notified Immediately
Of the burglary, and sent a deputy
up, who has been looking over the
scene and doing all that Is possible
to secure clew to the robbers. The
loss sustained is only that which falls
to the vault door and the safe. Ow-
ing to the nature of the attempt at
robbery the Anakin lock successful
ly frustrated the opening OF the vault
where the deposit boxes contained the
loot the intruders were undoubtedly
after as that form of burglary was
such that the lock only made the
door more secure.
While the books are locked up safe
and sound In the vault. Cashier Ad-
amson conducted business as usual
In the bank today. He has sent for
a safe breaker to open the vanlt, and
this will be done as soon as the latter
arrives. Photographer B. H. Hin
horne went down to Talent this
morning and took a photograph of
he blow-up safe.
ARMY FUND