Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-27
OFFICERS FOLLOW
TRAIL Of YECGS IN
SHERIDAN ROBBERY
More Than $4,000 Stolen in
Raid; Many Liberty Bonds
Are Taken.
Special to The Tribune.

bVeIat W Inv
Sheridan, Nov. 26.-Arrest OF at
least one of the yeggmen, who robbed
the Sheridan State bank early In!lIs-
dav morning. is expected at an time,
according to detectives who are ope-
rating here. Investigation has set the
amount of the loot at from Slo,oVo TO
$4,000.
The loss to individuals cannot be
accurately computed at this time as q
number do not reside in Sheridan. 1t
consists largely of Liberty bonds.
ieweIry. gold dust, and some coin and
currency. In addition there was a large
amount of keepsakes, heirlooms, legal
paper, notes, mortgages, patents,
school bonds, etc, the value OF which
is little to the robbers but great to
the individuals, for in numerous IN
stances replacement is impossible or IL
possible, a tedious and expensive
process both in time and money. The
banks loss in the end will be nothing,
as a royal indemnity policy covers the
missing currency and the building
damages nearly a hundred fold. 1t is
probable that a reward for the appre-
hension of the burglars will be offered.
Silver Stolen
The silver stolen from the bank was
in a tray used during banking hours
TO make change at the windows but
deposited at night in the vault. The
manganese steel safe within the vault,
containing thousands of dollars IN cur
rency, coin, and some gold dust was
evidently abandoned as impossible by
the yeggs as no damage was done to it
other than the knocking off of a COM
bination lock on the silver chest.
n.fea.u,E YbaDr,na - voivannn1 nr
to how the vault door was opened.
Evidently it was not blown. There
seems to have been no jar, as the clock,
five feet distant, was not stopped. The
door was equipped with an .Anakin
burglar proof locking device. The rob
bers apparently were familiar with the
system and had gained special knowl-
edge as to the location of the device on
the door of this vault.
Mystery
How the door vas sprung enough to
permit reaching the automatic lock is
a mystery. Manifestly a tremendous
pressure was exerted with a machine
of the highest order or possibly nitro
g~lycerin was used.
Discovery of whatshad happened dur
ing the night was made by President r.
W. Rossiter Thursday morning at S
O'Clock, when he went to the bank cor
ner TO meet a car which was TO take
him out of town for the day. He en-
tered the bank to secure a check book
and start a fire. Immediately Mr.. Ros-
sitter summoned other officials Of the
bank. The sheriff's office was notified
as were police headquarters in adjoin-
ing cities.
In all. IS safety deposit boxes were
rifled, The heaviest losers thus far
reported arc Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Swayze.
Liberty bonds amounting to $4,000 with
interest coupons not clipped are likely
a total loss. Resides there was valu-
able iewelry, Rumor has it that Adam
Bruggeman lost heavily. Mrs. Mary
Adams lost $500 in Liberty bonds and
II collection of coins left by her hus-
band. the late Ide Adams. DIR. Dyer's
loss in Liberty bonds is 5000. Other
losers are Otto Schoenfeld, Charles
Bray. Mrs. James Duncan. Sr.. B. W
Rossiter, c. G, Hill, 0rlin Gcmrnell.
Frank Garrett. Mrs. Z. /. Sutherland,
Will Halse, Arthur false, Walter FL
l~inghouse and Than Shaffer.