Phillips County herald., 1924-04-03
YE GGS UNSUCCESSFUL
IN ATTEMPT TO R0DB
HAXIUN BANK ESCAPE
BURGLARS DAMAGE SAFE sgT
GET NO LooT-sUs7Ec-
ARRESTED HE9E

Last Friday morning, upon orders
from the city authorities ot fEaxr1a.
Sheriff BeTard arrested 2 man CIV
ing the name Of v 4 Johnson. "a ss
stepped from the train He .a1
spent several days last week IN EaI-
tun and was suspected ot being TX
plicated in the attempted robbery q
the Haxtun State Bank which occur
red last Thursday night He q u
the county Jail until his record ard
previous actions can be checked, A.
though he stoutIy maintains .Aas hs
knows nothing OF The robbery.
The suspect was searched and tre
guns and some small tools were tou.1
upon his person. He stated that ii.
business was repairing sewing nzcs
ines and other like machines and "a
had spent few days IN Ha1tun .c..
lowing that business.
Following is an aecoun, ot The az
tempted robbery taken from the HzI.
tun Herald OF last week;
"An unsuccessful attempt vas made
last night TO blow the big safe IL
the Haxtun State Bank.
When the employees opened ths
bank this morning. they found the
entire interior very much mussed up
and disarranged. The ''yeggs. and
they undoubtedly were professionals,
had gained entrance through the rear
window. afterwards opening the back
door from the inside. to bring in
crowbars, jacks, spike hammers aud
other utensils they had taken from
the Burlington Toulouse. They broke
of the combination key and handles
from the door ! the safe, and through
the holes thus made poured the
SOUP" nitrogiycerine. into the In.
side and touched II on. The explo.
sion must have been terrific one.
for small pieces OF fuse aud steel
were embedded in the ceiling. but
it was not sufficient to blow the safe
open, and thus the 'yeggs" left 1.
and hastily departed.
II is supposed that they could not
make their attempt at safeblow!ng
until towards morning. as Marshal
Parker is usually up and around town
until towards morning. Daylight
coming in upon them, the safeblowerx
must have thought il unsafe 10 make
a second attempt and hastily de-
parted.
Evidently this was the work OF er.
perienced men. AS everything points
TO the work OF experts. With the
big jack they had Tilted the SAFE back.
wards TO give the soup 4 chanes
TO flow In more freely, They had
taken all necessary tools from ths
toolhoase. which Of course
they left scattered on the floor ot
the bank.
Before making the attempt the safe
blowers had cut the telegraph wires,
also main telephone wires leading TO
points. This ineonyenienced
the bank officials very much. as they
were unable TO notify outside author.
tiles. Mr. Nels Bentson went 10
Sterling ihis morning from where he
viii report the atteu. ted robbery and
have detectives come 70 Haxtun 70
make investigation
The robbers lef, no clues, except
ot footprints beneath the
window. through which they entered.
Among these footprints there are
plalnly visible "a number Of small I'm.
prints undoubtedly made By Fem.
mime feet" which shues that the
bandits had a queen possibly two
with them.
While The damage 70 the safe Is
considerable, practically making ~
useless. the Haxtun state Bank vii
have no loss, as hey are filly IN
surod against rohheries. Tho only
loss they will have la the inoonyon.
ience attendant To getting everything
back In shape to open business again.
Il viii b. some days before they wifi
be able % get In running order