Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 205, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1914 — THIEVES LEAVE A MESSAGE [ARTICLE]

THIEVES LEAVE A MESSAGE

•V--- ■ ■ 1 •, •* Robbers Ask Postmaster to Keep No More Pennies as They Weigh too Much. ■' • Branchville, N. J.—When Postmaster William P. Ellett arrived at the post office one morning recently' he found the Interior in disorder and the following sign painted on the back of a calendar hung over the Safe: "Have a heart! What's this place—a kid’s toy bank? Wise up! Never keep pennies; they weigh too much.” A hurried investigation showed that the safe had been robbed of about two dollars, all in pennies, which had been left in a drawer at night, after all the silver and bills had been taken home by the postmaster. In a drawer above the one where the pennies were left was $8 worth of stamps, but these were left undisturbed. The robbers gained entrance by forcing the lock on the front door.