Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 223, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1914 — Old Loot Found in Tree. [ARTICLE]

Old Loot Found in Tree.

Silverware and Jewelry worth |350, stolen from Albert F. Ballard of Putnam valley, N. Y., by burglart' three years ago, was recovered in the hollow of a tree felled by a bolt of lightning. Besides silverware there were two watches, a gold smoking set, and bric-a-brac. All was found wrapped in a cloth cover, stolen at the time, in the hollow of the trunk. The thieves, evidently frightened while getting away with it, cast it into the hollow of the tree, and never had the oourage to go back after it