Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1902 — CLAIM BIG LOSSES. [ARTICLE]

CLAIM BIG LOSSES.

Chicago Bookmakers Report Alleged Theft from Safety Vault The steel-barred vaults of the Masonic Temple safety deposit vaults in the Masonic Temple, Chicago, wre robbed of more than $35,000 between 7 o’clock Friday night and 9:30 Saturday morning, according to the complaints of depositors. The disappearance of the money is one of the most mysterious in recent years. The system of securing deposit? provides that there shall be three keys to each box. One of these, held by the watchman, fits the outer boxes. The other two are held by the depositor, one fitting the outer box and the other the inner receptacle. The charge of loss of deposits was made Saturday by the bookmakers, who locked up their cash after returning from the Washington Park race track Friday evening. lu addition to the $13,369 in cash whicU George Rose declares was in his box, there were two certificates of deposit for SB,OOO and these were gone The bookmakers have been in the habit of depositing their money at the vaults every evening during the racing Beason shortly after the close of the day’s sport. These deposits were usually made by the cashiers of the different “bookies,” some of their employers not even haring access to the boxes which are held in their names. of the deposit vault company said Saturday afternoon that they did not believe that any money had bee»> stolen. They exrdained that there is no possible way by which the money could be taken from the vault by others tbau those who hold the keys for the boxes. The police, after investigation, seemed satisfied that the safety deposit boxes were really robbed, a* alleged by the bookmakers, nnd they advanced the theory that tlie careless use of the “master” key to the vaults made the theft possible. Kansas has fared exceedingly well at the hands of Andrew Carnegie. Up to date he hnw bestowed $283,500 upon her. The money all goes or is to go into libraries In Kansas City, Lawrence, Leavenworth. Newton, Ottawa, Balina. Winfield, Emporia, Fort Scott and Blue Rapidr,