Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1910 — WOLCOTT BANK ROBBED. [ARTICLE]

WOLCOTT BANK ROBBED.

Safe Blown Open and $759 In Cash Taken Thursday Night. Burglars entered the State Bank sometime during Thursday night, and secured $759,80. The burglars entered W. Winger’s blacksmith shop through a side window and took a sledge and chisels, they also entered the harness shop of Morrow* Bros., taking horse blankets with which to muffle the sound of the explosion. They gained entrance* here by pushing in a screen w*hich was nailed over the back door and drawing a holt. Entrance to the hank was gained by prying up the back window and the work on the safe would indicate that professionals did the job. Ihe door of the vault was drilled at a point that enabled them to knock out the pin. and thus turn hack the bolts. Nitroglycerine was used to blow the outer safe door and it is supposed that a battery and wire was used to ignite the charge, blankets being used around the safe. Whether the burglars w ere scared away t>r it was nearing the morning hours before they had completed their work is not known, be that as it may the inner and strong box w*as left intact. Had they succeeded in going through this the haul would have been much larger. The bank w ill not suffer by the loss as they are protected by burglar insurance. The burglars stole a horse and buggy belonging to Dr. W. E. Walker with which to make their escape. About ten o’clock this morning Dr. Walker received word from Monticello that his horse had been found running loose in the west part of the city.—AYolcott Enterprise.