Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1919 — NO CLUE TO BANK ROBBERY [ARTICLE]

NO CLUE TO BANK ROBBERY

So far as The Democrat is able to learn no clue is had to the cracksmen who entered the Farmers’ State bank of Morocco Monday night and got away with about sl,000 in cash and some 130,000 in Liberty bonds. The fact that the telephone cable was cut by the robbers, rendering communication with the town impossible, makes it difficult to secure an authentic report of the precise amount taken. The robbers broke off the combination on, the first door of the safe in the outer office, but did not complete the job. They then entered the vault and here secured -their booty. The bonds were of the unregistered kind, and were not insured. The bonds that were registered were left strewn over the floor where they had been sorted out. The money taken was also in this vault. The bonds were property of patrons of the bank, and it is reported that Dr. Triplett is (the heaviest loser. The vault containing the safety boxes was not disturbed. »