The Kanabec County Times

OHIO BANK ROBBED.

The American National, of Lima, Is Looted of $18,000 in Gold and Currency—Leave No Clew.

Lima, O., Dec. 27.—The American national bank was robbed Sunday night of over $18,000. The stone vault was entered without the use of tools or destroying the time lock. The bank is at Main and High streets, the most prominent corner in the city. When the janitor went to the bank Monday morning he discovered the outside door of the vault open. The officers were notified, and an investigation was made which disclosed that the other doors were locked, but that the vault had been looted of all its paper money and gold. There were two doors to the vault, the outer one being operated by the time lock. The inner door was locked with a combination lock. When this was opened by the officers a large sack containing $1,000 in silver, done up in packages, was found on the chair, where it had been left. Not a dollar of silver had been taken, although several sacks containing hundreds of dollars more were found on top of the safe.

Saturday night about $16,000 was deposited in the vault. This was stolen, as well as about $2,000 which had been thrown on top of the safe after it had been locked, the money having come in late.

There is nothing for the detectives to work on. The manner in which the robbery was done demonstrates, they say, that it was the work of experts. There was not a scratch left on the vault and nothing was molested except the money that could be easily carried away.

On top of the safe inside the vault was a large number of drafts signed in blank. They were not taken.