Jackson County IA Archives News.....Attempted Safe Blowing October 28, 1886
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Bellevue Leader, Bellevue, Iowa October 28, 1886
Bellevue Leader, Bellevue, Iowa, October 28, 1886

ATTEMPTED SAFE BLOWING

An attempt was made last Thursday night to blow open the vault door of the 
Bank of Bellevue. Friday morning both the outside doors of the bank were 
standing open. Benjamin Seaward was notified and found a complete set of 
burglar’s tools in the bank near the vault door. The “blowers” had evidently 
become frightened and had fled, leaving their work uncompleted and their tools 
behind them. They had knocked the knob off the vault door and had begun 
drilling a hole in the rivet of the knob. They entered the building through 
the front door by prying it open with chisels and bar. The kit of tools 
consisted of numerous drills, bits, chisels, braces, jimmies, bars, primers, 
fuse and two flasks of powder, all in a new valise. No clue to the would be 
robbers has been obtained.


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