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Show EH i:tiLAD ItlSC VI.ITV. Auoilicr II mi It Kob bed Yankee Yan-kee illuiny lclipses Vau-kce Vau-kce Vietluuec. New London, Ct., 10. Tiie Bank of Coinuicrce was robbed on Tuesday night. On Wednesday the bank ollicers were unable to open the vault and an expert accomplished it at night, when the loss of$-l,d00 wiia discovered. This gave the robbers rob-bers twduly-four hours start of the officers. The burglars had packed up in a tin box the bills, all receivable, and securities of the bank, amouuliut to $.300,000 or more, buL left them on the floor of tho vault, evidently in the hurry of departure. Entrance was gained through the sido window lead-ing lead-ing into ihe dircclors' room. Ou the outside door of the safe waa a combination com-bination dial lock, and on the inner one another patent lock. The combination com-bination of each was entrusted to a ditlcreut officer of the bank. The paying-teller, who had tho combination com-bination of the outside lock, was unable to operate it, and on Wednesday Wednes-day the Bervice of experts was obtained. ob-tained. The experts succeeded in opening it at 6 p. m. when the robbery rob-bery was discovered. The bank contracted con-tracted a week ago for a chronometer lock, which arrived to-day. Thetafe ol this bank was considered more se-euro se-euro than that of any bank in the cily. There is no clue to the robbers. |