Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-11-18 | Page 6 | Bank Vaults Here Defy Thieves' Skill

Bank Vaults Here Defy Thieves' Thieves Skill Ski By Frank A. A Hunt have never nevel attempted tt to rob lob ob Salt lake a bank ban Ie That the experts who vho follow this hazardous profession show a high degree of wisdom In giving this cIty a wide berth is the statement of detectives detectives de de- de- de of the local bureau Reports Report of huge sums of money being obtained by and holdup men from front banks all over the United States reach police headquarters frequently of ot late but according to officers It would be impossible for a to enter I the theany vault it of a local bank and escape with any booty boon An Investigation reveals the fact that local bunkers bankers have taken elaborate precautions precautions precautions pre pre- cautions to protect their reserve The bank vault is composed largely of manganese manganese manganese man man- steel which is impervious to all drills and is the same material used Inthe in inthe inthe the construction of cannon today The Thedoor Thedoor Thedoor door of or the vault weighs from four to five rive tons and is equipped with a combination combination combination combi combi- nation and time lock hock When the bank is 18 closed at night the time lock is set on the vault door and andon andon on each safe sate It is impossible to open them until the appointed hour the next morning As an extra precaution money used In the day is kept In different safes The bulk of ot the banks bank's money Is la placed is what is termed the permanent reserve chest an extra extra- strong safe sate which is opened only for tor the e inspection of ot the bank examiner To gain entrance to the vault or safes sates by any other than the regular means would require from four to five hours work upon the tho part of an expert and the skilful use of a powerful explosive Salt Lake has few railroads and automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile roads compared to many other large cities According to to the police alln all avenues n e of escape can be easily watched and the c criminals criminals' iI chances of night flight would be bo few A precaution always taken by Salt Lake bankers Is to learn the Identity of evI every tenant i in the building proper and In b buildings which adjoin the bank One bof of ot the favorite methods of the safe blower rent a room as close to the bank vault is as us possible and then leisurely shapo his plans lIe He studies the exact location loc tion of ot the tho treasure and then removes a few boards timbers When the time Is ripe he has or easy access to the door of ot the vault ault and work uninterruptedly can As a precaution against daylight holdups holdups hold hold- many of ot which have occurred In the ups the tellers East In tn the last two months usually supplied with automatic re re- re are In many cases sheets of steel protect the cages In case the teller man is suddenly suddenly confronted confronted Iby by a desperate man armed with a revolver and told to surrender surrender surrender sur sur- render the banks bank's funds he can n drop be behind De- De hind the protecting wall obtain his re revolver revolver re- re sounds volver oher and press a button which alarm The steel will deflect a the the general bullets which h may bee be fired by the theIn bandit two In the history of or Salt Lake Lako only holdups ti Tho have t dr occurred bank at banks and k the h In n I Mur Murray the I Ira both were r robbed in this fashion fash fash- ray banks ra ray ion but the safes were not touched M ash I all In either Ie se e. e e In both cases e the criminals were apprehended A well ell known national detective agency employed by almost every bank is also alfO to guard it against fraud and robbery should succeed in some In ease case a robber seemingly miraculous manner In robbing bank this agency would at once put the Into operation and skilled Its Us machinery of of operatives operative would soon be on the trail trait the culprit t. t The possibility of a safe sate robbery in a I bank batik bankIn In Salt Lake Is held beld b by local authorities au au- au- au as extremely remote but no great for local bankers precaution is too sums to take to protect the huge buge I hold In trust