Show After 95 Years Park City Finally Has First Bank Robbery Friday At Ai 3 pm p.m. Wednesday no an had been made by bythe bythe bythe I the FBI FIJI or county officials official a as asto to possible arrest arret of burglars burglar who tole 1300 from the First Security flank Dank In lark City early Friday morning In All aU of ot Park City's colorful early day history of ot a 8 Wild and Wooly mining camp we never I had tho the jolting experience of ot a bank robbery robberT but theres there's always a first time and It happened to the First Security Dank flank of ot Park City sometime after afler closing time Wednesday Wed afternoon and Friday morning The Park Record office south of ot the bank and Skyline Drug I north of ot the bank all aU closed on Thanksgiving Day giving the rob ore ra rs everything their own way Even the residents on Main Maln Street were out enjoying turkey dinners with families and friends Mrs Donna Dearden with members mem memo bers bore of her family spent the day In Jn Bountiful at a large family gathering Mrs Rhea Hurley enjoyed turkey turkey turkey tur tur- key with the Andrew Hurley fam fain Iny my in Salt Lake City Mrs Francia Francis Fran Fran- cis cia Davich was the guest of ot the Denny Benny family In Summit Park and Mrs Mm Vivian Hodgson n and Miss Mary Dougherty Dough ert erty were gu guests ts of Mr and Mrs Mm Pat Terry at their home on upper Norfolk Avenue Mrs Margaret Mawhinney was wasa wasn a n Salt Lake visitor with relatives on T n-T Turkey rk D Day Y- Y so if It th if-th these g good d ladles ladies might have had th their ir suspicions suspicions sus raised in any manner they were not in Park City City- at the time of ot the robbery It was a moot most unpleasant and upsetting experience for Mrs Dearden to open the door of the bank Friday morning and behold the evidence of the robbery The bank was waa closed very er briefly Friday for FBI and other officers to make an examination of the bank then business as usual for First Security Park City residents were thankful thankful thank ful no one was in any way harmed by the robbery and much speculation speculation speculation specula specula- tion is going on com corn a a. a as to who pulled the job The burglars who used explosives elves to I blast their way into a walk-in walk vault left leU very few clues according to Deputy Sheriff J John hn McAlevy However w we do have a few leads we are are following hoping for br a break he added Cut Through Ceiling The entered the bank by cutting a hole bole through the ceiling from an unoccupied upstairs ap ap- ap- ap They used a mattress to mufti muffle the explosion as they blew a two twO- two v foot hole into the vault The mattress apparently caught fire and the burglars dragged it from the building The burning mattress may have been a factor In the failure of the intruders to gain entry to the main section of the vault vaults officers said They got two sacks containing silver dollars and lesser coins said Dank Bank Manager Byron Dyron Cheer Cheer- er FBI agents agreed with Deputy McAlevy that the culprits were professional safe sate men Tools used by them were left at the scene The burglary was discovered by Mrs Donna Dearden assistant I bank manager when she ehe reported for tor work at SMS am a.m. Friday morning V VLast Last Lad To Leave Mr Cheever was the last em to leave the bank Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- I day night The FBI said the burglary apparently ap ap- ap I patently occurred sometime between between be be- tween and 3 am a.m. Friday morning The rhe mattress was was still smoldering in the sn snow w when Mrs Dearden Deardon discovered th the tha break A to house e check In the vicinity also disclosed that dogs were barking unusually Thud loud about that time Ume The sank bank remained open Friday Fri day the only damage being the holes in the ceiling and in the reinforced concrete vault wall There was some dust scattered around the bank from the ex and drilling Mr Mi Cheever said Deputy McAlevy said probably two men were Involved After Alter they blew a hole In the wall they I used drills to enlarge it to about two-feet two square One apparently crawled in and handed banded the two sacks one containing con eon Lathing 1000 in silver dollars and one in smaller coins to his accomplice The Tho safe 1 IS in old but is considered one of the hardest types to crack |