The discovery’ was made more than
two weeks ago and every precaution
has been taken by the bank officials
to keep the matter a close secret. Chief
of Police Svavey and one of the detec
tives have been working industriously
upon the case and .1. 11. Millard, presi
dent of Ihe Omaha National bank, has
given the largest share of his time
since the discovery to an effort to un
ravel the case. He has even made a
trip to Chicago for ithe puritoso of mak
ing a special investigation into the
workings of the safety deposit sys
tems in that city, to discover, if possi
ble, whether any im|M>rtant precau
tionary measure hail been neglected
in the Omaha vault svstem.
The principal loser is William Glad
ish. Mr. Gladish has been the lessee
of a box of the Omaha National Imnk
for a number of years. Last March
he placed in his Im>x the sum of over
$2,700 in gold. On Oct. 5 he discover
ed that ulsiut $1,200 was missing. He
at once notified Mr. Millard and the
investigation commenced. Mr. Millard
called in Chief of Police Seavey and a
detective has had charge of th© ease
ever since. So far, however, till efforts
to discover the manner in which the
money was lost have failed and the
bank authorities, as well as the police,
tire as much in the dark as ever. The
discovery of the losses has over
whelmed the Omaha. National bank
officials with perplexity. They place
every reliance ii|>on the parties who
have any connection with the managt*-
ment of the vaults and are thoroughly
in the d:u*k as to how the losses could
have occurred. Another party reports
that three SIOO-bills have been taken
from a box.
PRAIRIE FIRES IN NEBRASKA.
