State v. Wheeler

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Benson, J.:

The defendant appeals from a conviction' for burglary and larceny.

About 2 o’clock on the morning of December 3, 1910, the Taft State Bank at Hanover, in Washington county, was broken into and over $4000 in money was stolen from its safe. Several explosions were heard, and four men were seen standing outside the bank building. A citizen approaching the building inquired what was going on, and one of the men answered, “we are rob*161bing this bank, and if ' you don’t go back I will kill you.” After the robbers had left, the- vault and safe were…