Wellington, April 25.–Recovery of $740, of the $1150 haul garnered by bandits here on March 25 when they forced their way through a twenty inch brick wall to the vault of the local branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia, was announced Tuesday.

The money was found in the cellar under the vacated offices of the Canadian Bank of Commerce across the street. The discovery was made on April 9th by Constable Gillis Ingram of Wellington. Deductions arising from intense study of the flimsy clues at his disposal, led Constable Ingram to believe that the money was either out of town or county or in the immediate vicinity of the bank. His trail led him to the banks of the creek which runs from the Canadian Canners factory direct to Wharf Street where it enters a culvert, runs beneath Main Street and empties into the lake. The point of entrance to the bank made by the bandits is but a few yards from the creek.

“I discovered tracks and other clues which led me to the rear door of the empty offices of the Bank of Commerce. Flashing on my electric torch I made a minute search of the cellar. On a beam which tops the north foundation wall, and well hidden from casual eyes, I saw what looked to be under the glow of the light, a coil of rope. Leaning against it and partially covering it was an empty cardboard carton. The innocent-looking “coils of rope” were packages of silver money.”

“I went no further.”

Mr. R. D. Leavitt, manager of the Bank of Nova Scotia here, praised the work of Constable Ingram in no uncertain terms.

“It was his deductions and careful thought that led to the ultimate discovery of the money,” said Mr. Leavitt. “While other officials pooh-poohed the idea that the stolen money might be in the vicinity of the bank Ingram worked quietly along his own train of thought. I cannot say too much for the splendid work done by the village officer.”