Jackson County OR Archives News.....Jacob Neathammer's Gold Stolen April 26, 1895
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Medford (Oregon) Mail, Friday, 26 Apr 1895, P. 3, C. 2 April 26, 1895
Jacob Neathammer is a wealthy farmer residing in the vicinity of Gold Hill, 
but Thursday night of last week a goodly portion of his wealth vanished. It 
stole away when the old gentleman was sleeping and someone was responsible for 
its being “stole away.” It seems that Mr. Neathammer has been in the habit of 
depositing his surplus money in a wheat bin in his granary. The deposits have 
been growing of late and upon the night in question he had deposited there 
$7200 in $20 gold pieces. Of this amount there was stolen on Thursday night 
$5600–the other $1600 not having been discovered by the thief or thieves. The 
particulars surrounding the theft we are unable to learn but the principal 
facts are as above stated and told us by Wm. Bateman, son of Mrs. Neathammer 
who returned from the farm Wednesday. What steps have been taken to locate the 
thief and recover the money we have not learned, yet it is presumed that all 
possible will be done to bring the culprit to justice.

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