 The men were described as "cracksmen of the first water", possibly "stylish", and so proficient at safe-cracking that, "if they any chance at all, or hold of any weapon, they pick their way thro' the jail as easily as boring through a lime heap".The men were subsequently convicted.As a result of the burglary, station agent Dwight Marsh was given a revolver, and it became policy not to keep valuables in the safe overnight.