, 1865-11-21
ERA OF CRIME IN ST. LOUIS;

Bank Collector Knocked Down and
: Robbed Of s35,O0O-Be1oIst's Bank
Robbed OF Acknowledgements and
1souse Observation-Disclosures Conamit-
tees Organizing. :,
From the st. Louis Democrat, 1eth1
BY refer nce to nriocsl columns 1t viii be
seen that rubberies and bnrglarics are becom-
Ing frequent, and the perpetrators more and
more da7ing. Yesterdays operations In this
way were quite astounding, as we'll on account
Of the boldness exhibited as the amount
taken. Aouse,breaEng Is Of nightly occur
renee. ,Thls city Is evidently full Of the most
It is understood, the citizens arc organizing
vigilance committc es, and It may become ne
ccssaEy-n, indeed, the circumstance docs
not already e1ist-for the rest Of our citizens
10 follow suit Scores Of suspected persons
are already spotted by the police, and these
COMMITTEES COZ might perform the duty of max
sueh individuals. Something must DO done,
OF II VIII shortly be altogether unsafe to 90
about the streets, or leave one's family with
out the strongest projection.
A pAfK COLLECTOR KNocKKD DOWN AND
ROBBED OF S35, 600.
One Of tho boldest acts Of highway robbery
ever committed in this city was perpetrated
yesterday about noon. When robbers become
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In the middle Of the day, on a crowded thor
oue1iare, 1t becomes necessary for the COM
mnnity to make some preparation to protect
their reach.
The collector Of the United States Savings
Association had been on his daily rounds CO..
iectmE amounts due from other banks, and
had last called at the Fourth National Bank,
corner OF Washington avenue and Third street.
M Ao had in his portfolio, or satchel, about
5000, and was proceeding down Washing
ton avenue toward the riycf, when a man. BE-
lore unseen by him, came behind him, knock
Cd him down md seizing the money ran down
the street. The COLLECTOR, gritty young fel-
10Y, soon picked himeef up, and seeing the
drew his revolver and fired upon him. The
robbet weakened at tho report Of the pistol
and dropped the money. BE made his escape
as the collector stopped to pick up bis cash
while the thief continued to run.
BESo1sT's BANK ROBBED OF 5000.
At about II o'clock yesterday morning
package Of bank notes, amounting TO 81, DO.
was missed from the corner of Benolst's bank
ine house, md no clue remains to point out
the person WHO stole it. 1t seems that Mr.
beDoist's son laid the package on the cash
ler's table, and that was the last seen Of 1t.
The counter Is near q door leading to the Gel
lar, which has an outlet on Commercial alley,
and the thief may have passed out In that d.
rectfon. 1t Is surmised that after the money
WIS laid on the counter, some man who was
on the lookout reached over and seized 1t un.
noticed. and then walked out, either BY the
front or buck way. The detectives arc inyes-
tisatthg the circumstances connected with
tue robbery, but they have very slender mate-
rials TO work on, as no one in particular issus-
pectcd.
A PRINTER ATTACKED DY HIGuwAT3tES.
Al one O'Clock night before last, as Mr.
schnAkc, a compositor on the An:etger news
paper, was going home, after hard days
delying among Dutch letters, he was attacked
By three men dressed as soldiers, on Seventh
street between Gratiot and Chonteau avenue.
Not fancying this mode Of collecting revenue,
the printer struck against ii, knocking one
of the men Into the gutter. Ills next "faEe''
was to take himself away, which he did, and
made such fast time that the rascals were left
in the distance.
It seems that there are number of soldiers
OF the regular army who are allowed the free
dom oftho citJ, md who abuse the privilege
By rohbing the citizens at night. We call
upon the military authorities to put stop TO
these depsedations by soldiers.