Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-11-05
MIDNIGHr ROBBERY,
$40. .OnO tn Money, Watches and JeWeiry
stolen from h Firm on Cherry s1reel-
The Thief escapes and Leaves no Clue.

From the Nashville Union aud Dispatch, ID
It becomes our duty to day to chrOni-
Gle the preparation of another bold and
daring robbery, which for audacity OF
conception, and successful execution,
scarcely has parallel in the criminal
records Of our city, repiete as they are
with viilaiuOus deeds. hrOm the ire
oIenev of these midnight robberies and
broad day larceuies, We can but admit
that crime il holding, almost unre-
strained. high carnival in the city Of
Nashville. This last and extensive rob
berv was committed Thursday night last
after twelve O'Clock. The sufferers are
Messrs. Cohen & Patterson, pawnbrokers
and dealers in watches and jewelry,
No. SO North Cherry street, near
| Cedar. The following facts We have OBJ
rained in regard to this daring robbery.
/ Mr.. Cohen has long been in business at
| the staud referred to, and hiss been quite
successful. Some three weeks ago Mr.
| James Patterson, by making The necS-
| sary investment became full partner,
| and the business has since been that Of
| Nessrs. Cohen & Patterson. Patterson
l IL a married msn and lives just back Of
| the store, his residence fronting on Cedar
street, near Cherry. He had invested
1 his ali. the hard earnings of three years,
/ in the new firm. On Thursday night
/ last at 10 O'Clock, Mr.. Patterson went to
/ his room and retired for the night. He
| locked the store and placed the store key
| in the side pocket Of bis coat, ana the
I safe key in his pantaloons pocket. In the
store there were watches, Jewelry, aud
other valusbles amounting to near nine
thousand dollars, and in the safe about
one thousand dollars In money, prin-
| cinaIIv greenbacks. On reaching his
sleeping room Mr.. Patterson placed his
/ watch and chain on the bureau, locked
/ his door, and left the key in the keyhole
| on the inside, leaving his coat and pan
! falcons on chair near by. He retired,
! and soon fell asleep. The burglar and
/ thief who had evidently been watching
his opportunity, some time il the night,
| il is supposed soon after twelve O'Clock,
| effected his entrance into the sleeping
room. He took the safe key sud store
kew from Mr.. PattersOn's pockets, and
stealthily proceeded to the store, No. SO
Cherry street. He or they-fOr there
must have been an aCcOmplice-un-
locked the store door and entered. They
then appropriated the entire lot of gold
| watches, jewelry, etc, in the store,
| amounting in value to near $1,000
They then went to the safe, which
they unlocked, and distracted from
1t atout $1,000 ia money
With thei- valuables and money
they made hssty retreat, taking with
them both keys, and leaving no trace
whatever behind. They succeeded IL
getting of with their booty without Civ
ing 8 sign as to who they We're or whittier
they went on rising yesterday morn
ing, Mr.. Patterson found his sleeping
room door, which he had carefully locked
wide open aud his keys missing, bu'
strange to say his watch and chain safe
where he had left them the night before
He dressed and hsstened to the store &c
find that sll his worldly goods were gone
and that he himself was suddenly lef
without a dollar. There was virtually
nothing left but the empty safe anC
shelves Of the store. No clue whatever
has vet been obtained to the perpetratOr:
of this daring robbery. The whole affail
is shrouded in mystery, though it is ap
parent that the deed must have beer
committed by some one well acquainted
with the premises.