The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-02-27

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ArrEnPrEn RoBnERY.-On last Fri.
d. nsorAl1S, aSwS ~sse gssng to the
olloe, ne discovered great CONSERVATION
about the court house, and, upon repair
ne thitl,es tsiwSss iafssaoed By 81 ex-
eltsl by-stsader that ttas safe ~ tIss
County Treasurer had been broken open.
and robbed Of its consisting Of
shout $4,000 Upna Lexaninaesoa ts
found that an atteWpthad been made %
brake open the safe, but Is afterwards
yroyeA, NJ Mllials Aa1ls hot ieceqok
Phshed a. much Is they anticipated.
Capt. Pound, our effaeht eo66ty Trsasr
prer, left the Office about nine o'clock
0n Thursday night, little drsan,ing what
the next day would bring forth. The
Fobbefs, a. II = evident there were sev-
eral Of them, must haxe comRsncsd OPP
sra1sens spon after Cat. Rhp4 LEFT
They first took q light Of glass out of
the window over the door, through
which one Of them erept. md then the
lock Of the door was pryed Off from the
:issids, thas giving ths EScmps free ac-
cess to the Office. They evidently COM
menced operations on the safe, which is
Of Lilies make, by breaking Off the
knob Of the main door, and probably
drove In the knob bolt. thus prodncing
q hole which was used in charging the
lock with powder. A portion Of the
chilled iron over the lock, about eight
inches each way was blown of, thus
leaving tho main part Of the lock ex-
posed to the operations of the thieves
They used large peculiar chisel, and
with maui, made severul very impress
i've iDdentures on the lock. 1t was-evi-
dent that they had laborcd hard and
long, and just when near the goal of
their ambition had given II up rs bad
job, or were afrai,l they would be over
taken BY the ''break Of day." and pos
sibiy by the Sheriff. III their flight
they forgot their implements, and they
can now he seen ut the office OF the
Treasurer.
Every effort was made by Capt. Pound,
on Friday morning, to unlock the safe,
but the lock was "out Of whack," and
it was decided expedient to call In s. =.
Daniels, with n full corps Of sledge- ham
mcrs. Alter few hours hard work lie
succeeded in breaking in the balance Of
the iron surface Of the door, aud after
excavating large amount Of cement,
with which the door was lined, the bolts
were exposed. 1t was discovered that
all the 6otts ,cc'e sprung, crcept the lo,cer
one, it being broken oil, fell down into
the socket, and thus held the door to its
place. The door was opened and Capt.
Pound learned, upon examination, that
his grecnbacks were safe, which was OF
great moment to him at that trying
hour. r@s Il. DIS
1t Is not known who committed this
rash attempt to break open the saye.-
Every man you meet conjectures that
h. saW s.yar"i =. So A--~---..,.------
Thursday. who were the guilty parties
and all kind Of runois are afloat, but we
have not learned anything reliable
We do know that If such y set Of Williams
were to fall from sour apple tree and
accidently break their nccks before they
touched the ground, buzzards and crows
would be their probable mourncrs.
Capt. Pound has deposited his money
in one of the banks ut Muscatine, where
it will remain until proper provisions
are made for its safety here.
"THE WAYS OF TIE TRANsGREssoR
ARA HARD."-On Friday night of last
week the hardware store Of Smith
Brothers was broken into, aud quite q
large number Of articles stolen, such as
pocket knives, gun caps fiding whips,
sc. Several arrests were made by our
vigilant Marshal, who caught two Of the
boys at the window through which the
goods seem to have been stolen. These
boys, thinking that ''nlisery loved COM
'pany," informed upon others implicat-
ed, all Of whom were duly arrested and
lodged IN Jail to await their trial, and on
Saturday aud Monday they found to
their sorrow and the Disgrace Of their
parents and Themselves that tho VEN
geance Of the law Is not slow Of the
youthful prisoners. Wilson MsLocklin
was held under bonds Of $500, to appear
before the Grand Jury. Charles Am
erman plead guilty; WAS fined S. and
costs. Wilson Knott was, acquitted, Il
appearing that he voluntarily informed
on the parties and took no goods with
intent to steal. Samuel Boyles was up
on trial found guilty Of petit larceny
and sentenced tn thirty days confine.
ment in Jail.
. This should be solemn warming. not
only to the boys who are allowed to run
wild ut all hours. Of the night, Blu,
to their more responsible parents OF
guardians, upon whose head the pun.
ishment, as well as the moral response: