Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-12-16
CAM ERYSTABBEDA AND COUN.
TY SAFE ROBBED OF
10000!
THE ROBBERS ESCAPED
MEN IN PURSUIT.

five minutes previously. Two men, one, cer>
tainly, wearing on oil cloth coat. entered the
Treasurers Office and called for Eve dollars
worth OF revenue stamps. These were handed
out and paid for. One Of the men, then asked
Camery If he would be kind enough to change
a hundred dollar bill for them. Gamer \
first thought was respecting its genuincness
and he examined it minutely and carefully,
and became satisfied that it was good money
The safe being already open, he stopped and
unlocked the vault Of the safe, and as he
swung back the doors Of the vault the men,
who had already loupged around the end of
the counter, sprung upon him and seized him
by the throat. Camery was conscious Of his
head either being struck by some missile or
violently thrown against the safe and Of seiz.
ing in his hand the knife they were using up
On him. The lamp was accidently or pur.
pesely knocked off the counter by the robbers
and broken, leaving the room in total dark
ness, q circumstance 10 which Camery un-
doubtedly ewes his life. The robbers having
ing, as they doubtless supposed, rendered
Camery ineffective for future testimony
against them, in the darkness, and hurriedly,
emptied the vault Of about six thousand dol.
lars, aud then leaped out Of the Office window;
whether they were alarmed at approaching
footsteps is not known.
Jesse D. Newcomer came into the Court
House, from supper, and heard Camery groan-
ing. lie entered the Office and found him ~
ing on the floor partially rolled under the
desk. He Immediately ran TO the door and
shouted murder. II did not take long to
bring crowd Of men 10 the Court House.
Camery was at once taken up in strong and
willing arms and carried to his home.
Camery received four thrusts Of the assas.
sins knife. Three cuts were made through
the coat, doing no damage except slight abra-
sions Of the sk!n--hard!y drawing blood. The
fourth cut, which only had t. penetrate his
vest, entered the body near the heart, but 100
far under he arm, and slanting from the
heart, to be Of serious damage. The assas-
sins doubtless believed that "dead mcn tell
no tales, hence the many thrusts a, Camerys
heart
Tho two men who performed this assassin's
follows: One vas tall slim man, about 5
feet II inches--about 30ycars old-light COM
plexion-dark, long beard, covering his face
complctely-large nose--and wore an oil
y. !, II ,hal hat nt1,
was heavy built maa, about feet 9 inches
high, and not far from 2j years old--dark
complcxion-dark whiskers, short, though
covering his face fully face, and small
snub nose, wore light slouched hat.-Onc Of
the men, judging from the imprint. of his feet
in tic sof, ground under the window, hos
quite small feet.
Who the robbers arc, where they orc from
or where they went, is wild conjecture. Two
men, answering the general description of the
robbers, were seen, about dusk, near Whit
tens farm, just north of Toledo, driving fine
team Of heavy bay horses, well matched. An
other man saw the same men and same team,
at later hour, driving from Commits corner
up town ond around the Public Square. Two
men, early in the evening, Of the same general
appearance Of the robbers, were in the Post
Office making very particular inquiries re
specting the times Of the arrival and depart
ure of trains at Tama City.
Two men were sent north to Buckingham,
last night hors cback, two went by rail to
and two to Belle Plaine to
watch the trains. The telegraph wires we've
put into rcquisi,ion to bear intelligence ofthc
decd and description OF the robbers 10 distant
places.
The County Auditor offers a reward of $500
for the arrest and delivery of the robbers, and
$500 for the recovery of the money.
What night for such decd! The roads
were soft and muddy, but the mud was not
deep. The clouds hung low and the air
was thick with heavy impenetrable fog. No
trail could be followed in such 81 DOM.
With whole night before the robbers, they
stood good chance Of getting good long
distance from here before daylight.
Camery slept q portion of last night, and
this morning appears more lively and vigor>
GUS. Ills head is yet sore from the bruise,
and his throat still feels the effect Of the AS
sassin's gripe affecting his voice. DIR. Rog-
ers, who attended him, believes that be will
very soon be out, probably By Tomorrow.
An error or two in the above hastily written
sketch should be corrected. At the time the
rutiians entered the Trcasurers Office, Camery
was, probably, alone in the Court House,
While the two men were in the Office, and be-
fore they had induced Camery to open the
vault Of the safe, Mr.. Blinn, the County
Clerk, entered the building and passed to his
Office, directly across the hall from the Office
Of tho Treasurer, closing the door after
him. Both DOORS and their transoms, were
closed, of course, the weather being cool, and
Mr.. Blinn heard nothing Of the struggle across
tho hall.
The stamps which the men purcha sed were
not paid for prior to the handing out Of the
hundred dollar BILL The offer Of that large
bill was to pay for the stamps and thus secure
tho opening Of the vault of the safe.
Additional to the above there is little to be
said. lis evident that the robbers had gained
. start Of considerable distance before the
alarm was raised; and it 10 also evident that
they made good use Of the time in putting Us
many miles as possible between themselves
and Toledo.
The two men who were sent north continued
heir trip to Waterloo, and returned no wiser
han they went. Those who went on tho rail.
road were also unable to gain any information.
Tho actual amount Of money taken was six
thousand dollars, the money being in thousand