The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-11-24
Five Hundred Dollars worth

Five Hundred Dollars Worth OF
Goods StOleR.-The erOckery store Of
Bowman & BowIus was broken into,
on Sunday morning last, and about
$500 worth Of silver spoons, plated
knives. forks and other fine table cut
Iery were taken. The burglar gained
an entrance by boring out a piece in
the back door, about three inches
square. and slipping back the bolt by
which the door was fastened.
He then went TO work 10 load up.
The silver goods he took were in a
showcase in the front part Of the
store. very near the door, the shutters
Of which were not closed. After Sc
Iecting the goods from the case refer
red to, he went to work and refilled
the empty boxes that contained them
with some cheap goods from a case
standing near it. From the latter
case he took the knives and forks, etc.
The work as done could not have
taken less than three-quarters Of an
hour.
The robbery was first discovered by
Mrs. Arndt, who occupies rooms in
the same building, Sunday morning.
She was in therear Of the store getting
water, and saw a basket with two
pieces Of silver-ware in it, and also
noticed that a board sat up against
the door. Thinking there might be
something wrong. she removed the
board and pushed the door open. She
Immediately sent word to the proprie-
tors Of the store. Immediately upon
the discovery Of the robbery, meas
ures were-set on foot to try and dis
cover the guilty party.
From what transpired on Saturday,
before the robbery, a man was sus-
pected who came TO the city on
Saturday morning and register
ed his name at the Shawhan House
as E. w. Morris, Of Chicago
Clerk French recognized him as
a man who was here in October and
gave his name as w. A. Waterman
Of New York, and upon comparing
the two names the hand writing was
found to correspond exactly. From
this it was considered that the man
was suspicious and the officers were
warned it. This man paid his bill
at night and said he was going off Oh
the 7:20 train. He was seen after that
train had gone, and the first hight
watch kept him in view at times till
II o'clock, when he was lost sight of.
When the second night-watch came
on they were informed Of the suspic
ions in regard to this man, but treat
e the matter indifferently, and he
was not seen again.
Sunday morning, as soon as the
wires could be secured, the conduc-
tor of the night train, which passes
here at about three O'Clock, was tele-
to and a description of the
man given. He replied that a man
answering to the description got on at
Tiffin for Clyde and said he was 60
Ing to NOrwalk. The stations along
the G. & 7. road were telegraphed, and
also Cleveland. From Cleveland an
swer was received that a man had
been arrested, and a description of
Morris and the goods asked for. This
was given, and as the two did not
correspond, the New York runner, as
he afterwards proved to be, was al
lowed to go. Up to this time, no
clue to Morris had been found. This
robbery indicates that more efficiency
is needed in the night watch.
This loss is a severe one on Messrs.
Bowman & Bowlus. They but recent
" commenced business, and have not
got firmly enough fixed to bear such a
loss without feeling it severely. One
hundred dollars worth Of the stolen
goods had been opened on Saturday,
and were got to sort up for the holi-
day trade. They have, however, or
iered goods to replace those stolen,
and will have a full stock soon. We
hope they may soon replace this loss
by a good trade.