Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-22
A DARING RASCAL.
He Manages 10 Steal a Large Sum
from q Safe but is Captured.


The Memnhjs AualGnche Dec 10, SAYS
About IL o'clock Tuesday night a Young
man about thirty years Of age, bal keeper
known as Tony, c4lled al Gssson's resisu-
rant on Court street, and was met at the
door by the wstchmsn, colored boy known
as George, who demanded to know what
he desired there at that hour OF the night.
A FINANCIAL SCHEME.
The young man wOrmed himself inside
the door, whicn the boy held slightly open,
aud after asking for one of the walters
whispered contidentially: "George, do
you want TO make five dollars q day ?'l
George replied that he would have no OBJ
lection to increasing his income to that ex-
tent, but how2
81 know the combination" said the
young man, "to that safe, aud can get in
to it and take ten dollars out, give you FIVE
and keep five myself. The amount is 30
small that CASTOR will never miss it, and 90
we can repeat this proceeding every eve
ming for An indefinite period, it will be very
easy for US both to make fortune at it,
To illustrate his meaning, Tony opened
the safe, and having a0stracted q sum of
mOney therefrom, handed George his prom
ised five dollars, and walked away, promis-
lug TO return at the same hour the next
evening to repeat the operation. The
watchman, who had stood amazed and be-
Wildered at the audscity Of the intruder,
and yet afraid to protest lest he shOuli be
killed, concluded that it was not necessary
to awaken his employer and tell him of the
circumstance until morning.
THE ROBBERY MADE KNOWN,
1t was net until aoout six O'Clock yester-
day morning that Mr.. CASTOR was Informed
Of what had occurred. Atthat time George
went to him, and related the circumstan
Ces, adding: "You stay here tonight, and
you can catch him." He then returned
Mr. Gsston the five dollars that had been
gwen him as his share, and told him that il
the man didn't come back, he might take
the other five out Of his wages. Without
saying word to any one Mr.. CASTOR walk
ed directly to the Central Hotel, and asked
for Detective Cranmer, to whom he stated
the case, asking him to work it up. Re-
turniGg TO his restaurant, the safe was ex-
amined, when it was found that instead of
$40, nearly $1,700 had been stolen.
Furnished a description of the adventu
rous Tony, whom he did not know person.
ally, CTanmer at once started after bis man.
He walked out towards the Memphis and
OHIO depot, eyeing closely every one he
met, until finally he observed man who
seemed to it the description, but Was most
observable from lis apparent unessiness.
Uncertain of the mans identity, DetecJi We
Cranmer, by way OF ''fe, ler,"
CALLED OUT: stony"
when the object Of his attention turned
around In token Of recognition. This was
sufficient. He was taken charge of with
out any more ado, and marched to the
restaurant; when he demanded to know Of
Mr.. CASTOR why he had besn arrested. He
denied stoutly having robbed the safe until
confronted by the wstchman, when he sd-
mitted having taken ten dolsrs, but no
more. After much unavailing persuasion to
induce him to tell what be had done with
the money, he was marched off to the sta
tion house, and the sight of dungeon
caused him to "weaksn," aud be not only
admitted having stolen over sixteen hundred
dollars, but told Mr.. Cranmer where to find
it.
THE MONEY FOUND.
Going to roney's room, the detective
found an old, shabby trunk, apparently
empty, but which, on examination, proved
10 contain the sum of sixteen hundred and
1"CDty NOlIsAo, buO SGOl6u HULL
Gaston's safe, minus about twenty dollars,
which TOney Carried in his pocket.
During the morning, Mr.. CASTOR went
before the Criminal Court Grand Jury, and
had him indicted and sent to the county
jail.
Toney Bennocci is the name of this new
est candidate for the penitentiary. He Is
said by some persons to be native of Nice,
France, and by others Of Austria. He is
bar-keeper, and one night last summer was
shot in the leg in the Phoenix saloon by .
druken man. Until recently he had been
for several months employed as bar-keeper
by Mr.. Castor. Some time ago the latter
severely burned his hands, and for several
weeks Toney's services were required as as
sistant at the desk. During this time, ow-
ing TO Mr.. Gaston's inability to use his
hands, Toney opened and closed the safe,
being shown the combinations"