The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-07
BURGLAR BAGGED.
ARREST OF THE MARION, WILL
HANSON COUNTY, SAFE
BREAKER.
tspeeisl Correspondents ofRux BULLETIN. !

| Especial Correspondence ofRHE Bulletin
CARBoSDALE, Ms, December q, 1873.
EDIroR BULLETIN :--Doubtlea before
chic your readers have heard of the break
ing open OF two safes at Marion, ono be-
longing TO Hartwell Hendrickson, Esl,
and the other 70 Mr.. VIM. Mitchell, post
master. From the former nothing was
taken. From tho latter, some one hun
dred and twenty in green backs and one
hundred and thirsy-avs dollars in gold
and silver was stolen. Tho robbery was
performed on lapt Wednesday night.
| vigiisnt search WAS made for the perpe-
traitors by a large number of citizens
both o! Marion and this place and their
labor was we'll rewarded, a. will appear.
On Wednesday q man got of the Ma.
rion. bound train at Bainbridge, four miles
west Of Marion. Tho attention OF the
conductor and bsggagemsn WAS attracted
30 the man by his peculiar actions. When
tho robbery was made known, these gem
tlemcn At once suspicioned the passenger
who had stopped AZ cambridge. They
communicated their suspicious 10 Mr.. W.
q. Dowell. assistant station agent here,
who remembered the man as having OF.
pressed . vsliso to DuQuoin. Mr.. ID. =,
once communicated with the express agent
at DcQuoin, asking that the valise should
be watched. On Thursday the agent
at DuQloin informed Mr.. Dowell
that the man had called for his valise
and had left package
cigar box-valued At ono hundred and
thirty dollars, to be sent to st. Louis by
express. Mr.. Dowell telegrAphsd to hold
the package, and informed Mr.. Mitchell OF
the state Of Affairs. Mr.. N. went to Du-
Quoin and gave & description Of the gold
and silver coin taken fromhis safe. The box
WAS opend and the money found thcrin a.
described. This satisfied Mr.. Dowsll that
he had spotted tho right man, and he con.
tinued his vigilAn. watching Of passing
trains. Last night, friday, Mr.. ID.
boarded. the north-bound freight train,
arriving hero about nine o'clock
In the cabooss no found
the man TO had been looking for
and at once arrested him. In tho mean
time Mr.. Mitchell had returned from Do
Quoin, bringing with him the gold and
silver. lie described, NJ far a. possible,
the greenbacks taken from tho safe,
among which WAS one dollar note split
in . peculiar manner. The captured man
was searched. Among his finances,
amounting TO oighty-avo dollars, the
identical note was found. This made
another link in the chain Of circumstances.
An express receip. FOR the package above
spoken Of was also found on his person,
which added still another link.
Mr.. Dowell asked the prisoner tho
whereabouts Of his valise. Tho man said
that il WAS in the hands Of u private
party in DuQuoin that he had nothing
with him when arrested. However, a
dispatch had been sent TO DuQuoin TO
sond down by the twelve (midnigh,)
| Hs'n nhy upSiaihi0o pnEbnSc VIAL uikhb
be found in tho cabooso from which tho
thief had been taken. A valisc and
shawl were returned. Mr.. Dowell At
once recognized tho shawl A. the ono
worn by the man who had expressed the
vslisc on Wednesday, also, tho yaliss q,
the one sent. The vslise was opened
whom set Of burglars tools--if . hug,
. "monkey-wrench," drills, ETC., are bur,
glars tools--were found therein. Her,
was evidence enough 10 ..cnd tho
scoundrsl TO Joliet for twsnt,
years. provided the good people Of Mar
ion do not hang him before tho next tern
Of circuit court.
The prisoner gives his namo a. N. Nil
Tor, and claims that he 10 . resident O
= Evansville, Indiana; where no has VIII
and three children. He 10, apparently
: sbous forty years old, . rather cookbook
D ing, stout man. d.