The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-02
A DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.

THE MYSTERIOUS AND SUDDEN DISAPPEAR
ANcE OF OVER S2,300-ARREsT OF sUs-
PEcTED PARTIES.
The Cincinnati Commercial of the 2lst
inst. gives the facts connected with a bold
robbery in that city: Valentine Meyer, a
saloon keeper at $50 Main street, near Ninth,
was robbed of 81, 23O in grsenbacks and $500
in gold aud silver some time between 1 and
g o'clock yesterday afternoon, un-
der very mysterious circumstances.
The money was in tin box, locked up in
an old wardrobe in Mr. Meyers bed room,
in the second story of the house. The door
of the room leading out in the hall is kept
locked all the time. and MIR. Meyer carries
the kew in his pocket. Another door in Mr..
Meyers room leads to a room adjoining.
From this latter room another door leading
into the ball Is also kept locked, and the
key Is usually left down stairs in the sitting
room for tie convenience Of the girls about
the house In cleaning up Mr.. Mey-
er's room. About o'clock yesterday after
noon Mr.. Meyers Oldest daughter had occa-
sion to visit her fathers room, when she
discovered the tin box on the bed, aud lot
of papers scattered about the floor. She at
once informed her father, who went up stairs
and took in the situation at a glance. The
door of the old wardrobe had been forced
open, apparently with Jimmy" the box
taken out and rified ofits valuable contents,
but everything else in the room was un-
disturbed. gold watch. which was lying
on top of the tin box in the wardrobe, was
found under a bureau in the room. The
general appearance of the room, and the fact
that the robber or robbers went straight tn
the old wardrobe and secured the money
without any apparent search or ransacking
of the room, at once led Mr.. Meyer to the
conclusion that the robbing had been
PLANNED AND EXECUTED
by some person well acquainted in the
house. His first suspicion fell upon a
woman named Margaret George, or Mar
garet Harris, who had been in the employ of
the family for about six weeks as g seam
stress, and he caused her arrest and incar-
ceration in Hammond street station. She is
forty-eight years old. Later in the day
officers arrested man named John
B. Bailey, who is unfavorably
known here to the police. Bailey's arrest
was caused by the fact that the woman had
introduced him to the Meyer family about
six weeks since as a farmer and huckster of
butter and eggs. Bailey is "a years of age,
and has been around the city for some time
past, apparently without business, although
be has been hanging around a
Sixth street produce commission house.
The theory of the police is that Mrs.
UeOrge certainly knows more than she cares
| to tell about the affair, and that she probably
planned, after which Bailey or some accom-
plice executed the job. There is no doubt
that some one well acquainted in the house
knew ali about it. This theory Is strength
ened by the fact that all the doors leading
TO Mr.. Meyers room were locked
when the robbery was discovered, and
that Miss Meyer, before going up
stairs, took the key from the place where it
Is usually kept. The family feel pretty GER
tain that the daughter and Mrs. George
were the only persons in the room after
Mrs. Meyer went out in the morning. Mrs.
George strongly asserts her innocence, but
she aud Bailey tell different stories about
their acquaintance and relationship, which
makes the case look bad for them. No
money was found in the possession of either
OF the suspected parties.