The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-06-25

HsaE11e Bobbery $1,000 Taken from
- eae -. asaE-lsreoa vaHlf IN she County
Sc Clue % the Thleves. ''s -.
The whole city was startled this morn
ing by the report that Sheriff Rice had
been robbed of large amount of money.
The reports were so various and con-
Trajectory that, to get at the truth Of the
natter, we at once called upon our worthy
Sheriff, and obtained all the facts in the
ease directly from him. He gave MS sub
stahtially the following information: On
/ Thursday evening he left the city on some
business, and did not retarn to bis Office
until Saturday morning a box. IN which
he deposited his money and papers from
time to time, had been placed BY him N
tie vault 10 the County CLERK s office. On
Saturday morning, repairing to the said
vault be failed to find box ormoney. The
matter of the disappearance of the box and
money was confined to the Knowledge of a
few, and the Sheriff with three others set
out TO hunt up clue to the robbery.
These four were employed all night Satur-
4
day night in watching and patrolling the
streets hunting for evidence in regard to
the theft, but tailed. we are sorry to say,
TO find sufficient evidence to warrant an
arrest. Early Sunday morning Mr. John
Burkhart, deputy county clerk, repaired to
the Sheriff's Office on some business.
Upon opening the door he found slip of
paper upon which was written, in capitals,
the following:
MR.. RICE YOUR OLD BOX is 100
YARDS FROM THE EAST END OF 2
ST. ON THE SALEM ROAD ON THE
RIGHT HAND SIDE IN THE BRUSH
10 FEET FROM A STUMP. CIR ME
WITH 1000.
Soon after receiving this slip of paper,
the Sheriff repaired to the spot indicated,
ard there, sure enough, was the box.
Upon an examination OF its contents, the
Sheriff found that none of the papers,
sueh rs poll tax receipts. Treasurer's re-
ceipts, county orders, notes of hand, etc..
had been disturbed that about 81, 200 in
coin had been abstracted, leaving exactly
s329 25 in coin in the box with the papers.
/ As will be seen by a careful reading of the
note slipped under the door of the Sheriff,s
Office some time during Saturday night,
money left in the box, together with the
three or four hundred dollars In county
orders. notes. etc, would aggregate about
one thousand dollars, and with the sublim-
est impadenee ask TO be credited with
1 that amount. Another singular matter is,
| that the Clerks box. also containing
money! in the same vault. was not touched.
| Why the robbers left any money IN the
box taken is a ulistery and of course ex-
cites the most intense curiosity. The thief
/ Is certainly an adept at the business. first
class tnenabersof The profession and as he
/ obliged the Sheriff in giving kim the
necessary information whereby he found
the box, money and papers, will he not
prove himself still further entitled to
notoricty by giving this public his reasons
for not "going through 2 the Clerk s
money, and for leaving the 1928 25 i'm
coin in the box when he might just as well
had the entire amount? So bold robbery
has never before been recorded in this
bailiwick.
HAND CRUSHED morning little
eight year old son of Mr.. David Williams,
1 who resides about three miles from this
city. while helping his father about q
header, had the misfortune to get his lefl
hand caught between some Of the coo
/ wheels, lascerating the hand severely
/ The first finger was torn pretty badly,
while the second finger was pretty nearly
lenuded Of flesh. The third finger eseaned
ens.rely, Wnlie M @ tne e., llttle nnger was severe
X oea s s.au .t, tts 5o.e proken DeIWeeI
ner dressed the hand. the little fellow dis dis
| playing the utmost fortitude during thu
operation.
The MUSICAL ENrERrAnSNESr-Satur
0av NIGHT. Fx, Mrs Nrarcar a,,l t,,. ,,,,,,;,s
drew i fnil 1So,,sa We svere not rtase,t
but from the general expression prononnc,
| it success as purely instrumental con
cert, the young ladies aequitting themselves
handsomely.
NFw PATrxTs. -Tl,roroi, t1isnatches. Il
/ T,.,-s,, q IS, 1,a+a.,4 .ts's.,.. e,
receive the following advance list of u. s.
/ Patents Granted to Pacifie Coast Inventors
VIZ: Arthur Barton, Nevada, Cal, MA
chine for bending horse shoes VIM. II
Carson. San Jose. CAL, aInalgamator
Frank Elos, Mineral City, New. attach
tllent for cooking stoves A. 8. Halliiie.
:, enaleas S.. rGpe .raers9h S way an.e
los. RI FIitc5.aii, Nj Haywood. weed Cal. cutter
holder for metal lathes a. s. wall.
i l(sYaniteyiIle. Cal, slow match for lighting
/ fuses A. II. Ashbourre. Oakland CAL,
| process for preparing cocoanut for donles-