The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-01
The City Hall Entered Last Night and
Burglarlzed.
The Records Of the Mayor and Secre.
tary's Offices Carried OT-Kegis-
tratIOn Papers Gone An
IrreparnbIe Loss.

One of the most daring and success
full robberies ever perpetrated in this
city took place this morning about
three o'clock. AT that hour, Mr..
Morris Muldoon, in passing the City
Hall, hearing an unusual noise, and
observing quick flashes of light now
and then passing through the room,
as though thrown from u magic Ian
tern, suspicioned that all was not
right, and Immediately walked to the
calaboose and awakened Policeman
Foss Nichols, who is stationed at that
place. Together they proceeded to the
City Hall, and assembled the steps, on
reaching the head of which they were
met by
TWO MASKED MEN,
who made n deadly assault upon them,
throwing Mr.. Muldoon Off the roof of
the gallery, breaking his left arm just
above the wrist, and inflicting other
serious injuries. Mr.. Nichols was
struck over the head with pistol, and
pitched down the steps, from which he
received severe internal injuries. The
robbers then turned, passed through
the hall to gather Their booty, and
MADE THEIR ESCAPE
by sliding down one of the posts on the
east side Of the building. Mr.. Nichols,
recovering from his temporary uncon.
seriousness, blew his whistle, which
was answered by Deputy Marshal Nor
ton ana Policeman Arnold, who ar
rived just in time to see the robbers
crossing Main street in the direction Of
Forman, Ketchum ~ Co.'s lumber
yard. Chase was at once given, the
robbers running through the narrow
cut leading from Main street to Elm,
just west of the office of the lum-
Der yard, and thence up Elm
street to the Methodist Taber-
nacle, where the officers lost
sight of them. Captain Morton, as well
as Policeman Arnold, fired several
shots, one or more of which must have
taken effect, rs
TRACES OF BLOOD
were discovered ON the trail. A thor
ough search was made, but as no clew
could be obtained, the officers returned
to the City Hall to investigate the rob-
berry, where by this time MIR. J. b.
Hereford, City Secretary, had arrived.
An examination showed that the safe
containing all the records and docu-
ments of the City Government
HAD BEEN BROKEN OPEN
and the contents distracted. They
then began to look about to discover
by what means the robbers had enter
ed the building, and see II some clew
could not be obtained by which they
might be traced. Careful search along
the route they were pursued by the Of
ficers was rewarded by the discovery
of two eight per cent. five hundred dol.
lar bonds, which were evidently
DROPPED BY THE ROBBERS
in their flight The investiga-
ton was pursued as far as
the church, where .seven more bonds
were found, and taken possession of
by Mr.. Hereford. All efforts to dis
cover the trail of the robbers, after en-
tering the church, were unsuccessful.
They were observed to enter the base.
ment, but all attempts to discover any
traces of their exit were futile. AT the
present hour of writing it is impossible
to estimate the loss to the city, as the
REGISTRATION BOOKS ARE GONE,
besides several thousands of dollars In
bonds, which, having been registered
at the State Comptroller's office, will
be negotiable with brokers and bank.
ers, who have no list of the stolen
bonds. Officers are being sent out to
scour the country In every direction,
and the chances are that the bold and
reckless villains will yet be caught.
The loss Of the registration books
will necessarily compile postponement
Of the municipal election that was or.
dered to take place only four DAYS
hence, as this Is the first Of April.
"Neuril."