The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-10-05
. Daring Robbery in Chicago

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The Inter Ocean of the 9th tells the
following: A well planned and daring
robbery was perpetrated on the West
Side Monday afternoon, and there
seems but little chance Of capturing the
men engaged in the crime, as it is prob
able that they are ere this enjoying
their i'll gotten spoil at a distance from
Chicago. One of the Monday evening |
trains doubtless conveyed them away |
from the city before the circumstances
of the affair had been made known to
the police. The fact that such an au-
dacious robbery was committed in so
thickly settled q section OF the city in
broad daylight, will cause many timid
women, while alone in their dwellings,to
keep their doors locked and to beware
whomthey admit to their houses during
the absence of their licge lords.
Mr.. Alexander Weidc, a builder, hay
ing an Office at No. 3l3 West Lake
Street, and residing at No. 81 West
Lake, carly Monday afternoon received
a note at his dwelling signed "Henry
Miller" and requesting him to meet
him at the IIalstcd Street Tivoli at 2
o'clock that afternoon on important
business. Mr.. Woide, after a short
time had elapsed, started for
the place designated. lie had
proceeded about one-half the distance
on foot when n nicely dressed man
stepped up to him and inquired if he
had the pleasure of addressing Mr.
Weide. The latter replied that such
was his name. The stranger then drew |
him aside, and in a confidential manner
informed him that a person on the
South Side had some new saloon fix
lures on which he wanted the builder to
pass an opinion, and requested that he
meet the party at a certain point in tho
South Division at 3 o'clock. Mr.. Weide
replied that he had an appointment at
2, which might occupy some little time,
although he did not yet know its nature,
but he would try and be at the place
designated promptly. He fastened to
the Tivoli, but found no one. After
waiting some time he proceeded to the
South Side, and again found no one
who wished to interrogate him. The
proprietor of the place named by the
strange man had no saloon fixtures that
he desired to have inspected. Mr.. Weide
spent considerable time on the South
Side, being little aware of the crime
that was being enacted at his home DUR
ing his prolonged absence.
Between the hours of 4 and 5 o'clock
two strange men knocked at the door
of Mr.. Weide's residence. The wife Of
the builder responded. She had no
sooner opened the door, and was about
asking the business of the persons, than
they seized her by the throat. She was
severely chokcd and prevented from
screaming until a sponge, well saturat-
ed with chloroform, had been applied
to her nose, rendering her insensible.
The ratlians then conveyed the IN
to a sofa, arranged the sponge near her
~nostrils 50 that she would continue to
feel the effect of the ch~loroform, and
coolly went to work to ransack the
house. The building was searched
from top to bottom, not a bureau
drawer, trunk, or closet escaping the
scrutiny Of the robbers. They were
after money and articles that they could
carry away on their persons without
detection. They appropriated one
open-faced gold watch worth 800; one
silver watch, $40; n gold chain, S75;
one silver chain, So; one set of gold
jewelry, $50; one breastpin, $50; two
pairs gold spectacles, S2j, and about
$500 in money. Over $500 of the latter
was about Mrs. Weide's person. IIav-
ing secured every thing that they desir-
ed, the men fled.
Mrs. Weide is able to give a fair de-
scription of one of the robbers, but can
tell almost nothing regarding his com
panion. One of her assaulters was of
medium size, about Is years of age,
light complexion, and wore n bla k
mustache. He had ON a dark velvet
coat. The man whom Mr.. Weide met
on the street while walking to the 1ivoli
was about 40 years of age, wore a black
suit of clothes and Il stovepipe hat. He
vas about 3 feet 10 inches high, rather
stoutly built, and had a full, dark beard.
Mrs. Weide had just commenced to re-
cover from a severe illness, and the eff
feet of the chloroform administered to
her, together with the shock consequent
upon the bold robbery, will probably
exert a very bad influence on her
health.