Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-02-06

Several burglaries have been committed
in town within few days past. On Tues
day night, Jan. 2sth, the residence of
Levi Rowe was broken into, and Mr.. RS
fine gold watch and some other articles
stolen. On the same night the residence
of T. NJ. UstieE was entered, and a seal
brown chinehilla overcoat, seal-skin cap
and pair of gloves, belonging to Mr.. q II
and small wine-coIored satchel, in which
was a gold thimbIe and some other arti-
cles belonging to Mrs. u, were stolen;
also, 10 or 12cans of fruit. The satchel
had the name of Mrs. Ustick engraved on
plate on its side, and the thimble also
had her name engraved on it. These two
burglaries are supposed to have been
committed by the same parties, and two
colored men, one of whom is stranger in
town, who was seen here the day of the
robbery, and left that night, and the 9TH
er man employed as hostler by DR.. Sails
bury, are suspected as the burglars. One
of these men, the stranger, was tracked
with property stolen from both of the
above houses, TO Sabina, from there to
Wilmington, where. he took the train on
Friday for Cincinnati, as issupposed. Of
fcers are after him. At Sabina he stop
ped over night at the hotel, and pawned
Mr.. Rowe's watch to the landlord for $12,
where Mr.. Rowe found and recovered it.
The landlord describes the man as a large
colored man with scar between his eyes,
and anotherover one of them. He wore
the overcoat stolen from Mr.. Ustick, and
carried the stolen satchel. The colored
man employed by DR.. Salisbury was seen
tall1ing gwitl the man above described for
some time on the day before the robber-
les, and there are other circumstances inn
plieating him.. He stole. a pocket book
containing some money from DIR. Sails
bury's house, and 1efton Thursday last.
| The residence of Hon. Jas. PUnsell was
entered on Saturday night. The thief
wentto the sleeping room of Chas. Pur-
sell, and stole about $50 from his clothing.
| Nothing else was stolen from the house.
! New safe For the Comfy Treasury.
: On Saturday last new HalPs patent
fire and bnrglar-proof safe was placed in
the county treasury, to take the place OF
the old safe. The price of the new safe
was $OOOUs The. 1ldnutdctuIGFS- bdAA6 IHG
old safe as part payment for the new one
the commissioners paying them a differ.
ence of $500 for the new safe, set up .ir
the treasurer's office. 1t is of the lates
Improved pattern, and thoroughly burg
lar-proof; is about the same size as th'
old safe, and weighs l6, ,OO0lb The ole
safe was the best to be had at the time o
its purchase, but was net. thorough!
.burglar-proof. Some months ago tn,
lock got out of order, and a man was sen
from the safe-works to fix it. The saf
was locked, and the treasurer could no
get into it,. The outside doors, which ar
ire proof only, and not claimed to b
burglar-proof, were open, but the inne
doors could not be unlocked. The ma
from the safe-works proceeded to GU
!, through the doors to get at the lock, an
accomplished the job in fifteen minutes
The commissioners were convinced that
safe that could be. cut into by an expel
in fifteen minutes, was not thorough
8 burglar-proof, and decided to order a ne
!. one, 18th the latest Improvements. Th
4 new safe was ordered lastSeptember, an
arrived here last Thursday. 1t is cor
:. sidered thoroughly burglar-proof.