Daily globe., 1879-06-03
A BOLD ROBBERY.
Ex-Gov. Davis Residence Burglarized
Monday Morning.

signal was sounded summoning policeman
to headquarters. Officer Lowell responded,
and found Gov. @. K. Davis at the station.
He it was who had caused the summons,
having reported that his residence No. 16
Harrington avenue, had just been robbed.
Capt. Clark was sent for and
was summoned. To these officers the ma
ture and extent of the robbery was given.
Between o'clock and 4 o'clock A. M,
nearer o'clock, Gov. Davis was awakened
By the noise of some one Something's match
in his room. Supposing it q servant, he half
raised in bed and asked what was wanted.
Just then he saw the figure of man by the
light of the match, and heard voice saying
"hush," and heard the sound of retire eating
footsteps. Thoroughly aroused, Gov. Davis
reached out to a table, upon which he was
accustomed to leave his revolver, but found
it gone. Jumping out of bed he rushed to the
back door and pulled a bell cord
running to the stable, where his
hired man man slept, but got no reply,
Returning to his room, Gov. Davis donned
his clothes in part, looked his room over,
and found he had been most effectually
robbed. Among his losses he quickly
reckoned his revolver, two pairs of pants and
diamond which, with q scalf in which it
was stuck, he had left on chair when
going to bed. By this time it was full day.
light, and Gov. Davis again went
out to wake up his hostler to have his buggy
hitched up and driven down to the station to
make prompt report of the occurrence. Re-
peated calls go not answer from the hired
man, and the Governor climbed over q shed
to reach his bedroom, only to find the room
unoccupied. In descending, the hired man
was seen to be full dress ed and walk
ing along Western avenue towards
homo. Reaching the gate, he was accosted
and asked why he was up at such an hour.
To this he gave some paltry excuse, which
was subsequently retracted and another
story substituted. The buggy was hitched
up, and the police were informed as above
stated.
Capt. Clark and Detective Bresett both visit
ed the scene of the robbery, questioned every
body, and finally concluded to arrest the hired
man, Nicholas Frances, as circumstances
were against him. The hired girl
had it to tell, that
! Frances had told her the night before not to
bolt the cellar door, as perhaps he would
want to come in, and would secure it himself
from the outside. She did as he requested
and suspiciously in this connection, entrance
to the house and access to Governor Davis
room was gained through the cellar door
| When first asked to explain
the cause of his early rising,
Frances stated he was necessarily
forced to get up. Futher questioned, ,here trac-
ted this story and stated that he in company
with one Tom Keegan had been keeping
company with q couple of girls, or had hac
a party in his room, and when seen by the
Governor was in his return from having es
corted them home. ToI the last story
Frances adhearp, and says he didn't men.
tion it at first for fear Of giving the girl!
away
AT any rate it was thought advisable tt
arrest Frances, and it was done, he passing
the day and last night in the lookup.
There's the appearance about the robbery
of rough hand, as we'll as one pretty we'll &C
quainted with the field of operations. Be
sides the articles taken mentioned above, an
opera glass in the pocket of coat hanging
in the hallway was also stolen. If 6
professional had undertaken the job
it is thought he wouldn't have gone ou
by the devious way through which he en-
tered; he'd have made safe retreat possible
by unlocking the front or back door for
hasty exit if the necessity arose. This rob
Der didn't manage it so.
The property stolen is quite valuable, tn,
diamond pin or stud alone being worth 1876
and the other articles will run the spoils III
to 5000 or thereabouts.
Later in the day, Tom Keegan, Frances
{ reruted companion the night before, wa
found. In answer to close questioning, b
corroborates Frances story about the tw
girls. The two girls were also found, bu
| as yet they have no story to tell. The mat
J ter stands as above related, Governor Davi
out to the amount named, Frances held O
! faint suspicion, while in fact no clue to til
daring robbery has been obtained.