, 1879-06-08

Ae could 1uUEe. he had smooth face, or Blipl
nuaSt;acne, 1,a a.. neht eomplc1on, with sandy hat
and Intelligent features, which we're eth,
scarrred Or marked with smallpox He wore
t suit OF dark, wel1-worn clothes, SLOUGH ha
'i,E which was slightly stained in from
ssdar. WIN 10" shoes, with bright buckles. II
M 1he parties In the alley, and the cashier Of Cru
brotners' who saw the fracas, agree 10 the gen
e1, eral description OF the men given br Wilson
In Inc emplo5e Ct 5 Of Gray Lfothers who was pas.
lug, lug a. a. tne time had under bis coat simiJa
pnckaee Of money, which, although smaller i
amount, he was anxious to save. and heuce hi
efforts were bent rather to his own escape TIA,
70 nc Identification of the thieves.
ne eafc1ui manner In which the job We
Torked shows that the thieves knew wel1 al
tne workings OF the Treasurer's Office They also
must nave known that the messengers Carried ,
enihclent SUM to make it 90 OBJ
3ees' @ as well as their exact routt
Their Information must have been complete or
every point, and the source Of this knowledge
crack. ~
| TIE sAND-BAa
which mas used in beating the co]ored man into
submission Was found upon the sidewalk shortly
after the robbery, and Was taken to Central
station. 1t was made out Of an old piece OF
eaa-canVas seWed together with coarse hemp
en- 5"1ue, and SO poorly made that it is plainly
! evident that the thieves made It themselves. Il
vas nearly ten inches ia length about two inches
IN diameter, and slightly larger ut one end than
at the other. Attached to the smaller vas q
aouole strip Of the same material, with slit In
| Il, 20 that it might be sung to the wrist when
] not ~ use. Ihc canvas WAS old, Well-worn and
50 rotten that the. strips at the end were par
/ tally torn of. That 1t had been filed With
net sand at the lake shore was plainly apparent;
tae Dag Itself was damp, While those portions Of
tne cauTas which did not directly touch the sand
were quite dry. Another bag exactly similar IN
Size and manufacture Was found in the buggy
used By the thieves, but had not been used.
As soon as the robbery was reported at the
fered reward OF S., 600 for the recovery Of the
money and the apprehension OF the thieves.
Supt; Jetfreys put the case into the hands of
lartles ~ detective Agency, as well as reporting
aa the details to Capt. McGarfgle-
AS may bc imagined, the city detectives and
nearly all the ArmorY police were sent hnrrying
and scurrylng In all directions. It WAS rumored
tnat the men had gone west over Twelfth
street bridge; officers were sent to SCOUT
the low dives and thieves resorts In
Then some one said that the robbers had gone
south on State street, which was really correct:
detectives and policemen were sent to scour
State street from Twelfth street south. The
Palmer House jewelry thieves last year prompt
CD them 70 order every house to he thoroughly
examined in the hopes Of finding one where
rooms had been rccently let out to strangers.
AA!o hECUC0 4u1LC lCASlO!e. Dut IL BA8 QCL ClO6e-
II followed up. Some one then suggested that
the thieves doubled on their tracks and went to
the lake shore, and forthwith men were sent to
sklrmlsh along the breakwater and Government
wharyes: The district along State street was
thoroueh1y canvassed. A number Of small |
shopkeepers saw the men, noticed !
their excited look, and suspected that they had |
committed sone crime. Indeed, inside ct lye |
minutes from the time the men emerged from |
the alley there were at least 100 persons con-
pTep2te1 n al
not one OF whom ever thought Of following up |
the thieves. True, no one knew what they had |
stolen, but all were convinced that some |
heavy crime had been conmittted. As conse-
quence, the police traced the robbers only |
short distance south, and, losing the trail. were
Obliged to return. It Was quite possible for the
robbers to have taken q freight~tratn at Six
teenth street and left town.
Mr. Morris and clerk In Stewards dry-goods
store furnished material assistance in putting
the police upon the scent By identifying the pho
toEraph OF ~el-knoWr criminal in this city In |
lhe Kogues' Album at Central Station. Both
Tas almost positive that it vas that Of
he man who hired the horse and buggy. The
'olico did not let even these persons know the
1ame OF the man, aud have kept the matter
}uite secret. Some Of the other witnesses
hought they identified another photograph as
hat OF the smaller robber, but they we're by no
means positive. Special search Nus being mada
Or these two suspected thieves last night, and |
they are not the guilty oues their capture
WILL DOUBTLESS BE EASILY MADE.
The detectives thought over every criminal in
own that would IN any way correspond to the
escription of the robbers, and the result was /
bat number we're ordered arrested. Detect
re Stewart recoIlectcd curious incident which ,
ee9rred to him while on his way to and from :
is home, No. 4l8 Wabash avenue at dinner
our. At the corner OF Wabash avenue and :
sour oaee saw vhes hs e'1 t. 9Ss: hoT