, 1879-06-01
SHACKLES AND HANDCUFFS.
Four Masked Burglars Bind Two Gro
cerymen and Rob Their
Store.
The Details OF the Cheeky Performance
The Plunder Obtained.

! 1uo UelAlIS Ul lue IHtthf I 4tA4VA "auSe
| The Plunder Obtained.
The masked burglar reappeared in this city
early Yesterday morning. carried out his usual
! programme OF tying and gagging the people
whom be robbed, secured the plunder he was
after, aid then left the premises Very meagro
descriptions arc given By the victims, and rht:
police are "scouring the town." but, as usual
In case OF any consequence, they are impoteTt-
| One poor devil has been arrested on ':sus-
pcion," aud d dozen or two more will perhaps
| De run in within the next twenty-four hours,
and, when they are all released, the case will be
! abandoned Us hnpeless. !!
Ae the northwest corner of Western 'Anu
Afcher avenues stands two-story frame build
ing, the upper portion Of which is unoceuriet,
but on the first floor Is the grocery and liquor
store OF
! THE LARSEY BROTHERS,
Inc place was for a long time kept bv John Nc
| 1aAerY, ne having given it up to the Larneys,
one OF whom was clerk in his employ, about q
year ago. The brothers, who are Young men.
have done u very good business, they having q
| large country trade, and gotten in considerable
cash IN the course Of . day. The money was
generally deposited in bank every other day,
but this week some bills had to be
paid, and the notes anu silver we're nut tu q
small safe in room back OF the store where the
"boys" slept: Including the receipts Of Fri
day, there WAS In the safe On the evening OF
| that day $3.50, and elso S5U or $50 worth Of
| postage stamps. No one in the store could hay,:
seen money put into the safe, but man stand
| ing in the yard could look in through the vim
dow at night after the days work was over, and
ooseF'e 'onn AaFneY taKe OUT the roll,' In
crease its size, and return It. This had evident
II been done, or else s.spotter' ~ on the watch
had observed that neither Of the brothers had
gone into the city for several days; otherwise
night would not have been selected bv the
burglars when there was such large sum to
be obtained 1t was the first time for long
period when such booty was securab}e, and
such another opportunity would hot, perhaps.
iH naye presented 1tself for r. months. Everything
| movements Of the brothers had been "piped
off," and as result there wasn't hitch, the
robbers getting their plnnder and escaping be-
fore an alarm could be given.
THE FIRST KNOWN or THEIR pprsFxcr
! was at },a,f.nose2 . in the rornjnr ..har, I,,,
Tarnnr wo1 ona,ana% tn NV ~ LILY, ':, ~ueu JUN
know. He eaw t,vo moetaJ ,e,, ~ a;1hn" s;,,s
Of the he mr.; fonr reuoVars o;lta "t htt.s
and was seized h. tha xgriste nn a. t hs sr'
nnttnr rero,rer coSe tn 1nhn,a Iu - ue n1s
eno,ha, ono ~ h;s Sosc eor ~ ;. ~ noutn ano
remark. aKeen still. ~ iii h,onr @ +ha pseus haad
OF You." A third, who had doubtless
been in the hands of policeman. drew a billy,
this time the other brother, Matthew, was
awake, but be took more sensible view OF the.
situation, and allowed his head to be covered
with the bed-clothes. John, on the other hand,
ance, until convinced that he was really in
daDTer OF being killed. One of the thieves
tore sheet into strips, nnd, With the assistance
OF his associates, tied the legs of the brothers
together and put, gags in their mouths Then
q mir -, g uhrace1ats ;, ha,n.r o.+ - ~ ut,.r
- ~ ~ ~ b,.n1-s Tvh e5 r. , nats ~ us n1s
u ,,ato1 ss ~ ~ aen .ne otosdsfs were .has
the others looked under the niliows and - rot Ih,
safe key and Johns watch-a silver one worth
was also found, was small comnarutiye]T yai-
ueless thinr. and. when he acknowIedrs{, The
ownership, the rooher who picked it 10 said.
lit is The bows; let him keep it, Tie safe
was, then opencd, and the money
aud stamps secured. Having accom-
plishet their mission. the bnrriar; rcmove,1
the gaps, and. knoEinr the Iarnevs couli not
follow, quietly left the house by tlieir means Of
ingress. This was through the window Of an
unoccupfed room IN the rear Of the bedroom.
Tie lower sash was held down by an IRON bar
resting On the ton Of the frame md fastened to
the window frame Part OF light OF glass haa
been cut out, and the bar thrown aside. TINS
permitting the sash to be easily raised.
.s SOON As THEY wEnr corr.
..., ha,-;,,or f,a,,a ,oa.a 49, h.e.,,s .,.,
eaGn navn iau !oose' tn6 pEo.nets untle9
4eir iaos op1i s,nrte pnt - ~ 1nd ~ ;a
1aem Ia1 .sss, aaa staft5u ~ W. ~ uno an onlcer*
aey hsn1 iv o'l ett ~ tu et 'oh q o.; Aous oepot,
t ~" "ae oi;ao, set s a1'u enere
hrnle n. c,,;n wh;h ,;nIod tba, tora,ha hnu
Tso 91ohe se ctain n WI, mmcu .neG aen toee.ner.
.n nne oIeef tha naa sesm t ~ copes not, nc
sta..od Ma5 ~ into oepu t1a U ~. Aafngss a1;,.
etaa - NY ue G1sy ~ ENe
no.1ce u WIZ ule 1noosly ~ snH neer Gseeet sto
n noL: nnsn Wy +1a ,eas 'Ag ao.a n',s .olgenan
1alhe. et ao tnsIa' &c 80" esta1 lucy Gacn @ IND
on pa1s u nanocuu' ana 'l1'aelnm" taat tneJ
"efe -
1scArEp coN'Aets
ne soobied them: But they explained the situa-
the station. Here, with the assistance Of OK
the bracelets we're cut off with cold caisel
Johu's head having been badly cut
by. the "bliy," DR.. T. s. Bidwel was