The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-18
A BOLD ROBBERY.
Three Hundred Dollars Stolen from q
Safe in Davsnport.

Three Hundred Dollars Stolen from a
Safe In Davenport.
This morning about o'clock informa-
ton was received at the Police headquar-
ters Davenport that robbery had been
com mitted in the Office of Messrs. Martin.
Murphy Il Lynch, Attorneys at Law of that
place. The particulars of the affair as
obtained are that Mr.. DE. DriscoL a
young man connected with the firm named
having been on:this side ofthe river. return
ed to the Office in Davenport about o'clock
in the evening for the purpose of writing
some letters. After writing some time he
had occasion to leave the Office and Oh
doing go he turned the gas down low.
When he returned he observed the door
slightly al jar and the gas out, but thought
little Of these circumstances as be deemed
it probable that some other young men
who were in the habit of coming to the
Office had been there. On entering and
turning to SHUT the door he was seized
from behind add pinioned. The door
was Immediately closed, and after few
preliminaries din light was obtained,
and with revolver pointed at bis head,
he was commanded to open the safe, aud
told if he made any attempt to give
an alarm his brains would be
blown out. Mr.. Driscell denied bis
ability to open the safe but the rob
bers insisted that they had seen him open
| it, aud further threats on his life being
| made he complied with the demand. La
the safe were some $500 in money which
they appropriated, and afterwards searched
Mr.. Driscoll from whom they took $40 10
cash and his watch. There were three
men concerned ia tbs affair. but only two
were said to have been inside, and wheu
Mr.. :Driscol was first seized handker-
chief was thrown over his head and he
was securely held so as not to have much
opportunity of Identification Having
obtained the money they bound Mr.. Drls
coll, fast and tied him to the safe, and
| also gagged him II make sure Of his re
naming quiet La this position he re
mained till seven O'Clock this morning
when he was discovered in an exhausted
condition Before leaving tbs robbers
threw the watch on the floor saying they did
not want to Gake his watch Mr.. Driscol
gave as good description of the men u,
| be could but says he could not sec theil
faces He described them however 81
best be could. as to siz3 aud voice. Ut
| to the present ~ traces OF the men have
been obtained, hat they are supposed tt
belong to Davenport The Grm of Martin
| Murphy & Lynch have been robbed fous
| times within the past three years. and tbs
matter looks as ii it had been premeditated
for some special reason. Another state
meut of the affair is that the money be-
ionged to Mr.. Driscoli's father and that,hs
only collected it the tame lay as the rob
berry was committed The bolines3 OF tx
robbery is much commented on and NJ
efforts will be spared to apprehend the of
tenders and bring them to justice.
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