Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-08
Mysterious Burglary and Safe Rob.
bery,
A es1RK "BuCKED" AND GAGGED.

A Gs1RK "BUCKBD" AND GAGGED.
Lieutenant Kelly, of the central station. on
10th street, was called upon little after o'cIk
this morning by Mr.. n. Bunch, proprietor of
the wholesale paper warehouse No. 3l4 sth
stfee!, DelWeen Louisiana avenue and d street.
ana INFORMED that the safe of his store had
Oeen rOooed last night by burglars who had
entered IL and gagged and buckej mis- clerk
mnon ne had Just found on the floor nearly ex-
hausted The robbers had taken the keys to
me SAFE from his clerk. Edward H. Mote opened
tne Sale and taken from it tin box containing
ms Vaiuaoies, broken it open and taken from it
Two Missouri state bonds Of 81 600 each, two
district B s5 bonds of so each, 800 In cash. a
pOcket book containing $40 and Will OF Richard
sutton They had also taken, he said, $40 from
the clerks pocket and his silver watch and
chain. worth $. Mr.. bunch further stated
that when he ard his driver arrived at the store
this morning they found the door a1ar and
DafTei OF Dali twfne rolled against IL from the in
size. They pushed 1t aside and entered, when
they found the clerk lying near the stove in the
rear OF the store 'bucked' and gagged, the safe
door open In the counting room and the tin box
broken open. They at once cut the cords hold
Ing the gag and loosed the young mans arms
and legs.
THE POLICE AT WORK.
Inc lieutenant and one OF his men went at
once 70 the store and found things as described
by BIZ. Bunch The clerk appeared exhausted
ana his physician, DIR. Bowen, was sent for,
lpled, no marks OF violence being found upon
Elm. The gag was evidently made lie the store.
as IL was simply Hnen-bOund catalogue OF
blank books rolled up Close with the cord which
held it In his mouth tied to each end His hands
were tied firmly to his sides, and his lers also
ued VITA grass-rope or heavy cord. and he was
slretcheo on the foer near the office door.
THE CLERKS STATEMENT.
Inc statement OF Mote Is that Just before he
closed the store last nights minutes to !
Ocioct--he was sitting in the Office in the rear
engaged In reading. He thought he heard some
one enter the front door, and was about to go
out, when he was seized by two men by the
s IN and thrown down and tied as described.
No otner violence was used, and the men took
inc safe Key, opened 1t, and finding the tin box
tfsCy tore and wrenched it open with the iron
p9Ie, ana no. after stripping him of his money and
aoout : O'Clock last night and being utterly
helpless either to raise himself or make any
aafn, ne Lay there all night part OF the time in
the clerk to police headquarters and reported all
the facts as above.
THEORY OF THE DETECTIVES
,, me Ease was taken charge OF by Detectives
Miller and McElfreSh, who have given the store
ana the clerk thorough oyerhauling. ana from
an they can gather OF the situation OF Things in
the ware house and the statements made by the
CieIk, they De1cVe the clerk knows more abour
II man any one, and that he mag have had a
confederate. "
The statements made by him this morning
ABOUT lOoSfDg his watch We're very confiictinT
After asserting that his watch was taken from
him. the officers made search of his person an |
found MS watch In his OVercOat pocket with the
crystal broken and fallen out.
In searching the store OF Mr. Bunch. portions
OF the crytal was found On the floor near where
the clerk was found this morning. on the floor
near near the rear window, where the men made
thelr exit was found quite large number of
small silver coins which the robbers had
cropped in their fight. These were picked no
Dy The cticefs and returned to Mr. Bunch The
rear Wlhd0W opening 10 the alley was found
raised ana the shutters swung to a close
m FURTHER STATEMENTS OF THE CLERK.
49,, me clerk, Note states that ne cannot tell
whether the men were white or coiored. nor
Wnethef or not they had masks on their faces.
he only knows that While sitting at the desk
Ieadlng, and Just as he was about to get up
10 look out towards the front door he was seized
cy me neck and something thrown over his
head and the gag put in his mouth. He could
uidke no resistance, as the men were large and
Slrong, and he had no power to call for assist
aDce.
WHAT Mr.. BUNCH SAYS
=, MI. Bunch states that The clerk has been in
HIS employ ABOUT one year, anu he has the Ut
most confidence in him. having trusted him
with as high as 1900, sending him to RaIti-
more with 1t, and he had always found him
perfectly correct in his dealings with him 10
is native OF Delaware, and further than this
he has not much knowledge Of his history.
MI. Bunch has been in business at this place
about I'VE weeks, having purchased the proper
y, ana removed his goods from eth ST., where
ne formerly transacted his business. His store
contains very large stock OF Wrapptng ana
printing lh papea piles OF it being laid up in tiers
OohANSAAiiiS
Office in the rear where the scenes above de-
scflped We're transacted, from observation at the
mont portion or the building
OFFICER HARLOW
VINO is on duty on this beat, states that he
passed the store frequently last night and
everything was quiet as usual. He heard NOT a
sound of anything unusual. but noticed a IJpht
IN the ONCE. as had usually been the case since
MI Mr. Bunchs occupancy. The police all think
me roDOery was committed by Mote, and he is
held at police headquarters for further devotion.
mentS; The will mentioned above was sub3e-
quently found by Mr.. Bunch among the loose
papers thrown ABOUT his safe. The police are
sun busy investigating The case.
Ihe opinion of the police is that Mote has a
confederate, but so far he has made no acknow-
ltugementS. He is held at headquarters until
tne missing articles can be found or some clue
obtained as to what has become of them