The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-04
BOLD BURGLARS.
a Brace of Burglars Bind and Gag a
BOOk-Keeper and Compel Him TO
Open His Safe.

Sunday morning about o'clock one of
the most daring robberies ever committed in
this city was perpetrS,ed. The office Of MIR.
d. B. Heller state agent for McCormick's
Harvesting Machine company, No ll3
Austin street, between Main and Elm streets,
was entered by two masked men, who gagged
Mr.. +. d. Sticks, who slept in the Office and
bound his hands almost before he could
realize his situation. They crsmmed linen
handkerchief into bis mouth, and placing q
stick across it tied il with heavy Irvine so So
to prevent his making noise. His hands were
crossed and tied Of the wrist so rs 10 give
him free use Of his fingers Having per.
formed this much of the work, the two held
a consultation rs to the best means Of getting
into the safe. They had q lot Of burglar
tools that they had brought along, and one
of them was in favor OF boring into the
safe, but tho other objected to it, remarking,
ut will take too long to got IN that way, so
we will make him open It, for am certain
! no knows tie combination" Mr.. Shick
shook his head to inform them that be
did not know IL. They told him that was
too thin, and asked him if he
was going to do it, and again he shook his
| head. One Of the men then pulled out a
dirk and placing the point Of it on Mr.
Shick's neck, asked him once more if he
was going to open up, the same tine swearing
thst he would cuthis throat ifhe did not do so,
with au injunction 10 DO in hurry about it.
Mr.. Shick felt the cold shiyers running over
him and he nodded his head most vigorously
TO give them TO understand that his mind had
| undergone great change on the
subject, and the work Of unlocking
IL was at once begun. They
were kind enough to throw bulls eye
from dark lantern they had on the com6i-
nation 20 Gs to enable him to plainly see
it, When ho had gotten the com,
bnation he uodde3, and one of thom turning
Tho Aaob tho door swung open, They then
went through his pants pockets and secured
| the key TO the cash drawer, from which they
! took faction over $500 in silver aud cur
rehcY. There vgr1 about $500 in OK
change, bot after parleying awhile
iboy greed DO leave it. THEW then
tool, Mr. Saick and tied his bands
and feet FIST 30 tla four corners of the bed.
aud picking up thoir kit Of tools coolly
walked out. Before leaving one of them
r.'.' '...t.a'.N |'.'iN..'l.N NNtE AIillf lNhnLl
ho suffered very much from tho cold before
hi5 condition was discovered Goth men
were neatly dressed in what Mr.. Shck took
TO ba dark colorod suits, and both had
baDdlvrahi1s tied arougd thor faces
just below the eyes. Ho was dis
covered tho next morning by o young
man who rooms over tie Office who
On coming down about o o'clock Chat morn
ing saw him through the window, when he
r1ieaaed him. The burglars effected an en-.
trance by cutting on the front door, and
succeed i in unlocking the pass lock by
meaus Of small wire. The door between
tho front room and the rear flee where
thor victim was sleeping was not locked.
Mr. Haoer is al presen. in Chicago on bust
ness, and Mr. Shiek had charge of tho Of
flee during his absence