Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-10
ANoTHIn BOLD ROBBERY.
The eafe Of the Elm Grove Line Blowr
Omen ana el1O lakep.

Open ana sl7o taken.
The talk over tn safe robbery on the
whariboat has hardly died away before
another bold robbery is committed and
a safe blown open right in the heart OF
the city.
Yests rday morning when Sol. Pretty.
man, the stable man OF the Elm Grove
line at this end, went TO open the Com.
pany's Office on Sixteenth street, near
the State House, the first thing he saw
was that all the lamps Of the Office had
been placed on a bench, and coat OF
his an q drivers gum coat that had
been hanging in the office, lying on the
flo)r. glance toward the corner where
the safe was plainly indicated that
burglars had been at work. The door
was entirely blown of and the marks OF
powder could be seen and the same
smeled.
Prettyman Immediately informed
Secretary Butter, and then the police
were notified.
An investigation was then made. The
burglars had pried open the shutters OF
a window on the east side, near the
safe, and thus gained an entrance. The
safe is a medium sized Barnes safe with
a combination lock. A half inch hole
had been bored near the top Of the lock
and piece OF paper torn from calen.
dar to use as funnel in pouring the
powder in. A fuse had also been used.
The explosion must have been terrific;
the lock was blown all to pieces, the
outer plate OF the door blown away from
the part containing the cement, the
rivets being broken like tooth picks, the
outer plate was bent and the other part
fallen down. After the explosion the
burglars had again entered and torn out
the cash boxes, which contained about
$40. The books and desk were undis.
turbed.
Those who did the work were mn
doubleday professionals and watched
yesterdays big trade. Knowing that
the cash would not be deposited, they
surmised il must be in the safe. This
is the second time the company has
been robbed, the other time being about
three years ago, when an old safe with
a common lock was broken.
The robbery occurred about o'clock
in the morning as Sam Waltz, JAM.
tor in the Capitol, was awakened about
that time by the dull explosion, but
hearing no other noise did not investi-
gate further. Chief Eccles, who also
lives near, was awakened. Foreman
Healy, who was on watch at the Allan
tic house at the time, heard the noise,
and thinking some boiler had exploded
expected an alarm would be sent in. He
went out doors and was standing in the
shadow of telegraph pole when he
noticed some one coming up the railroad
track from Sixteenth street. The party
had almost reached Foil street when he
noticed Healy and suddenly turned and
walked back. When hall way between
Eotl and Chapline street lac uttered
low whistle which Was responded to by
some one. BY the dim moonli III,
Healy Jaw some one cross from towards
the Capitol, and together the two disap.
peared down Sixteenth street. While
thinking their actions were suspicious,
Healey did not suspect what they had
been doing and returned to the house.
These parties were undoubtly the burg
lars.
These two iobberies would lead one to
think that gang had struck the town,
and our blue coats now have chance
to distinguish themselves.