The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-06-24
DYNAMITE DISCOVERED.


'idrs Wo Mysterious Bottles Of Liquids.
burglar Fools, eic.
Dallas Herald, Juno g.,
Yesterday morning force under the
supervision of Captain w. G. Conner.
while clearing the old Christian church
ut the north end Of Austin street, pre-.
parotory to erecting n building for the
Headquarters Of the Dallas Electric
Light company, which has purchased
that property, came across lot of DIV.
mantle and two bottles with glass stop.
pers, containing fluid resembling in
color iodine, which is believed to he
nitro glycerine. Mr.. Conner knew that
the three large rolls in brown paper
Were dynamite and lifting them up and
tho two mysterious bottles with tender
care. he carried the articles of destruc-
ton to the office of Chief of Police Ar.
mold, whore they are now lying on the
iioor' They were inspected yesterday
! by number OF persons, who wore con-
tent with only glance, for they dared
not to touch them. The dynamite was
wrapped in brown paper and around all
three OF the rolls was newspaper dat
ing back to July LIST, 1881. They were
concealed beneath the floor of the build
ing. 1t was used as house for the
storage of oats by Thomas Field, and
the weight of the grain broke in the
iloo. Some three weeks ago while re-
moving this grain, Jimmy" and sew
eral other burglar tools were found and
the inference ia that the articles found
were used by the parties who attempt
ed to burglarize Adams 81 Leonard's
bank on the night of the 10Th of No
yember, 1881. A lot of fuse was found
with the dynamite of the make of that
discovered when the attempt was made
to rob the bank. Directly after this at
tempt three masks of false whiskers
wore found on Pacific avenue, between
tho bank and Schneider " Davis whole
sale grocery house, but the matter whs
kept quiet with the hope that the wear.
ers Of them might be ferreted out. The
tools found by Thomas Field were near
the spot whore the dynamite was found.
1t is tho belief of many that instead of
the find being the store of the parties
who attempted the robbery of the bank,
that 1t has recently been placed there
by parties who contemplated the rob-
berry of some bank in this city. No
worship has been held in the building
for the past two years, and it is made a
handy store house for bank burglars.
Some two months ago information was
given the banks here that several not
ed cracksmen were in the city, and for
them TO be on the alert. Guards were
employed and the police force did extra
duty for some time, yet after several
weeks mad elapsed and nothing OF u sus-
piciOus nature cume to their knowledge
1t became to be regarded as fslse
alarm ai,s ss2 si 6 6Ae AtAps& 66d get rne
worst of it. Later in the day, us the
work proceeded tearing up the old floor,
they came across something rolled up
in "A piece OF cotton, and unwrapping it
found pound of powder and large
piece of oil cloth, six by three feet, on
which was artistically painted the door
of bank vault. 1t was complete in
every respect, having tho gilt lines usu-
al TO such doors rs well as the nickel
knob aud combination lock, which were
complete in every respect and calculat'
ed at few PAGES to deceive the closest
observer so thorough is the imitation.
Along the edges of tho cloth are holes
to he used in stretching the cloth, and,
it is under cover of this imitation OF
this false vault door that these expert
enced crncksmen operate. They stretch
the cloth on frame work of wire, and
setting il few feet in front of the vault
do their work behind this screen which
the passer by mistakes for the Original
vault door. 1t is cute oontriyanc'
and shows the inventive shrewdness o
the bank burglar. Mr.. Conner took i
down to the Dallas lee company, wher'
it is now ON exhibition.