Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-02
YOU WILL KNOW HIMBYHIS NOSE
Will,,m ID. Blglow's Raid on the Grand Bo-
tel Safe.

New York T!mcs.l
Eighteen months ago n young man who
gave hisname rs William u. Biglow walked
into the Grand Union Hotel and asked
Manager Garrison for employment. There
was much 10 recommend William. Orgi-
nally. he had been blonde. But most
OF his capillary adornment having gone
the way Of time his head presented
glossy cxpansc OF pink-tinged cpl
dcrmis. His face was OF the Skm-milk
order. and his eyes were OF an uncer-
tain blue, as though the cOloring matter
had suddenly given out. williams nose
would have st once given him away had II
not been for his meek eyes and the pathetic
turn Of his lower lip, which seemed to at
test that be know no guile. The nose was
the prominent feature OF Williams face.
II was boiled lobster in color, mammoth in
size, and OF the shape OF 4 long-stommed
courd, gnarled like an oak. II spoke elO-
Quenty OF Dilk tempered with gin, Of
wine, women, and sOng-only the calf-liks
eyes said that such could never have been.
william had been at French's Hotel and
the New York Hotel as generatutllity man.
and his references being satisfactory. he
was engaged at the Grand Union As night
Waterman.
Punctualty was one OF Williams chief
virtues. TO the second Of the appointed
hour he was on duty. Grandfather's clock
was not more punctual than he in tbs
smallest appointments, and to tell him to
do a certain thing at certain hour was 70
have it done ~ that hour, and no need OF
Worrying Guests often wondered why
such quiet, gentlemanly man As William
should be so low down on the ladder rs
night-watchman. A few phlanthrOpists
who stopped TO talk with him advised him
TO soar higher-hc had ability, education,
and ali that. so why act as nIght-wstchman
longer, In the eyes OF Manager Garrison
he found favor for his many good traits.
His honesty was several times put TO thS
test, and be was not found wanting. He
was entrusted with the care OF rooms con-
tanning yauablcS VIXEN the owners were
absent, and was always faithful TO the
trusts.
Ten months ago William was promoted
tospl.ce in the StOrc-rOom. Then he was
further advanced As cashier 81 the lunch
counter, with a salary OF S45 month. be-
sides hoard. room, and washing. When
summer came.and the diamond-entrenched
clerks started Off for vacations, William
was put in AZ night clerk temporarily. He
v,nt on duty at II o'clock and was OF at
in the morning. 1t was his duty, il the
cash was not all in from the restaurant,
cdff, and bar when the regular night clerk
retired at midnight, 10 place it in the safe
and close and lock the same, though the
night clerk himself was supposed to dothis.
This money was tJrned in on Monday
ujpht in eight Tin boxes locked by the sew
er,I cn,hiers. the cashier OF the hotel haV-
inc the duplicate keys. The sum sggre-
gated sS90I9. william pretended 10 lock
ia = safe after tho boxes were pliced within
II. but lie didn't. About $50 O'Clock he
sent the call-bOvs and watchmen here ana
there about the house, opened tie safe,
and took out tho boxes, aud put them IN
the private Office In the rear. At l.3)
O'Clock he took them under his arm. ul-
locked the rear door Of the billiard'Toom,
quietly walked ont. and was seen no more.
Aitcr all. William, the hotel people are
led 10 believe, was about as supplemented
fellow AZ he looked. \ package ~ 800
/ in lin, Lv the side q the boxes taken was
NOT touched, and about $1,000 in cash IN
anctLcr U9Tt Of tie safe was lett, Is well a
+ some 1000 worth Of icwelry deposited
there icr saic-koeWng. william seems NOT
20 have read the papers OF late an seen
what clean sweeps . en- oil his isk were
making. All he wanted, apparently,
was the {S9S. i9--nOt penny more nor
p.rnv le,s. The receipts daily, accepting
Mondays, at the Grand Union, are usually
~ GOO or Sl,sO0. Had william selected
smother night for his robbery he would
have at least doubled his "swag.' Big
low. home IS at Fort Plain. He IS nm
married. Manager Garrison expressed
belief last night that William was within
fen blocks Of the hotel. Detectives have
the case in charge sud his speedy arrest l.
expected,
"He can't never get away with that nos'
Of bIs'n," said Waterman At the hotel las
night. "wby, Lord bless you, anyood!
could tell that mile of, Just take aslap
pin big lobster, bile it, take one OF IN
claws, and if Ms big enough claw. that
BiRlow's nose to a DOT The police ar
working the nose scent.