The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-18
BOLD SAFE ROBBERY.
TnE 3. . Q. gIeKET ogEIoE sATa
blown open aad Rla.d-Aboa. $40 secured
y,hO rhls,s.-rhs Parties seen Before
and After the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
As to Who the burglars are.

Yesterday morning, some time between
midnight and four o'clock, and most prob.
ably between three and four, one of the
slickest burgIariea perpetrated here for a
long time was executed at the Baltimore
d Ohio passenger depot, on Fourteenth
street. The outer door OF the depot is
always locked at night, and several em.
ployes OF the company, including Mr..
Burke, the ticket agent, sleep in the Sec
ond story Of the building. In addition 10
this, a nightTatchman ia always pstfolliDg
the Company's premises, including the
freight and passenger depots and yards.
As precaution against detection and
capture, the burglars before commencing
operations cut the telephone wire connect
| ing with the telephone III the Baltimore 4
Ohio Office, and also the one leading to the
city building, 30 that had they been heard
or seen, 1t would have required some time
TO send an alarm 10 police headquarters
The outer door ottha passenger hall was
unlocked, aud after the thieves were In
side, was IeIocked. When, about half
past two o'clock, the company's watchman
passed the building, he tried the door
and finding it locked, as usual, continued
his rounds. The door communicating be-
tween the passenger hall and the tcket
office was forced open by means OF heavy
chisel used as a jimmy. The marks OF the
chisel wero very plain, and the tool
which, with smaller chisel aud drill
brace, were left in the Office by the thieves
fit the mark nicely.
The safe door was then drilled, powder
rammpd in the opening, and the charg'
exploded, iarring the safe door open. Th'
contents were examined, and all tbt
money taken. Just what the amount
secured was could not bs definitely learn
ed. Captain Devriss told an ISTELLIGES
GER reporter in the afternoon that he die
not think 1t would reacb $l5O. 1t wa
stated by other officials Of the company
earlier in the day that 1t was $500 or $500
Including $50 belonging 70 Agent Burke
personally. Last night it was stated OIL
pretty reliable authority that the theiyei
got over $40.
The noise Of the explosion was no
heard by any OF the three gentlemen
sleeping upst0irs, nor by tho Waterman
The robbers in departing locked the outer
door after than, aud ii was not until
O'clock that the robbery was discovered
Then Waterman Thompson entered tbs
depot and noticed that tho ticket Office
door was open. He entered and found the
room yet full OF smoke. He raised the
alarm, and an effort was made to telephone
to police headquarters, but the wire being
cut this was useless.
The fact that the police Office telephone
was disconnected was frat noticed about
o'clock, when the officers on night duty
are required to report. No report being
received Officer Barum attempted 10 cal
up the Central, but could not.
Three men believed to bs the thieves
rowed up from below the creek in skid
about 8 o'clock Wednesday night anc
landing at the foot OF Fink street, on tbt
Island, beached their skif and left it.
The same three men left the wharf in {
Rkif some time before o'clock yesterday
morning. One OF them was tall, and the
others Of, medium height or less. 0at
wore white hat, but whether straw, fell
or linen Is not known.
There Is suspicion that Wheeling mer
were interested. A little small change
and a tin box taken fruin the safe were
found yesterday morning in the lumber
yard near Hubbard's saw mill, on the
creek bank. This would argue that somi
OF the local gang who are used to rendez
vousing there were Implicated in the rob
befy. ~