The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-20
Five Knights of the Jimmy Visit the
Keno Gamesters Bedroom
AND TAP THE SAFE FOR $4,000,
Graphic Account of the Tying, Gagging
and Riding by the Tall Man and
His Five Faithful Followers
The Gamblers Jailed.
THE DAYS CRIMINAL RECORD

gang OF safe burglars have been work
ing the town for some weeks in the best
style of the art, and this morning per-
petrated the most daring robbery on
record in San Antonio, securing $4,SOO
In cash. Col. Woods, of Denver, runs q
keno room on man plaza and has been
having big runs. 1t is the most public
part OF town, next door to an all night
saloon, within thirty yards of two other
saloons of like character. From ten to
thirty hacks are always on the plaza,
and 1t Is patrolled all night long by two
or three policemen and watchmen. AT
3a. m. three gamblers, who sleep in
the rooms, were awakened by
as masked man, who advanced
on them with pistol drawn, closely fol-
lowed by five others, also with masks
and pistols. The tall man, who seemed
to be the leader, addressed the sleepers
and told them not to move or he would
kill them. He ordered his men to close
the stove to keep out the light, and to
close up the lantern. The other men
! then fell TO work aud began tying the
which they produced from their pock-
cts. All of them wore overcoats and
slouch hats. One of the robbers was a
very small man with soft, small hands,
: and quick movements. This fact was
noticed by one of the men tied, named
Dick. After tying the men they
began hunting for the safe
keys, but could not find them. A brace
and bit, chisels and hammer were pro.
5 duced and they went to work to force
the safe. They worked quite while OF
/ this with little success and then moved
= the safe, with the aid of large wooden
wedge, to the back room, where they
bored two holes, one below the com
: bination and one on theright-hand edg,
Q of the combination. They then opened
!, the safe and extracted the drawers anC
began working on them with the chis
u els. They made great deal of noise
/ both in moving the safe and in hammer
}, ing, and the bound men We're in hope
q the noise would be heard from the stree
and the alarm given. No one sleeps Il
p the store and printing office below thi
o room, but the saloon Is kept open al
% night, next door to the book store.
very thick wall separates the tw
h buildings however, and this deadene
IS the noise. Dick says one of the me
- picked up shirt, as he came in, and re
marked: "Where are your diamonds
l. Don't you wear diamonds?" and tore th
l. shirt in two and tied one of the meI
Il named Little Tom. Gags were made Q
pieces of shirts, with large knots tied i
10 the middle, which were put i'm thei
II mouths, and another of bit of gree
cloth, which they must have picke
o up in the back room. Tn
Is manner in which the entranc
was effected was through res
OIL door, which communicates with bac
Of yard, into which all the buildings o
10 SOledsd street and main plaza on I'll
r north side converge, A stairway rur
1t up the back door, which was kel
rs locked aud double bolted. A pane
u glass near the top of the door WI
no broken, and man standing on bC
ar outside the door evidently thrust h
re arm through and unbolted and iorct
al open the door. Prints of a mans fe
es were on the box. After the robbel
ct was completed, the entire gang quickl
n, left, after seeing that the three me
rs whose names are Bill Miller, Little To
as and Dick, were securely fastened. A
m ter they we're gone, Miller loosened b
lie bonds, threw them off and libe
nd ated his fellows and an alar
was given. As soon as the officers we
90 notified of the robbery, the three M
lr. and one Il. Nj. Ward alias Halpin, we
nd placed in the city jail until the matt
s. Is sifted by Detective Hughes, who
ry workin on the case. The burglars !,
their tools, or part of them, consist
'as patent ratchet, u brace, bit, T.
1t broad Wheelwrlght's chisels, hea
ng stone-cutter's hammer, and q
ir. wooden wedge. These tools were Civ
rn, in charge of Capt. Hughes, who disco
cred Il private mark, "a. w." cut
lu- the brace and chisels. These W,
To, claimed this morning by a blacksm
named c. NJ. Wolcken, whose shop
nd ON South Flores street, near STU
ise berg's store. Mr.. Wolcken's sh
lu- was found broken open this mornl
and these tools, and q steel bit W
srk missing. Nothing was lost from
gambling house but the money in
'as, safe. The large pocket. book contain
the greenbacks was left. No Gig
\n- were taken, but an empty box '
but found in the back yard this morni
The faro and keno chips were found
,m- safe in their trays this morning.