Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-08
A BOLD BURGLARY.


 The Cracksman Cuts or The Alarm Wires. Wakes Up Everybody And Forces Them To Hand over Their ValuabIes.
 MILWAUKEE, May "A very bold burglary was committed at the residence of Charles Ray the millionaire, Prospect avenue this morning An experienced cracksman visited the house, cut all the telephone, tele graph and burglar alarm wires and then cut his way through the rear door. All the family plate was in the vault and could not be reached. After searching the lower part of the house the masked robber visited the servants quarters above and awakened two girls who were in the room. He held re- volver at their heads and made them go down stairs and call Mrs. Ray, telling her that they were sick. When Mrs. Ray opened the door the burglar told her if she uttered a word he would blow her brains out She was bidden to call her husband and did so. The burglar made the women stand in line under the penalty of death if they moved. When MT. Ray came down he was ordered to get all his cash and jewelry which he did, 
 Jewelry and money amounting to nearly $1 ,O0O was handed over to the robber which he pecketed and then made MT. Ray escort him to the front door and let him out Then the alarm was raised, but the thief had taken the three o'clock train for Chicago and escaped. Officers have gone to Chicago in search of the robber. No desc1ip ton of him can be given except that he was of medium size and strongly built and that large black mask covered his face. He told each one that if they made the least noise they would be shot down like dog. While Mir. Ray was going through his pocket to get his valuables and money a little daughter who was sleeping in the same room quietly left her bed and gathered her own jeweIry and returning to her bed safely placed it under her pillow. This was the only iewelry in the house not locked up that escaped. It is said that the loss is much heavier than reported. MT. Ray is well known in Chicago where he has a branch commission house. His residence is "bur- glar proof and the finest in Milwaukee. A Grave Robbery in New. Hampshire. ASHLAND, N. H., May This town is l tremendously excited over a grave robbery l which has just come to light. On Septem- l Der 2, 1884, Mrs Albert Wi1loughby, seven | ty-fye years old, who had been an invalid | for years, died and three days later her re- mains were inferred in the town cemetery ! a quarter of mile from the village. Her | husband immediately went to Lowell where | he spent the winter, returning to Ashland l three weeks ago. One of the first places he visited was his wifes grave. He was greatly 1 surprised to find that the surface of | the grave was entirely flat. When | he next visited the grave he found to his hor- i T.. IiIoTr l ground Pushing down a stick he could find no casket. To-day the grave was opened | and the coffin and body were missing. In the i bottom of the grave was found 8 lot of brush supposed to be put in to prevent the discov- l cry of the vandalism. It is thought the body l must have been stolen on the night of inter- | ment.
 1 Dentists on Spree.
 l CHICAGO, May 7.-B. A. Leggo and H. A. Parker two dentists, while spree early l this morning met t'Deafy" Morris, well ! known tough, in Tom Curley's saloon at 12O Fourth avenue. In dispute between them ! Leggo drew a revolver and fired two shots, 1 one ball taking effect in Morris leg. He was | taken to the County hospital where it was l thought by the physicians that the wound | would prove fatal. Leggo was arrested and l remanded without bail.
 A Shakers Momentous Marriage. P1TTsF1E1D, Mass, May 7.-The Shaker l brethren at Mt Lebanon where the ministry 1 and highest authority in the Shaker church is located have been notified that Elder 1 Thomas Smith has been married since June | last. The information was received with the greatest amazement. He was the head man of the Canaan family which was dissolved 6 year ago, the members being incorporated with other families, and was freely talked o1 as the successor of Elder F. W. Evans, who l is the Shaker Pope in authority. The bride l is Ola Whitcomb, formerly of the Canaan l Shakers, with whom she lived since girlhood. She is twenty-five years old and has been one of the best contributors in poetry and l prose to the Shaker magazine Elder 1 Evans is much discouraged by this apostasy l of Elder Thomas and says unless l recruits are received soon the Shaker order ! will become extinct. He is corresponding l with the leaders of the ''Beekmanite' fra l ternity, large number of whom are settled l in Alpena in Michigan, and expects theil wholesale adoption of the Shaker belief | which is very like their own, and they will l then become followers of Ann Lee and give some strength to the fast weakening Shaker l brotherhood.
 The Contract For Supplying Stamps. WASHINGTON, May 7.-The bureau of en 1 gravi1fg and printing and the National Bank Note company of New York are the two lowest bidders for the contract to supply postage stamps to the Postoffice depart ment. Both are making strong effort tc get the contract.
 Wealthy Farmers Crime.
 PARKERsBURG, w. Va, May 7.-On th'
 night of April 29 the barn of Nathan Hutch inson, very wealthy farmer living nea
 here, was burned to the ground with mucf grain and valuable machinery, the loss be
 ing $6 ,000 and insured in New York fo
 $25 GOO The insurance company made al investigation which resulted to-day in the ar rest of Hutchinson for arson. Hutchinson
 attempted to drown himself, but was pre- vented by the officers. His crime has ere
 ated great excitement.
 Funeral of vanderbilt's Widow.
 NEW YORK, May 7.-The funeral services
 over the remaius of Mrs. Vanderbilt, widow of the late Commodore Vanderbilt, tool
 place this morning at the Church of thu
 Strangers. The services were conducted by
 Bishop McTylere, president of the Vanderbil
 university at Nashville, the Rev. Dr. Deems
 and son, the Rev. w. F. Deems. The ser
 vices were brief and many leading citizens
 attended The interment was in the Mora
 vian cemetery at New Dorp, Staten Island
 beside the remains of her husband.
 THE PRESIDENT TOO SLOW.
 Democrats Who Want Him To Movt
 and Remove Faster.
 WASHINGTON, May 7.-The rumors of re
 cent quiet conferences of Democrats dissatis
 fled with the slowness of appointments O
 Democrats to offices was leading topi,
 here to day. Messrs Randall, Watterson
 Barnum and Smalley of the National com
 mittee and Mir. Manning are reported to b. 1 leading factors in these conferences and it il
 said that through the latter gentleman tht
 President is to be reached.
 Jub1Iant Prohibitienists.
 PORTLAND, Me-, May "A large meeting
 was held at the City Hall this morning tt