Wichita eagle., 1888-06-22
A BEAVY ROBBERY.
a Kansas City Stock Man Done up for 81. 400
Yesterday Afternoon.

One of the largest robberies that has oc-
CURED in the city for some time was re-
ported Yesterday afternoon to the city and
county officials.
The victim is one Mulhallon, stock
dealer from Kansas City. He came down
to Wichita yesterday morning, having
upon his person 81 $50. and sometime dur
ing the day he was robbed of S1,400. the
thief generously leaving him the remainder
to commence business anew.
According to his own statement as made
he had but recently sold some property,
this money being the proceeds of the sale.
He came down here with it to purchase
some mnles, and went around to the
stables of the city after his arrival to see
if he could find any of these animal. Some
where in his rounds he and the man who
accompanied him from Kansas City,
fell in with several other men and they all
spent considerable time in the joints and
drinking places. One of the joints which
they visited was that in the Germania
house Here he became very much lntoxi-
Gated; in fact, almost unconscious of what
he was doing. Some one, he does not re-
member who took him while in this
condition out to a stable in.the rear of the
house, sat him down and told him to re-
main there. He fell asleep almost imme
diately, but how long he remained so he
could not remember; but when he awoke
he commenced to feel for his money. Some
one near by asked him what was the
trouble and he said that he had been
robbed of s1.400, $1,000 of which he
had in the inside pocket OF his
vest and s400 in his pants pocket. He
staggered up, still almost unconscious but
greatly sobered by the heavy loss he had
sustained and went to the police station
to report the theft. Judge Dixon was still
on the bench and when Mulhallon related
the story, Officer James Antrim searched
the mans pockets and found in his vest
pocket s190. ard in a hip pocket SO in bills
while in all his pockets were silver. This
money amounting in all to about s225
was given to Judge Dixon for safe keeping
From here be went to the Office of the
prosecuting attorney when he met City
Marshall Tom Mcnamara, Officer Bur
rows, and Chief Mcnamara, to
whom he re lated his loss and gave his
case for investigation.
There seems to be no doubt but that
Mulhallon had the money as he was seen
to have it and to be making an exhibition
of it by several persons One of the stable
men at Lonsnecker's said that he showed
him the money which was at the time in q
long pocket book; he told him to be careful
or he would be robbed, but hs appeared 10
pay little attention to the advice.
In the evening about o'clock boy rode
up TO the sheriffs Office. and dismounting,
called Sheriff Hays aside and told him Of
the robbery and such circumstances con-
nected Herewith as he was familiar with
He said that Mulhallon was his
Uncle and that he had reported the theft
TO him when he came over TO where they
were tenting, on the west side.
When Mulhallon WAS at the police
court he was accompanied by three men,
ene of whom came down with him from
Kansas City. This man whom he said was
his cousin, it appeared, was intoxicated.
or at least seemed TO be so early in the day.
The police are hard at work investigating
the matter. One arrest was made last