Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-09
CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
Bold Robbery in a San Francisco
Theater.
IDAHO LEGISLATURE CONyENES.
Motion for New Trial in the Blythe
Will Case-News from the
Orient.
IDAHO LEGISLATURE CoNyENEs.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE aEcoRD-usIos.l
BOLD ROBBERY.
A San Francisco Theater cafe Relieved
of $1,000.

SAN FRANCISCO, December sth.-Last night
the safe in the Wigwam Gheater, at the corner
of Stockton and Geary streets, was robbed of
$500. Three men bound the Waterman 10
post N the middle of the theater and then
went and hammered opt n the steel money
chest, took out the coin and some stage iewelry
of more or less value, and made their escape.
The matter was reported to Captain Lees this
morning and detective Ben B0hen is now try
ing to find out the robbers. From the facts at
present in The hands of the police, it would
seem that the men attended the performance
last night, and when the audience left the
theater they hid behind the benches and chairs
in the gallery. After everyone had gone away
except the Waterman, shout ! O'Clock they
went quietly down to the ground fioor. and
before The Waterman had time to think he was
seized on either side and gag forced into his
mouth. The muzz e OF pistol, held in IN
pleasant proximity to mis- head, reduced him to
compete submission. He made no resistance
as he was led to post in the center of the large
auditorium, and the burglars had no trouble in
binding him securely 10 the column. Then
they left him, with the injunction 70 remain
perfectly still if he valued his life. and went
over to the Office where the safe stands. They
tied up the handle with clothes, ETC. so that
the blows struck on il would be muffled, ana
then pounded it off, punched the spindle
through to TIE inside and By means Of lock
picks worked the combination. Their work
stamped them as artists in their line and ex-
perienced crooks. 1t took but few minutes
for them TO secure the contents of the safe
Il 600 and some jewelry after which they babe
stage door from the inside and made their
escape.
The cracksmen showed that they were per.
fectly familiar with their business by selecting
sunday night as the time for their raid There
are ways two performances on that day, conse-
quentiy the amount of money in the safe was
uch'larger than on any other night.
The Waterman, after the departure of his IN
welcome visitors, turned his attention to getting
loose from his forced and painful bondage
Alter working away until about O'Clock this
morning he succeeded in freeing himself, and
hastened TO give the alarm TO the officers on the
peat: He was SO thoroughly frightened by the
burglars that he retains rather indistinct no.
ton of their appearance. Two of them. accord
ing TO description furnished the police, are
slightly below the medium size, one of the pair
being rather corpulent. The third man is taller
and weighs about $50 10 leo pounds.
detective Bohen was given the description of
the men this morning, and, after hearing the
Watohman's story, started ont TO find the men.
By the detective force the cracksmen are sup
posed to have recently arrived from the East,
and that this is their lrst big lob II is
pretty safe 70 say that they viii avoid capture
Tor some time, at least, and there is likelihood
OF their paying visit to some other locality in
day or two.