Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-12-13
WANTED BULLION.
AN ATTEMPT TO BURGLARIzE THE
COURT HOUSE.
Blennerhasset's Bullets Failed to Stop
the Bulgarian Exciting Episode.
Evidently Well Prepared Attempt.

The sheriff g officers and the police
detectives were hard at work all day
yesterday in search for the man who
entered the court house at 2 o'clock
yesterday and beat a hasty retreat I'M
der fire from Captain Blennerhasset's
pistol, but they did not succeed in dis
covering any trace of the bold individual,
who evidently had designs on the safe
which stands in the room where the
criminal records are kept.
The HERALD published the story OF
the attempted burglary exclusively
J yesterday morning, and the affair was
a favorite subject of conversation about
the court house, while the hole which
was made in the glass by the ball from
the captains pistol was viewed by
nearly every visitor to the big building,
There is not the slightest doubt in
the minds of the officers that the fellow
intended to crack the safe in which the
valuable exhibits in criminal cases are
kept until they are required as evidence
in the courts, and number of people
hold to the theory that the prower was
a pal OF Mckay, the cathedral burglar,
and was after the bullion which that
expert craftsman had when arrested,
am. which was filed as evidence against
him.
Several days ago Deputy County Clerk
Bayley received the two bars OF silver
from the clerk of Justice Ovens court
and placed them in tin box which was
also found among McKay's effects.
After labelling the box il was placed in
the safe in what is known as the crimi-
nal room on the lower floor of the court
house,
As County Clerk Ward was passing
along the hallway Friday afternoon,
Bayley called out to him: "Have you
seen the bullion we got from the cathe
dral burglar" Mr.. Ward replied in
the negative and asked Bayley where it
was. The latter led they way to the
criminal record room, which is just to
the right OF the Temple street entrance,
and went to the safe, which he opened
and exhibited the contents to Mr..
Ward.
While the two gentlemen were talking
in the corridor, man, who had been
noticed hanging about for some time,
edged up to them and, when they en-
tered the record room, the fellow fol-
lowed. Mr.. Wards suspicion was
aroused and he took a survey of the in
quisitive individual and finally re-
marked to Bayley: 'That fellow looks
like rascal, and while may be mis-
taken, you had better take the stuff up
stairs and place it in the big SAFE" Mr..
Bayley did so, and had the fellow sue
ceeded in getting in the safe, if that was
his purpose, he would have secured very
little for his trouble.
AS anNeXtra precaution, Mr.. Ward
left noueNior Captain Blennerhasset to
be on the lookout, and detailing the in
cident of the afternoon. The captain
posted himself in an alcove about
twenty five feet from the door, and
about 2 O'Clock the door swung open
and man stepped inside. The captain
instantly raised his gun and fired, and
the fellow banged the door and dis
appeared. The pistol cracked second
time, but neither shot hit the fellow,
and when the captain reached the door
no one was in sight. The door at the
opposite end of the corridor was also
unlocked, and as the captain is the only
person who carries keys to the doors,
the would be burglar must have opened
the door at the south end of the build
ing before tatkling the north door, so
that he might have double chance of
escape.
The police have good description of
the fellow, and hope to land him.