The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-15
BOLD. RAp BuRoLARs
crack the Soulerset g. C'snlbria's Safe
and mold Up Bobby Harding
and William Gilbert Jr.

Crack the Somerset & Csnabria's safe
and mold Up Bobby" Harding
and Vvniann Gilbert Jr.
Shortly after midnight. Thursday. the Of
fee Of the Somerset S Cambria Railroad at
this place, was broken into by three mas sked
men TAo at once proceeded 10 search for
money aud other valu4bles. The safe was
blown open. or rather was blown 20 pieces
and It's contents. consisting OF tuhing
amount of small change was taken. The
express room was broken into and a
large number OF express packages were rip
ped 0ger and their contents, not being 81 lat
the burglars wanted. were strewn over the
d3or. Ia the baggage room were three
trunks. All Of which were broken open and
rIed Of whatever vas taogsht 20 be 0f val
ne. Oae Of them belonged TO Miss Mary
Patton. who had just returned from a visit
10 Ler brother Mr. T. L. Patton, at Chile
ci3lhe Ohio
The tools used were procured from the
Somerset Mechanical Works a short dis
tanoe from the 81 tor
During the time the maraude-7 were at
work Bobby Harding who ha5 been CALI
ing on his best girl. passed the station. Not
knowing their man the daring burglars held
mp Bobby and searched him in tie vain
hope Of finding slmetling valuable about
his person. Whether it was appointment
AZ not finding anything Of value or through
fear OF being bowed on that controlled
them can only be surmisei, bat Bobby
was taken 90 the Mechanical Works, where
he was securely bound hand and iJo,, with
wire. and left lying on the floor, where he
remained tili morning when be was released
10y Nr. Calvin Cunningham. an emp, oyee of
the Mechanical Works who had came 20
start the fire.
William Gilber. Jr, son of Policeman
Giltert, was returning from the merry go
round by way Of the railroad, and il was
just few minutes past j O'Clock when be
( passed tie station Tie masked men were
spparsn-ly after any and all game 10 be lad
and william Gilbert Jr., was promptly taken
into camp by Them ard his pockets gone
through IN the most approved manner. The
cut pat was si-6o ard q pen knife. They
also kindly relieved him Of q six umbrella
which he Carrying.
They took Gilbert with them into The
staten ana placed him in the office door
while they arranged Tor blowing open the
safe and when everything was ia readiness
1 placed Linn close to The safe and told him 10
watch IL so.
Then they took sll supposed yaluablcs
and Gilbert and went prcb2bly one hundred
aad Gily yards south OF the station, where
/ they examined the papers and what they
had taken oai Of the safe They then took
4 Gilbert to the Mechanical Works whore they
had taken iing. but % a separate room,
/ and fastened him to lathe, where he Te-
NAMED untu 90 o'clock in tie morning
when be succeeded in releasing bimsei
after which he repaired to The house o
I Agent B4umau, who lives close 10 the station
and told him about the safe having been
blown open. TIE agent said the safe was
/ not locked when he lsfl the station the
evening before and must therefore have
inviting = been locked By the burglars
while trying the combination.
Twas a big nights work but the remnner.
alton was small. Besides what they took
/ from Gilbert the only articles missed by
Agent Baumsn were two watches that wer'
in the sale, new black suit Of clothes and
tgo reyolvez.
The same night, and il Is supposed By Tie
same psr,ie~, the office in Roiiz's grist mil
WIS broken into and some small change
taken from the cash drawer in the safe. The
safe door was unlocked and q card was stuck
on it announcing the fact
The following morning Constable Dupont
Of Rockwood, came to Somerset with thre'
rather tough looking customers in ehaTg'
whom be bad arrested on suspicion, Hand
ing and Gilbert failed TO identity them anS
l hey we're discharged.