The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-19
BURGLARY At GRuFIN.
Two Crscksmen Blow Open a Safe
and Get $50 and a cold Chain.


Two Crscksmen Blow Open a Safe
and Get $40 and cold Chain.
GRIFFIN. Ga, Jan. ls.-Professional safe
blowers paid Griffin call some time dur
ing last night. Their job was neatly exc
cuted, but they were poorly rewarded for
their trouble, though they thought they
were going to make a good haul When E.
w Dale, salesman for r. 2. McWilliatns &
Son, opened the front doors Of the store
this morning and went back to the Office he
discoveredkhe safe door wide open, a guam
tity OF plaster Of paris and alum scattered
around, and knew in an instant that the
safe had been robbed. He quietly closed
the doors, went to J. ". McWilliams
and reported the matter. Mr.. McWilliams
remembered two suspicious-loOkiDg men
hanging around the store Saturday, and is
convinced that they are the robbers in fact
he told MS bookkeeper Saturday that he
was satisfied they were safe blowers They
took In the whole town, visiting very nearly
every store. but made McWilliams & Sons
place Of rendezvous. Going into the
office one OF them asked for a postal card,
while the other wanted a sheet of paper.
Ihey were evidently taking a note OF Mr..
McWilliams' cash receipts, and wanted to
relieve him Of the trouble Of counting his
cash balance this morning by putting it in
their pockets.
THE MONEY SENT TO BANK
They we're away from the store. however,
about O'Clock, else they would have seen
that Mr.. McWiIhams sent TO the hank for
deposit something like 81, 600, all the cash on
hand except some change. Mr.. Nc Williams
describes them as follows: One was a large
man, about feet 10, very dark skin,
black eyes, black mustache, full, round face
with a prominent nose. He wore a suit Of
blue clothes, with a sack coat The other
was also large man, with a rough face as
II marked BY smallpox. high cheek bones,
prominent nose and req mustache
he had the appearance of being a stock
dealer and claimed TO be one when asked
what his business was They smoke a
brogue, the former that peculiar 20 the
western yankee and the latter a broken
Irish. Mr.. McWilliams says when the Sec
ond one came into the office he asked him
what his business was IN there, but he
evaded the answer by saying he was a mule
trader. To get the tools TO do their work
they broke open a tool chest belonging 20
j. h. Matthews, taking therefrom a ham
mer, brace, bit and chisel.
ENTERED BY THE REAR DOOR.
Their entrance to the store was effected
by prying open the back door. They care
IulIy placed all the papers, check books, cot.
ton receipts, ETC., from the safe on the desk.
showing that money was the only object of
their search, but if they find out they left a
$2-blll IN one of the check books they will
feel like kicking themselves. Every effort
possible will be made to capture them. Mr.
McWllliams has kept the wires hot to-day.
notifying every city in the country Of the
occurrence and giving good descrip-
lions OF them. IL is quite likely this
Is the same gang that operated in
Austell few nights since, and they may
be heard from somewhere below here to-
morrow. The loss Of Messrs McWiiliams is
about S2O cash, a safe valued at 800 and a
ladies' fine watch chain, making a total of
$l6O. 1t Is a small loss compared to what il
would have been but for the suspicious of
the junior member Of the firm.