The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-05-06
BOLD AND DARING ROBBERY.
THIEVES SECURE sl,7si.sO IN MoNEr-
Masked Men Compel DIR. Henry Hall no
Open the Safe at the StockstOre.


Hall at this place was robbed, tine
thieves securing about 81, 800. III
was the most daring robbery ever
committed in tins locality, and was
well-planned and successfully exc
cuted, leaving no clue behind aay
which the robbers could baiasEs5i-
fed or apprehended.
Mr.. Henry Hall, he&d elssat oe
the establishment, whosleepssat5ae
store, was aroused from his ,slu1n-
bers by some one calling hin19ioe-
tween the hours above mentioned,
Saying they wanted to- purchase
shrouding. Without hesitation or
doubt of the sincerity of the party
who wanted admittanee, Mr.. Hall
arose, dressed himself, and opened
the door. As he did SO two mask
ed men quickly stepped inside and
with drawn pistols commanded him
to open the iron safe. Mr.. Hall was
so taken by surprise and so COM
Epletely in their power thatheatence
did as they commanded him. One
Of the robbers kept him covered
with his pistol while his pal secur-
ed the booty, and without much
ado they backed out at the door,
covering their retreat with pistols.
,, When Mr.. Hall had partially re-
covered from the shock he ct once
aroused Mr.. G. w. Arnold, lat the
Arnold house, and Sheriff Flowers,
and they made a thorough search
for some trace of the robbers, but
without success.
The men we're masked, and be-
/ fore leaving they asked Mr.. Hall if
he recognized them, and he replied
] that he did not. But there is little
Q doubt in Mr.. Halls mind now that
+, if there had been the slightest evil
o dence of recognition on his part,
{ the two men would not have hest
g tated to put him ont of the way in
j order to avoid detection.
d One of the men, who was appar-
It entity the leader, did all thetalking
Q while his companion stood guard.
The stock company will not feel
o the loss greatly, as the bulk of the
E amount stolen had been deposited
by the following individuals forsafe
J. keeping: William Clayton, 500;
J. Lowry Holland, $40; Mrs. Laura
Hawley, $3.50; S. Lockhart, 1888. so;
Stephen Walker, SIS; other parties,
A. $54; Mcdaniel & Hall had $40 in
currency and some small change,
making a total of something over
I 81, 791.50.
% No one regrets the affair moro
= than Mr.. Hall, who has the SYM
= pathy Of the entire community, and
q under the circumstances no one
. would have been SO rash as to have
i refused to submit to the same meth
. DDS which compelled him to yield
y up the money to the two men.
= 1t is the belief with some who
l, have coupled the facts together,
- that the entrance made short
- time since at the front doorof the
= store was for the purpose of rob
y bing the safe, as nothing of value
~ has been missed, but that they were
= frightened away beforeaccomplish.
. ing anything, and had been bidinq
their time, watching for an oppor-
tunity to make sure Of the money
= Others are Of the opinion that the
reading of the will Of Mrs. Laurf
ID Hawley, recently deceased, which
rs referred to a certain sum of money
Oh deposited in the safe of Mechanic
EST & Hall melted the robbery. How
ia. ever, be this as it may, the robber!
: was well-planned and successful,
ew carried out apparently without.
N clue upon which to base an inves
am tigatien Of the robbery. There ha