Smyrna times., 1892-03-16
Six Safes Robbed.
BOLD CRACKSMEN GET AWAY FROM
MILFORD WITH OVER 81 600.

BOLD CRACKSMEN GET AWAY FROM
MILFORD WITH OVER 81 900.
Bold burglars Sunday night quietly
blew open six safes in Milford and |
made off with upwards of 81 900.
The burglaries were not discovered
until the several business places were
opened Monday morning. Among the
first to make the announcement was |
the agent of the Delaware, Maryland |
and Virginia Railroad, at whose sta |
ton the safe had been blown open and |
robbed Of $40 Following this intelli- |
gence came the news that five other |
safes had been blown open and rifed. |
Excitement ran high and by 8o'clock !
the station was surrounded by mob,
anxious to get glimpse of the daring
burglars But they had escaped
The biggest haul of the safe crack
ers was at the large store of J f. HOl-
land, at the corner of South Walnut
and Front streets, where two safes
yielded $500. At the office of Hearn.
Powell 3 Adkins a small amount of
| specie was secured. Undertaken Pow.
ders, on North Front street, is out $50
in cash, and w. H. Davis, near Wal
nut street bridge, mOuras the loss of
800.
1t was not known whittier the rob-
bers had gone, but suspected they
were in the county to the north of
Milford. This proved to be correct, as
Monday evening four men went to
Wyoming and got their suppers, eat
ing enough for eight men, and also
had their boards shaved off. This
aroused suspicion and Constable Smith
of Camden, was notified of the event,
so he went over to Dover and apprised
detective HqtchiRs and constable
Lockerman, who went the depot to
await their arrival As was suspected,
the four men came to the depot on
the approach of the train, two pur-
chasing tickets, the other two getting
in the car.
HUtChins was advised to pounce
down on them tLen and there, but he
thought the cars a better place after
they had got we'll in motion, as they
could not run away, and this program
was attempted to be carried out The
burglars on being notified that they
were prisoners of the three men as
officers of the law, drew their pistols
and commenced rapid firing, officer
Smith having a finger broken and a
bullet to graze both bis jaw aud shout
der, Some twelve to fourteen shots
were fred between the two parties
S the other officers escaping without in
jury. In the meantime two of the men
got to the platform and jumped
3 though the train was going at the rate
of about 35 miles an hour. The third
when about CheswOld, had got dowr
s to the lower step, looking up in thG
y meantime. when a shot from Smiths
e pistol either knocked him off Ol
r prompted him to jump. The fourth
d tOsk refuge IN The closet, and Just be
fore reaching Clay .On jumped from tn,
a window. Between ten and clever
a o'clock in the morning an employ,
d who was down at lower switch hearC
groaning coming from a bunch of fod
o der at Wright's brick yard.
s He went for Cons able BOggs, whC
found the mRp in great pain with I
IS hole 10 his breast where a bullet hat
It entered during the fvsilade, aud mos
perished by the cold. Probing faile,
r to find the bullet aud he was sent t.
le Dover Jail on the noon train. He CAV
If the name of James Burns. and wa.
known to several persons as bas
y ball player. The others up to thi
D, date have not been heard from. Tn
'e man carried from Clayton to Dover
(. yesterday, died last night.