Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-19
A REWARD OF $4,000
For The Capture Of Phil.
lips. Me-, Burglars.
GOT AWAY WITH $4,000.
Wilbur's Office Wrecked bv the Blow
ing Up Of the Safe.

IHILLIPs he, Sept. l9.-Nothing has
occnrl "a los years go So strongly stir up
the ci 2tus ut .'di, .ps . the burglary of
w bu & &c 'e 1ic' and the Phillips and
Rang ~ g'ai Il zion. Since the first re-
port WI. out about Sl0, 900 worth Of notes
and other papers have been found among
the wreck and debris In Wilbur and Co.'S
office that were at first SUPPOSED TO be,
lost
Frank III. Wilbur, the junior member
of the firm, now estimates their loss at
about s25, 600 Senator Wilbur, +. r. Tim
herlake and Superintendent Phillips OF the
Rangeley railroad took the train for Farm
,lgton, where the burglars are supposed
o have gone. The burglars stole IA hand
car belonging To the Sandy River railroad
aud rode as far az Strong, exchanging IL
there for another of lighter weight. They
St pp,d at Ru,sells mill, leaving the car
Oh the side track. Here they are supposed
20 have taken To the woods, or, possibly,
they were carried away by teams.
Among the Papers Lost
by Wilbur & Co are largr block OF
bonds OF the Somerset Railroad company,
stock Of the Peoples Trust company Of
anu .NOTlnWtsJcIH tltNatoi
stocks A petition has been started and
% men here have agreed To he responsible
for "A reward Of $1,000 TO re offered by the
town for the burglar arrest and convic-
tion.
The holes tlr ugh which the explosive
| and fuse we've entered were bored s of an
| inch in size in the top of the sale. A
| second hole was bored in the door of the
u in MT N
| pick the lock before resorting TO powder.
This safe was literally blown to pieces.
The door of the railroad safe was blown
| of. and the door of the office was blown
into the middle of the next room. The
| window was blown to atoms, and 10 feet
| Of the back side Of the building itself was
Set over Several Inches.
The whole town is talking about a
coarse looking man who was found Sun
day afternoon In a playhouse belonging
to some children of the Elmwood hD-l
| He was crouched under this shelter oH Of
| the rain. He is described as u heavily
| built man of dark complexion, wearing a
| mustache. blue coat vest and hat and
| light trousel Dr. +. S. johnson Of
| Farming~sI describes tnis fellow as one
| he saw on the train from Lewiston to
before the burglary there Thursday night.
The suspicious actions Of This fellow are
verified 10y Father Koran of Livcrmore,
who saw the man. lie was seen at Liver
more in company with An alleged drum
mer from Chicago. The drummer regis
tered at the hotel at Phillips Saturday
| night. He
| Carried a Case of samples
| and professcd TO represent one of the best
| firms in Chicago. He spent great part
| OF Sunday afternoon on the street in spite
OF the rain, and although the matter was
| frequently mentioned in his presence yes
terday, he was asked no questions what
ever, but took the first train out Of
| Phillips unmolested.
II Is the general belief here that this
man is an assistant of the burglar The
| drummer is about 5ft. Gin. tall, OF light COM
| plexion and thin features, wearing light
| clothes and a soft brown hat.
Jed Prescott of Pennington heard a
team passing his house very rapidly yes
terday morning, near where the handcar
was left,