The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-29
| NEGROES BIG STEAL.
4 Bold Robbery Committed in Broad
Daylight.

A Negro Sneak Thief Opens a Cabinet
Belonging to Hrs. Sarah G. Walden,
and Gets Away With a Lot Of Valua-
BILE Jswelry and About Sl5o-Lef5
Els Shoes in the Hall and sneaked
Away-sam, the Only Name by
Which 1Ers. Walden Knew Him-He
Was Employed in Cleaning the Stair
case, and in Some Way Procured the
Key TO the Cabinet.
one OF The coolest and most daring
robberies that has been committed in Sa-
vannah in some time was discovered yes
terday morning about an hour after it
took place, but TOO late to conveniently
lay hands on the thief
The robbery occurred at the residence
of Mrs. Sarah G. Walden, at Bull and
Jones streets, and from all accounts was
The act of a regular and well versed sneak
thief The theft was committed by a
negro who was employed by Mrs. Walden
TO do some work around the house, and it
was about o'clock in broad
daylight that he left his
employment for something which he
thought would be more lucrative, and
such proved to be the case, should he by
any chance escape the clutches OF the
law, for when he left he mad diamonds,
vaiuab Bile jewe]ry, and about $3.50 in money
on his person.
low 1T WAS DONE.
The negro was doing some work about
the house at the time, being employed in
cleaning the staircase. After ne dis
covered that everybody was ont Of the
way ne quietly removed his shoes and left
them standing in the hall where he had
been working, ana quietly sueaked up to
Mrs. Walden's room.
In some way or other he had obtained
key TO her peculiarly constructed ca binet,
ia which were deposited nearly all her
valua bles. The cabinet is so constructed
that when one drawer is unlocked it I'M
locks and releases all the others
The negro opened it and took nearly
everything inside. Among other things
hesecured an old ladies' gold watch which
was a family treasure with Mrs. Walden,
pair of valuable diamond earrings, Sl25
in currency, $50 in gold ana several dollars
In silver, besides a lot OF valuable iewelry
some OF which had been in Mrs. Walden's
family for some time, and which was
highly priced by her. The thief then
made good his escape, leaving his shoes
standing in the nall where ne had taken
them of
FEW CLEWS TO HIS IDENTITY.
The necro's name is not known. Mrs.
Walden reported the matter to the au-
thorities as soon as she had discovered
what had been done, but it was evidently
some time after the steal had taken place.
She had neglected to ask the negro his
full name, and only knew him by the
name of sam. sam, as he called
himself, was a chunky dark negro
OF medium hight about Is years Of age,
and but little else IS known about him. 1t
is hardly probable, however, that he
viii get far away.
This is one Of the boldest steals that has
occurred in the city in some time, and
Mrs Walden was dumbfounded when she
saw how it had been done II was a mys-
terry as 10 how he obtained possession of
the key to Che cabinet, but there is little
doubt but that the negro mentioned was
the guilty party, as he slipped out shortly
after the robbery occurred and left his
shoes in the hall where he had taken
them of. The sneak-thief business in
Savannah seems to have been very little
abated.