The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-27
THIEVES DARING WORK.
The Morning News Business Office
Broken Into and RalSaCked.

People at Work Above and Below,
While the Thieves Enter a Rear
Door, and Burst Open Drawers and
Desks-Evidently on a Search for
Money-Surprised at Their Work
They Make Exit Through the Back
Wayne Clsw as to Their Identity.
One Of the most daring burglaries
that has been committed in Savan-
nah in some time came to light early
yesterday morning when Superintendent
of Carriers Kenuard, Of the MORNING
News, entered the business Office at $3.50
clock a. 10. to give the carriers their
daily supply Of newspapers.
On entering the Office he heard a shut
fling around in the darkness, and, think
ing it was the mailing clerk, Mr.. Harris,
who had not left the ONCE, he called TO
him to have the lights turned on. No at
tention was paid TO his request, and there
seemed to be a hurried effort on the part
of whoever the parties were to leave the
Office by back door.
RASsAcKED THE OFFICE.
When he turned on the electric lights
Mr. Kennard took in the situation at a
glance. There was no sign of anyone
around, but chairs aud tables were turned
over, papers were scattered all over the
floor, and drawers in some Of the desks,
which had been battered almost to pieces,
were out of place and their contents
strewn around promiscuously.
1t did not take him many minutes to
realize that an attempt had been made 70
burglarize the Office and closer inspec-
tion revealed that the thieves, who were
evidently after cash, had entirely failed
TO find any money that they could lay
their hands on.
TIME AT WHICH IT WAS COMMITTED.
Mr. Harris, the mailing clerk. left the
Office to 60 down to the press room at 80
o'clock a. m, and Mr.. KennArd arrived at
$3.50 o'clock, and between those hours
the burglary was committed. AS
a usual thing there is some one
around the Office all night as well as
during the day, but MIR. Harris had
gone downstairs to the press room to at
tend to his duties there, and it being Sun
day morning, the press had started on
the first part of the Sunday edition. other
wise the noise made by the thieves would
easily have been heard and their attempts
discovered in time to get at them. But
they took advantage of this fact and the
darkness TO commit the deed.
1t is not known whether there was one
or more in the party, but whoever they
were they entered the Office from the rear
door which leads into Col Estill's Office.
They entered by prying open this door
with some heavy iron instrument proba-
bly, by the use of a hammer and chisel.
They then made straight for the counting
room.
AFTER MONEY, BUT GOT NONE.
A portion of Business Manager
Bells desk was battered off, and
In their eager haste an envel-
ope containing 80 was overlooked
One of the drawers in the cashiers desk
was broken open, but that next to it,
which contained a small amountof money
was left untouched. Several drawers in
the desk in the advertising depart
ment were hammered open, but they
contained nothing, the money having
been placed in the safe the night before
The job department was also raided, but
no money or Valuables were found, the
key to safe which stood by the desk
containing 500, being left undisturbed in
the drawer where it was placed the night
before. Col. EStill's desk was priced
open, and papers scattered around gen
orally, and an attempt was made to force
open Mr. Kennard's desk, one of the
apartments of which contained $36 tor
paying off the carriers The thief had
about reached this money, but it is sup
posed tnaJ ne was, just at tnaJ Time,
frightened off by the entrance of Mr.. Ken
nard, and failed to get at it.
NO CLEw AS TO HIS IDENTITY.
The thief left his hammer inside the
office, it having been broken in the at
tempt to burst one of the drawers He
opened only those apartments which he
thought would contain money, and evil
IDENTIFY was somewhat acquainted with
the situation though he had not studied
it very carefully.
So far nothing has been missed from
the office, but the woodwork was very
badly damaged, and some important pa
pers may be destroyed or lost. The pc
culiarity of the case is that anyone would
attempt to burglarize building which
is occupied at all hours of the day and
night, and the thief must have been &C
quainted at least with the habits of those
employed in the Office, as he chose Just the
right time for his work He made good
his escape, however, and left little clew
behind as to his identity. The chisel
with which the desks was broken open
was left in Col Estill's desk. The ham
mer, the handle of which was broken in
its use, was found near by.
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