St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-29
TIE CASH WAS GONE.
Sensational Robbery of the
County Treasury at
Santa Rosa.
The TREASURER ENTOMBED.
Vault Nearly Becomes His
GPaVe--HiS Wife ReScueS
Him.
THE TREASURER ENTOMBED.
ROBBERS GOT OVER $4,000.
Foliee Completely Mystified
Over the At
fair.

SANTA Rosa, Cal, Dec. 2S.-The
Santa Rosa pad the biggest sensation
in its history today. The county treas
Ury was robbed OF nearly $1,000 and
County Treasurer StOfen was left in
sensible in the vault to suffer death by
the robbers. who locked the door on
him. The robbery occurred about 8
o'clock this morning. but was not dis
covered until about O'Clock this after
noon. All this time County Treasurer
StOten lay on the floor Of the vault
gaSplng for breath, fearing every mO-
ment, during conscious intervals, would
be his last
Had it not been for the timely arrival
Of his wife, the only person in town who
knew the combination, he would have
been dead. She had been at Cloverdale,
and 0n her return here, about O'Clock,
learned that the treasurer had not been
home 10 dinner. The children said they
had taken his dinner to him and left it
In front Of the office, but that they
could not get in. Mrs. StOfen, suspect
Inc something wrong. rushed down to
the Office, which is in the south corner
of the court house and adjoining tue
sheritf's office. The door was locked.
but, with the aid of the jamtor,
She Opened the DOcr
Between the front part of the office
and the tleaSurer's front office is
wicket gate. This also was locked.
Once inside. Mrs. Stofen found her fears
realized. On the desk were her hus~
bands coat and hat. On the floor in
confusion were money trays, in which
the treasurer carried money from the
vault, which is in a Iear office. to his
desk in the room. About that slime
faint knocking was heard Inside the
vault. Mrs. Stofen cried out that
her husband was in the vault
ana that she conId save him if she could
remember the combination. The first
time she tried she failed, owing to her
great excitement. Next time, realizing
that her husbands life depended uLOn
her GOODNESS. she was successful, and
the big iron doors of the vault slowly
swung open. Treasurer Stofen was
found on the floor Of the vault uncOn-
scious. The safe door was open and
most OF the money removed.
treasurer StOfen, as soon as revived,
said he opened up the office as usual
about 8 O'Clock. AS he was CARVING
one OF the trays with money from the
vault tall man in stocking feet stepped
into tue door of the vault, and,
with GpIilted Dagger
In his right hand, told him to drop the
trays, which he did. AS he stopped
over to lay the trays down. the rObber
struck him a powerful blow on the back
of the head, which rendered him un-
conscious for how long he could not
tell. He says the man was tall and
wore chin whiSkers, and must have
gained admittance to the office during
the night and waited for him to open
the safe.
Omcers are securing the country for
the rObber, but no trace of him has
been found.
Officers say there have been a number
of hard-lOoking characters in town re-
Gently. 1t is believed by many that the
job was done by parties who are familiar
with the county Offices. and knew Just
how to proceed to rob the treasury.
Owing to the start the rObber had,
officers think the chances of finding him
are very few. 1t is generally believed
the r0bber got into the office Tuesday
night ana hid untii;the treasurer opened
the vault and walked into it.
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