The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-10
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
4 Bold Daylight Thief Secures Two
Hundred Dollars.
4 CLERK DRuGGED, VAULT ROBBED.
clerk Was Unconscious for Half an Hour
aud Man Escaped Sensational
kumors AHoat

Galveston, Texas, April e.-There was a
rather sensational hold-up and robbery
perpetrated on the Strand at an early
hour of tho forenoon. 1t was about $50
| o'clock ths morning when Emil Lion q
| clerk In the insurance office of I. Loven-
berg. went to his place Of business, OPEN
| ed the vault and took out the books and
! papers as usual. rho story he tells is
| that within few minutes after he open
ed ny the Office q stranger entered and
asked II he could so to the rear part Of
the office and look at map which hung
out hesitation and Lion went about ar
ranging his affairs for the days work.
He had occasion to again visit the vault
and when lie put his foot on the step
leading thereto he fell to the floor I'M
conscious and remained so for half an
hour. When he recovered there was a
peculiar odor about the room and he
realized that he had been drugged. He
was weak and arose with difficulty. /
When MIR loyenherg arrived at the Of
Fee an examination Of the vault was made !
and abou; 800 in currency was missed |
Tho cash drawer bad been ransacked, but
number Of checks and some gold pieces
underlying them were uudsturbed. Police |
OFFICERS arrested 4 man this afternoon
who answered the dtgarintInn pfvo, l,.
Lion OF MS early visitor but he failed to /
identity the suspect. Lov-ltberis,s ofeca
Is on ,bo oo,.,,,r 80 g., 49,,
- N''''s' va '9'' 'iiH ""H A"t''S-
ss.o"n s.see'S' tW' Oh me most Travelled
~ VI '"e e''9' an" N inc
WIZ 49, ~ ,"' BUSINESS center
''NN - y '.-AN' io->9'
me o@iNes'oh People are very much
e'a'e' over the prospect OF the early
ol''.'''.E u we nV"eH ho'si ana tAe pros
pect that II Will be conducted IN such
manner Is to attract visitors and ON
COURAGE ,t., ..im,,.r ,xc,,rsio,, -.
eN"'dAN '''e SUMMER excursion business
that up to this time had not seemed TO be
very PROMISING There has ha.n ma, ner
ceplibie r.ovament toward he bnisitne
of the much talked OF auditorium or
last ,yinta. a,i ,o,,s-S ~ H. ~, ~ , pc 49,
which il was sald nearly ga o.I ,aj 6Aen
subscribed nor Mas there ho,.n NV III
thori,ati, a,,o,,,en.,,,I,. - -! "a. ar
tio,4 hain, w., ,,t on a',3 ARA
usual SIMMER avanir,t c,o,uds ~, ~
bearh I've ,,rosnea,,, .omuS -, ~ ,
Beach hotel puts a more cheerful uhase
on the aspect and is very encouraging to
me interests which center about that {
ioc"l ~ eII,.@.aliy IN previous summers
ti, i,,!.b ,,tr5 q; "l'ahE Ms PIoNuru
.re 800, it1laeuons otner than ne sea
not given anv oarnas, etta,t;on ~ -
/; int,rds To do i'm mat Inc nj s,,,,',io.
though President Eunpe .ajd rod.,y H.
the usual attractions would he proyidei
anu mat he and Mr.. Clarence Guernger
were considering what definite arrange f,
HeHtS eoUll DE made =
ENcITlNG RUMoRs,
There wer. two ..a-t,.r ay,.,.t,,, .,,,,,,u.
:, a,,.,,,a,,. t''ti''S ru'i'orS
n circulation IN the city today. one came y
" 'he sn"pe OF a private telegram from Z"
cans that +, v.e .er.rau,, ha,,o, T.. II
vi ""9 ,e"V'ahS peiieFea IN Il
would recosntle aI',,nHr,1r',,a ' 'ieveia,ia !,
,ars but a. fho market ala ,ot ~, ~ - !,
everish feat,iras VIZ i;r't ~ i n.upW any -
vas attached To- I'M. rcror, ''''po' '"''Ve w.
The othe, ,1,r, .e d
are or ginated Win A wen known sen !.
Antain. was that spanish man OF war
las cruising about Fifteen or twei,tv ,niles
# Galveston on the lookout for lilltbust |
ring expeditions Pilot Jobst. who |
rought the schooner Ebenezar Haggett =
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