Evening star., 1898-03-18
TICKET OFFICE ROBBED.
Ky attsville's Second Sensational
burglary Since January L.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star

burglary Since January L.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
HYATTSVILLE, Md, March IS, 1898.
Another bold safe robbery was perpe-
trated here last night or at an early hour
this morning. The burglars chose the
ticket office Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company as their, place of opera
tion. They forced open the safe and Sc
cured about 500 in currency, part of which
belonged to the railroad and part to the
express company. Two watches, the prop
erty of Mr.. P. M. Leakin, the station
agent; two rings and an express package
containing a diamond ring were also
taken AS yet not the slightest clue as to
the burglars has beent obtained.
Joseph Scaggs, the gateman at the cross
ing, was the first to discover that rob-
berry had been committed. !, Shortly before
o'clock this morning, while on his way
to the watch box, he passed by the station.
He was surprised to find the front door OF
the waiting room ajar. Suspecting some
thing wrong he made a. hurried investiga-
tion.g. The door Of the ticket office was
also discovered to be open, and the room
in great, confusion.
Scaggs Immediately notified the agent.
Mr.. P. NJ. Leakin. who hurried to the sta
ton Half7opened express packages, rail-
road tickets and divers others papers were
scattered on the floor and upon the tables
in the >ticket office. The door Of the safe
WIS in the middle of the room, cracked
and bent out of all shape. In a corner OF
the room lay the iron casing to the safe
door, broken into several pieces. Parts OF
the lock were scattered here and there
among the fragments Of concrete. which
formed the inner lining of the safe. Near
the door was a heavy sledge hammer,
screw driver nearly two feet long, small
cold chfsel and a small brace. Some of
these tools have been identified as the
property Of the railroad company, and 1t
is probable that they were taken from one
of the tool boxes in the neighborhood.
The safe itself was empty Of all valuables
and the money drawer rifled Of its con-
tents of small coins. Under the station
Platform. fronting on the Baltimore and
of receipts and an account book taken
from the office, and part of the inner wood
work Of the ssfe.
The burglars had difficulty in forcing
jamb being greatly damaged where the
crowbar was inserted. All the windows
also show the print Of the chisel. An old
fashioned brace was found on one OF the
seats in front of the station.
The hole in the safe door, by means OF
which the dynamite was applied. is five
eighths Of an inch and is neatly bored:
B. F. Chin, a colored barber. who lives
on the pike some 200 yards from the sta
tton. states that about 2:30 this morning
he heard loud explosion. Half an hour
later he heard another report. He arose
and went to the window, but the town
seemed quiet. and he could see no one
moving along the streets.
A colored boy named Clarke declared
that some time between and O'Clock
this morning, he heard the sound Of rapid
on a lane leading from the pike to the
Alexandria branch Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. Clarke states that there
seemed to be two or three present.
No living fnnnn07fafeiV OnDOSite the
station however, heard any report or un-
usual noises. The affair has created con-
siderable excitement IN the community. 1t
being the second robbery OF the kind dur
ing the present year. January the post
Office, which is almost directly opposite
the depot, was broken open and the safe
hurglarized OF some $500 Ever since tho
authorities have been working upon the
case, but have failed to apprehend tie
parties. Last nights robbery Is equally
mystery. Today the authorities are at
tempting to have the 'toels which the bur
glars left behind ideHtifed, and in this
manner they hope to abtatoe some clue
William Casey. who ;keeps a .blacksmith's
shop in Bladersburg. aeaiact1 at the station
the tools found in ana about the office:
Casey's shop was itered last night
taken. Ge
goods store of LeMnsyan & Levinson. fur
nishes information which may have some
Tearing upon the srobhery. Kapeiand. IN
company with several friends. was on ms
0:30 o'clock. When opposite the station he
as accosted by a yaung man who In
crired the direction toiBIadensburg. When
tcld the stranger staated on IN nrisk nsx
companions met the same. man returning
to Hyattsyille when they were neaF the
Palo Alto House, Yew minutes later.
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