The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-16
ROBBERIES.
Rising Sun and Elkton Post Offices
Broken Into and Safes Blown
Open-rliss:Eleanor Jenness


Encounters Burglar.
The Rising Sun post Office was
entered by burglars last Thursday
night and the safe blown open and
robbed of about 1915 in cash and
stamps. Between one and two
O'Clock last Friday morning the
baker employed by Mrs. hopper
heard noise in the post Office and
went to the back yard to investi.
gate. He saw a man standing near
the fence in the rear of the post
Office and asked the cause of the
disturbance. The man walked to
the back Goor of the post Office and
told his confederates to "hurry up
in there, people are commencing to
STIR"
The baker went to postmaster
Hambleton's- and aroused him as
soon as possible, but before any
body fully realized what had hap
pened the burglars, four in num-
Der, walked down tie street
towards the station and disap-
peared. Others in the vicinity of
the post Office were also aroused by
the explosion and appeared at their
windows in time to see the burg
lars depart.
| An investigation showed that an
entrance had been effected by fore
ing the locks on the rear door, after
which the front door was forced
open from the inside. The safe
had been blown open by the use of
nitro glycerine, and a piece of soap
us3d in the operation was left be-
hind. The tools used in effecting
an entrance had been taken from
the blacksmith shops of Jos. s..
Pogue s. Son and w. j. McDougal.
The safe door was blown off and
stamps to the amount of $296.58
and $77.97 in cash were taken.
Three of the robbers were seen the
night before at Duyckinck's ware
house where they spent the night
In hay car on the siding.
This is the second robbery Of the
post Office within a year. On the
night of Feb. % the safe was blown
open and robbed of about 5000.
No clues of either robbery have
yet been obtained.
About 1870 a. m. Monday morn
ing Miss Eleanor Jenness, sister OF
DR.. J. H. Jenness, had occasion to
come down stairs to procure some
medicine for a friend vising her
and discovered a man with a dark
lantern at the desk in the front
, room. She asked him what be
wanted and how he got in the
house. He replied that he was
after money and had entered the
side door, which had not been
locked. He then asked Miss Jen-
ness if she had any money and il
SO, that he wanted it. She told the
man she had only few cents and
! for him to leave at once, else she
would arouse the household. He
demurred awhile but finally agreed
to leave, when assured that there
was man upstairs, if she would
promise not to raise any alarm.
After the robber had passed out
the door Miss Jenness locked it,
procured the medicine and retired
The next morning she related hel
adventure and a search of the
premises showed rs cents missing
The Elkton postofice was entered
: early Monday morning by burglars,
and the large iron safe in the office,
containing money and stamps, was
blown open. The report of the ex.
plosion aroused those residing in
) the vicinity of the building and
the robbers were frightened away
before anything of value was secur-
ed. Entrance to the building was
gained by forcing open a side win.
dow. A number of tools were
secured from the blacksmith shop
of Thomas Burns. 1t is supposed
| the gang is the same which made
r the rich haul from the Rising Sun
, Office on Friday morning last.
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