The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-08
Office of the Blackstone Valley
Street Railway Company En-
tered and Between $400 and
$500 Secured
WATCHMAN OVERP0WERED
AND SECURELY BOUND
Then the Strong Box Was Forced
Open, Dynamite Being Used to
Facilitate the Work, and Its
Contents Taken-No Clue to
the Burglars Yet Secured
Special to The Spy.

Special to The Spy.
Millbury, Oct THE office of the
Blackstone Valley STREET Railway Com
pany was broken into, the safe cracked
and ritied Of its contents at 2.30 o'clock
this morning. The amount of money
taken is estimated as between $500 and
$500. Up to a late hour tonight none of
the gang had been arrested The work
was done in professional style and the
burglars were not novices at the game
The office is in the car barn at Provi-
dence Street.
AT 2.50 o'clock this morning Thomas
ManniX, the night watchman was over
powered by four men as he was going
his rounds. He was bound with a
clothesline the burglars stole ACROSS
the street from the barn, and tied to
car. Two men stood guard over
him while the other two got to work
at the safe. The knob was wrenched
off and charge of dynamite did the
rest. The lock was blown to atoms and
the door was then easily opened.
The contents of the safe included the
earnings Of the line for Saturday as
well as the receipts from two con-
ductors Sunday. This will amount to
at least $500 besides other booty car
RED away The books and papers were
left intact
completed one of the gang came out
into the barn and sang out, Come on.
JACK, the team is ready" This was a.
cut and as the four left the barn one
turned and told Mannix he would re-
lease him when he came around on his
next visit. Mr. Mannix was able To re-
lease his feet and ran to the house
of ?. Graves where he notified Fred
st. John, the foreman of the barn. St.
John cut the ropes that held the
Watchmans hands and notified Supt.
j. w. Anderson. He in turn notified
the police Of Worcester.
The superstition was that the gang
started in the direction of Worcester.
| The police there We're on the lookout
| and as the start they had was less
| than an hour it looks as though tbev
took another route.
The gang had a dark horse and
Democrat wagon. They are described
| as of medium height. The features
could not be seen as the faces were
| covered with masks of a dark mater
lal. One of the four wore a light over
coat. The blacksmith shop of Frank
| Turner at West Street was broken into
and two monkey wrenches, a pinch
| bar, sledge hammer and two chisels
taken. Entrance to the car barn was
erected through a window in the
once, the chisel being used to pry the
window and force the catch, The
Wrenches and hammer We're used in
| knocking off the knob of the safe
where the dynamite was inserted. A
bit stock and bits was also in the out
fit but were not needed as the hole
left where the knob was forced off an
sWered the purpose. Three horse blan-
| kets We're used to smother the sound
and were left behind
Mr.. Mannix states that it took about
40 minutes to blow open the safe Off
GERS T. A. Dolan as well as other off
GERS are at work on the case.
The funeral of Orviue e. Thomp-
son, who died Friday afternoon took
place at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon.
! Services were at the late home. West
Main Street, in charge of Rev. Walter
| Healy of the Methodist Church. Burial
was at Central Cemetery. The bearers
were Robert Mott, 0. L. Mathewson,
A. G. Livermore and Herman Mott.
The deeds transferring the Wheeler
mill property to the Mayo Wooden Co.
were passed Monday. Work win com
mence at once at the plant. New ma
ch1nery will be placed in position and
it will be but a short time before the
mill will be in operation.
The Eighth Representative District
Republican Convention will take place
at 11.30 o'clock Friday morning at
| Blanchard Hall, Millbury NJ. Scheus-
ter of Douglas will receive the nom
nation without doubt.
The registrars of voters will meet
at selectmen's rooms Oct 17.@from
40 to $50 o'clock p. m, at town
clerks office, Oct. 49, Z to o'clock p
m. At selectmen's room, Oct &c, l.
o'clock noon to 10 o'clock p, m.
Mr. and Mrs. David Scott of Provi-
dence are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. C. C.
Longley Prospect Street.
Miss Rose Shackrow has returned
4 to her duties at the Dunton & Winter
store after a two weeks trip to the
Pan-American.