Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-01-20
SAFES BLOWN OPEN
Bold Burglars Get in Work in
Charlotte.
One OF THEM SHOOT OFFICER
A Daring Piece Of Work in the Busi-
ness Centre of Populous City-Nc
Arrests Made.

Arrests Made.
Charlotte, N. c., Specia1-At an
early hour Thursday morning profes-
sional eracksmen tried to murder Po-
licemen Shields, and blew oper the
safes Of Cooper C Davis, Trotters Har-
ness Shop, and in the store Of ]. P.
and j. G.. Long, all on North College
street. They also broke to pieces the
cash drawer in ]. P. and ]. c. Longs,
and are supposed to have committed
other robberies and damages. At this
hour, s o'clock, the police are guarding
the buildings, hoping that the robbers
have not escaped.
1t was 3:15 o'clock wher Policemen
Shields and NJ. NJ. Earnhardt heard
the sound of hammer inside the store
Of Long Brothers. The officers stop
ped, and then saw some one inside the
store make light After finding that
the front doors Of the store were
locked, they hurfiedly ran to the rear
VI lUO ploCO. LuC-lOCdliOu VI LuC
buildings In the rear Of the Lorg store
is unique. On the northern part OF
the block Is the building of the South
ern Pants Company; on the southern
side of the big building Of the batting
side is the big building of the batting
there is a small structure about ten
feet high, and through this there Is a
door which Is almost directly in the
rear Of the Long store.
When Shields came to the rear Of
the small structure, which may be
termed gateway, man arose, faced
him, and without saying a word fired
on Shields with revolver.
The officer staggered back and did
not recover himself at once. The man
ran through the little aperture, COM
ing out On the side next to the Long
store. Earnhardt ran to Shields res.
cue, and after an examination it was
found that Shields was not hurt seri-
ously. The bullet had struck one Of
the big metal buttons on his dress
coat, Just above the heart, and had
glanced through his heavy outer coat,
through heavy inner coat, and pene-
trated almost to the skin. There was
no abrasion, though the shock sick
ened the officer for little while.
Feeling sure that the thief--for the
man was only suspected to be a COM
mon thief at this time-had not es-
capped, but was either between the
Long store and the two buildings In
the rear, Shields left Farnhardt to
watch at the mouth Of the small build
n las az "
f:3j sEEUWaa aIlsiss1
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;E[S@sSBefore the officers had
the enclosure two minutes, Sergeant
harrington yelled:
"Why, three stores are open, and the
mischief is to pay!"
Other policemen came, and all were
certain that the robbers-for 1t was
evident now that more than one man
was in the thieving party-must De
concealed inside one of the three
stores.
While more lanterns were brought
and hurried preparations were maize 10
enter the buildings that had been
opened. Policeman Mccall, who was
leepiug watch on the west side OF the
street. discovered that the front door
Of the Cooper & Davis furniture store
was omen. Mccall and Policeman Har-
rett at once entered this, but after
hurried Investigation comforteo tnem-
selves with the belief that the readG-
doorS S9at 9ft the the fSb'66eFs ffSGb6eFs could not have
gotten out through the front ooof "a
the furniture store. 4 .or .
'' After battling with poor lignt LOT q
cow % minutes s large lamp In the stoIe
~" ,ras found and lighted. and it was only
rhen w this was held up that the luii
Mnen s.nna,tor @ ~ the early morning depre-
dations became known. c.u and
"Professionals!" gasDed McCaii. .set GU
,ba glance of an instant sno"eu ..a ena'
IN ~ eIaverest cracksmen had been sue
cessfully at work. ,...ore was
y The safe in the furniture store was o,s
\ flown to pieces. 1t lay on lts Sao -.
nth wide open mouth. The comnlna
: t,on Mr had been knocked off, ana tness
/ was plain evidence that nltrosiy no,,rai ySri
s. IN a large quantity naa iaa peen p eesec
"a jr this and used to sucn YER te 60 wa,
= that the entire inside OF tne SUE 10, W., =,
n shattered. All the cash drawers s;Stsnc' ta ",
ID the floor-empty. A HUE ,enSs an,
. away lay papers, morIsases, hoe,
the l like which had evidently .nenra no, Ge1 !,
L. touched. al Stamps were lying aIounu sr -, :;
ut large large quantities yet hurried exam' ~
IS. ration made it plain that every very 'nth ~
d NJ value had been taken from ID
ID sab The intelligence OF the sensat,entt 1as !
lis discovery in the furniture store leu =,
cxcitement among the ottlcers. rs. npe ~
tSev we're grimly certain OF the1T p pr
r until Mccall found that a smasi nan cns; ySS
door m at the rear Of the store was vps, y >,
l. u Then the officers became +hat dlsfeaaill whi
nd ea for it was apparent tnai 10. WI, -,
~ Shields eG' Ids and Earnhardt had ielt .. "
in ,narded the west side OF the suHe'' :,
III rr1Iege I @ street, and had gone II -. !,
~ aar Of the building, the same .,oaa a.,
n. ySo M fred at Shields and his cen.eac s,r'a
re. " les W:3ld have had ample psin sin.e % :,
ne ave p.ade their escape oy runSnS .a 9, !, !;
nr. eng Nth of the furniture store ana Z
cut the front door,
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