The daily sentinel., 1905-01-26
A Bold Robbery.

\ BOl0 ltoDDery.
Another bold robbery was perpe-
trated at the depot in this city last
night and pretty stin haul was
made by the thief or thieves.
vence d. Pettinger. representative
of the McCord- -Chapman-Gr Mer-
camille Company. who was in the city
all day yesterday. boarded No. last
evening en- route east Going into
the passenger car. Mr.. Pettinger
placed two heavy leather grips on
the floor near a seat and threw his
overeoat over the back Of seat.
Seeing Mr.. Dyson P. Blair Of this
city al the other end of the car, he
Joined him and began conversing.
Suddenly remembering that he had
left his luggage at the other end of
the car he remarked that he had
better go and get them. then stating
that he supposed that they were all
right, sat down by Mr. Blair
Just before reaching Palisade. Mr.
Pettinger walked down the car to
get his grips and overcoat They had
disappeared and could not be found
on the train.
Reaching Palisade, Mr.. Petriusei
left the train and boarding No. ;
at midnight returned TO the city.
With Officer T F. Bessie and
Major Horton he began a search for
the missing grips. In coal car,
standing on track No. 5. north of the
depot, the grips were found liter
ally out to pieces. at about o'clock
this morning by the night marshals.
The contents of the grips were not
found. Evidently the thief. removing
the contents, cut the grips to pieces
10 make it impossible 10 identify
them.
The grips contained Mr.. Pettin-
gers personal effects. a handsome
diamond stud and a fine toilet case.
and his line Of samples of fine ci-
gars. The personal effects. diamond
and toilet case. were valued at over
$3.50. Mr.. Pettinger daes not know
Just what his samples were worth.
The overcoat was a costly one.
Two parties were arrested it Pal
isade on suspicion and were brought
to this city on No, today.
It is stated that a gentleman on
the train known TO Conductor E. A.
Wolfe stated that he saw a man. one
OF the three it is thought. pick up the
grips and overcoat and walk out of
the car before the train left Grand
Junction Thinking that the grips
belonged to the man. of course the
gentleman said nothing about the af-
fair until he learned that the grips
had been stolen from Mr.. Pettinger.
The description he gave tallies ex-
actly with one of the party arrested
at Palisade this morning A search
revealed that one or more Of the men
had lot OF the McCord- Chapman
Greer Mercantile Company station
cry on his person. This stationery
Mr. Pettinger Identifies. The name
Of the man who states that he saw
the grips taken is not known and can
not be learned until Conductor f. A.
Wolfe returns to the city tomorrow.
1t is to be hoped that the right
parties will be apprehended and Sc
verely punished. Robbery has be-
come frequent occurrence in Grand
Junction during the past six months
and a few convictions will have a
tendency to put a stop TO such bust
ness. Last nights work was bold
piece of business and shows how dar-
ing the sneak thieves are becoming
The two men arrested at PaIisade
We're held in Jail there for several
hours. and it is said that to some
fellow passing the Jail one of the
men handed out through a window
a lot OF cigars. gloves and other ar
ticles which were in all probability
taken from the stolen grips. A great
number Of cigars were found in the
possession of the men. Everything
apparently indicates that the men
under arrest are the guilty parties.
They are strangers and of rather
forbidding appearance.
Sheriff Struthers went 70 DeBeque
from Palisade in search OF third
man. The other two are in the eoun-
ty Jail