Amador ledger., 1906-02-02
MORE SAFE CRACKING.
PiCCardO'S Saloon on Jackson Gate
Road Robbed of Money, etc.

the jackson Gate road, some time dur
ing Friday night OF last week. This is
the same place that George Gates at
tempted to hold up some three years
ago. 1t seems that the saloon was
closed at the usual hour that night
about nine o'clock. No one slept on
the premises, either in the saloon
proper or in rooms above, which in
the days of freight teaming, we're
occupied as sleeping quarters by
teamsters. Entrance was made into
the room over the saloon by means
of door in the rear. The burglars
first provided themselves with the
necessary implements from Piccardo' s
blacksmith shop close by. From this
they took brace and bit, and key
hole saw, which they left on the pre-
misses after. accomplishing their work,
together with a strange key hole saw,
of amateur manufacture. This i'm
plement is a curiosity in its way. No
one knows whence it came, but it is in
the possession : of ItheE officers, and
may possibly be clew to unlock the
mystery.
Having got to the upper room, they
took the precaution of hanging a
blanket over the doorway, thereby
shutting off the light, which other
wise might have been seen from the
Piccardo residence. Thus concealed,
they were free to operate on the cell
ing over the saloon. They sawed
away sufficient of the boards between
the joists to form a manhole, and got
to the scene of plunder. There we're
two iron fireproof safes. By sing
uIar fatuity both of them were left
open-that is the combination was
not turned on. Another peculiar
circumstance is that the inner door
of one safe was also unlocked. The
other was locked, but the key was left
hanging up in the saloon. The rob-
bers found where it was placed, and
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two safes they took S130 in coin, and
two gold watches and two gold chains.
One of the watches belonging to
PIccrdo, cost S185. The other belonged
to George Sullivan, and its value we
are not able to give. Sullivan is ID
the county hospital. Not thing was
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cept the trifiing of the safes. Not a
bottle of whiskey, or any other liquor
was touched. The burglars seemed to
have gone about their work IN care
fully planned manner, and left be-
hind nothing except the strange saw
herein referred to. 1t is belived that
the work was done by some person or
persons we'll acquainted with the pre-
misses. One person could do it all as
easily as two or more. The officers
have been trying to unravel it, but so
far their efforts have not been reward
ed, at least to the extent of justifying
any arrest.
Buy 81. 80 worth of goods and get a
premium, this month we give you
your choice of our stock of premiums
with every 81. 80 sale. Jackson Shoe
Store.
Mrs T. X. Norman is visiting rel
aitves at the Cary House in Placer
Vile, reaching there Wednesday even
ing.
Paul Ratkovich died of typhoid
pneumonia in Sutter Creek last Friday
and was buried Sunday in Jackson
from the Greek church. The funeral
was conducted by the Austrian In
dependent Benevolent Society. The
deceased had followed mining in this
section for some time past. st.-Record.
Crochet shawIs one day at 35 cents
off on The dollar. 81 shawl for 65
cents. Jackson Shoe Store.
Mike Joy, who has been 80 i'll at
John Going's residence, departed for
Sutter Creek Thursday to remain
awhile with his son Charley.
Mrs Bright received a letter this
week from one of the specialists of the
sanitarium at Livermore, saying that
Miss Clara Anderson is in little
better condition.
Rev. j. W. Robinson, of Long
Beach and E. A. Arne, gospel singer,
will cooperate with Rev. @. E.
Winning of the Methodist church in
series of evangellstic services.
Public service this Friday evening,
and each evening of the coming week.
Services at II a. m. and 7 80 p. m. on
Sunday. Good music and cordial
welcome are the attraction-alI are
welcome.
The property of Mrs M. Kennedy
was sold under foreclosure of mort
| gage by sheriff Norman last Saturday,
and was bid in by the mortgage tor
the sum of s434 05, the amount of the
judgments and costs.
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