The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-11
In Addition the Thieves Sue
Ceeded in Getting Away
With a Horse and Phaeton
North of Lynn.
NOT IMPROBABLE THEY
CAME TO RICHMOND.
There Is Not the Slightest
Clue as to Who the Robbers
Are-HaVe Probably Made
Good Escape.

Robbers at an early hour this morn
5ng made raid on Lynn, north of
this city, and after breaking into four
stores and the postoffice, made their
escape without any of the residents
of the town being the wiser Not un-
iii about O'Clock was it discovered
that the town had been visited by
robbers. Besides robbng the stores
and the postofice the thieves entered
the barn of Mrs Mary Hipshaw. 3
miles north of Lynn and stole a horse
and phaeton. It is quite probable that
the thieves came to Richmond after
making their operations in Lynn. for
about O'Clock this morning Charles
Worley, farmer living on the Chest
er pike about three miles north of
Richmond, found Mrs. Hinshaw's
horse wandering about the College
Hill school yard. The horse was in
pitiful condition as a result of hard
driving. The phaeton was found
standing at the side of the road. 1t
is thought that the thieves. there
them, walked to Richmond and left
Car.
The Safe Was Blown.
At the general store of G.. f. Cheno-
weth the thieves blew safe but no
one heard the explosion. There is the
greatest excitement prevailing in
Lynn today and the business men of
the little town held meeting this
morning and raised quite a subscrip
tion for the purpose of running the
thieves down. BIoodhounds have
been sent for and they will probably
be put to work this afternoon.
After stealing the horse and phae-
ton from Mrs. Hinshaws barn the
thieves drove TO Lynn. They first
broke into the William Miles black
smith shop where they stole crow
bar, screw drivers, chisels and other
1cols which were used in looting the
various places visited. 1t is evident
that the raid on the quiet little town
was not made until 1 o'clock or later
as the knights of Pythias held so
ciai meeting last night at the lodge
rooms, which are on the second floor |
of the X of p. building, just over the |
Chenoweth general store. This meet |
ing did not conclude until after mid |
aight and those who attended state |
that there were no signs that robbers |
were then operating in the Chenoweth |
store.
Overlooked the Bank.
After securing tools at the black |
smith shop the robbers evidently Wis
tied the Chenoweth store first. This |
store is located only a short distance
from the bank. which for some reason
the robbers overlooked. The Cheno-
weth store was entered from the side
door, which opens on Church street.
by prying it open with a crowbar.
The safe is located in the glass parti-
toned private office of Mr.. Chenoweth.
Holes were drilled into the safe door
then a quantity of dry goods, overalls
and waste We're piled about the safe
TO deaden the report. The blowing
of the safe was the work of an ex-
pert As was stated the explosion
was heard by no one. but the door
was blown into a thousand peices, all
of them falling within the safe. Not +
a pane of glass in the partitions was
broken. nor were any of the show
cases. The thieves succeeded in Sc
curing about $50 from the safe. There
was also considerable jeweiry taken
from the store. the exact value of
which is not known.
To the Postoffice Next.
After making this good haul at the
store the robbers crossed
Church street and broke into the rear
door of the postoffice. They obtained
but little loot there because Postmast-
er Frank Dolly has made it the prac-
tice of taking the receipts OF the Of
flee to his home each evening He
has done this ever since the postofhce
safe was blown a year or two ago at {
which time a big haul was made The 5
postoffice safe has been in bad repair |
ever since this robbery and the THE
YES this morning did not have much !
trouble In opening IT, but all they got
was some loose change. Lee Harsan's
grocery store on West Church street !
was also broken into by prying loose
the lock on the rear door The thieves [
succeeded III getting into the money Z