The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-07-01
Special to the Daily Record.

op0Cld1 10 lHS DAILY R0cOGu.
Carlsbad, N. M, June 30.-Tne most
daring robbery in the history of Carls-
bad occurred this morning after six
O'Clock in the saloon of Sol Schoon-
over, after the place had been closed
for Sunday by the night bar tender.
The combination on the safe was
worked, and 81 ,32O and watch val
ued at $S5 stolen. $1,10O of the money
belonged to J. n. Hewett, who owns
and conducts the gambling il the
house, and 1920 belonged to the pro-
prietor of the saloon. The watch also
was in Schoonover's care, having been
pawned to him for $40. The gambling
money all belonged to Hewett, with
the exception of $175, which was the
''bank rolf on the crap game dealt
by Oscar De MonteH, formerly OF
Roswell who owned half interest in
the game. The robbery was discovered
by Schoonover, who went to his sa-
loon at eleven o'clock Sunday morn
ing. He first noted that a screen had
been torn from a rear window. and a
little later discovered that the safe
had been robbed. He notified Marshal
Carl Gordon, and Sheriff James Chris
topher vas also at the saloon in ten
minutes.
Marshal Gordon and assistant Den
mis- Duncan, Sheriff Christopher and
Deputies w. P. Lucas and Jack Ted
ford all Immediately went to work on
the case and put in a strenuous Sun
day afternoon in searching for the
thief and money and running down
clues.
Up to a late hour tonight no ar
rests had been made.
This afternoon Deputy Lucas dis
covered on the floor of the ware room
of the saloon a check for $3.50 made
out by Rome Ohnemus in favor of ].
M. Stevens, which was casned last
night by Schoonover's bar tender,
and the tabs of the day and night
sales which had been placed with the
check in the safe with Schoo1over's
money.
An examination of the window by
which the burglar is supposed to have
gained entrance to the saloon, showed
two partly burned candles on the sill
that had been there for some time,
also u1disturbed dust and matches.
This fact upsets the theory that the
saloon was entered this way, and in
dicates that the tearing of OF the
screen was intended as misleading
bluff.
1t is the almost unanimous opinion
that the saloon was entered by some
one with a key, and that the TO Obery
was committed by some person ia
miliar with the premises. The only
persons known to have keys to the
saloon were Schoonover, the proprie-
tor. and the night bar tender. Tie on
ly persons known to have the Dmbi-
nation of the safe, were SehooT over.
the might and day bar tenders Id j.
N. Hewett who owned the gam ling.
The roulette wheel in the place was
dealt by James Pace. formerly of Ros-
well. who operated a roulette ' heel
in the Grand Central saloon sfore
gambling was closed at Roswell.
Sheriff Christopher stated to the
Record correspondent tonight that he
Thought he would have the case fer
reted out in two or three days. and
that there would be an arrest mace
with sensational developments
The robbery was the s<le topic Of
conversation here on the streets tos
day, and groups of men could be SEED
all afternoon discussing she mysterl
ious case. About. $1,000 OF the none
was in silver dollars. and tnis would
weigh about seveRty-five pounds
is thought tnat man aarrying eh
this amount of money al broad dsss
light would have been sela by so1h
one RTs MI