The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-05
THE MILLER BROTHERS
IGNORANT OF ROBBERY
Until informed Of Their Loss
By Fort Worth, Texas,
Officials
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Special 10 Daily Leader. &
IT. Worth, Tcxas, jan o. With 2SO
people on board train, threetourlhs of
them trained showmen, entering nc
fourth city OF Texas, ticket wagon coh'
tanning safe on board an open freight
car, the Miller Brthers iOi show sal,
was blown open, more than $4,000 ex
tracied thercfrom, and the instlgaiot
of the deed escaped without The
slightest difficulty.
Tho show train entered this city and
L was not until the station agent Of
he Texas a Faciilc Railroad company
md two policemen called the hr tners,
Zach and Joseph G.. that they knew
ol the deed. Even then they though
for d momeni the press agent had
hung one on the officials, but an OK
animation showed tae Joke was one
costing ihsusands
The shHv was rFied Sunday As u
gas entering the city, and Y Burke
lad OF twenty. who was the dnpo oi
lha professional craeksmnn. With icys
Ian d thousand dollars OF silver ii
small colns loaded In grip he couli
scarcely carry with ? revolver stick
Hg out + his pocket haEess making
= rush 10 get ticket for Chicago q
ae station. caused knowledge before
he next day The lad was pointed out
o an officer by the agent aud arrest
followed He confessed before the
Nlllers were NJ tliiei
othrr Man Gets Most
That Byrk was made the tool Of
IN expert and daring cracksman y
both the belief of the local police and
II he show people. When The 'tWc
men successfully opened the saie and
divided up the loot the sne WHO is
sull al large prevailed upon Burk ii
accept as lis share an of the silver
aolns. while he Appropriated che bun
Of the money to his own use. Of tho
missing money, eight bills we're d the
$500 denomination. three were siOt
bills and the balance was twentles
tens and fIves. Burk dyulged the
name ~ bis confederate, stating t1al
when the train slowed up at a swrcl
few miles out OF Fort Worth thi
fellow dropped off q the car, after
arranging a meeting IN Chicago. where
! further division OF the spoils would
Dc made.
Mercy Caused Loss.
When the sh left San Antonio nc
more tent exhibits were 10 be given
ind one Of the owners wanted TO lei
9ut all canynssmen. but knowledge
they wanted TO get north caused the
swners to allow all to be dead.head.
ing With The train
Worked In Open.
Tho ticket wag n. which was In the
middle Of a flat car, locked and lash
ed to the car, had been broken int
| through the ticket SELLERS window By
means Of q crowbaf. and the fiat safe
with door which opened from the
top. had heen blown <pen 4 quantity
II Mexican money was found on the
| floor Of the wagon. having evidently
been left purpose y BY the robbers
Il Blake Connel. treasurer Of The
show, had ngt checked up bis casl
since leaysae San Antonio on the morn
ling of Jan. 2. and aaes not know The
exact amount q money that ia miss
| Ing However. he states flat u i
anywhere between 80. 900 ami sl8oVn
| Studied Habit Of Guards.
Bufk admitted that be. IN COMPANY
with pr Iosrloaal crook #Np ha(
| oined him At san kntonln. had pnIle1
/ III TIE steal This nan approached
| him IN san Anloni1 relative II select
| Ing some pf0plllous time to Do tbs
work and studied the cnatoms AM
Ihabite Il tho lrrMufer oi tae show il
making Jumps BY rail- from city 10 city
md knew Just how the safe could hI
opened L had been eas.gnfssy wifi
The Show people % have one d lhelI
mast trasied Representatives aeep +
/ tie ticket wueoH II niehi whllp ~
show wak making rallgoHd jump bu
n account q fonah foad an sh0N
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