Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-01
.ON HIS KNEES '. BEGS MERCY OF
 HIS EMPLOYER
Silver City Bookkeepef Who Robbed Safe of $500 Weeps As Relentless Coils or the Law Close In.
fSilyer City Euterprise.) !


 The safe in the store of the Gila Farm company, at Gila, N M, thirty miles northwest of Silver City, was robbed some time Monday evening, and $500 in currency and cash taken therefrom. All evidence pointed to Herman Kissler, the bookkeeper, as the alleged perpetrator of the deed. as the safe was not broken open anu had been opened by some one with the key 10 the money box. Moreover, Mir. Kissler could nowhere be found Tuesday morning when Stephen, the boy who works at the store, went to look for nim, 10 inform him of the robbery and to enlist his aid in trac- ing the robbers.
 Thomas Lyons of the Glla Farm company and Mir Daniels. manager Of the store, happened to be in Silver City at the time attending to business matters and knew rothing of the oc- cuTrence until informed over the tele- phone Tuesday morning by Mrs. Ly- ons MT Lyons immediately informed the sherif's office and 1t didn't take long to trace Kissier to Silver City, he having passed through here about 2:3o in the morning. accompanied Dy woman he claimed to be his sister. Telephone messages to the surround ing towns soon located them at White water and then at Haywood on their journey south Sheriff Don Johnson of Luna county was notified and late Tuesday evening captured the couple on the road to Cooks Peak. They were brought to Silver City on Wednesdays train by Sheriff Don Johnson, and were followed to the justices court by a large crowd of the curious, anxious to get a glimpse Of them.
 There they were arraigned before Justice Newcomb, Kissler pleading not guilty to the charge of larceny. Both were bound over in the sum Of 5000 to await the preliminary hear ing which will be held at 10 o'clock next Monday morning. The woman was charged with the larceny of the rig on Q warrant sworn out by Max Miller of the Tenierfoot corral. A pathetic scene was enacted N the justice court when the man was confronted with Mir. Lyons. kissler broke down completely, and sobbing like a child he fell or his knees ana seizing MT. Lyons hands, pleaded pit eously for mercy. Mir. Lyons ex- pressed his deep sorrow over the un' fortunate affair, but assured kissier he could do nothing, as the case was now in the hands of the territory and the law would have to take its course
 Kissler Is evidently a German, and talks with a foreign accent He IS very dark and rather prepossesslne in appearance. He is about thirty five years Of age and the woman | about forty. She is homely. When she first went to the Giia Farm KISS Ter introduced her as his sister, Mrs
 Russer, but since their arrest he con fessed that she was his wife, bu' would give no satisfactory reason foi trying to conceal the fact in the firsl 1 place.
 I Kissler was recommended by al employinent agency in Fl Paso ant arrived at the farm three weeks ago He was joined by the woman abou five days ago. He speaks and writes | fuently in four languages. namely | German, English, Spanish ant lFrench. and Mir. Lyons says he wal
 an unusually comDetent industrious
 and willing employe.