The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-28
SAFE OF BROKER
R|FLEO BY THIEF
Between $4,000 and 100000 in
Stocks and Bonds Recov-
cred During Day.
MONEY AND JEWELRY MISSING
Negro Man Probably Fatally
Shot by Boy-Other Peters
burg News.
Petersburg. December
The Times Dispatch Bureau.
3 Bollingbrook Street.
Telephone 1850.

Bollingbrook Street.
Telephone 1850.
Petersburg. December p.
The safe in the store OF Rodgers
IcCabe e. Co. commission brokers' on
Sycamore Street. was opened and
robbed last night Of between 5000,
and $4,000 of bonds and stocks be-
longing TO the firm. $40 In money a
gold watch and some jewelry. and a
diamond belonging 10 Frank T. Plum
mer manager OF the Petersburg branch
Of the company's business, valued al
si75
The thief gainei entrance to the
building through a rear cellar window
and assembled TO the main floor through
the elevator opening. The safe had
been, as was frequently the case LETT
half locked. Of which fact the thief
was evidently cognizant and the door
was easily opened without injury TO
the safe Other indications connected
with the robbery point to the fact that
tire thief was familiar with the inner
ARRANGEMENTS OF the store. The con-
ssnte Of the safe were this morning
found scattered IN confusion on the
floor an.i the strong box containing the
bonds. money and other yaluables was
gone. II had been taken out bodily
and carried away.
This morning early Mortimer Will
iiarns. while on his way from home 10
his place OF business. discovered the
bonds and stocks scattered along the
side Of the railroad track on Madison
Street. some distance away from the
scene of the robbery. and identifying
the ownership by the names on them
promptly returned them TO the store.
All of the bonds and stocks were thus
recovered with the exception OF two
ono for s. .ooo and one for 500. These
were found by other parties later but
the thief heid 20 tho money. the watch
the ring and jewelry. and these have
not yet been found
Two colored porters employed at the
store were taken into custody by the
police to-day on suspicion OF connec-
ton with the robbery. One OF them
was subsequently released. but the
other IS held for further investigation
The police are actively at work on the
.ase with the expectation that the
whole matter Will be successfully
cleared up.
Two Accidents.
little daughter Of John Wood,
merchant on south Avenue. was struch
bv an automobile yesterday afternoon
and while not seriously injured. was
painfully bruised.
pav,d Moody was badly burned abou'
the face and head last night on MaiI
street. in Blandford. by the sudcei
ignition and explosion OF some yelio"
powder. which had been placed on th'
sidewalk IT is a mystery now 'h'
novder was exploded. and the boy
does not know.
Probably Fatally shot
while recklessly firing d ~ caHpr'
gun en- Christmas Eve near COOK :
bridge on the border line ~ Prince
Georre and Surry Counties. Charles
.;i,christ. a small negro boy, shot ans
probably fatally wounded a coioTed
man named Peter Harris The bal
entered the groin of the injured man
and has not been removed. Harris
condition is said TO be critical 1h'
shooting was accidental. but the result
OF carelessness-
Pytkfans Elect Officers.
At the regular meeting OF NaoH4
Lodge No. 80. knights OF Pythias, las
night officers for the ensuing tern
were elected as follows;
Chancellor commander. s a Jordan
vic.-chanceIlor. J. O. Woodell: prelate
n. tffdcA'i "a f''t -
slaughter: keeper % records and seal
Walter E Esnes: master of finance \
J. Saunders. master Of eNchequer. j. X
" smith. rnaster-at-arms. H. +. Tai
hott. inside guard. @. l. English. out
side guard. W. W Andrews. reDreseu-
tativc 70 grand lodge. W. L Wheary
alternate J. V Norton. deputy grand
chancellor. 7. 4 Adkins. Trustees
= III Titrnus. W. T. Slaughter and w
4 Baxter
Eureka Lodge. Knights Of Pythiss
will publicly dedicate their handsome
new Castle Hall on the evening ol
January 3. on which occasion mum
Der OF the grand officers will b. pres
ent-
Personal and Otherwise.
On Christmas night. in Richmond
the Rev. \. X. Love. of this city. Of
nciating. Miss Florence Dodson. form
erIv of Petersburg. wa. married t.
Henry I. Short, OF Asheville. y {.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Southside Fair Asso-
citation. scheduled for last night, Wa
not held for want Of a quorum. Th'
meeting was postpond to January Is
James d. Mason. the courteous teller
Of the Petersburg Savings and Insur
ance Company. is seriously i'll At HI:
home in Union street Of heart trouble
The condition OF Harry VI. Rogers