The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-19
Thief Got Away
With Coal Cash
From Saturdays Daily

From Saturdays Daily
| After boring hole in the door of
/ the office of Byrnes Bros, grain and
coal dealers, East Cherry street,
weakening the door so that he could
smash the panel, a thief then lifted
the bolt on the inside, thus giving
! him easy access to the apartment
4 where he tapped the safe, taking
thereform $3.50 This all happened
| last night.
The robbery was discovered this
morning by S. II. Grannis, manager
for Byrnes Bros.
| Mr.. Grannis Immediately notified
the police and Officer Albright and
Deputy Sheriff Albert Nerdahl re-
sponded. 1t was soon discovered that
there was chance for the blood
hounds to do some good work, and the
famous dogs were brought nto play.
The first trail that the dogs took
seemed to be wrong and they were
brought back and started anew, this
time taking the scent from the handle
of the bit brace that was used in
boring hole in the door and the
belt from mackinaw coat that was
found on the floor of the elevator in
the rear of the office.
Dogs Went Down Minnesota Street.
This time the hounds took a trail
down Minnesota street to the round
| hn,rco nf hn nnn a 10 mod xI-hnro fhnU
went onto the tracks and started to
cross the tressel leading over Mound
avenue, after going out on the bridge
for a distance of about ten feet
the dogs retraced their steps, led
the way down the railroad embank-
ment and into the back yard of a
house on Poplar street.
The dogs were started from the
| door OF the Grannis elevator three
times and each time they took the
time one of the employees of the
company was suspected of the rob-
berry and while he did not live in the
house to which the dogs had led the
way it was found that one of his
intimate friends lived there. Al.
though the dogs were led around this
house they seemed unable to find the
trail again and it was thought that the
person, who ever it was that had
left the trail, had taken a conveyance
Iof some kind and escaped
Chief on The Job.
+ While the officers were busy on
fthis part of the work Chief OF
Police Eli Klugherz interviewed Mr.,
Grannis and w. ]. Byrnes, who are
in the office and told them to keep
a close watch of all of the employees
and report to him if any of them
did not show up for work during the
morning. About ten o'clock. Mr..
Byrnes came to the police station and
said that Earnest Hislop had not re-
ported for work. Accordingly Mr..
Klugherz went out en- hunt for the
man and found him in North Front
lstreet saloon. He was arrested and
brought to the station, where small
sum of silver and ten dollar bill
were found on his person. When
he was asked where he had obtained
the ten dollar greenback he said that
he did not know. The machinaw
belt from which the dogs took the
trail was found to be missing from his
coat and the belt in questions was a
match for Hislop's garment.
Hisiop Out All Night.
In looking up last nights record
of Hislop it was discovered that he
hired an automobile late in the even.
ing and remained out all night. He
was on duty yesterday and drew all
of his pay in the evening. He had
been in the employ of the firm
off and on for some time.
The thief in making the entrance
to the office went first to the elevator
and took a bit and brace, with which
he bored the holes in the office door
No force or explosives were used
TO open the safe as the combina'
ton had not been turned by the Of
flee force when the place was closed
in the evening and the sum of money
! that was taken was accounted for
by the fact that no deposit was
made at the close of the days bust
ness yesterday. Mr.. Byrnes said that
morning that it is regular custom
of the firm to make a deposit at the
end of each days business but yes
terday was a very busy day and it
was not possible to get the time to
mako the trip to the bank.
Wife Called This Morning.
Mrs. Hislop called at the Byrnes
Brothers office this morning and
asked whether Mr. Hislop had drawn
tall of his pay. Mr.. Grannis replied,
ayes. and more too"
Hislop would have nothing to say
when questioned by the officers.
The demonations of the money
stolen is as follows; Four S. bills;
1.-TWO, $40 hills; four, 81 bills; and one
/ 50 and a so cent piece.
| Mr.. Byrnes will swear to a COM
plant charging Hislop with burg
larry.
From Saturdays Daily.
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