Evening journal., 1913-09-10

'Thow up your hands, and be quick
about it,"
Sitting alone in the rear Office of
the car barn Office of the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Company
at Delaware avenue and DUPONT street
at 230 O'Clock this morning, Morris
Councill, of No. 81 South Jackson
street, night clerk, raised his head
from his work of making entries for
the day at a desk in the rear of the
room, and was startled to find himself
looking into the barrel of revolver.
Councill imagined for a moment
that he was dreaming that he was in
the wild and Woolly west, where such
things are not entirely unexpected,
but the next command from the lone
hghwayman. who held the pistol
steadily in his left hand, convinced
him that he was very much awake and
undergoing the very unpleasant ex-
perience of being held up and robbed.
open that safe and give me the
money" came the second command in
a terse tone of voice. When a man
IS confronted by a desperate with a
revolver at such an hour he has no
alternative but to obey, and Councill
1nwillingly opened the safe door and
permitted the robber to take the
satchel containing about $1,000 in cash
The intruder backed from the door,
still pointing the revolver at the ter
-ifed clerk, and an instant later had
disappeared in the darkness outside.
1t reads almost like chapter from
a dime novel or a scene from the
movies" but it really happened in
this city this morning, another incl
de4t in the wave of ~rime.
Councill, who is about 35 years OF
age, and who has been employed by
the company for many years, being
one of their most trusted employees,
was on duty at the carbarn last even
ing in company with an assistant
clerk. II is their duty to count up
the money received each day and look
Il in the safe. After the money is
locked up the other clerk goes to the
car barn to attend 10 other duties.
The Office in which the safe is To-
Gated, is in the rear of the building
A long hallway leads back from the
front-porch- to tn entrance TO the of.
hce. There are two doors between
this hall and the inside of the office
The first door leads into a little an
an iron railing allows those standing
in this anteroom to converse with
those inside the Office. Another door
leads from this anteroom into the
office.
The money, which consisted of some
bills, but which was mostly small
coins about 500 being in silver and
nickels and pennies making a weight
Of about fifty pounds, was locked W
in the satchel by the two clerks ant
placed I'm the safe, after which the
safe was locked The satchel in which
the money is kept is a long canvas
affair with a leather bottom, ant
which has been used for some time
1t has two handles and a paddock OF
top. and closely resembles the bagi
that are carried by plumbers will
their tools inside.
As soon as the money was depos
tied in the safe the other clerk lef
the car barn. Just about three min
utes later Councill, who was busil,
writing at the big desk in the rear o
The room, heard footsteps in the hal
outside, but believed it was the clerl
returning and paid no attention t
hem until he heard the command L
hold up his hands The fact that tn,
robber entered so soon after the clerl
had taken his departure Indicate
hat he had laid his plans beforehand