The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-16
BURGLARS IN RALEIGH
MAKE SWEEPING RAID
West Raleigh Post-Onlce Is Entered,
Safe Blown Open and Looted
of Cash and Stamps.
BIG CONCERNS ARE VICTIM!
Police Have Been Able TO Find No
Trail OF Yeggmcn-Loss Is Not
Great, Considering Large Number
Of Places Robbed.
Especial to The Times Dispatch ]

Raleigh. y. g.. June 1.-THE West
Raleigh post-ofiice. the big jewclry
establishment OF II. Mahler's Sons. the
Thomas H. Briggs X Sons hardware
store, the Boylan- pcarce Company dry
goods store and the Raleigh Motor Car
Company. Lomis Goodwin manager.
all the biggest establishments in their
lines In Raleigh. were burglarized last
night but - comparatively small
amount OF loot was secured.
The door was forced and tho safe
blown open at the West Raleigh post
office and stamps ana cash taken, the
amount of which the postmaster, under
Instructions from Post-Onlcer Inspcc-
tor Chester who Ia here Investigating
the case, declines to state.
Al the j"wclry store OF n. AIahler's
Sons the rear door was forced and
then inner freproofing shutters sprung
so that inner fastening could be re-
leased. The burglars went through
cases, drawers and stands OF silver
ware and jewelry. but made no at
tempt TO force the great safe, where
all the more valuable stock is kept
Tho Mcssrs. MAILER have not deter
mined yet just what their loss IL, but
whatever IL IS. is amply covered by
burglar insurance.
Only the second floor OF tho Briggs
hardware store was entered. and moth
rope that was used in scaling the ad-
jaccnt walls TO the Boylan- Pcarce
store which they entered through the
skyiight They went through the
Office desks, but did not bother tho
safe. The" got no money here, and the
company has no means OF telling just
what was taken from the stock They
do not consider their loss nj all heavy.
IL was the Office o! the Raleigh
Motor Car Company that was entered
The combinations OF two safes were
worked and about 800 secured
Tho police are doing their best to
trail the burglars. but they seem to
have left absolutely nothing behind
that will serve ~ clue. The rob-
berry Of tho West Raleigh post-oiIIce
brings the United States government
Into the search.
Judge Murphy IIonored.
Governor Craig has commissioned
Judge J. d. Murphy. OF Asheville, as
commissioner TO the National Confer
ence on Uniform State Laws. the ap-
po!ntment being on Recommendation
OF other members of tho commission In
this and other States. Judge Murphy
had heretofore been appointed by Gov
ernor Craig "a a member Of the ma
tional commission to promote uniform
Legislation IN the United States, with
reference to the compensation laws
.or workinymen. and the appointment
just made is one that will involve con-
sideration Of kindred subjects
Corporation Commissioners Lee and
Pell have gone to Newton 10 give
hearing there involving petition on
tho part OF citizens for the railroad
companies to provide Il union passcn-
ger station. Tho railroads are the
southern and the Carolina and North
western.
y charter was issued to-day for the
Barncs-Sandlin Agency Company. Of
Goldsboro. capital $4,000 authorized
ana $4,000 Subscribed. by w. y.
Barnes, l.. L. Sandlin and others for
real estate and rental business