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MONEY ENT THEREBartender at Hassel’s Saloon Fails to Find Change This Morning.Burflarc Porce an Entrance to Place LaatNlfht and Steal $25 Prom Its Hiding Place Uodernestli the Bar— Intruders Help Themselves to aBottle of Qln. lt;dHassell Brothers’ El Dorado saloon, at 209 North Main street, was robbed last night of $25 and a quart of gin. Mr. Al. Hassel, manager of the saloon, says the robbery must have occurred some time between 9 o’clock last night and 6 o’clock this morning, and that the perpetrators were evidently acquainted with the location of the money.When Hassell left the place last evening he secreted $25 underneath the bar, where the bar tender could find it this morning. When that gentleman arrived at his post he could discover no trace of the money. There were two glasses and an empty quart gin bottle reposing on the bar,which would indicate that the job was done by two persons.Entrance was gained to the saloon from the alley. A trap door over a coal hole, which had been left insecurely fastened, permitted the burglars to enter the building without difficulty. Before the saloon could be reached, however, it wras necessary to force open twro doors, which was done with an iron bar. After this was accomplished the remainder of the undertaking was easy.The hiding place of the money was known only to the proprietor and the bar tender, but it had been the former’s custom to leave a certain amount of money on hand each night before he w'ent home. The woiwas no doubt done by local talent, and persons conversant with the above facts. A Sherlock Holmes could no doubt trace the burglary to the proper parties in a short time by ascertaining the location of the prominent local gin thirsts. Perhaps it would be a good idea to give some of our colored friends a little consideration, as theaverage negro’s appetite for this particular beverage is almost equal to his liking for chicken.This is the second time Mr. Hassell has been visited by burglars inside of two years.
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Burlington Evening Gazette
Burlington, Iowa, US
Mon, Apr 09, 1900
Page 5
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