A Watchman Bound And Brewery Burglarized

One of the smoothest jobs of safe cracking that ever occured in Ypsilanti was executed early Tuesday morning at Foerster's Grove brewery. The cracksmen were by no means novices and they had gone to work with the most complete plans of just what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. In the first place they selected Monday night as the time for their crime. On Mondays, Jacob Foerster is in the habit of visiting his customers and making collections, and is as regular in the weekly visits as the most accurate timepiece. The t ievi s evidently were aware of this. In the next place they were experts in binding a watchman so that resistance would be impossible. Again they discreetly left some old script money of the denomination of 10 25 and 50 cent pieces which have become so rare that their presence would excite suspicion. And lastly, they probably disguised one of their number in order to put officers on the wrong track. But this is how it happened. About 2 o'clock Tuesday morning, Charles Haines, the driver for the brewery and who sleeps in the second story, was suddenly awakenec by four men, all but one of whom wore masks or handkerchiefs over their faces. A pair of revolvers was pointed at him and he was quietly told that no harm would come to him if he made no noise They then securely bound his hands and feet with clothesline and left the unmasked man to guard over him. He is described as a man ol medium build, black hair, black.mustache and black chin whiskers, which is plainly a sharp bit of tactics to put the officers on the wrong scent. Without asking where the money was kept or the location of the safe, which by the way is in a part of the building that would never be suspected as the place of the business office, two of the men went directly to the safe. The fourth man was stationed down below to guard against any intrusión. That they had the necessary tools" to do the job was demonstrated by the short time it required to bore into the outer píate and insert the powder. A fuse did the rest with the exception of carrying away the money which amounted to about $160. After the thieves had gone away Mr. Haines succeeded in untangling :iis feet but could not get his hands :ree. He then went without clothes to the house of Jacob Foerster and awakened him. Mr. Foerster reeased the bound man and his story was soon learned. It was at least an hour after the robbery before an officer was found, which gave the cracksmen sufficient time to get away. However, Sherff Brenner and M.C. Peterson went to Ypsilanti at once and investigated the matter. At noon they located three suspicious characters in a saloon in the neighborhood of the depot who were kept under surveilance. At that hour the arrest would ïave been made but the fourth man was wanted also. Besides the money taken the safe, which is valued at $150, is so destroyed that it will take a new one to replace it. That the officers seem to be on the right track is shown by the fact that somebody was connected with the crime who was familiar with the location of everything in the brewery. The most that can be said is that the