was broken open and $16 stolen…
source date: 1889
availability: public-domain

n the morning the till of the L. K. restaurant was broken open and $16 stolen. “Joe,” the proprietor, the most popular Chinaman in town, says it was a Chinaman who stole the money, and it’s an even question that “Old Joe” will locate the thief and bring him to punishment. On Tuesday evening Mr. Geo. Cox of Pas- chal, who when in the city, rooms in the build- ing opposite the residence of Geo. Carvil, was aroused a little before midnight by a suspicious noise, arose and discovered some one trying to pry up the window. Mr. Cox opened the door, saw a Mexican and fired a couple of shots at him without either of them taking effect. There is nothing like a shot gun in emergencies like these. From Ihe January 18, 1889, Issue of The Enterprise The Tramp Nuisance