Show LUGGED IN I THE I ROOKERY BULDNG I Cashier Drake Robbed of Twenty Thousand Dollars IT WAS COOL AND DARING One of the Boldest Thefts in the History His-tory of Chicago A Young Girl Ravished and Murdered by Her Fathers EmployeeA Lively Lynching Bee in Prospective Other Crimes Chicago Nov 15A local paper has an extra saying this morning J A Drake treasurer and paymaster of the Indiana Illinois and Iowa railroad went to the office of the road placed in a satchel the money to meet the companys payroll and started with i when he was attacked by footpads sandbagged and robbed of the entire entre amount How much the satchel contained con-tained is unknown The officers of the road refuse to say but a rumor puts it at 20000 As far as known there is no clue to the robbers Drake is said to be badly hurt but the officers of the road refuse to divulge his whereabouts The robbery occurred In the Rookery building in the business heart of the city at 7 a m when few people were in the building Some time later a mall carrier passing Drakes office heard groans and on entering found Drake lying on the floor bruised from severe blows and semiconscious Ive been robbed by two men he said feebly and the disordered condition condi-tion of the room gave evidence of the struggle The carrier understood him to say there was 25000 in the valise Detectives were at once put on the chase I is one of the boldest robberies rob-beries that has occurred in Chicago for years The robbery caused intense excitement excite-ment in the business district occurring as it did in the very heart of the city The railroad has heretofore paid in checks but sent out circulars the first of the month saying hereafter the men would be given currency It is thought the robbers heard of the change The police have overhauled many suspects and tonight it is reported re-ported two men were arrested |