Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-07-26
BURGLGRIRS OH FHF WEST SIDE,
A Busy Night among the CracIIsmen--
Several Houses entered on Saturday
NIGht-A Successful Burglary "A
RencOntre with the POIiee-Other
DeDredaftOns-

representations
For the past two or three days the West
side, usually so quiet, village-like and free
from sensations, has been favored with
enough depredations to give that pleasant
locality quite metropolitan prominence
in criminal annals The band of
burglars which have been infesting this
city and vicinity for the past two or
three weeks have descended, like a
wolf on the fold, upon the peace
full sojourners on Detroit and Frank
lin streets, and on Saturday night seem to
have held high carnival there. On that
evening, the cracksmen started on a regu
lar raid along Franklin street, carrying eff
booty, however, from only one plaee-the
residence of Mrs. 0. B. Adams, No. 261,
Franklin street. 1t is supposed that they
gained an entrance into this house through
window in the second story, by means of a
ladder. They pursued their operations
here with great adroitness, without waking
any of the inmates of the house, and the
fact of the burglary was not discovered un
til the family rose in the morning. 1t then
became known thatthey had taken from the
room of Mr. Wallace McIlrath, a brother
of Mrs. Adams, a coat and pair Of pants,
in the pocket of which was a purse con-
tanning few dollars in scrip and silver.
From Mrs. Adams room they carried off
her dress, containing nine dollars in mon
ey, gold watch valued at two hundred
dollars, and u valuable breast-pin. Mrs
Adams dress, together with the bank book
and private papers of Mr.. McIlrath, were
found in the yard the next morning, and
front window was left wide open. The
burglars luckily missed finding one hun
dred and fifty dollars which was placed in
the pocket of vest hanging in Mr. Nc
| llrath 5 room, and also overlooked d val
liable silver tea-set which stood in room
on the first floor on table already spread
for breakfast.
The burglars also made unsuccessful at
tempts upon the houses Of Messrs. Cart
wright, Sanford and Castle, failing, how
ever, in each case. They then went to the
residence Of Mr.. Austin Brewster, No. 237
Franklin Street, corner OF Franklin and
Kentucky which they entered by means
of the front door, which had negligently
been left open. While in the house, how
ever, they were discovered by couple of
West Side Policemen, who were on the alert
for burglars, having already discovered ey
idence of an attempt having been made
to enter Mr.. Castles residence. They were
soon reinforced by two other police Off
GERS and the four stationed them
selves around the building to ar
rest the burglars on their exit. As Ikhe
scoundrels came out, however, they saw
the officers and started on a run as if for
their lives, the officers in hot pursuit. The
fugitives, discovering that they were hard
pressed, turned and fired several shots at
the police. One of the burglars got off
without difficulty, the other, who was de-
layed by tumble over a fence, being
closely pursued. He fired at his pursuers
once, and was fired at by the only one of
them who was armed some three or four
times. He was also struck ON the head
with a briek-bat, and once with club, but,
nevertheless made his escape.
In Mr.. Brewster's yard were found the
coats and boots of the burgIsrs, which they
had taken Off before entering the house,
and the coat of Mr.. McIlrath, in which
WIS placed the breastpin and money taken
from Mrs. Adams house. The burglars
clothing is now at the Police Station, and
may serve to identify the scoundrels.
On the previous evening the house of
Mr.. NJ. Merringer, on the corner Of Bridge
and Fulton streets, West Side, was entered
by burglars, ingress being had through the
cellar. The burglars went into the sleep
ing apartment of Mr.. and Mrs NJ, and
the drawers, spreading the con-
tents about the floor, doubtless in search of
money, as no goods were carried awUy by
them The family are of the opinion that
I'm was administered by the bur
glars.
About eleven o'clock, Sunday morning,
.he hOuse of Mr.. John Turner, on Detroit
Street, i'ast beyond the city limits, was en-
cred by burglars. and a valuable silver
iunting- case watch, full jeweled, was
akeA, together with about seventy five
.ents in change.
The house of Mr.. Fl. c. Marshall, General
Ticket Agent for the C. C. & C. Railroad,
which Is next door to that Of Mr.. Turner,
who also entered about the same time
Mrs Marshall had gone into the garden
or few minutes, the rest of the family
,eing at church, and during her absence
he thief entered at the back door, went
Up stairs, opened a bureau drawer, and
made off with a gold locket and neck chain,
md a gold pencil case marked L. S. T.
This is indeed most extraordinary re-
cord, and taken in connection with the sim
liar list of depredations, which we publish
ed a week ago, an alarming one. 1t be-
comes the guardians of our city peace to
renew and redoubIe their vigilance, and to
take prompt measures to prevent the con-
tinuance or recurrence of this course of
crime and outrage