The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-24
THE GATE CITY
FRIDAY. MARCH q.


entered N broad oayHghS ana ooQly PUN. |
dered, and the other jswslry skers pro-
tectsd BY iron window shutters and steel.
shested doors. which wss broken isto In
the night and robbed Of OF, 700 worth Of
jewelry. Both houses were situated on
public beats where the watohmsn passed
and re-passed Tor ought TOY every fifteen
minutes. The policemen declare that
they heard no noise and NV no barglars.
The London comic paper, Punch, explains
10 ely way how the burglars succeeded
30 well. Many robberies committed in
American cities which escape the notice
Of the police, may be satisfactorily ex-
planned 10 similar manner. Says
Punch
THE EXECUTIVE, DEFECTIVE AND DEREc- |
TIVE POLICE.
[Extract from Diary Of Police Constable smirkel
Monday, l p. Non my beat. Saw
little boy taking sizes at me. Pretended
no! to see him. Caught him one. Hor-
dered lapple woman to move on. Told
crowd generally to move on. Bought q
few wslnuts of stall woman. Nuts not
much account this season. Only two good
out OF twenty. Locked down number 20
Harrier aud ummed tune as passed the
ratings Hanns not in, nor Mary. Carnt
make that hout. Shall keep > hye on sus
picious partys 10 uniform, as goes down
unbeknown to the fammsly. Lor haint
been in the force but knows what cusins
is. Ho what green hyed monster is iel-
\ II -atchson hn al
No one cum. Oh Hanne my hown, my
butiful ought to be down the next
street, Green street aud Snug street, on
dooty. Wot and desert my Hsnue! No.
The two mex streets is as quite as possible.
A solger OF the Ors Cards Red Is disent-
ed the Harrier steps. Ho Hsnne
2p. m.-Slill ere an so Is the ojus sol
gier. Their dress amt no CRATE things as
beside our elmets He comes bout. Hanne
bekens me bin. cum.
Extract from Police Constable wink's Note Book.]
Tuesday, ii p. m.-On my beet, 10
the City. Narsty cold night. Miss jane,
as minds the house at Vesket's, the Tail
or's. didn't come bout for the beer, 90
usual. Hsdd. Keep sharp. lookout for
her.
1880. - Walked pars. Dimond's, the
Julier's. Good dodge is his; round oles
In the shuttars as party can look
through and see. Thort / saw Jane on
the d1or step of Vesket's. Worn't her
Saw omeliss poor on the step. Told him
not to loyter. Wont have no loytriug -
Moved him On. Cold night Torked to
man with hot ches,nuts as was going ONE.
Ches,nuts not good this ere, sumow.
l2.-Naisty night. Moved on another
omeiss poor. Stood in doorway, hou,
o. the wind. Scr James lite in vesket's.
go happy lite!" ses to myself. ~ wish
l wor with Nancy has hadore fore ever
more, hi ho."
1880 A. M-Warked to the corner Of
the street. Looked up and down. No.
body about. Went to doorway again.
Mother bad nut. James lite is bout.
Halass!'
Extract from Tuesdays Newspaper.l
DARING AND EXTRAORDINARY Ron.
BERr.-A burglary of the most audacious
character was found 10 have been com
mitied yesterday a. No. SO Snug street,
Pimlico, at the house Of Mr.. Snoozen, be-
tween the hours of one and two in broad
daylight There are ordinarily two SER
wants IN the house; but one it appears had
gone out on an errand, leaving the other
up stairs dressing. The thieves broke
open valuable desk, ransacked the cup
boards, rega'ed themselves with some OF
the contents of The cellar and larder, laid
hands upon large quantity of pla Q, and
finally decamped with their plumber.
Taey must have stayed at least half an
hour 10 the house, and the damage doue
could not have been effected without con.
siderable noise. Detective Potter has ex-
amined tine premises, and declares him.
self unable at present to come to any con-
clusion. Vigorous measures have been
promptly taken, and a telegram has been
sent to every police station, stating the
nature of the theft. Police Constable
Smirke, A lp2, in whose 'sb.at' this lies,
says he Can't make out how this could
have escaped his vigilance, as in the
course of bis duty he is up aud down the
street every quarter OF an hour.
Extract from W ednesdays rsper.l
DARING AND EXPENSIVE ROBBERY AT
MR.. DIMoSD's, THE CELEBRATED JEW
ELER's Last night between the hours Of
eleven and one, Mr.. Dimond's shop was
broken into. and jewelry to the amount Of
several thousand pounds distracted. The
Lion safe had been wrenched open, aud
the stroag iron chests literally smashed to
pieces. This could not have been effected
without considerable noise. Mr.. Dimond's
shutters and doors are perforated so ss to
allow the policeman on duty to look 10
every Quarter of an hour, as he is passing
on duty. The gas is kept alight in tie
chop, and renders everything plainly Wis.,
ib'e through the several apertures. Po-
Ice.conssaole Wink was on duty tha,
night 1t the time stated, but ayers that
though ne sept the usual watch upon the
place, ne neither heard nor saw anything
calculated to excite his suspicious. Tel.
egrams have been sent to all the Police
Stations stating the particulars Of the rob.
berry; and Inspector Stodge has infinitely
examined the premises. This experienced
ofieer has expressed his opinion, that 10
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