The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-11-23
4 SucCessfEl HUrElarY.

Thursday morning the store Of T. y.
Blood, merchant tailor, No. + Sixth street,
was entered by burglars, and from $4,000
to $1,000 worth Of clothing and cloth car
ried Of. There is Il swing trap door on
the west side of the entrance to the store
which was unfastencd, by which the thief
evidently made his entrance into the cellar.
The door from the cellar has a bolt upon
the inside of the store which was not
forced; but Mr.. Blood says that he does
not remember definitely whether he bolted
it or not, but thinks he did. \ key was in
the back door which was left by the thief
Thursday morning the front door was
found unlocked when the proprietor came
TO open the store for business. lie is
certain that it was locked the evening be-
fore. In the rear of the building chair
had been placed as a step onto a box, from
which it was easy to climb on to an out
house in the rear Of the residence on Main
street; on the opposite side was a ladder,
and a gate opened into the lot in rear of
Bolton 4 Jones meat market. Empty
pork barrels had been used t. scale the
board fence on the west side Of this lot, af-
ter passing which there was no other OBJ
structiOn to the rear Of the stables Oh " IS
cousin street These stables furnished a
safe and convenient retreat for Il wagon
and team as there is a roadway and plenty
Of room to turn around without difficulty.
The amount of goods taken must have re-
quired lumber wagon to remove, and We
are inclined to think that the thief OF
thieves would prefer this back route close
as it was to the back door Of two residen-
ces, to venturing with : team on to the
front street at any time Of night. Two
seamless bags were left in the store.
One Of these had a mark well ma lc with
o marking brush 3oS. I he other had Il
hole gnawed by a rat near the bottom. The
bags looked as if they might have been
used by shippers, and We're probably taken
from some commission house or a ware
house. They did not seem to be mill bags,
Mr. Blood said that he learned that a tall
slim man had been seen standing IN the way
about twelve o'clock at night These are
the only clues that we have learned of up
to the present time. The goods taken
could be easily identified in part, and con-
sisted of ready made clothing, new stock
lust in, suitable for winter wear: and cloth
such as would be required for winter cloth
ing. The burglary was undoubtedly com
uitlcu bb All cAt bcINf IL IL N't> tFiACLt thde
he knew the place perfectly before under
taking the job.
The bags may have been lief, on pcrpose
as a decoy. The store was closed about
haIf-past eight O'Clock on "Wednesday
morning, and has been closed ever since,
for the purpose Of taking on invoice and
re-arrangng for business. This Is a most
serious loss to an cuterprisiug business
man, who viii receive the hearty sympathy
of all our citizens II strikes us that bet
ter provisions against the entry Of burglars
should be made than We found At these
stores, especially where DO one sleeps in the
building.
Thursday evening there was rumor
that Milwaukee doctor who was coming
to this city to consult with Dir. Page, met
three men with { single wagon loaded with
bags, about half way between this city and
Milwaukee, These lnen were said to have
been met about four o'clock in the morning.
We give the rumor as we heard It Friday
morning, without vouching for its accuracy.
-Racine Adrocate, Nor. Is.