, 1874-07-17

| Ano Aonao oI nE' l1fhest NAll, No. 884 IultOl
street, near Oakley, was entored by burglars soa
tordey morning. -Four peraoua with thoi
| faces hidden by white MASKS, cut through tht
shutters Of ono Of tho windows, got into the
front room, md, after unlocking the front doc,
in order to secure safo and rapid egress, wont
upstairs to tho room occupied by Mrs. Hall anl
young Child, presented their revolvers at he,
bead and wanted money. She tried to rot them
do'sn'stairs, saying TINT all the money In
tho hot1Ho was In little desk in
lower room, ind asking them not
to disturb tue baby. lIr. Hall, who was
N n an haol ad5ontng room slGsSping hav-
distinctly heard hls wife mention tic baby and.
fancying that tho child was i'll. rot o1t nf ho,i
md went to the door. An ho opo1lbd it, these
ne men ran down-stairs. S1r. Hall turned back into
Ills roam. soized navy revolver, md bred at
them from the head OF the Stairs. They want
ont OF tho front door, ran across tho strcot.
tnrouRh vacant lot, ovor to Walnut Btroot, and
disappeared. ~''"
Mr. lIall stood Mt tho door, arod throo shots
Ills voice, but no policeman appeared. f,o
whole neighboriood wau aroused, but too late 10
attempt to follow rho burglars As the latter
ran 9ut Of tho honao they picked M Bomo boxes
On tilo b"roall, which thoy probably imagined
yal1GleSs.
Tho fonr men were next heard Of fcy min
utos before oclock. when they wont to the
grocery store ' OF Philip 8chuler, Oh Westorn ave-
tlsat hour, aud, thinking it might bo au oarly
customer, went down to attcnd to him, liz
made no lloise III descending tho stairs and
STOOD within feet OF tho intradera before oithor
party WAS aware OF tho others presouco. lIo
OF the grocery atore, which was fastou =
by nail. AZ soon as tho peaceful quar-
tetto observed Atr. Sclnlor, they acamperol
on without delay. leaving behind tlem but ths
Glow: Ono OF them i'ad a white Iag OF some
Kind tie'kr9und tho lowor pars OF h!s faco and
Air. Sch'iler thinks Ito can Identify h1n as fet
low living OH Ogdon avenue, wi!ose faco Ind
beeu scorchcd OIL tue Fourth OF July. Tho onIy
loss VAS thu bfealinS Of some tu,nblors wlon
tho window fell down.
o. :. Gray. WHO lives on Polk Htrcet, batweon
Wostorn md Campbell ayonues, One of them
entered the house, and tho noiso llo nlado
u going up tho oroakinK ssnirs attactod tho at
it was his son, called out to lin. Tie intruder
"Its all right, at yonture hoping
to allay Ny; usay's suspicious. But the tone Of
voico would not pass muster. Tho vagabond'a
attersnees t1 s as betrayed him aud r Gray jumped
waiting for q bit OF sport, But tha
sudden appearance OF their leader lomorali2ed
tho'n, nut thoy broke into rnu aud fled Gust
ward Oil Folk street. Tho last Hoeu OF thnIn
Mas by goutloman WHO was going homo at tno
Time.
It ia about time TINT little moro police at-
|ontlon wuH devoted to tl1ls part OF tho oitv Up
10 u comparatively rocont period tue territory |
vest Of Leayltt waa remarkably FREQ from via
onco But fow monthaago dis1 ep,.tabio :" "prot- |
'y-waiterrEirl" saloon WIS stnrcd at tho corner
1t Weslorn avenue aud Luke street, which has |
leconlo the constant place OF reHort OF rn,,p of
:ongns, tl'ievos, and burglars. whose tights Tic
'ol!co aro constantly callod in to stop. These
ficioua charaoters are booming a torror 10 y
'neo poaceful neiglborllooa. who aro disturbed
!larB in tho carly morning. Tha police oilicors
llAtead Of going on their heath, profor TO mt on
'arrels at the corner Of Madison street aud Wcst.
'rn ayanuo and tho roBnlt Is, ~ in Air, Iiall'u
aso, tllat noiaa hoarl for hloeis did not ut.
raet tho atteutlon Of u solitary policeman.