The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-09-12
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

ter IN within reach, money and joWelry
seem to he the chief articles sought
for, Doubtless clothing IL too bulky
for them, and dangerous TO handle.
Yesterday morning early, thieves
went to the premises, In the Cedars,
" the Rev. $. II. Green, and tried to
enter. Failing TO do 40 they then went
TO the window ola room occupied 10y
two servant girls, over which there is
bars, and deliberately aroused them by
poklng long stick in their faces. The
thieves then demanded that they get
up and open the doors. The girls
screamed at the top Of their voices, the
noise ar0using Mr.. Green, who dressed
and came out in the yard. He saw
nothing OF the robbers, the screams
probably frightening them oil. Mr.
Green then went to n neighbours, pro-
cured n gun and made thorough
search Of the premises, but the thieves
were not TO be found. This morning
short ladder, which IN kept on the
premises, was found lying under one
Of the windows of the dwelling, show
ing that the thieves had attempted to
enter from that direction, but failed
in 80 doing. A light was burning in
the hall all night, in which, placed
on n table was II silver lee pitcher and
other articles, which MIR. Green thinks
the thieves were after These could
Toe dimly seen through the glass in
the front door, over which there was
thin coverings,
About the same hour and doubtless
one Of the same party entered the resi-
dence of Mr., Bartlett, Of the firm Of
Bartlett, Parker n Co. The door of the
room, opening on II Vcranda, WAS left
open aud the rObber gained admit
lance easily. Mrs. Bartlett has been
sick for several days and Mr.. Bartlett
was giving her medicine every hour.
Between the doses and while MIR.
Bartlett was sleeping heavily the thief
entered. Az coon rs he was in tho room
Mrs Bartlett, who was In n slight
slumber, awolle, and distinctly saw
the burglar, 10y the light of the lamp,
making his way across the room to
another one in the rear, in which her
daughter was sleeping AT first she
thought her husband had arisen, and
she sat up in bed. Immediately sig
nal was given by confederate from
the outside, by violently shaking the
window blinds. The thief inside had
just stepped inside tho young lady's
sleeping room, but on hearing the
noiso he turned back, walked quickly
through the room he had first entered
aud won't out the still open door. All
this TRANSFERRED in ~ few seconds. Mrs.
Bartlett awakened her husband when
the shutters were ratified and he
awOke in time to see the thief leave
the room. The thief took the coat,
vest and pants OF Mr., Bartlett, also the
coat and pants of his little son. The
coat and vest OF the former were drop
ped on the veranda, aud the little
o0y's clothing We're found near the
residence of DIR. J. Jones. There was
nothing OF value in the clothing, ex-
ccpt u thousand mile ticket on the
Texas and Pacific railroad which was
found the next morning in the street
n short distance from the house. Mira.
Bartlett saw the thief distinctly az he
passed in and out Of the room, and
describes him as II heavy set man, well
dressed, with soft black hat. How
many cOnfederates were ON the outside
is not known, but that there is one il
certain, az. he gave the alarm to his
pal inside.
The third burglary In that neighbor-
hood took place ut the residence of DIR.
j. Jones. The robber entered through
an open door, and ~ soon as he was
well in the room the doctor awoke in
time to see the thief grab his pants
and hurriedly leave. DIR. j. followed
the robber To the gete, and would have
gone farther, but happened to think Of
his valuable buggy horses and turned
about to visit the stable to see il they
were safe. The horses were all right |
In the stable. Nothing was taken
from this residence but the DOCTORS
pants. On bureau in corner OF the |
room was n jewelry case containing
two gold watches, but the robber was
10 hurried that he hardly had time to
get away with the pants. AS it was,
the doctor came near catching him,
"A good watch dog GENERALLY sleeps at |
the door by which the thief entered, |
but on this night he had gone in the |
hall, the door Of which was left open
through oversight. A bunch of KEYS |
and some silver change were the con-
tents OF the pants that were stolen.
From j. ii. Hathorne, esq, pro.
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