The daily gazette., 1877-05-02
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a Dwellin6, House Completely ,Ransqck-
ed-7he Family Drugged ,oih Ether
~ Forty Dollars and a SitUer mug stolen.
Last night one OF The boldest burg
laries on record was perpetrated at the
residence Of Mr.. James Smith, carpen-
ter in. the employ of the Harlan 81 Hd
lingsworth Company, at No. 904 West
Second street. The circumstances are
as follows: -.. . -.e
Mrs. Smith retired about o 80 o'clock.
Occupying, with her. little son, the second
story back room, while here two, little
daughters aged about seven and three
year, Slept in the sseQpd story freht room.
Mr.. Smith and his s6h Lewis, A. young
man. came in someN95at later and slept
in the third story font roosfes naaa3aii
n .:A,7 THE DIscovRRYap ;5'.g 1.-OI'
About 8 .o'clockrips the morning, ME-.
Smith aroused and came down. stairs, In
response to the knock of the milkman on
the front door, and awoke his wife, who,
upon attempting 10 arise, found herself
weak and dizzy. while the room was
strongly impregnatedl with the odor of
ether. Mr.. Smith then went down stairs,
and single glance into the sitting-room
showed him that the house, during the
night, had been AgBeiE .aj'a &3isgesp
I coMRLErEbN NRASsAcKED.b be ltgo'
The carpet was torn up, the lounge
overturned, and several chairs, two over
coats and pair of shoes piled upon tho
Fable, A large picture, which had been
hanging In the lparlor, was standing
against the wall. On the table was also
found broken loaf of bread and an Gid
knife. as though the robbers had been Re-
calling themselves during their burglarie
ious work. The parlor carpet was also
partially torn UP. : .-aliWfbs-i7 TT7sf
Going up stairs Mt. Smith found still
further evidences of the extensive opera,
ton Of the bold burglars, The bureau
drawers in each room were lying on the
fioor, completely emptied Of their con,
tents, and a -. '. ''.''1''' - 71s
Bog CONTAINING FORTY ONE. DOLLARS
which had been lying on the bureau In
the front room, was missing A silver
mug, belonging to Mrs. Smith, and
marked Hattie" was also stolen al,
On the lmantel In the back room was
found an open razor, owned by Mr.,
Smith. whichsthe robbers had brought
from closet down stairs. In the entry,
close to the window, was large club,
which they had brought from the cellar.
These weapons showed that the robbers
were desperate, and were prepared to
resist in case of discovery.
EVIDENTLY FRIGHTENED. t.-t
From the number of articles piled up
IN the sitting room, it Is evident that the
ROBBERS were provided with a team in
which to carry away their plunder. But
BY some means or other, they were
Engineered off before they could convey
the stolen articles to the wagon. :
In the yard of Mr.. Ziegler, adjoining,
were found y pile of white clothes, which
had been taken from the bureau drawers.
and the box from which the money was
taken. These We're evidently dropped by
the burglars in their flight, and their on Iy
booty, so far as is known at present,is the
money and the silver mug.
1t is supposed that the children who
slept in the second story front room were
also stupitied with either, ,as the elder one
stated in the morning that during the
night a man had tried to drag her from
the bed. A striped stocking, which had
evidently been saturated with either was
found by the side of Mrs. Smiths bed.
THE SUPPOSED BURGLARS.
Just before retiring, last night, Mrs.
smith went to the second story front
window in response to knock at the
front door, and saw two ill-lookine
men, who asked her for some money.
She refused to give them any and they
went away. 1t is supposed that these
men were part of the gang that after
wards robbed the house. -. :. III,
THE ENTRANCE WAS EFFEcTED
from the rear of the house, the, burglars
climbing up on the kitchen root and fore
ing open the shutters of window open,
Ing into the second story entry, just at
the mead OF the stairs. The entrance
must have been effected very skiIlfully.
as no noise was occasioned.
The police are hunting the bold burglars
but as yet have no clue to their where
abouts. .t.. t,I.L. -, - !,
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