Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-09-28


Burglars at Work.-About 3 o'clock
A, NJ. Sunday morning las, burglars oatsFsd
the grocery store Of Mr. l.. G. WIIsor,aad
from all spPesrsnces helped ,hsmsslvss
quite deliberately 10 some sUAail change
left in the money drawer, several Pouads
Of tobacco and one or two hundred elfars
Evidently two we're at work and both we're
smokers, ~ they had lighted two cigars Aad
after testing the quality laid thsm on ths
show case and then made their selection.
The main object Of theiI visit seemed 10
be money, as they had ransaeksd the desk
books, papers, and cigar boxes that were
standing on top the desk. The entrsncs 70
the store was effected by the breaking OF 4
pain OF glass In the transom over the side
door on Front street, by which means the
fastenings and transom were removed.
The next place visited was the store Of
Messrs. F. II. MILLER & Co. Here they
effected an entrance by removing sash In
back window of the basement; but IN
their efforts to elevate themselves mp into
the grocery department on the elevator =
noise was made that nwoke Mr.. w. P.MIL-
LER and Young friend from Toledo who
was sleeping in the store with him. They
got up and passed out through the store TO
find the cause OF the noise. After they
had about concluded that II was false
alarm and were passing through TO the
side door on Front street they heard two
persons run, one up Front street and the
other down. Mr.. MILLER and his friend
then dressed themselves and went on guard.
They did not have long to wait before two
men emerged from the alley At HfLLA.
BRANDS store and crossed over Front street
to Mr.. ANJSs grocery, where one OF them
peaked in through the key hole while
the other stood watch. They next went
to the door Of Mr. TIoLLIaER's tailor shop,
struck a match and looked into the key
hole there. Finally one Of Ihsm walked
around the tailor shop and then both started
up Front street. Mr.. Ms friend wanted to
shoot, but not feeling fully Aatis6sd that
they were the same parties, or that their
intentions were evil, he was persuaded not
to do SO.
AT WESTON.
Between 2 and 3 O'Clock, Wednesday
morning, the grocery store Of HENRT KEEL
and the dry goods store Of BANKS d UHL-
MAX we're burglSrizcd. There were two Of
the burglars, aud probably the same tWo
who visited PerrySburs. They frat visited
the grocery. where they took square meal,
what change there was in the money draw
er, revolver, and several boxes Of cigar.
They then entered the dry gOoIs store, aud
to make good their csc ,pc had both doorP
to the building thrown open. The noisf
made in unfaa;ening the money drawsrs.
and placing them on the counter, awakened
FRED. BANKS, who Was AleePing alone In
the store. He dressed, and with revolver
in hand passed quietly down stairs into
the storsroon,, and walking unexpectedly
near one Of the burglars met with warm
reception, in the shape Of = bullet passing
through hia clothing near the breast. lie
then opened fire on them and exchanged
seven shots from his revolver Tor ten Or
twelve from the burglars. Alter his re-
volver was emptied they made good their
escape.
ANOTHER.
The stores Of S. l.. BoUdHroN and Roc
Ens and MAsyILLE, Bowling Green, we're
also entered by burglars on Monday night.
The money drawers were smpsied aud sew
eral boxes Of cigars stolen. Nothing else
was apparently molested.