The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-05-30
FRANKS OF BURGLARS,
An Experience with n Serious
and EaUs hnble side for
the Victims.

the Victims.
For months which reach back into the
buried year, Waco seems to have been
infested with class of sneak-thieves
aud se-breakers who have not been
caught up with and whom the best eff
forts OF police and county officer has
not deter. ed from practicing their nefa-
reous calling. In the last few weeks
there has been lull III the raids OF these
night providers, and the hope was IN
dulged tlat they had removed their car
cases to another field rather than take
the chances of having their spirits re-
moved to hotter cline, but 1t appears
that we slept ON delusiou. Some time
between midnight Sunday and daylight
yesterday morning some person, or per
sons, entered the boarding house of Mr..
Mimms, formerly Joe Lehman's old
stand, corner Of Sixth and Washington
streets, and without the knowledge OF
any occupant Of the house, carried away
valise aud fine eight-day clock from
the sitting-room and then entered
the room Of lady gust OF
the house snd relieved her
Of seventeen dollars in cash. Having
made success Of that part OF the Job
and taken survey OF the balance OF the
premises without seeing chance for
plunder they quietly left. Some young
men who have rooms III different bu d
inGs along Austin avenue and streets
leading therefrom, IN the business dis
trict say they found things strangely
mixed when they got up, hut did not
miss anything OF material value, though
they felt sure they had been visited by
some one vino was not IN the habit OF
! calling during their waking hours or, IN
! the language of the Freuchman, they did
| not have the entree when the occupants
were at home and awake. We hear OF
! the bold burglars, however, at a resi-
dence VII re they left tier mark. 1t
! Vss af the homo - AZ ID II ftfNliSl' VI
! 5UnIh Fourth street, and the victims are
! Messrs. W. 7. klveire aud "Dick" Lyon,
who beams upon passers-by at Herr s
! cigar store. Mr.. Lyon informs US that
he was awake as late as II o'clock, and
neither lie or MIR. Riveire, who occupy q
room together, found anything wrong
When they retired they placed
| their clothing on chairs IL
| the room and on swaking Mr.. Lyon
saw hlspants lying on the floor. 4 short
investigation convinced him that
burglars had been IN the house and he
| called Mr.. Rlveire's attention TO the
fact. The latter thought tina; Mr.. Lyor
was playinga Joke on him, but when h,
discovered that his $3.50 in change wa
gone as well as some change AIR. Lyon
had, he concluded the burglars had Ger
talnly been in the loom. The rascal
! av-ar vra,,t o., D. 80 - - VVPi Z
Eehts ana some tobacco which was IL
the room and the fact of their doinl
this and also taking the clock from Nj
Nlmms, would indicate that they ar
either the very lowest cha; acter o
sneak-thleves or professionals, who ar
adroltly covering their tracks. While II
Mr.. Rlchey's residence, not a single oc
cupant Of the house was awakened
though all We're at home. Messrs. Ri
yelre and Lyon, while burglaries wer
gong 90 some time ago, each provided
themselves with q pistol and had then
within easy reach and they as well q
others were laughing yesterday at tn
thought Of how harmless weapons ar
in the hands of a sleeper
While being quite serious il il Alst
laughable to think what run the bur
gla.s have had here without beini
caught. In number Of places the,
refused 10 take gold watches and va ua
bic jewelry when they could have don,
so, and IL other places they carrie,
away clocks, clothing, etc. This thing
may go on for some tine yet. but III,
result viii be that whether man or boy
black or white, d corpse is going to b,
found some morning over which tn,
customary weeping and wRiling will bt
turned to rejoicing These midnlgh
providers cannot always carry on thei
work with the same amount OF sGfet.
E they have enjoyed in the past. Sine
alluding to the robbery ut Dir. MImms
and Mr. RicLeys We learned that tn
residence Of Mr. r. $. Coffey, corner o
Fourth and Jackson street, was also Wis
tied Yesterday morning when Mr.
Couey arose he found stubs OF matche.
lying on the carpet, and saw where the
burglars entered ut the window, They
carried away some !ewelry but failed (
get any money, rs Nj. Coffey's vest
hung under d dress upon the wall The
work was hardly accomplished by one
person, considering the evidence which
was discovered at places visited. W.
have three undertaking establishments
in town and we would like to see al OF
them get u full days work even into the
moonlight hours putting away such
nuisauces as made the Sunday night
raid.