The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-07-26

The EYTEEPgIsTNG BU UR,iLAR.--I.ast Satur-
day night, or rather, sunday morning, the
jewelry store Of Ed. Mcdowell. on Main
Cross street. audthe hardware store of John
Miller on Main street were entered by bur
CLAN aEa goods of considerable vaue ex-
tracted therelfou. Mr. Mcdowell with his
family, lives in the sane building in which
his store room is located. his sleeping room
being Immediately above the store. Al !
late hour on Saturday night after. a. be
thought, making everything secure about
the premises, he removed the most valuable
I Of the gold watches from the show cases
/ taking them with him to his sleeping room,
and retired for the night When he came
down sta,r> in the morning, great was his
surprise to find the front door of the store
rious show cases gone 70 the amount Of
from eight 10 ten hundred dollars There
were some twenty watches missing, nuin-
Der Of solid gold rings, bracelets, neck -laces,
earrings, etc, etc. The majority of the
watches Were ones that had been left with
Mr.. Mcdowell for repairing lie had, un-
fortunately, after turning the key in The
lock tae night before, neglected to remove
g. and as It was one % Ehosl HAT Gre split
At he end, il had evidently been az easy
matter for the parties engaged in the bur
glary TO inseT; an instrument into the key
and thus turn the lock as readily as it couly
be done from the inside
An entrance was reflected into Mr.. Miller's
establishment in much the same way, ex-
ccpt that il was at the back door. Mr.. Mil
Ter informs Us that his loss only amounts to
about fifteen dollars, there being only few
revOlvers and pen-knives taken. He thinks
the burglars were probably frightened away
rs some noise before they succeeded in gath
ering together much plumber. They left at
Mr. McDowell's one Of the royolyerG they
| had taken from Mr.. tIiilers; also steel
chisel which was evidently used in opening
| the door. From various suspicious circum-
stances crank" piano-tuner who had been
about the town for the past week is strongly
suspected of being one of the guilty parties.
He had been about Mr. McDowelTs ostab-
/ lishment frequently. and Sheriff Spangler
recognizes the chisel as one that he had seen
IL .he crank's kit. 4 number Of 'non-pro-
feSsional" detectives are on the lay, and it
is only matter Of timo until the enterpris-
ing burglars viii regret that they did not
lie a-basking in the sun instead of consul
mating their nefarious little plans.
Since writing the above one of the parties
engaged in the burglary was captured by
Policeman Henry J. Picking at Connells-
reyolvers. knives, watches aud iewelry at
the time. He vas brought 10 town on the
mail train on Monday afternoon. and was
committed 10 Jail by Justice Lint 10 await
trial at the August term of court. Mess.s
Mcdowell and Miller fully identify <be
goods found in his possession. He is y
short. heavy set young man. and gives bis
name as Nm. Iieves, and claims Rock Is
land, H.. as his home He further saws
, tha; be had an accomplice. \; the time OF
his arroS. he made a desperate effort 10 es-
cape, but afterwards confessed 10 the crime
and shelIed out watches, rings. etc. by the
handful 4 majority of the missing arti-
( cles were recovered. Mr. Miller recognizes
! REEVES a. man who came into his store on
/ Friday and asked for wood drill. He was
registered at the Central Hotel on Friday
night and is recognized by number OF onF
citizeh, IS having 5een about town on SAT-
uriay