The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20
BOLD ROBBERY AT THE FREMONT.
The LasdIady's Room Catered by Two
KObbers-shs Is Knocked Down and
Held. While Her Purse and Trunk
are RIhed Of their Contents

Held. While Her Purse and Trunk
are RIhsd OF their Contents
Thursday night about O'Clock bold
robbery was perpetrated at the fremont
House by two unknown men, who effect
ed an entrance into the he'd chamber of
the lanllady by means of duplicate keys,
or else, during the early part nf the even
ing had concealed themselves beneath
the bed. Mrs Schmidling occupies a
room on the ground floor, just back from
the office. Double doors open from the
room onto the sidewalk on Third
avenue. Being engaged in SOME writ
ing, Ms. 5. did nat retire until late
hour, probably IL O'Clock.
Before retiring she securely locked the
door leading into the hall and also saw
that the street doors were secured.
Then she placed her watch, pOcket-book
and keys under her pillow and went to
sleep. Sometime during the afternoon
she had placed in large trunk in the
room several dollars, and this too, was
locked. About 1 O'Clock she was rude
y awakened by feeling a hand on her
forehead. At once cUnjecturiDg she was
about to be robbed, she broke from the
grasp of the william and rushed to the
partition between her room and the Of
flee intending to awaken the clerk, who
sleeps on bunk near the wall and call
him TO her aid. She had barely gained
tba ntI,ar sida If fIa Sfnva Szhich ofanda
in the center of the room, when one OF
the robbers dealt her a severe blow over
the left temple, with some hard sub
stance, which felled her TO the floor.
Recovering herself she rose and made q
second attempt to call assistance, when
she was seized, thrown on the bed and
held there, her attempted outcries being
suppressed by hand placed over her
mouth. The other burglar then pro-
ceeded to rifle her purse and trunk
| of their contents, after which
both made their exit out of
the street door. When they had gone,
Mrs. s. looked about her and found that
she was minus about $50 in cash. Her
| pocketbook lay empty near the door
the keys to doors and trunk were on the
floor in the center of the r1 ON, and her
gold watch and chain were on the floor
Just under the edge of the bed. On ex-
animation it was also found that the
hall door was locked, but the doors
leading to the street were partially open.
About three weeks ago the same room
was entered by thieves, and Mrs. S.,
who then occupied it, was chlOro
formed. On retiring that night she had
placed her purse between the two
feather beds and put an account
book under her pillow. The thlel
finding no money under her pillow then
searched her dress, securing about s.
in silver Thinking that she might ge
some clue to the robber, Mrs. S. KEEP
this affair quiet. She now thinks the
first offender was one of the two who
entered her room last night. One o
the men she describes as being large
full bearded, well dressed man. Thu
other was shorter, more poorly dressed
and wore stubby whiskers.
Friday morning Mrs. Schmidling wa
lying on the sofa feeling very badl!
from her bruises, which were quite Sc
we're about the head and face, but fortu
nately none of them are of seriou