The daily gazette., 1883-03-03
TWO BOLDBURGLARIES.
TWO FAMILIES DRUoGEo BY
DARING ROBBERS.
OVER 81 600 TAKEN AT ONE HAUL
A Hars's Corner Family Drugged and
the House Gated Last Night-A VIII
imington Butcher Robbed.

The residence Of John Cook, butcher, Al
the corner Of Sixth and Spruce streets, wa
entered by daring burglers last night ant
robbed. Mr.. Cook II unable to give an,
positive Information as 10 to how the thieves
entered the building. The store, which is .
part Of the dwelling was securely fastened
last night as usual, and Mr.. Cook and hii
brother went to bed about 10 o'clock, lock
ing their room before retiring. Mr. Cook
placed under his pillow, small box con
tanning two pocket-books, one with $500 10
gold and the other 81, 400 In greenbacks,
Mr.. Cook also placed hik pants, the pockets
Of which contained come eilyee Aqin faf n
head Of the bed. 1E141Il he kn6Wb. 3
The robbery was first discovered when his
brother-in-law, William Cochran, who lives
with him, came down stairs this morning
about 3 o'clock, and upon entering the
store he discovered that two small drawers
were standing open, aud that the front store
door was ajar. His suspicious were imme-
diately aroused and he proceeded at once to
make thorough examination of the house,
Mr.. Cochran tried the door of Mr.. Cooks
room which he found unlocked. He en-
tered and tried to arouse the sleepers, which
he succeeded In doing after shaking them
roughly. This struck Cochran as remark
ably strange, as Mr.. Cook Is very light
sleeper ordinarily. After waking Cook he was
told of the discovery made In the store and
also OF the fact that his (Cook's) room door
was open, Cochran at the same time asking
Cook where the money was
An examination revealed the fact that the
box containing the money had been left
open on the floor and the money taken, be-
sides silver watch and chain which Cook
had left in his vest.
The robbery was committed evidently by
professional because all the doors had
evidently been opened by skeleton keys and
Cook and his brother had undoubtedly been
chloroformed. Il is evident that the rob
bers were aware of the fact that Cook had
this amount of money, and they also knew
just where he had 1t, as nothing Indicated
that search had been made in any other
part of the house.
FAMILY NEAR HARE's coRER cHLoRO
FORMED AND ROBBED OF EVERYTHING
LAST NIGHT.
The neghborhood Of Hare's Corner Is
a good bit exercised to-day over a daring
piece of hOuse-brealing which took place
near there last night, and OF which Edward
Hopes was the victim. Mr.. Hoopes
lives on the DUPONT farm, on the
Hare's Corner road, one mile from
New Castle. Sometime during the night
burglars entered the house by forcing the
doors, chloroformed Mr.. Stoops, his wife,
four children and the hired man,
and took every thing about the house
on which they could lay their
hands. The family did not awaken until
late this morning, and then all of them had
a dull, heavy sensation. When they saw
the work OF the marauders, they knew they
had been drugged. . r
The watch dogs about the house, It is sup
posed were either drugged or poisoned also,
as both Of them, usually fierce, are sick
and stupid to-day.
Nearly all the clothing of the family, in
cluding a new suit Of clothes which the
hired man purchased yesterday to wear to
his wedding, and Mrs. Stoops' jewelry were
taken.s The total amount of the haul will
exceed $3.50.