Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-01-16
1i.lKD EDITION
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A bold robbery shrouded In mystery,
"a. committed ut sos Shipley street,
occup pied by John II. Cook with MIS-
wife, daughter, brother-in-laS and TWO
s,st.rs In Jaw, q little after two O'Clock
Yesterday Afternoon. Mr. Cook Is sEll
carp,pter and as usual came home 10
dinner leaving to return to MS WORK
shortly before one o'clock, A nal Al
hour later Mr., John Sayers the brother
ip.law vent on, AZ which time every
thing was RI BIT, aud Mrs, Cook, her
little daughter, and her Two sisuTfs
ware lett In the basement. Al TWO
O'Clock a letCer carrier called, when one
nj the Miss Savers answered the call
And on the departure OF the Garner St
snrelv locked the front coor with deau
latch and retired again 10 the has ment.
Ahopt half past two O'Clock the little
daughter, who had been knocking
aronnd inside ard outside the house,
came running in and called her III others
attention to the fact that both the troh'
and vestibule doors were standing
wide open.
Thinking this strange, after De- ng
securely fastened bur few minutes DE-
fore. one Of the ladies went up stairs 1t
ASCERTAIN the cause. Having susIl
zion that F9mething was wron0 >
went up s,airs 10 tie second % y
where soc wa. urDught face 10 face vi |
aucn a seete 4t confusion ~ a.. ,oue u
convince her ,uA. rodney bad US'i
committed. au- IL. --u!4te y went ~
her two slster 9, " bo joiuen her, AID hr.
at once yet anDuj A;Jnr,a'nIh9 ihr tx
tent Of the IObheTy, aud 10 LOOK II IN
robbers ware still IN the house
The rghbr5y, however, had teen a.
tily pud effectively committee am ID
were safe ueyOnd pursuit In the '''
Ond story they found The drawers q
two bureaus had been rh@d ana u
contents scattered over the floor. Nv
trunks left locked at noon were unlock
ed and left with the lids sHu ng ..ch
Another trunk not unlocked was prlt
open At the hinges ard the vaIuahI
contents were carried Oh MI Saye'
who departed first after Mr.. Cook, VI
notified of the robbery while no "AS a
Chris.y & Sons cigar store, SIXtn au
Market streets, taking AquItD siiO"
He went immediately to the house VI
then to the police station, and notlhS
the police authorities. Iuitl Ia" nj
Sergeant Hatton, and patrOlm"n Morl
son, TounsIey and Pierson made to-
rough investigation, but up lu MI
O'Clock this morning could dlseoTer
clue to the robbers.
Mr.. Sayers bad S3!6 which he ii
been several years III saving, $40"
away in stocking in uis trunk. u
money, mostly in go notes ana ~, :
and IS god coins, Vas taken nut I
stocking was left. From The trunk
one of the sisters for" s. gold pieces,
pair of black enameled heavy cha
god bracelets, each SCI wlta pea
aud valued At about 500, sci OF col
iewelry, consisting OF earrings anu
breast pin, together with apln sr' VI
. Cane May diamond, a hrl'Aant nuoi
aLu "r,'- silver watch wore also 3
len
One OF .>- vl..v VI ir&wers lett OPP
by the thieves cOnld.utd dozen 7lI'
spoons aul AZ many more table SpOo
silver lco pitcher, and other arlc
of silverware, all inscribed with d Id
fly initial, and though exposed to VI
we're left untouched. A lot u c1oih
of considerable value WAS lett un'
turbed.