Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10
MORE BuRGLARIES.

Yesterday we chronicled four burglaries
and thought that dreadful, yet now we are
called upon 10 double that number for
Wednesday night, as eight attempts were
made on that night, by band of thugs who
are in town and who it is thought are doing
the fairs TO rob different person. Some
OF these attempts were made by stealth,
while Others were on the highway and it is un
fortunate that the shooting of some of the
wrctched gang cannot be chronicled, though
il will surely come to this if persisted in
as the people of the city are becoming very
mach insenecd at these repeated depre-
daiions and are not only expressing
themselves quite freely upon the subject,
but are also quietly putting their guns in or
der and about the very next tradegy that
will have 10 be chronicled will be the shoot
ing of thief, which will cause much re-
joieing.
Auditor Murray Meyers had number of
trunks filed with clothing stored in a stable
at the rear Of his incompleted residence on
South Lawrence avenue. This was game
for the toughs of which they were not slow
20 avail themselves and appropriated most
&c the hes; articles to their own use.
Mr.. Samuel Berry, an attorney, of Cald-
well, was setting, at about ii O'Clock, in
front of one of the hotels and when after
ward, for some reason, he referred to his
cash account, he discovered that it had
parted company with him TO the amount
of Sll.90, bunch of KEYS and
a pair Of specifics were also gone.
He does not care for anything but the glass
e. for without those be is almost like a blind
man, and though lawyer he will never
again defend thief, but will always prose-
cute them on all occasions and to the ut
comes 20 us personally.
The next man on the list was Phillip
Block, who was acting as director and inter-
prefer for small band of Indians who came
in on the O'Clock train. When they had
landed at the Union depot, crowd who
were upon the platform closed about the
Indians and in the jostle they doubtless
hoped 10 rob them and their manager,
but their design was surmised, seeing
which they made good their escape.
Another attempt TO rob was made upon
young man named Prunty. on Douglas ave-
hue by band Of several men, or things.
They had been in company earlier in the
evening and had borrowed some change of
Pruniy and came to get second INSTALL
ment, which Mr.. P refused when they made
an attack upon him, knocking him down by
a blow on the head with some hard sub
stance Though severely hurt he was able
to make some resistance by grabbing hold
Of two Of the villains and loudly calling for
help which brought policeman though not
in time to secure more than one Of them, as
the rest when they saw the blue coa:, struck
cop-eye-see gait and disappeared.
The balance of the number TO fill out the
days quote was made up at one of the no.
tells, where, being crowded for room cots
had been put in the hallway and among the
sleepers on these cots some good % samari-
tan passed in his nightly yigiis, and in his
solicitations for the cash-burdened slumber-
er quietly removed what he considered TO be
in excess OF comfortable amount per cap
alta This decree affected three or four per-
sons in small amounts, and then the sun
arose and the ''crook" Of the night became
the honest man of the day, as when he is
found be will not be loafer, but some one,
or ones, plying his nefarious practices under
the guise Of labor. Keep sharp watch for
them and when you are sure you have your
game don't forget TO shoot