Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-16
THIEVES ON A RAID

Sunday night was field night for thieves.
They operated at four different residences
and got away with two gold watches and
chains and about Sl3 in money They DID
their work so slick as to raise no alarm at
either place.
At Mrs. SINNERS residence, 3o2 North
Fourth Avenue, they pried the screen OH
from the south window il which Mrs 1kih-
ner's son and Willie Lynch slept The win
dow being open they moved so quietly that
they did not awake the boys They secured
in plnnder at this house gold watch and
chair belonging to Willie Lynch, son OF
Mr.. T. H. Lynch, who wa, visiting the
Skinner bow In a bureau drawer they
found a street bag which was a purse con-
tanlng $3.50 in money, this they took ana
ON appropriating the cash they let the
purse outside. They also took the Lynch |
bows pants outside where they were found |
in the morning. At I. u. Walls |
residence. on North Emporia Avenue, they |
pried the screen OFF Mr.WalPs bed room but
did not enter the bedroom. Mr.. Wall had
|
81 bill which be had mislaid or thought he
had lost. He found it and gave II to Mrs.
Wall His vest containing his watch he
laid separate from his other clothes and
thereby saved his watch; the pants and coat
| were dragged out the window and IN the
morning were found outside. The residence
of Mr.. :. ID. Pallet, the lumber dealer, was
| also visited, the window screen pred on IN
the same way and clothes pulled out ana
robbed of gold watch and chain but
nothing else ]. VI. Allen, the grocer, whose
residence !, on North Topeka avenue, was
also = victim of these slick thieves, his
clothe, being pulled out and $50 in change
taken. lie saved hi: watch in much the
same Mr.. Wall did. The above was the re-
/ suit Of the nights business as far ss heard
from. and altogether the nights bust
. nos. Melted in the neighborhood
of Sl75, which was fair nights
wages provided they get away safely
| with the Doodle. The perpetrators Oh the
: last series Of robberies were clever!y caught
by the police, or at least some o. item
! were. and it i t. b. hoped they may collar
I some of these rascals Marshal Cairns and
j Doe Warrall, who are no slOuches, have u
E chance TO .how their detective skill IN TINS
. matter, IA also in the capture OF the muir
: derer Of the old Italian, though it Is doubt
: ful if either are in the city now. Many oil
n our citizens, in discussing a way to prevent
: these periodical robberies. cay the ponce
q should keep strict watch On all corners
e and anyone who cannot givea good account
y of himself should be invited TO skip In a
le city where there are so many coming and
T. going daily, however, this is difficult. Ther'
J. i little likelihood that these scoundrei'
E. abide here for any great length of time, al
: though certain detectives claim there Is
1t gan, here who operate from here in the sur
rounding towns In Il live city like Wichi
e "a, where 50 many strangers are coming ah'
as going. i. would require thoroughly or
g canized detective force to afford anythini
rt like adequat, protection against these raids
FL 4 ,,ood way would be TO have AN officer 8
H. every depot on the arrival of trains I
ne watch any suspicious character, then trac
Id him 70 hi, stopping place, endeav'r to II
od certain something of his business, and II h
10 could not give good account OF himself
I'd br!n.. him into the police court aud -utge'
is. him t. - rigid examination, and II h" cal
he not rive satisfactory reasons for being her
aw invite. him To- iecamp IL soon as possible