San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-09-04
ruRaLaRs AND THIEVES.
Five Daring Robberies Committed and
No Clue to Catch On"


No Clue to Catch On"
More than the usual amount of burg
laries have been committed lately in the
city, evidently by the same parties,
while several lhefts have also been
added. The police do not seem able to
ferret out the Culprits either.
Burglars gave the handsome new resi-
dence Of Mr.. l.. 5. Berg, corner San
Pedro avenue and Romano street, a call
last night. They attempted to enter by
saving away the windOw-shutter Stats,
and after this was done they attempted
TO raise the window but failed to effect
an entrance, as the moment the window
was tempered with the burglar alarm
went of AZ q awakened everybody in the
house Mr.. Berg sailed forth with his
gun but Mr.. burglar had taken tn" wise
precautiOn to escape.
The residence of Mrs. Robinson on
San Pedro Avenue. was entered last
night. Mr.. Judah Robinson, one of the
Belknap Rifles, says he was awakened
during the night by some unacCountable
means, and drOwsily threw his arms
back of his head and opened his eyes,
when he WAS transliXed with aStOnlsh-
ment to see mans form standing over
him, holding in his hands the young
mans pantalOOns, through the pockets
OF which he was COOlly searching. AS
Judah threw his hands up the fellow,
thinking no doubt he was reaching for
pistol. ran out the front door, dropping
the pants. Search being made, another
pair of pants, belonging to another son,
was discovered lying on the front gal
lery. The burglar got very little for his
pains.
Another burglary was effected at Cap
tain Stones residence on jackson street,
near san Pedro Avenue and Romano
street. The captain ia wealthy
gentleman who is living in San
Antonio chiefly for the benefit
of the climate and his wife's
health. She is very light
slepper and awakened him during the
night to tell him there were burglars in
the house. Mr.. Stone awOke, and
reached for his shotgun, which he has
always kept within handy reach at the
head of the bed, with loaded cartridges
ready for emergencies Of this kind. HIS
gun was gone. lie got up, found the
door was open, and thinking il lie moved
quietly and cautiously, he might get that
burglar yet he reached for his panta-
looms to put them on, when he discOV-
cred they were gone. He then made a
search of the house and found that the
house had been pretty thoroughly ram
sacked. but the burglar had flown, leav-
ing the front door open. lie then went
to bed, not mourning the SO or $50 in
cash in his pants pockets so much as the
loss of his gun. This morning ne
began looking about him and found that
he had not lost much. His gun was left
lust outside the front door, standing
against the house, while his pants were
found in the yard. His wife had kept
his gold watch under her head, or that
no doubt have been stolen. Some small
change in the vest pocket had not been
taken, slthough the vest was found on
the floor.
The fourth and most daring robbery,
perhaps, was perpetrated npon farmer
named James Lowe, from Tilden. He
is an old man and camped in his wagon
in Stumberg's campyard last night with
his family. There were large number
of campers wagons in the yard. lie
was awakened about an hour before
daylight by feeling something Juggling
at his pantaloons, upon which
he partially lay. He grabbed
the pants and pulled hard while
the party. man, who held the
other end, pulled hard too. Finally the
pants were released and Mr.. Lowe
luTked them away again MOI, however,
until he found that his red leather pocket
book. containing four So bills and So
gold coin. had been taken from the peck
cts. The thief escaped among the
wagons.
This morning about II O'Clock MIR.
Henry Richter, an aged gentleman,
whose son is a baker, came down town
with a purse containing $l50, with
Va oh IN mako 81 DaVmpnt on n note.
lie stopped at the fruit stand near the
Houston street turn-table; then stopped
at Cotton & Bottoms auction house,
where a crowd had collected to see the
auction going on. When he got down
to the bank he found that his money had
gone. He had carried it carelessly in an
outside pocket Of his coat, and no doubt
some thief had very easily picked his
pocket.
THOSE SMELLING WORKS.