San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-11-22

| luttle nhu le1t the room. lie Ielt LOT nls
pantaloons TO dress himself, and they
we're gone from his pillow, bat he found
them in the room, minus the money,
however. lie went to the police station,
described his man, and while the police
officers were out searching for him,
Special Officer Druse, OF the Fashion
theatre, walked in with the man, who
had returned to the theatre and was
spending the money freely. Some
Sll3 80 we're found on the man, together
with two skeleton keys, used by bur-
glars for picking large locks. futile Ia
now In jail. He says he came from st.
Louis to A ustin, but does not have much
to say for himself.
ROBBERY NO. 3.
This was committed about 3 O'Clock
Sunday morning, also on Military plaza,
within 30 feet OF the police quarters, In
the store Of Mr. q. Dowdeck, just In the
rear OF the bat cave, west side Military
plaza. Mr.. DOwdeck has n small child,
which awakened him and his wife about
o'clock by crying. They sleep In the
back room of the store. Mrs. Dowdeck
looking into the store saw the front
door open and heard slight noise. She
told her husband and he got up and
started In to investigate. just as neg 70
with his arms full OF canned goods,
rushed out the front door. An examina-
ton showed that the cash drawer con-
tanning 49,, had been opened and robbed
and the shelves containing canned
goods, had been robbed. The money
was subsequently found on the floor near
the door, where the burglar. In his flight
had dropped it. The front door had been
unlocked by the negro, who by his nc
tions in working so deity without a
light, must have been pretty well nc
Quainted with the premises.
The robbery at Mr.. DOdeck's store Is
thought by the detectives to have been
committed by little negro named
Jonas. who escaped from the county
convict camp and was seen In the city
Saturday night. He WAS captured and
sent out to the camp again this NOM
ing.
BURGLARY NO. 4.
Saturday night burglary was at
tempted at the residence of Mr.. j. j.
Cavanaugh, street commissioner, who
lives on Austin street, north Of Jonas
garden. A young man had called to see
Cavanaugh on business and had left
about 10 o'clock. Immediately after he
left MIR. Cavanaugh extinguished the
light and went to bed. In about I've
minutes he heard slight noise at RET
|
slipping out of bed with his revolver he
went to the door, at first thinking 1t WAS
his friend come back after something.
He called out and receiving no answer,
he opened the door suddenly and saw a
man making of as fast as he could. lie
fired shot ut the retreating figure
which then stumbled over the wood pile
and fell, crying, "Oh, my Godw John
did not fire any more and the fellow,
who evidently was more frightened than
hurt, got up and made off quite rapidly.
| BURGLARY NO 5.
This occurred Saturday night also,
being from the residence OF MIR. Tom
Marvis, a white barber, who has a shop
near the Sunset depot and lives near
Olive street, Third ward. He says his
house was entered and his gold watch
and chain and some money was taken.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT.
Still another attempt at robbery was
made Saturday night, about IL O'Clock,
at Lockwood & simpsons saloon, corner
of Houston and Losoyo streets. One of
the prOprietors, Mr.. Simpson, was stand
ing in front OF the saloon, on Houston
street, talking to friend, while the bar
keeper. John McDermott, was sitting In
chair near the stove, doing, as no GUS
toners happened to come in. Suddenly
he awoke to see a man crawling along
the floor on hands and knees, near the
rear of the counter, his object no doubt
being to get at the cash till behind the
counter. When the thief saw McDermott
| rise, he arose and rushed out of the side
door, through which he had come In. no
doubt, and was away before q police
man could be called.
| ANOTHER ATTEMPT
Was made at Sommers' garden In much
| the same manner, Mr.. Sommers stand
ing outside talking, when he noticed
some one in the saloon going behind the
| counter As Mr.. Sommers entered the
man ran out and got away safely. He
did not get the money, but would have,
had he been given moments more
time.
STILL ANOTHER.
When Harry G. Miller, the stencil
cutter on Navarro street, opposite
Groos' bank, opened mp this morning, he
found that his store had been broken
open and robbed since he closed up Sat-
urday night. A number of samples Of
bar checks, two self.inking stamps
and other little articles were stolen.
No other articles were taken, unless
some tools which Harry has not yet
missed.
| ANOTHER BURGLARY.
On Sunday morning about 3 O'Clock q
burglar was discovered In the residence
Of Mr.. II. II. Powers, on Dignowity hill,
but he escaped capture. From facts dis.
covered subsequently 1t appears the man
made entrance by forcing open the rear
door and got to the bedroom. Here he
extinguished light, and for some rea-
son patted what he supposed to be a
baby. The patted one was older than he
supposed and raised an alarm. There
was n general rush for the man, but he
quickly made his escape. 1t is not