The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-28
BOLD BURGLARS
RANSCK THE HOUSE OF MRS.
SUSAN CARR.
A REMARKABLE PIECE OF WORK.
TAe House Overhauled From Top 10
BoftOm-schedule of their Booty.
Two Loaded Revolyers Tahen-Thc
burglars Have Appetifes.

| One of the most daring burglaries in
the history of this section was commit
ted in Roanoke Tuesday night. The
house of Mrs. Susan H. Carr, widow
OF the late Mayor William Carr, was
entered and ransacked. Seyenty-five
dollars in money, silver watch and
gold chain, a silver spoon, and two
pearl-handled revolvers were taken.
The house burglarized is No. 419
Third street, northeast, on the corner
of Third street and an alley which
runs across from Second street, 1t is
in moderately thickly populated
community, and there is a house on
each side.
Mrs. Carr was away from home.
Her three daughters and son, and Mr..
James Breckenridge, a young man who
boards there, were the occupants Of
the house. Yesterday morning when
they arose they found that the house
had been pillaged. Tables and chairs
were overturned, and articles Of
clothing and papers were scattered
promiscuously. Every room except
the one occupied by the young ladies
was entered and plundered.
The burglars, for evidently the
work was not all done by one man,
entered through a window in the
dining room. This room was in the
rear part of the bnilding, and paner
of the window blind was broken and
the window raised. A sewing ma
chine in one corner was turned over
against the wall, and the contents OF
its drawers were scattered over the
floor In another corner was small
bureau which contained private
papers. This had also been pillaged,
and its contents scattered. The
dining room opens into the parlor,
and through this the burglars found
their way to the hall and the stair
way. They went up stairs to the
room where the young men were
sleeping and ransacked the pockets of
the garments that had been laid aside
for the night. All the money they
could find and a watch and chain be-
longing to Mr.. Breckenridge were
taken.
The rsvolvers, which had been
carefully loaded and laid away ready
for an emergency, were also taken
from bureau drawer in this room.
A trunk belonging TO one of the young
ladies, which was in the hall, was
broken open and its contents strewn
over the floor. The bulk of the S75
stolen was found in a bureau drawer
in one of The rooms down stairs. The
only room left unmolested was the
one occupied by the young ladies.
The knob vas broken off the door OF
this room, and it was fastened with
a latch on the inside. -
The burglars were not satisfied VIII
their plumber and booty, for when
the job had been completed they de-
liberately sat down to the table in the
dining room and helped themselves
to everything that had been left from
the supper of the family. Nothing
was known of the occurrence until
the family arose.
A rumor was current on the streets
Yesterday, that the occupants of the
house were chloroformed. While it
is remarkable that no one was awak:
ened, yet it is probable that they
slept soundly without the influence
of cblorosorm, as the young ladies
room was not entered, and there was
no odor of chloroforn in the house.
When TIMES reporter called to
learn the details of the occurrence,
the young ladies said they were not
positive that chloroform was used,
but thought it strange that they
were not aroused, one of them being
very easily awakened.
So far there is no clue to the perpe-
traitor of the deed, though the police
are actively at work.