Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-08-19
BUSY BURGLARS.
They Are Too Numerous to BE
Agreeable.
More Night Policemen Who Win Shoot
to Hit.


More Night Policemen Who VIII Shoe
to Hit.
! Our citizens have been greatly an
noyed of late by burglars. Two @
three times week entrances hav
been effected in residences in differen
parts of the city, and retiring at nigh
all have to tax Precautions TO keep Out
the scoundrell. The police force i.
altogether inadequate for the pro-
lection of our people, as they are no!
sufficient in number to keep watct
over all parts of town. The thieves
seem to be aware Of this fact and make
theirraids where they are not liable to
run across blue-coat.
Last Saturday night the residence
Of Mr.. Clarence Anderson, in the
Southern part of town was entered.
When Mr.. Anderson's eldest daugh-
ter, about half past ten, went to her
room up stairs accompanied by a
young lady who YVES spending the
night with her, Miss Anderson step
ped to one Of the windows leading to
the porch, and saw the crouching form
OF man on the porch under the win
dow. She gave the alarm, and Mr..
Charlie Anderson, who was in his
room sound asleep, on being awaken
found that the lamp which he had,
left burning on retiring, had been put
out, but he rushed into his sisters
room just in time to see the retreating
figure OF the man who had already
been in or intended entering his sisters
room. He says it was a white man,
If his pistol had been loaded he could
easily have shot him. The alarm
that was raised aroused the whole
house, but nothing had been taken by
the thief.
Last Sunday night tho residence of
Mr.. e. b. Long was entered. Mr..
Long says that the thief get into the
dressing room where he had left the
gas burning, partially closing the
door Of his sleeping chamber, so that
a dim light was cast into the room.
He says that he had little appre-
hension about burglars, and when he
retired Sunday night he took the
precaution of hanging his vest, con-
tainiDg his watch under lot Of
clothing so that it could not be easily
found, but when the burglar opened
the door leading into his room from
the dressing room he evidently heard
the ticking of tho watch, and looked
up the vest containing it and appro-
priated both watch and vest. He
also took Mr.. Longs Sunday pants"
which were near at hand containing
$3.50 in money and his bunch of keys.
Mr.. Long awoke at l o'clock and
Inew there was something wrong by
he gas, which burns all night, being
urned out, but the thief had left the
louse as quietly as he had entered it.
dr. Longs loss is a fine gold watch
nd chain, $3.50 in money, pair of
,ants, vest and bunch of keys. The
hief started with Mr.. Longs shirt,
'ut kindly left it at the window where
Ie made his exit.
The residence of Mr.. John Hester,
ust across the street from Mr.. Longs,
'as next visited the same night, but
othing was obtained. .
Mr.. j. N. Calhoun's house was en- !
sred the same night, but we have not
cen able to learn the result.
Quite number of other residences
ave been visited recently, amongst
'hich was that OF Moses West, our
opular and efficient Sheriff. No /,
,nger than last Friday night Mrs.
Vest heard suspicious noise at one {
{ her bedroom windows, and soon 6
aw mans hand trying to open the {
'indow shutter. Mr.. West, who was
njoying fine nights sleep, and
dreaming about his late
ictory, was aroused and fired two
probably just to let the bur
lar know that there was loaded
istol in the house. {
1t is too bad and a little strange, :
nat no one has yet been able to
wing" some of the fine, large game,
1T some fellow will "catch it" yet.
he question is often asked, who are o
'e burglars, where do they come s.
ON, and how are they to be caught q
cho answers, "who, where" show" r r
Put on large night police force,
We them regular beats, and makethem
oot to hit when the chance is Offered.
That will do the business"