The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-06-30
HOUSE BREAKERS
Are Becoming Very Bold in Their
Movements.

House breaking and attempts at IL
have been entirely too frequent for com.
fort during the last two weeks, although
the miscreants engaged in it have not
been rewarded BY any heavy hauls.
On last Tuesday night some one enter.
ed the home Of Jerry Fiddler by the
open front door and proceeded to ran
sack the house. Mrs. Fiddler was
awakened and seeing the man, asked
what he wanted. His only reply was
to cover both Mr.. and Mrs. Fiddler with
his revolvers and warn them to keep
still il they didn't wish to be shot. He
then proceeded with his search but only
got seventy cents as reward for his
trouble. Mrs. Fiddler saw the man
clearly, as the lamp was lighted, but
could not identify him and thinks he
was stranger. There is no clue.
On the Saturday night preceding, Mrs.
Elwood Nelson heard some one trying
to effect an entrance to the back door
Of the house and opening it confronted
an unknown man on the porch. She
ordered him away but he persistently
refused to 60. Mrs. Nelson and her
sister were afraid TO remain in the house
and went to the front gate and waited
for some one to come along, the man all
the time remaining near the house and
increasing the terror OF the two ladies
by constantly reminding them of his
presence. Finally some one passed by
whom word was sent to the police. The
fellow had the audacity to stay until
the officers arrived and then made his
escape under fire from their revolvers.
On Friday evening an attempt equally
as bold in character was made TO enter
the house of Mr.. o. s. Price. Mr.. Price
had just left the house few minutes
when Mrs. Maroney, the housekeaper,
heard some one rafting at the front
door and, thinking NJ. Price had re-
turned for something, started to open it.
J When no response was given to her
question as to who it was she became
alarmed and, remembering that two
doors in the rear oil lhe house were open,
she ran to close them. "Na wire screens
on these doors happened to be locked,
and as Mrs. Maroney reached the first
one tall man was trying to push open
; the screen. She closed the door and
ran to lock the other one when she was
again confronted by the man trying to
open the screen. She succeeded in get
, ting the door shut and ran up stairs
The unknown man persisted in his at
tempts to effect an entrance until Mrs
Afaroney attracted the attention o
neighbors by her screa ais, when he fled
1t is probable from the descriptions
. given, although they are uncertain, tha
t the same man made the attempt at Mr.
Prices and Mr.. Nelson's.
OnTuesday night about twelve o'clocl
Mr.. Ami Turner, who lives on Fai
street, encountered an unknown man OF
the porch of his house. When aske'
. what he wanted ii. .....ned that he wa
lost and didn't even know what town n
!, was in. He did not, however, tax
. kindly to Mr.. Turner's suggestion tina
:, he ought to consult the officers, an
:, started to run. Ami, however, was to
= quick for him and after lively struggl
. overpowered the fellow and brough
- him up town, where he turned him owe
n to the police. He proved to be Bowma
, Sharp, a we'll known character in Eas
" Monroe, and the father of the notoriou
!, Sharp boys who were members of Et
=. Blair's gang. His trial was set for WEI
:. nesday morning.
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