The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-10-05
WITH A PILLOW
AN OLD MANS CRIES ARE SMOTHsRsO
BY BURGLARS.

a Bold Deed In the South End OF the City
The Fellows Overlook q Pocketbooh
Containing $7o-only q Small Sum Gar
ried Away.
Adam Adair, Sr.. OF No. $50 South Mar
ket street, Is happy man today. Two
presumably smart burglars carried off
about $40 belonging to him, but the pocket
book containing the money was safely re.
turned to him this morning intact, show>
ing that the fellows were In too much of o
hurry In their operations.
Adair 10 about 78 years of age and he
lives with his son Adam, Jr., al 532 South
Market street. He takes his meals at the
small building at the rear end OF the yard.
During Tuesday night he was awakened
by some one entering his place through
the door. Lying half awake In the dark
ness.he saw the forms of two men who
approached his bed. Adsir cried for help
and instantly one of the fellows grnsped
the pillow upon the bed and threw It over
Adair's head to quiet him. While one
man held the old man down the second
burglar liz lamp and began searching
the room for clothing. Along the side of
the walls he discovered q goodly pile Of 1t
aud making bundle of 1t the two fellows
made their escape from the place.
The case was at once reported to
the police and officer Charles Slsgle
was detailed TO investigate. Adair, once
q man OF considerable wealth, now seems
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bad saved about $40 recently and
this he carried In small pocketbook in
his inside overcoat pocket. When officer
Slagle proceeded down South Market
street this morning, In a shed some
squares away he found some clothing.
There were two coats, . pair of trousers,
an overcoAt and two vests. The pockets
had been turned inside out and evidently
thoroughly rified of their contents. Pick.
ing up the atnff, presuming II to be that
taken from Adair, he started for the scene
of the burglary, but met Adair half way,
Together the two stepped into house and
an examination was made OF the bundle
OF clothes. They were handling the over.
coat when Adair suggested that perhaps
the inside pocket had been overlooked
Sure enough the burglars hadn's thought
of this and upon searching the coat the
missing pocketbook containing $40 wal
found undisturbed. 1t was q moment oi
happiness for the aged man. Some few
smaller articles and 81 65 had been takeI
from other pockets but the biggest pill,
was overlooked.
| Mr. AdAir Is unable 10 give any milut.
description of the men. AdAir's houae Il
located along side Of the q. c. q S. rail
way track, and several imprints In the
soft earth this morning showed just wher'
the men had jumped down from the banl
upon the truck and proceeded north alonl
the railway. A hatchet was found out
side of the door at Adair's place, ant
Officer SlaRle began his investigation.
seems T. b. Baker, machinist, has
shop near the wagon shed. This morn
ing when he entered his place he discov
cred that one die, two taps, piece of
tap, one die stock, q small set Of dies ant
pair of hand made calipers were mise
ing. When Officer Slsgel came Alon
with the hatchet, Baker Informed hin
that il belonged to him and Sbst the pal
ties who had atolen his tools had carrie
awny the hatchet. Ii seems Bakers plac
was entered by prying n staple off q doc
latch. No clue has thus far been oil
tanned TO the burglars, but the police ar
working diligently on the case.