Evening journal., 1893-06-17
A VERY BOLD ROBBERY !
A YOUNG MAN RENTS a ROOM AND
RIFLES TRUNKS.
Warning TO Boarding Houso Mistresses.
Two other Houses Trled-Omcors on
the Track Of the Bold Young Man.

warning TO Boarding Houso Mattresses.
Two other Houses Trled-Omcors ON
the Track Of the Bold Young nIan.
The inmates Of the boarding house Of
Mrs. Emma Titus, No. S04i Market
street, are In state of etupefaction
and have been since Thursday night.
Two other establishments came very
near being In the same condition, and all
on account Of bold, bad, but ex-
tremely good looking young man who
said he hailed from Trenton. N. j.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Titus
heard the door bell ring and responded
to the call. When she opened
the front door young man
was standing In the entry. He was
good looking fellow; had form like
Adonis, wavY black hair and dark
moustache His eyes were as blue as the
Italian skies, and his hands as white as
the driven snow, so TO speak. At least
that Is the way he looked TO the people
in the house He was apparently 2s
years old and feet, 10 inches tall He
wore a black Derby hat light suit of
clothes and look OF guilelessness that
would pass him any place be had not
previously visited,
He applied for board, aud told Mrs.
Titus he was going to work for Mr.,
Megary, having just come from Trenton,
N. j., to accept the position. The terms
suited him; he felt very tired and wonld
like TO be shown to his room. He marched
In like blue-eyed Grecian god and said
the room suited him.
He was travel stained and would fain
perform his abution aud rest A young
man was deputed to escort him to the
bathroom. Ths servant held the fort
4 there and would not capitulate. The
Trenton treasure with turquoise eyes was
carefully shown to his couch, but not be-
fore be had inquired the character and
occupations Of the men boarders. He got
q everything he asked for but the bath
but In this nineteenth century every
thing must subserve the interests Of the
servant.
The stranger could not sleep He made
a room TO room inspection, opened three
5 trunks and inspected the bureaus. being
/ very choice in his selection. In the
, meanwhile the family were waiting foi
the express man to arrive with TIE
strangers trunk, but they waited In
vain. They thought Of their guests blue
eyes, his white hands, waving hair, darl
mustashe aud slender feet, but never
. once thought Of what he was doing up
stairs. The servant heard the noise b,
made but never thought Of the libertie.
the stranger was taking.
He wasn't seen again. Between 3 anC
- G o'clock he left the house without say
8 ing good bye The family thought h,
r was sleeping the sleep Of the righteous
3 and dreaming dreams Of his childhood
g rambles among the New Jersey hills.
Q In this delightful way the thing wen
b on until the boarders went home fol
Q supper. AS soon as one Of them reached
o his rooms there was a howl and II sooI
echoed and re echoed throughout thl
T house.
q George Dickinson reported the theft
3 of ring bearing the letter ID" set il
- diamonds, and $l3 in cash
}. Finley Barr missed a $50 gold watcl
r. and $7j diamond ring.
l. Willard Springer found himself on
Just 81 40; and q boarder named Wei
will have to get a new razor or 60 TO tn
BARRIERS
p Detectives Jones, Witsil and McVey
"a and two or three policemen are tryiuI
"a to locate the man with the turquois
Il eyes, but have not yet succeeded.
Il 10 has been ascertained, however, the
10 he tried the same game on Mrs. Jenni'
% on French street near Third, and Mrl
sr Lockhart, at Second and French.
5. For the time being it would be well "a
ID blue eyed and good looking strangers
d. keep away from the Titus house.