Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-14
WAS A BOLD BREAK
ENTERED THROUGH A WINDOW
The Ih.svss Took % Worm Of vA,s-
sb,ss sad Ms<=s P4psss wsnh
sss.oso-Aasssss Buxl.sy.

The rssitsncs Of Fred C. Beard. Sec
rotary Of the Grand K2p.as scAlpsr.
Grader 3 PonnrF company. ~ ss. Il
Morrison street, zAs burklArized early
sosdzy sssaiax VA the Absence or Mr..
heaE1 snd VIE. uno we're - Big Rap
ld.. lhey assing been called there sat-
urtay <ltsEnoo1 - Aslsnd the funeral
OF brother.
The fact o. the burglary va hrsi DIS
covered yesterday morning ~ William
Eastock, sao hsrz next door. Sotieinx
mat the back door Vas opsn and
kGosing Of The Absence Of Ne. Boards
family, BE went over 70 the house
I poa eatssiag hs fouat the gas burn
TX N one Of TIE jets. TIM sxciisa MS
Suspicious stsil more snd ha began 70
insest.xats tie premises. tie found tho
earpst Ia ths pxri0r stresn Win papers
sd enxelop.s AND toe secretary Ma
Cpea AMI oAd been renewed OF It's Goa
tents. anl fac desk contained pale OF
papers tnr0wa aoout n promiscuons
mauacr. NJ. hearu's younx 500 hAd
stA.1 ever uixnt Nh friend and no
arrixea soon after the burglary bad
been discovered, 20 get ready Tor
snsoi. lie imnieI !atelv telegrsphed
the occurrsnce % IA psfsnts and they
rstarae4 Al = o'clock l2st evening.
wsat 1hreaxh tas House.
iva. found that the burglars had
made a thorough sesrcn OF the house,
Leaving nothing unsarned. Iney went
upstairs and opened the drawers OF
three drss.@rs. The contents were
scattered over TIE h0or and the bed
clothing aud mattresses were turned
hack II. sa~.r search for vslusbles. Mr.
I~srd ~ss considerably frightened
wnan he received the message. as III
bad notes. certificates OF deposit ana
other valuable pApers % the amouns
81 900 ga tue secretary The tnieges
overlooked them al. however. and M.
Beard fouad thsni IN Tue pile OF scat
tered paDcra To. valuable papers
we're 10 seeras snall unsesled enve-
lape. wllca pad been put into larger
one. Tho large envelope Was torn open
and - contents tarosn on tas noor.
apparent without uaving been ex-
ahmed. A box containing CON col
lection % the amount 81 -. two r.
v0iser~. qasntl.y of lessiry, CONSIST
ing of bracelets. neck cnains and rings
49, a cott and vest. aggregatlng IN
value about ESQ. Coz pris~s tae plumber
Of toe thieves 50 far as discovered. A
large quantity 0f sllverwars was IN the
house ~ th8 time, tut 4 WAS not dis
sarbec.
a. Nas found that the burglars gained
entrance to tce house through = back
window b. having pred the window
no 8lln some implement. breaking The
sprlng lsck. THey evidently lighted
the gas after entering tue house aud
forx0; 10 turn it OF, aud when they
lets tney unlocked = back door with
tb- Icy ~hich Vas left ia 9 on the III
ale.
Another Bar.isry.
The resldrnce OF Cornelius Nerburg
a. Na. - Jslfers0a avenue WAS also
entered SUNDAY riEht between ths
hours og sn1 3 VA the family was
absent a. caurch. 4 young man wis
j. boarding win the family stepped out
Ter al heur. and when b. returned
fnand tnat some one had been ~ the
hs,.-r. .AFEo heavy chi-ei lay on tns
-four. EDd everything Vas Ia dis.
o~.leretf condition. Nothing was
m4ssed at Nerburgs but pair OF
pants belonging g ins neafter.
TIE matter 49, referred 10 the
r.. a. department sad detectives We're
pms 40 work o. - case. II = sus.
sreftrl shat ne r. ~ both burglar
tes 49, 1Ooe bg the Same persons. AMI
tnsi t4e cni.ei foGni - Ncrburg'
laase stns ODE ns-l 20 Effect an en-
tskar- iaio heard s. fhe work IS
tua4zai - o. .he adventure x IN
49, le4 burg ar. aoi tno pefpetratDr'
a4e -s14 b. caught ~ tn'
Ge F-s- ire cheers took poss~s