The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-14
The Edward Welch Residence
at Brownsville Robbed,
TIE ROBBERS WE'RE BOLD
They Overhauled Every Apartment in the
Place with Apparent Lelsure-An UU-
successful Attempt Made at the House
of James Irwin.

Unknown burglars made n bold raid on the
hotel and residence OF Edward Welch in
Brownsville on Monday night and secured
booty, but failed in an attempt on the house
Of James Irwin, inside foreman at Packer
No. colliery, or at least, failed to secure
anything
In regard to the Welch robbery it is hard
to say how successful the burglars were
The prevailing report is that 81 600 in cash
was taken, but when asked what his loss was
Mr.. Welch declined to say anything further
than it only consisted of some loose change
that was lying about the house, SO far as he
can tell at the present time.
Mr.. Welch says the first discovery of the
robbery WAS made by his WIFE When she
awOke ut o'clock yesterday morning she
noticed that the small alarm clock was not
whore she placed it the night before, on A
chd's savings bank resting on dressing
case in the bedroom.
Mrs Wech's suspicious were aroused and
she awakened her husband. brief investi.
CATION showed that the house had been visited
by burglars during the night. The excite
ment at the time sustained Mr. and Mrs4
Welsh, but shortly after they arose they were
seized with vomiting spells At about the
same time the four children, two boys
and two girls, were attacked and for
a while the whole family WAS vomiting stimuli.
taneously, but the sickness soon vanished
and in few hours the members of the house
hold were enjoying their usual good health
Mr.. Welch says that from the odor in the
house he believes that when the burglars
were ransackinG the house the whole family
wss stupefed by sulphur used in some form by
the burglars. He does not think it was
chlorOform.
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nine doors open, 50 that there was ample
draft through the house and that helped to
clear away the obnoxious fumes and revive
the family. II looked as if the doors had
| been left open for thqt purpose -.
Every drawer of the dressing case in the
sleeping apartment of Mr. and Mrs Welch
was found open and clothing was scattered
over the floor
The object of the burglars was clearly to
| obtain money only. They took what chauze
was in Mr.. Wechs trousers and the child's
saving bank. No clothing was missing. An
| of the six drawers of a sewing machine in the
basement were found open and the money
| drawer of the bar room Was found empty on
| the counter.
Stumps of cigars were found standing on
! their ends in various parts of the house
| showing that the burglars INDUCED in few
Injuries during their rummagng.
The building is peculiarly constructed
one and therefore has many doors Every
one OF these were open
When the family retired Monday night the
door at the foot of the stairway leading from
the sitting room of the dwelling to the sleep.
ing apartment above was locked and the key
was taken up stairs This door WAS opened
with the aid of a screw driver.
The burglars effected their first entrance
to the place by forcing one of the windows
of the sitting room at the rear of the bar
room. This window is twelve feet above the
ground and was reached with the aid Of
step ladder.
Mr.. Welch says attempts were made twice
in one night to rob his place q short time ago
and each time he fired shots at fleeing men
Mr., Welch did not go TO bed that night but
remained on guard until morning.
At the house of James Irwin the family
was found in more happy mood than the
Welch family was found Mrs. Irwin said
the burglars cut out a pane Of glass from the
kitchen window and then removed a stick
on the inside that was holding down the sash.
There were evidences that the burglars had
been in the kitchen, nut they had not visited
any other part o. the house and took nothing
away with them.
This is explained by the statement of Mr..
Twins son, who says that when he entered
the front door Of the house at II O'Clock
Monday night he heard the noise of a closing
door at the rear, but paid no attention to il
and went upstairs to bed
1t is supposed the burglars were frightened
away by the sons entrance and preferred
rohhinR the Welch house to revisiting the
Irwin property.