The record-union., 1894-12-19
BURGLARS HAVE TO USE WAGONS.
They Just Drive From Place to Place
and Load Up.
Eight Stores and Shops We're Round ed
Up Yesterday NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Supplies for Hobos.

What dandy time the brush camp
ers Will have between this and the close
OF the holiday season
In the early hours of yesterday morn
ing their foraging squad went about the
city with horse and wagon and robbed
no less than eight places. They must
nave carried OFT a tair-sized wagon-load
OF pIunder from uptown stores, markets
and saloons, besides pretty good bag Of
coin. There was nothing small about
their way OF doing things-they operated
on broad-gauge principles-and when
| their double quartet of victims discov-
cred the situation they were almost
speechless from surprise, not unmi xed
with admiration of the audacity OF the
thieves.
The place thought TO have been first
visited was the butcher shop of CIauss Il
krauSs, at Seventeenth and [ Streets who
have been frequent sufferers from bur
glars. The door was prled open, and no
less than SiXty-seven sides OF bacon and
4 quantity of fresh meat taken, also So
from the till. Tue burglars attempted to
open the safe, but before they mad made
much progress gave up the job.
j. ID. Morrilrs grocery store, on the
southeast corner OF Eighteenth and |
streets, was next entered, anu quantity
OF canned oysters and plug tobacco tax en-.
The saloon of &. u. Pearl, just around
the corner, was also raided and a mum Der
of bottles of whisky and boxes of cigars
carried away.
The barber shop of William Egan.
near by, was completely gutted, every
thing movable being carried off, includ-
ing some jewelry.
The burglars tried to enter the residence
OF Rev. }. ii. Reider, on L street, between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth, and were in
the act of prying open one of the win
dows when MIR. Reider heard them.
They heard him at the same time, and
Ielsurely got into their wagon and drove
off.
Dean Bros grocery store, at the north
east corner OF Twentieth and streets
sale burglars. The cash drawer was
broken open and 81 80 taken, also a
quantity OF groceries.
n number OF empty bottles were found
In front Of the store, and have been
identified as having come from Pearls
saloon at Eighteenth and |.
The burglars, not satisfied with having
burglarized one butcher shop, decided TO
make visit to Aletger's shop at Twen-
tleth and Nj streets. There thew loaded
up some meat and took So from the till.
The last place on which the BURGLARS
descended was the produce market of l.
Maitlce, on the southwest corner of
Twelfth and J streets. They broke 4
number of pickets Oft the skeleton door
i'll front, but made so much noise while
at work that Mrs. sMattice was aroused
She gave the alarm, which checked the
thieves in their work and caused them to
beat hasty retreat.
1he police department was informed of
the burglarles in the morning. and a
search was Immediately begun for the
burglars. The wagon employed to cart
the stolen property off was traced TO
Twentieth and n streets, where the trail
was lost.
The burglars had a clear field for their
operations. There is but one officer TO
mile square of territory east of Twelfth
street, and he wasn't on duty that night.
he is having his annual vacation, and
the City Trustees have quit employing
substitutes Tor policemen on such occa-
sionS.
Anyone who dares say this is a sjav,,
town can have fight on his hands In a
minute.