The herald., 1895-10-29
MYSTERIOUS BURGLAR|ES
A Number of Residences Fntered
Early Yesterday
NO VALUABLES SECURED
A Brave Girl That Went Ahead During
the Search
Night Lights Put Out, Doors Found Open and
the Deuce Raised deneralIy-No
One Captured



The daily report from the mysterious
burglar who has been entering and rob-
bing the people before their eyes. has
been received. This time he was operat-
ing in another locality, and though so
far as could be ascertained, he did not
get any valuables, he entered enough
houses to have made him a millionaire.
He went into two residences early yester-
day morning, and tried to get into
NUM- Der OF others, bnt in each of these
attempts was scared away before be
secured plunder.
The houses he favored with his atten-
tion were the Hotel Figueroa, at 1910
Figueroa street. and Mr.. William Rom
NELL, at 1903 Trenton street. which is
about five blocks distant from the first
place. In addition to these he tried to
get into the house of Fred Hall, at 1245
Trenton street, and S. H. McUlung at ia
West Pico street. The three last mem
toned are within blocks distance rom
each other. Mr.. Rommell and Mr.. Hall
say there were two men. but at the
other places the people assert that only
one tried to do the job.
about o'clock Sunday night the lit
tie daughter of Mr.. Hall heard muffied
voices at the rear of the cottage. followed
by someone trying to open the screen
door. This is secured by bolt and hook
and resisted the attempt for while.
The msn in the back had nearly pulled
the fastenings from their aockets, but
heard the people stirring on the inside
and ran away through the yard.
The next attempt to gain an entrance
was more successful but was not made
until few minutes before / oclouk
Yesterday morn,ne. This was the ye,i.
A. poou NJ p.u
"e"oo Vi t.Ai Noii''i 1"i9 .'oin inoii was
awakened py nearing noise from the
floor below and called to her husband
that there must be burglars in the house.
Mr. Rommell ;umne nm got his revolver
w., P' 49,. ,..
ana IN com pahy Win us oaugntei
started down the stairs. Inc young lauy,
with more than ordinary courage, went
abead.for the purpo Sc of lighting the gas.
while her father followed closely behind.
, l. -.
me steps eha oy 'ne siue OF tne Ir1h'
door. ana as they neared 1t both MISS
Kommeli and her father heard someone
tumhling with the latch at the frunt
door as though they were trying to turn
tne key. IL was secured with spring
lock ana the burglar dld not learn OF
tnis until they were almost upon him.
at hrst thought that the latch was oeing
tampered with from tne outsloe ana IN
tended waiting until the fellow entered
and then give him the warmest welcome
the kommells mad 10 otier at that time
OF the morning. IN tnls they were
doomed to dlsappolntmen Tor after
tum ping the man at last discovered now
the door was operated ana opened IT and
ran out on tne porcn ana away; An IN
yestlgatlon showed now ne had entered:
lie han put Doaru against the slue OF
the mousse under she dlnlng'room window
ana crawled up Win tnat aln. Notnlng
only seen the inarauder he would GER
talhly nave taken not at MS pack, II
only 1or luck.
Attempts were maze 10 get lnto otner
houses IN the helghoorhooo, put so 1ar
as IS khown tney we're uhsuccesstui. Inc
other oaushtsr OF Mr. hommell SAID that
soon a1ter the person,or persons, mad
pech scared away from tneir house. she
saw Two men run from lot near by,
Jump INTO cart ana orlVe rapidly TO-
"aIu rlco street.
rom Mr. hommells' the burglar went
10 Mr: McOIunS mouse on flco street.
me .n.l;e Mco'nng ooy hearu some per
son trylns 70 open the 'front.' door, ana
called MS fathers attention to 1t, but
the man OUTSIDE soon stopped and went
away. 1nlS was between and o'clock
"hat tne Iellow ulu curing the next hour
canhot Dc stateu, put ne was PROBABLY
not idle and visited many places which
were not reported.
ABOUT O'CLOCK ne wound up at the
Hotel flgueroa, nut got nothing: Mr..
AeDueTG, tne proprietor, sleeps the
secohn room rom r'gueloa street. and on