Omaha daily bee., 1897-09-27
BURGLARS At WORK IN A HOTEL.
had Men steal Two watches and over
Ono MmnlreL nnIInrs.

One Hundred Dollars.
In the carnival OF crime that occurred
simultaneously with the visit Of Mr.. Bryan
on Saturday evening a number OF success
ful burglaries were committed. Il. Mesler
a guest of the Metropolitan hotel, lost
watch and $3.50 in cash. The man was
occupying room Is in the hotel and when
he retired he left that amount OF money in
his trousers. Immediately beneath the win
dow of his room was the roof of a porch
and the burglars had reached the window
from this. removed the screen and entered
the room. The money and watch were Sc
cured without awakng the old man. There
were several suspicious circumstances con-
nected with the robbery that the police are
investigating with prospects OF Immediate
tangible results.
Room No. 16 on the same floor was also
entered and $40 in cash and a gold watch
taken. The room was occupied by two BIZ
cycle riders who rode up to the hotel at II
oclock in the ght on a tandem and asked
FOR accommoda Ions for the night. They got
up early in the morning and had their
breakfasts. When they came to settle they
reported their less to the clerk and refused
to pay their bill. without waiting for any
further investigation they mounted their
wheel and rode away, going north via Mis-
souri, Valley. Their room had apparently
been entered by removing the window
screen which was reached from ;he roof
of the same shed.
At II o'clock Saturday night Mrs George
A. Wise had experience with burglar
that greatly shocked her nerves She had
been with her husband attending the Bryan
meeting and did not reach their home until
quite late. They occupy fiat at 1923 Fourth
avenue Shortly after entering the house
Mr. Wise went up to the bath room on the
third floor Mrs. Wise was on the floor be-
meath preparing to retire. She heard a noise
downstairs and went down to investigate
Reaching the kitchen she stepped to the
pantry door and struck a match. AS the
light fared up she found herself standing
before large man, who was in the pantry
eating cake she had baked for the Sunday
dinner. She was petrifed for second ant
stood holding the burning match aloft and
staring at the man. He winked at her ant
smiled as he raised plate underneath
which she had left her purse, containing Sc
He took out the money and turning arounC
leaned over and blew out the match she wa:
holding. Then seizng her by the shoulders
he marched her to the door by which she ha(
entered the apartment and gave her a shove
and turning around disappeared, walking
over the floor without making sound. Mrs
Wise recovered her wits at this instant ant
uttered a series of shrieks that greatly
alarmed her husband. He left the bath tut
and donning a pair Of trousers ran down
stairs and CROPPED around in the darkness!
until he found his wife, who had been chilled
into silence again by fear
An investigation showed that the burglar
had entered the house by removing a win
dow and had left via the kitchen door. He
had been in the house some time and hat
gathered up all of the slverware in the din
ing room and pantry and had piled 1t on I
| table, where he had carefully sorted out al
of the solid articles. These he had tied VI
in a bundle and left on the floor. He hat
been in the pantry long enough to eat hal
of the cake and basin of doughnuts In hi:
hurried departure he was unable to find the
bundle of silverware, and the money was al
he got.