The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-28
THIEVES OWNNIGHT
BURGLARS HOLD HIGH CARNIVAL
ON NORTH MAIN.
GIosser's Tailor Shop Rsusacked and the
Goods Scattered Hither and Yon While
the PIunderers Drop Booty secured
Other Wheres-Mra Korr's Millinery
Store su ffers In the Deai-Oficers Cow
ley aud Thompson Get on Their Trail
and One of the Burglars is Very Quickly
Run In.

Run In.
One OF the boldest burglaries that mas
been committed in this city in years
was done last night between and 9
o'clock in Mr.. Z. B. Glosser's tailoring
establishment: at 147 North Main street.
One Of the thieves, john Hays, was
caught.
Officer Jeff Thompson mad come out Of
the alley which runs from Douglas 10
FIRST street between Main and Water,
and was standing on the corner of First
nrd Main. He had just finished his
round. seeing if all Of the back doors OF
the business houses in that block were
Secure. He had found them locked and
nothing at that time was wrong. While
standing on the corner he heard Officer
Cowiey's rap on the electTice street car
pole. He ran down to the alley by
Steel Brothers, where Mr.. Cowley told
him that a young man who had just
come out Of the alley said that he heard
some one throw a stone or missle
against the back door of Kechner's
butcher sncp. While Mr.. COwley went
to report the affair to headquarters Mr..
Thompson walked UP the alley. He was
watching the butcher shop but kept
looking up the alley every few minutes
to see if ne could discern any one there
He saw a man near a telephone pole
Just at that time Mr.. Cowley came UP
from the south and gave low whistle
TOR Mr.. Thompson. He answered and
in the intense darkness the fellow dis
appeared. They saw light in an old
stable and, going to it, they discovered
a small boys coat on fire, together with
a big white hat. After coming out Of
The stable Thompson thought ne saw
man lying on the ground beside laul
fence across the alley. They struck a
match and found eight or ten pairs of
pants, several coats and nine bundles
Of cloth. On the garments were the
tags bearing Mr. Glossers name. They
saw Immediately thst a burglary had
been committed. Going to the back door
they found that one of the large glass
panes in the door had been broken. A
hack YVES sent 10 Mr.. Glosser's resi-
dence and the came down. On the floor
dies Of CLOTH scattered all over besides
letters and papers. All of the suits, |
coats and pants. which when finished |
are put in glass cases, had been emp
tied. The fellow had done MS work un- |
der the blaze of a gas jet and in full |
view of any passer by on Main street. |
black overcost having Mr. Clarence |
name in 1T was found on the |
floor by Mr.. CLOSER. He said that 1t |
did not belong to him nor had any one |
left 1t There TO be repaired in any way. |
The coat undoubtedly had been left |
there by the burglar The goods taken
amounted from $500 TO $500.
Mrs. Kohr-s millinery store was brok-
en- open in exactly the same way as had
Mr.. Glosser's. 1t is not known what
was taken from Mrs. Koilr's place. The
hats and millinery had not been scat
tered around and it is likely that the
burglars were SCARED off before making
4 haul.
Last evening Ed Fitzpatrick rafffed
off his spring wagon in Billy Myers
place at 242 North Main street. He was
keeping count on the dice as they were
thrown. He took his overcost off and
put it in small room for safe keeping.
When ne got ready 10 leave he found
mat his coat had been stolen. He wait
ID around for some time and had the sat
sfaction Of getting his coat back and
'atohing the thief, who it developed lat
y is one Of the parties who 0urglarized
10Th Mrs. Kohr's and Mr.. Glosser's
store.
A man knocked on the side door Of
Mr.. Fred Volts home at 3S3 North
lawrence avenue. Mrs. Wolf answer
d the summons and the fellow said:
Come here" This scared Mrs. Wolf
nd she smut the door. Mr.. Ed Christ
nan boards with Mr.. and Mrs. Wolf,
nd as he was home, he went to the
'ack door just as the man knocked
here. The fellow said that he had
made a mistake in the house. Mr. |
'hristman told him if ne would wait a
minute until he got his hat and coat
hat ne would go down town with 1im
hey both walked TO Second street and
hen west TO Main. The man, who when
AIKEN to the station. gave mis- name as
Ohm Hays, ssid II Mr.. Christman: