The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-29
BURGLARISED.
Rev. Geo. II. Davis House Enter
ed Thursday Evening.
A Gold Watch and Two Gold Chains Are
Secured by the Light Fingered
Gentleman.

nlm. A successful entry was made
into Rev. Geo. II. Davis residence on
Warren street between the hours of
1880 and 500 p. M, while the family
was attending service in the Episco-
pal church, few steps away. The
burglar secured a gold watch and
two gold chains.
When the members of the family
stepped over to the church, they
locked the doors, as usual. During
the service. Miss Catherine Davis sa t
where she could look out of the screen
door of the rector's study at the rear
of the church, and she saw some one
stand at the screen for moment and
peer in, and then disappear. This
aroused a suspicion in her mind,
and when the service was over
she went to the rear of the
house and tried the doors,
but found them locked. She then
tried the front door, which she had
herself locked, but it was found to be
unlocked, although closed. Before
going in, she waited until the re-
mainder of the family had arrived.
Everything seemed to be in order, and
it was thought that perhaps the door
might not have been locked, after all,
and no more was thought of the mat
ter at the time.
When the members of the family
were about to retire, Mrs. Davis STEP
ped to her bureau to get her watch,
but it was gone, An examination of
the drawers of the bureau showed
that the articles contained in them
had been moved about and left in dis
order. An inspection of the room &C.
cupled by Mr.. Davis two daughters,
Catherine and Alice, proved that the
burglar had also been there, and had
been through the bureau drawers and
distracted two gold chains, the prop
erty of the young ladies. So far as
could be discovered, nothing else in
the house was taken, and the burglar
wanted nothing but what he could
readily turn into money.
The watch taken was a ladies'
Elgin watch, and stem winder. The
chains were old fashioned link chains,
chiefly valuable as family keep sakes.
Mr.. Davis informedChief WagenFriday
morning of the burglary. The sleek
and nervy way in which the job was
done leads one to think that it was
probably the work of a professional,
in which case the articles stolen will
probably be sold or pawned in some
other city. There is no clue to the
thief.
Since the above was written, another
search of the house has revealed the
fact that mite box used to collect
the contributions of the infant
Sunday school class was also stolen
from Miss Davis room. 1t contained
the contributions of three or four
Sundays and had not .beep opened,
but is believed to have contained So
or$3.
A lady who IS student at the Nor
NAL school had left her purse contain
ing small sum of money on the par
lor table when she went to the church
and it was overlooked by the burglar,
who seems to have been ia a hurry
and to have given his attention to but
two rooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Burgess noticed
two suspicious looking characters in
the vicinity of their residence, corner
Fourth and Liberty streets. between
nine and ten o'clock thatunight, and
Mrs. Burgess impaired her suspicious
to neighbor at the time. The
parties appeared to be sizing I'D diff
ferent houses as to whether the &C.
cupants were at home or not.
The Alexander Wilkins Post No. 10
has appointed Quartermaster M.
Hanna committee of one to make
arrangements for parties wishing to
attend G. A. r, encampment, Gin
cinnati Aug. 49, 20 and q. For full
particulars call on him at 6O7 South
Front street.
Mrs. Nelson, who lives near the
candy and cracker factory, complain
ed to County Attorney Hughes Friday
tnat her sister-in-law had pounded
her. She desired a warraIt for the
latter's arrest.
FredBrelsford was found guilty Fri
day in the police court on the charge
of exposing his person to several little
girls in barn which he was painting
in Tincomville Wednesday. The
testimony showed his actions to have
been more disgusting than at first
supposed. Judge Shissler sentenced
him to pay fine of $40 and costs.
amounting ia all to S31. %, or to serve
fifty days in jail. Brelsford got off
extremely easy.