Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-04
ROBBERS HOLD HIGH CARNIVAL
NEAR SIXTH AND AGNES.
GOOD HAULS AT EACH VISIT.
MONEY, JEWELRY AND ALL KINDS
OF PLUMBER SECURED.
Victims Were Alderman Z. n. Munson,
j. III. Foster and Mrs. James Hag-
gert-ThfeVes Tried to En-
ter other Houses but
Failed.

Burglars held high carnival in the vicin-
fly of Sixth and Agnes avenue. one of
the fashionable residence sections of the
city. early yesterday morning. They en-
tered three houses and attempted to break
into three more, all within one block. The
houses of Alderman C. N. Munson, who
lives at 2S2S East Sixth, ]. II. Foster, who
lives across the street at No. 2S21 and James
Haggert, at No. $500, were thoroughly ram
sacked. The burglars evidently worked
some time attempting to effect an entrance
into the house Of G. NJ. Mackenzie. 2Ss4
East Sixth, and succeeded in unlocking the
back door. The extra precaution of a bolt
on the inside of the door prevented their
gaining an entrance.
The thieves worked in three of the houses
without arousing any of the occupants and
1t was not until yesterday morning that
their visits were discovered. This is the
third time Alderman Munson's house has
been robbed The burglars secured en-
trance to his home by removing the key
in the back door with a pair of nippers
and then used a skeleton key Once in the
house they went through all the rooms.
The charred ends of matches were scat
tered through the halls and rooms as if
the burglars had invited discovery. They
took Mr.. MunSon's clothing from his bed
room and searched it in the hall. They
secured his $50 gold watch and Sc in money.
Frank Munson, the son. missed all his
change, amounting to about s.. A pocket
book belonging to Miss Munson had been
left in her cloak pocket on a rack in the
lower hall. This was gone. None of the
silserware was taken from the dining
room.
Fair Haul mt Mr.. Fosters.
]. H. Fosters home was entered through
a pantry window. Herbert Fosters gold
watch and several dollars in change were
taken from his room. Burned matches were
found in several other rooms but nothing
more of value was missed
Mrs. James Haggert and a servant were
alone in her home, Mr.. Haggert being
out of, the city on business. The robbers
gained entrance to this house by prying
open a kitchen window with a jimmy"
Two footprints of different sizes were left
on the window sill as the burglars climbed
into the place They lighted the gas in
the dining room and set themselves a lunch
of sweetmeats taken from the sideboard.
They took two bottles of port wine and
opened one in the dining room with a
corkscrew they took from the pantry. After
finishing their lunch they piled up all the
silver knives, forks and spoons they could
find. A solid silver service was left I'M
touched. A silverplated punch ladle, sew
eral cans OF fruit and a silver tray were
taken from a drawer. Mrs. Haggert esti-
mated her loss at about SIS. Hattie Work,
Mrs. Haggert's servant, said she had seen
two suspicious looking men about the
house Wednesday evening. One. whom she
described as about 30 years old, six feet
tall and wearing a dark suit of clothes,
knocked at the door and asked for some
money for a bed His actions frightened
the servant and she shut the door in his
face.
Mrs. Mackenzie Heard Them.
Mrs. G. NJ. Mackenzie heard the burglars
at about 1 o'clock yesterday morning. She
was awakened by a noise in the back yard.
A few minutes later she heard something
fall in the kitchen. She listened some time,
but as nothing else was heard she did not
investigate and fell asleep again. Yester-
day morning she found the key which
she had left in the kitchen door. lying on
the floor. Several of the windows had
been tempered with. but none could be
forced without breaking something and the
robbers gave up the attempt.
None of those whose houses had been
robbed reported the matter to the police.
Alderman Munson said the police had sig
nally failed to locate the burglars at his
place before and he did not purpose to
be bothered with the detectives again. His
neiehbors said they had often complained
about tramps that infest the %neighbor-
hood but that the police took no pains
to drive them away.
1.-THE only protection. we get now Is what
We do ourselves said Mr.. Munson. in a
manner that indicated his disgust at the DO
lice protection.