The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26
~BTRGL\RIES GALORE.
Robbers Made a Night OF 1t
in Norfolk.
THREE BUSINESS HOUSES TOUCHED

ki,s,u'. Drug store. Karn Uros.' Meat
Market and uard,'s scale ~, Were
Brokcn into Tho Cellar Door OF Mar.
aunrdt'- saloon WAS Also nr"hrn Open
From Tuesdays Daily.
Burglars made a night of 1t in Norfolk
last night, entering and ransacking
three business houses, but II is believed
that their nights work was not product
i've Of very large returns. The three
places entered were Karo Bros, meat
mar ket, Hardy scale office and kiesaus
drug store.
Entrance to Karos' market was effected
through the back cellar window, which
was open but was protected by II screen.
This was cut away, ~airording an easy
entrance To the lower portion OF the
building. From the cellar 1t was IN easy
matter to proceed to tho upper iioor
where the thieves ritled tho money
drawer, securing $40 for their trouble
They left n broken pump handle and an
old pillow share which were used to pro
vide an entrance. After securing what
lay within their reach the marauders
made their exist through the back door,
leaving it open.
The free hooters entered the scale
office of II. Il. Hardy near the Union
Pacific tracks by prying open n window,
There they secured nothing of value and
relieved their disappointment by scatter.
ing the papers in the Office about prom
iscuously. They appropriated some
chewing tobacco which anne in their
way.
The heaviest loser by the raid of the
burglars was August X esau, owner of
the drug store. They broke into this
place of business by removing the glass
from the back window and raising the
sash. A Chinese lily which was on the
window sill, inside, and barred the
entrance somewhat, was carefully lifted
and deposited on the ground under the
window. Upon getting inside the first
place investigated was the cash drawer,
AltllOuRH tilS WIS w i'Nh'" phC NV
made quite a jos of getting it open
showing that the person or the persons
engaged were probably novices Mt
the business. 1t is presumed they
pried ut it with a stove lid and other ar.
ticles which were found near at hand
this morning, and finally succeeded in
breaking a piece off and opening the
drawer, which contained but fifty pen.
MES. This was too small u stake for the
effort and they were not disturbed.
The attention of the burglars was turned
elsewhere but all that Mr.. Kiesau missed
this morning was eve razors and the
3l-piece silver set which was offered rs
a premium to the fortunate subscriber of
the Chicago Ladies magazine who might
draw it.
Although the loss was not large to
any of the victims of the raid, they
deI ers and with this idea Sheriff Losey
was requested to send or bring his
b~loodhounds over but as the animals
We're out of town he could not comply
with the request.
The Norfolk officers are making dill,
gent inquiry and investigation and their
efforts may yet result in the capture OF
the thieves.
G. +. A. Marquardt, who runs the
saloon Mt the corner of Norfolk avenue
and Fifth street is not certain whether
or not he received II visit from the burg
lars. He found this morning that hi
rear cellar door had been qroken in bu'
could not tell whether the burglars hai
been inside OF not. He did not mis-
anything from his saloon and think
perhaps the fellows were frightened ava,
before they had completed their work,