Evening journal., 1899-01-25
ROBBERS BOLD WORK
Burglars Enter Residences at
Highlands on Monday Night.
REV. KBEsBY HAMMOND ROBBED

LARS IN MONEY FROM THE PAS
TOR,-MHss PAULINE DUPONT'S
HOUSE ON KENNETH PIKE EN-
TERED THE SAME NIGHT, BUT
NOTHING TAE1EN-NO CLUE TO
THE ROBBERS.
Burglars are at work in the north
western section Of the city, and on
Monday night last entered two houses
in the vicinity Of the Highlands and
carried off a small amount Of money.
The first residence visited was that
Of Miss Pauline DUPONT, on Kennett
pike near Mt. Salem lane. The bur-
glars effected an entrance by jimmy
ing the shutters of the front parloi
window and raising the sash. Two
jardinieres which were uZcn the Sill
were removed and placed upon the
porch. as they were in the thieves
way in case of a hurried escape. En-
tering the parlor the thieves lighted
two Of the candies, a number of which
were standing about in candle sticks.
they proceeded to ransack the room.
One Of the candles was placed in a
corner Of the room upon the floor, sup
posedly 90 prevent the light from
shining out the window, and the
flames from it scorched the wood work
along the bare board
Leaving the parlor, the rObber OF
robbers proceeded to the sitting room
across the hallway and overturned
everything in their search for money.
After finishing with the sitting room,
they proceeded to the dining room ad-
joining. and here pulled out the draw
ers of the sideboard, upset and open
ed boxes, and left the cozers and lids
lying about the floor. They evidently
did not find what they were looking
for. as, although many valuable artl-
lrles Of solid silVerware were in the
different rooms, not a piece was taken
Two overcoats, the property Of Al
fred Waller, who, with his wife, q
granddaughter Of Mrs. Alfred DUPONT
deceased. resides with Mics DUPONT
were hanging upon the hatrack in the
halfway. These were taken into the
lparlor and searched, but nothing
taken. One was found neatly folded
upon a chair and the other lying IN
the corner of the room. Mr.. Walters
gloves were taken from the pocket OF
one and laid upon table nearby, to-
gether with several timetables.
The thieves were evidently scared
of by a pet cat. which was sleepins
in the dining room, and which, wher
the burglars opened the room door
ran out and upstairs to the room o.
lady friend spending the night with
Miss DUPONT The animal jumped
upon the bed and 50 annoyed tn,
sleeper that she sprang from the beu
making considerable noise. That is sup
posed 10 have frightened the thieves
away.
Upon the servant girl coming down
stairs at G o'clock yesterday morning
the house was found TO be in grea
disorder Articles were strewn abou
the floor in every direction, and
lighted candle about two-thirds burn
= ed was found on a table in the parlor
= \ second one, which had been lighted
: was found nearby. In order to deter
mine about the time the robbers wer
q in the house, a candle st1lilar to tn
s burned one was lighted by Mr.. Walle
. and allowed to burn down to the sam
length as the one found burning.
!, took five hours to burn, AID it is sup
J. posed that the robbers visited tn
house about l o'clock.
After the thieves left the hous
they proceeded up Mt. Salem lane t
Seventeenth street and from thence I
the residence OF Rev Kensey j. Ham
mond. pastor. of Emmanuel Churcl
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Seventeenth street. They carried on
- of the candles procured in the DuPor
e residence with them. Mounting IN
# porch one of the parlor windows wa
/ opened and the thieves stepped int
n the room. Here they broke open tw
:, small boxes, but took nothing. The
then went into the adjoining dinin
'e room, but although articles of silver
y ware were upon the buffet none wa
n disturbed. Several great spots wer
g found upon the dining room floor.
,ol Leaving the dining room the robbel
,e entered Mr. Hammond's study. Everl
r thing in this room was Overturne'
le His desk was ransacked and paper
u strewn about the floor, boxes wei
lc opened and thrown about. In II
Of lower left hand drawer Of the desk va
~ box containing about Sl2 in none
This the burglar took Opening
ID closet door the thief found Mr.. Han
~ mond's coat hanging upon a nail. TIL
ty was taken down and 81 was stole
al from a pocketboOk which was in ol
TO OF the pockets. Mr.. HammOnd's raj
~ road passes were laid upon a tab