Evening journal., 1899-03-18
ROBBERS NERVY WORK
Enter House OF c. {. Pierson
Manager of Burglar Insurance.
SEVERAL SHOTS WERE FIRED

| EtFlECT-tNOIoE AllADE BY lffE
BURGLARS AWAKEN THE FAM
II.Y-EslCAPED WITHOUT BOOTY.
Robbers last might entered the nssi-
dence Of c. Gc. Plerzon, ND. 291S Marks.
street, and ransacled the lower floor,
but were enarsd off before amy booty
whs taken.
About 1.2O o'c.rpk last might Mr..
Piersca was awakened 10y The noise of
somaone trying to open a winllow ON
.ha rcwer fioor. The Thought Of bur-
glars immediately enItered his mimi,
and NE AROSE from his bed and made
an lnvsst.gasfcn oi the rooms ol Tho
second floor. He found nothing, how
ever, ahd ais the Noise subsidized Mr..
PiersOn again refined
He HAD scarcely got in tsd wIhsn
THE noise WAS again repeated, and Mn.
Pislson, arising, went [nto hills wifels
room and awakened hlar. Mrs. Pier
SIN was mot at all alarmed at the e.tu-
atiion, and at ONCE got up amid procured
her husbands revolver and handed it
to him. He them proceeded dowhgthihs,
closely foliowsiI by his vile, anh l1-
catsd the robbers ih tine paElor and
library. The burglars were eysdsnlly
Idnjoy.lng themselves, as they wsre
lan2lhtng and joking AIS they proceeded
with their work of ransacl1lag Uhle two
ll ,oms. This doors Ieading from the
uooms inldo tlhe hallway wena cl0.sdi
anld MIR. PleGson ldlacided to light the
lhaN gas before he tackled THE in
muiers. He went back half way up
1I2.is and, suIliking a match, ignited
:he gas. This burglars EVIDENTLY saw
tlha light streaming Through the cracks
Of THE dIoorc, for they ait once made a
lusak fer the window by which they
had ol5eued. Plucky MIR. Pierscu at
cnoe sI5auJtd after them and pulling
cpaa THE library door, fired several
SHOTS at tihe uereatHng r-bbers. After
they had got out he ram to the hail
door aGlf fired two shots a,s tha msn,
OF whom Hheus wore TWO, as they weue
fleeing aortlls a vacant lot opposite
the house.
Up-n enJsIlng tne parlor after uhls
mll had gene Mr.. Pieison fornl1 every
thing In a state OF combustion. The rob
hsne, in ahdir effouts ta escape had
knodksI ever handsome parlor lamp
THAT was standing by THE window
I breaking the bowl and uHamp,lng ON
= the shade, causing a loss olf about SIS
BUnnlsd matches well5 1-tunI st1ewr
, about THE floor amid muddy tracks al
ever the carpets. Nothing of VALUE was
taken, as THE mon were interrupted ir
their work before phey had Finished th'
q job "A quanltity Of ell,verware was on
a sideb-al'd in THE dining room, bu
te thieves made MO attempt TO carry d
off, and Mr.. Pielrson latter took 10 up
J. stairs for safe keeping.
e The robbers evidently were mot afrai,
n of being .ntewuptsd, ais THEY wen
II about their w,rk in an unusually nloisr
o manner. THEY talked and laughed
d raised the piano l.d and lst 1t 1aa., anI
10 knocked things about in a iashlan aha
lndicaItah that they we're not afraid o
being caught. lnNest cation dtscl-rl
tine fact THAT the robbers had gaihe
T. entrance by prying opsn a bay wintlol
ae en- the poGch heading to the parior W
Isl a chtsel The spring above tine windo1
p WAS fastened, but gave way unlis
sr pressure.
Jf Mr.. Piersonfs shots aroused uh
nhlghbors. who Thought thls house WIS
en- fire. and later an officer appeaTie
alad went EVER THE houlsa with M
(. PleIecn. This attempt is thouelht to
ar THE work of a man who was beggin
,e at ehe house yeIateuday morning Il
" was seen by a nislghbor, a Mrs. HaIri
III who desculbei him as well dressed, an
r. as met having the appearance on
Il tramp. Mr.. Pierson stated this mott
ing that ne co1lrd have caught the mt
had he beeh a little more cautious, b
n when he hsard elhsm ransacl1ing TIN u
W. parlcr he could not RESTRAIN his amg
g. amid determined to go aft
IL them. Ills wife WAS equally
SO plucky ais he, and was NOT in {
least frighsensd at THE preseuce of u
Thieves, but kept close by her hu
bands side all the fime.
rs The tudicrous side side CT ths sit
III alien is THAT MIR. PiersCu ccndVrcts
al burglar Insurance ageuty at No.
% Market street, having succeeded j.
ok Mather & Co. The roDbens eviisnt
in intended THAT Mr.. Piers)n should TIA
es some vi his own meddcine. This'
ne The second attempt that has beein ma
~ to rob hEs home withim the past q
months
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