The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-27
ROBBERS USE ETHER
MENTS OF MRS. GLASGOW, A
DRESSMAKER
FORT STREETS SENSATION

Find Herself Half StuDefied by
Ether and Her belongings of VAL
ne Carried on by Miscreants Who
Forced an Entrance to Her Room.
A daring and successful burglary was
perpetrated with the use of ether early
yesterday morning at the home of John
Daugherty, painter living at 374 Fort
street. Thieves entered the house. forced
open door, rendered Mrs Glasgow, a.
dressmaker, occupying apartments on the
second floor, unconscious with ether, and
after ransacking the house, succeeded in
escaping with $31.35 in money, a coat
plush cape and quantity of other plum
der. The affair was reported to the police
early yesterday and an attempt made by
the detectives to hush the matter up.
There are several roomers on the second
floor Of the house and the front room
Is occupied by Mrs. Glasgow She went
down town Saturday evening and carried
about $31. 35 with her in her purse which.
when she retired, she placed under her
pillow, according to her usual custom
The front door down stairs, as usual, was
left open for the convenience Of the room
ers, but Mrs. Glasgow was careful to
lock the door of her room
About o'clock she partly awoke and
was conscious of a feeling Of great de-
preston Then she heard a noise on the
stairway and this restored her to her
senses. She was sick and dizzy and went
to the window for fresh air. She found
that the window had been partially
raised. This aroused her suspicious and
she lighted a lamp to discover that she
had been the victim of burglars Upon
her pillow lay a piece of cotton cloth
that had been saturated with ether and
everything In the room was turned up
side down Bureau drawers had been
pulled out and their contents ransacked
and the pOcketbOok which had been I'M
der her pillow was gone, together with
its contents. Other things taken were a
coat belonging to Mrs. Glasgow, valued
at about $3.50, plush cape, and guam
tity Of broadclth goods that she was
about to make up into a dress.
The frightened woman awoke the
household, and an investigation disclosed
that entrance to the room had been OBJ
tanned by prying the lock. A piece of
light dress goods was found on the stairs,
and in the hallway, lying on its face, was
IAAO hAc1A al CIOCh that udQ D60n IN MIS-.
Glasgow room. There were apparent evil
dehces that the marauders had prowIed
through the lower part of the house, al
though nothing was missing
Mrs. Glasgow reported the burglary to
the police in the morning, and Detective
Campbell, who made an investigation,
stated that the job was undoubtedly done
by professionals. He believed that the
window had been opened to admit suffi-
c1ent air to avert serious consequences
from the ether, which, judging from the
condition Of the cloth used, had been
literally administered.
The Daugherty household last night
was barricaded in every conceivable man
ner to prevent recurrence of the
episode.
L hear so many stories Of bold bur
glar1es being perpetrated around town
that l am determined to take no more
chances, said Mr. Daugherty.
Mrs: Glasgow's nerves were consider
ably shaken by the Incident She said
last night in telling of her experience:
L cannot imagine how anyone could have
known that had the money in NV nos
session. 1t seems strange to me that thew
should have picked out door dressmaker
and carried off everything she had. They
ransacked all of my belongings. I rec
ogn1zed the smell Of the ether after 7
regalned my senses. 1 am thankful that
L came out with my life. 1 think the mon
probably came in between 2 and 8
o'clock