The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-24
LOST,A HOUSE.
Has Been Missing
Since Friday
Morning.
ITS WHEREABOUTS A MYSTERY.
0'Day Looks Over Clue
Book, But Does Not
Find a Trace.
ITS WHEREABOUTS A MYSTERY.

M. V. B. Jefferson, the license COM
missioner, is looking for g house which
was stolen from his land at the corner
of Oak avenue and Belmont street. Fri
day morning. He would be thankful to
any person who might give information
on the whereabouts of the missing
structure. The matter has been reported
by Mr.. Jefferson to Chief of Police
James NJ. brennan, and he detailed In
spector Patrick O'Day to get out his
clue book and look it over for a clue Of
men who make a business of stealing
houses.
Inspector O'Day has looked over the
clue book and also has walked around
the town, but has failed to find the
house, and meanwhile Mr.. Jefferson
and other property owners are raising
up their hands in horror at the thought
of losing their houses.
Other officers have been detailed to
watch secondhand stores and other
places whsre criminals are in the habit
Of showing up things, and have been
tipped off to correspond with the police
station post haste if any one attempts
to sell them second hand house.
They have promised to do so, and out
posts have been spread about the coun-
try tipped to keep an eye out for men
going along the road with house se-
crstad about their person.
They have promised also to be on the
lookout and the nan who took 1t had
better be cautious or he will be caught.
The house which is about 80 by 20
and story and a half high, with a
pointed roof and other things that
make it look pretentious, was at one
time used by Dan Edwards as an ice
cream saloon. A short time ago a big
three-decker took the place of the ice
cream saloon and the little building
was relegated to the rear to make room
for its more stylish successor.
Friday morning about o'clock a
four-horse team with rs many men as
horses, drove up Summer street past
officer B. F. Brown and turned up Bel
mont street. 1t drew up in front of the
little building and the men were on
the ground in an instant and began re-
moving the building towards the wa
gon.
officer Porter happened along, and
seeing the men working overtime
stopped to have a little chat with
them. They were good conversational
lists and the officer stayed with them
for time talking about the weather
and other things. The building was
hoisted on to the team, and after ey-
erything was tied up in good shape the
men started off and that was the last
seen of them.
They went about the job scientifcal-
" and did not make any loud noise
that would tend to wake up the near
by residents. Friday morning, The spy
man. on his way home, saw a strange
building anchored on Harding street,
near Millbury, on land near DIR. Steele's
office. 1t looked as though it had a
rough time in transit.
Friday the house was missed by the
residents of that section of the city,
and naturally they made inquiries
about it, bur to date no information
has been received that would tend to
| show where it has gone.
Mr.. Jefferson reported the loss to the
Police, but they do not know where it
went tc. The men who took the house.
left the stakes it rested on, because
they were driven into the ground.
Residents about that section have ex-
amined their woodpiles, but have failed
to find the structure, and it would he
a good idea for Inspector O'Day to take
a look at the structure on HARDING
| street and see if it agrees with the de-
scription of the one stolen from Bel
mont street.