Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-05-17
HOUSE BURGLARIZED.
DR.. Fitchs Residence is Enter
ed on Tuesday Night.

Seyenty-fl,e Dollars Worth of Silver
ware Taken-Large Amount Is Left
Blood Hounds Placed on the Trail
But They Can do Very Little
Attempts Made TO Enter Other Houses
Case Found With Spoon No Other
Clue.
A robbery took place in town
last night DR.. Fitch's residence
was entered and lot of the best
silver ware was taken. There was
no clue left as to the identity of the
burglar
Entrance was made through d.
side window into the dining room
where the articles were left All of
the ware taken was in small draw
er of the side board Most Of it
was in leather case This was ta-
ken along with the silver,
The thief did not get all of the
silver in the room by any means.
He left great many spoons and
other articles in the drawer from
which the silver was taken. Whether
this was due to haste or ignorance
is not vet known.
On the table were lot of spoons
and other silver articles. Among
them were spoon holder and sugar
bowl. Why these were not taken is
mystery but the owners are not
making any fuss at this over sight.
The value of the articles taken
amounts to about seventy five dol
lars but many of them cannot be re-
placed for any amount of money on
account OF the associations that
cluster around them. Some Of the
spoons we're the property Of the
children and had been given TO them
on their birthdays by their friends.
This part of the loss is of course the
most regretted
The blood hounds of Captain J.
r. Miller were called in and in the
morning they were put on the trail
at the window where the foot marks
of the scoundrel were plainly visi-
BILE.
The hounds were brought in about
ten thirty. The rain had washed
the scent away but they followed it
to some extent. The larger dog tried
to climb into the window through
which the burglar had entered. AT
ter this he went to George Vance's
and to Ed. Snider and tried to get
into each place.
Investigation at the former house
showed that some one had tried to
get into the window there There
were tracks around in the soft
ground.
This afternoon the case and a
spoon were found in coal house at
Moore's but no other clues have been
run across since then.
1t is now supposed that the bur
glar was heightened away by the
return of DR.. Gibbons as the lat
ter came in about twelve-thirty. The
fact that part Of the silver ware was
lett and that the window was left
open is cited to support this view of
the case.
PEABODY GETS IT.
The Peabody was touched last night
again. This has taken place for three
nights in succession. The toilet room
is the place that the thief has opera
ted on. Last night number of
towels were removed. Not satisfied
with taking these the thief even took
the hooks out of the walls. He will
get a warm reception if he is ever
caught at his tricks.
OTHER HOUSES RAMSACKED.
This afternoon Prof Corbett re-
ported to the police that his house
had been entered and thirty dollars
worth OF silverware taken on Tues
day night. Entrance was through
the front door which had not been
locked. Nothing else was disturbed.
The loss was not discovered until
noon today
The residence of Mrs. r. +. Naret
was also entered but nothing has
been found to be missing.
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