Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-31
BURGLARS AT NEWPORT AND STANTON.
No Less Than Four Houses Entered Last
Week - Graphophone, Desk ana Chiid's
Eank stolen.

NO Less Thau -Four Houses Entered Last
Week - Graphophone, Desk ana ohiid's
Eank stolen.
The residents of Newport and Stan
ton and adjacent country arc still talk
ing of the string of robberies that took
place in that neighborhood last week.
Some of the people would gladly give
the thieves warm, If not cordial, re-
caption, but thus far they have kept
quency of the robberies has the effect
of tho possible visitation of the bur-
glars with no feeling of pleasure.
. These unwelcome miscreants started
in last Monday week, with an unan-
nouncod visit to the residence of Miss
Mary Latimer, on the Newport turn
pike, Just outside tho limits of Will
mington. There they made off with
graphophone and S32.
On Wednesday night A. ". Evorson
of between Newport and Stanton, was
visited. Tho thieves bored holes in a
shutter, entered by the window, and to
the great surprise of Mr.. and Mrs.
Everson, carried off woman's writing
desk, which had cost s2i. They lifted
the desk through the window that adj
mitted them.
On tho same night, Stirling M.
Yearsley, next-door' neighbor of the
Eyerson's, had holes bored in his win
dow by the thieves, but SO far as
known. nothing was taken. 1t is sup
posed that sick baby, which required
attention in tho night, led to their
being frightened away. The same bit
was used, it would seem, at both places.
That must have been tho burglars
busy night, for the house of Frederick
Snyder, whose farm is outside of New
port on the Brandywine Springs road,
was robbed about 3 O'Clock in the
morning. Mrs. Snyder had as her guest
Miss Annie Raudnitzky, and the two
women heard noise about 3. 15
o'clock, which they think was made by
the thieves as they left. Investigation
showed that three holes had been bored
in shutter. Then the bolt had been
slipped, and the window pried up.
Nothing was disturbed in the parlor,
except possibly some matches were
taken, the thieves devoting themselves
largely to the dining room. They
seemed to be out for business rather
than pleasure, not even eating some
peaches which were there. They car
ried off child's iron bank, containing,
possibly S4, and some change belong.
ing to Mrs. Snyder and to her sister,
Miss Feldmaier of this city. The total
cash taken was about So. A pocket
book of leather with a solid silver
corner and nameplate bearing the
name N. II. Feldmaier was also stolen,
as well as pair of scissors Mrs. Sny-
der would like to have the pocketbook
back. as it was keepsake.
The robbers used candles to light
their way. They tried, without sue
cess. to pry open Mr.. Snyder's rolling
top desk. They confined their opera
tions to the first floor of the bouse
A report has reached Newport that a
young man, of near Ogletown. while
driving homeward from his friends,
after an evening at Brandywine
Springs, was held up by two men, one
attending to his horse, while the other
went through his pockets and took
50. IL. When first told to hand over
his money he said he had none, and
the Desperate at the horse's head. said
to the desporado in the wagon to kill
him. This story, however. is not ac-
ce pied III all quarters Another inter
probation is given by a colored man of
good reputation, who said that he saw
him for a lift, whereupon the young
man whipped up his horse and passed
rapidly away from there.
AT Newport on Saturday evening
two strangers were looked upon with
suspicion. If, while they were chat
ting, third person went near them
they would move away, and this caused
remark. Two of the townspeople said
they would watch their movements, but
so far rs known, they did nothing
criminal. 1t was thought that they
might be looking around for an oppor-
unity to rob.