The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-19

4 the wichita Daily Eagle.
Ripper was alone IN the house when the
burglars called. His grandparents are
! spending a part OF the summer at North
Adams. Mass. His grandfather L. presl-
dent OF the Windsor company. paper and
cloth manufacturers. OF No. ID Broad
way. Ripper Is a blonde young man %
slight build. rather delicate In appear
anee.
at was about o'clock this morning"
he said. ''that I awoke 20 ind the burg
lars In my room-the front room on the
second floor. The moment they saw mo
open my eyes they made n jump for
me and screamed. The hight man grab
bed me by the threat and the DARK man
pushed a revolver In my face and told ne
he'd put n bullet In me ~ male any
more noise. They demanded TO know
what ] had OF value They had found
about six dollars IN bills and my gid
chain on the burea-
MY watch was under the pillow ans I
gave II to them. I told them there were
no other valuables In the room. The
light burglar wanted TO know how many
! people there were IN the house and I
told him only myself and n housekseper.
He went into my grandmosher's room
to the rear OF mine. leaving me IN charge
1 OF the other man He came hack With
some trinkets which he exhibited Go the
latter
You'll have TO get up now ard 20
down stairs with US the light man said.
turning to me. and be sure you don't
1 make any more noise
-
/ In a procession OF three. was In ths
| middle and the dark man brought 40
the rear with the pistol stilI IN his hand
They gave me n seat close by the door
leading from the library into the dining
room. They wanted TO know where tho
silver plate was and told them q was
/ stored az Tinany's. which was the truth
/ They brought n small cabinet from the
/ drawing room, whore they could turn On
| the gas and examine its contents With
\ out attracting attention from the street
/ They picked out a number Of little things
I that were OF solid gold. but they left
many articles Of considerable valua. I
\ didn't think much Of their Judgment.
when they had ransacken all they car
/ ed 90 they started 20 eat some fruit that
/ was on the sideboard. The light burglar
| ndaetl me EOttlr anu ANFEAANA anu aus
! With them. He got quite sociabie. lie
/ told me that the burglar business was
/ very bad these days-so bad. In fact
/ that he dld not much care whether he vas
1 caught and locked uD or not. u was az
/ tended he said. with continual Fisk and
hardship and the profits were very small.
IT was asked for the key % the Wins
| cellar but DID not have %. Then they
{
I I'm a narrow clOthes press extending from
/ my room hack 20 my Rrabdmother's
| sleeping apartment There IL a door AZ
either end. and ths burglars locked them
both latter Bidding me god night and
apoiogizing for the liberties they had
taken
Il heard them 90 down stairs ana open
and close the front door 90 the street.
Then broke out % my prison. threw
open a front window and yelled for ths
police The burglars we're only . few
yards from ;hs house WIN 7 yelled.
and they hurried towards Firth avenue
and turned up that street toward Fifty
second street. rushed down 10 the street
barefootea and with only my paiannas
on. Cassidy vas standing a. tha
Fifth avenue corner. Yelled ''Polies.''
again and he started after the burglars
or a run
by the time got o. Ftfth a~saas
and F1fty-first street burglars and poiies-
man pere ought - sight. raa through
to MADISON avenue and down Madi-oa Az
snus 20 forty-eiRthth street without $50
ing them and returned home. In court
to-day ] recognized the negro who aAs
first arrested and he recognized me-
The police believe thu burglars gslnsi
admission 20 the hSUse ~ way q ths
r~ar yard % No = We, Yrfusth street.
over the fences 20 ihs yard q "a. AID
Their through The bark utn1@za - tbs
night The house ~ No = IL undergoing
rrpairs and ths basement h opsn- A
watchrnan N chsrss said - nsi,hsr ssE
or beard auEhi II the Burglar.
TIE dark burglar was taken % TorSvflis
Aftsrvsrj ne was phosogTsph~f ana
measured ~ police hsa8qusrtsr- Hs
gave his name So Frsd Bss6. thirty-tso
years old. aad ssciinsa 20 give any al
dress
when Bena vas searched ticket b>ar-
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Wet FOyty-second street 90 wzs fgund -
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