The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-10
CHICAGO BURGLARS
Have Invaded the West Side in Dress
suits.


Burglars in dress suits have invaded
the west side. In true society style they
travel in carriages and so far they have
eluded arrest. Yesterday morning at an
early hour they entered several flats in
the building at 1926 and 3S1 La fin street,
choked a woman into state of insen-
sibility, chloroformed a family and
were chased by police and citizens.
Then they made their escape by leaping
into carriage, which was waiting on a
corner a short distance away, gave or
ders to the driver and were driven
rapidly north on Latin street. A dozen
shots were fired at them, and they re-
turned the fire, but as far as is known
no one was injured.
The thieves apparently were expert
porch climbers, as the indications are
they climbed to the third floor of the
fiat building to enter the flat of J. ia
cobson, proprietor of a saloon. Mr.. ia
cobson and his wife and infant child
We're asleep in the bedroom leading off
from the kitchen. Jacobson, his wife
and child were chloroformed and, al
though the thieves searched every por
ton of the flat, lighted the gas and
opened drawers and boxes, the family
was not aroused. They secured s25,
gold watch and chain, clothing and 9TH
er articles, including small toy bank
containing 81. which belonged to MIR.
Jacobson's baby.
While the Jacobson fiat was being
ransacked another burglar was busy in
the fiat occupied by Emil Hellman on
the floor below and across the hall. En-
trance here was also gained through a
rear window.
Mrs. Hellman was aroused by noise
in her room and saw a Well-dressed
man. in evening dress, lighting the gas
in the bedroom. She awakened her hus-
band, who saw the man advancing to-
ward the bed with a handkerchief in
his hand. An odor of chlorOfOrm pre-
vailed and, with a bound, Hellman was
on the floor and graphing with the in
truder. Mrs. Hellman went to the as
sistance of her husband and the two
fought the burglar in an effort to over
come him, when he drew a revolver and
threatened to shoot. Then the wife and
husband released him and the burglar
backed from the room, still pointing his
weapon. As soon as he reached the
kitchen Hellman seized his own rpTol-
yer from a bureau drawer and chased
the burglar to the rear porch and fired
six shots at him. The man returned
the fire as he ran down the steps to-
wards the alley and al the same time
more shooting could be heard in the
street below. There three other men
Joined him and the four escaped in the
DARKNESS.
Investigation developed the fact that
one of the burglars had also forced an
entrance into the flat of Y. AfrenoW,
on the first floor Of 327 through i rear
window.
Edna Glare, who is employed in a
downtown store. occupies a rear bed
room in this fiat and was aroused by
a noise. Opening her eyes she saw a
Well-dressed man moving about the
room. She screamed and tho intruder
turned quickly. lighted the gas and,
pointing a revolver at the woman, or
dered her to remain quiet. Instead she
screamed louder and the burglar, piac-
ing the revolver in his pocket, tried to
chloroform the woman, but she strug-
gled so tiercely he could not succeed
and finally choked her into insensihility
and escaped
The same thieves entered the home of
J. Brash, 106 Elburn avenue, through
rear window and secured $40. Chloro-
form is thought to have been used there
also, as the family heard nothing dur
ing the night.-Chicago Chronicle.