The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-24

HOUSE BURGLARIZED
DR.. Fitch's Residence is Enter
ed on Tuesday Night.

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Seyenty-flye 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 Fonnd With Spoon-No Other
Clue.
From Wednesdays Daily.
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 q
side window into the dining room
where the articles were left. All oil
the ware taken was in small draw
er of the side board Most of ii
was in leather case This was ia
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 yet known.
On the table were a lot of spoons
and other silver articles Among
them were spoon holder and sugar
bowl. Why these were not taken is
a mystery but the owners are not
making any fuss at this oversight.
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
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 silverware was
left 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 10 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 warm reception II 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. f. Naret
was also entered but nothing has
been found to be missing.
From Thursdays Daily.
There is still no clue to the robbers
who went through the town on Tues
day night A number of places have
been entered and nothing taken.
Only solid silver was wanted and the
plated ware was rejected as of no
moment. In some cases the thief
was too smart and left some of the
most valuable articles.
He was seen by several people.
One of the members of Judge john
sons family saw him coming away
from Naret's shortly after he had been
in there but no definite description of
the man can be given. The night
was very dark and only deeting
glance was afforded of him. OF course
as nothing was at that time known
Of the robbery nothing was thought
of seeing man in the place he was
in and very little notice was taken of
him.
Investigation of the tracks in the
vicinity Of the Fitch and Vance resi-
dences show that there were three
men in the party. The tracks we're
clearly to be seen as they had wander
ed around these houses A handker-
chief was found but as there were no
initials on it there was nothing about
it that would lead to the discovery of
the robber
By some it is thought that the
work was the evidence Of gang that
has been working the B. and 0. for
several years. They have never been
run down although some of the Keen
est men in the detective service Of the
road are on their trail. Several of the
members have been arrested but the
gang Is still intact.
A week or so ago a man was here
selling silver ware. Some have
thought that perhaps he was the adj
vance agent of the gang and that he
had been sent around to locate the
good places. At several places he got
gay with the ladies Of the house and
asked impudently TO see their silver
and in some Of the cases he was order
ed out of the house.
Other people may have lost silver
who have not yet discovered their loss
and it would be well fur everyone to
look and see IL it is safe. Prof. Cor
bett did not discover his loss until