The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-25
BURGLARS ARE ACTIVE
Do Their Work Boldly in the
Daytime.
KEEPING THE FACT QUIET
Money and Jewels Were Taken From
the Residence Of Ex-Governor
Richards = The Family
Was at Dinner.

Daytime burglaries continue to oc-
cur with undated regularity, and al
though it would appear that there had
been a let-up for the past few days,
it is not because they are not being
committed, but because the police for
some mysterious reason see fit to keep
the reports quiet. One of the latest,
most daring and successful of those
about which the police have been par
ticularly secret, occurred Saturday
evening Just before dark, when the
residence of Ex-Governor Richards was
entered and money and jewelry taken
to the vaule of about $3.50. The bur-
glary was committed while all the
family were at home and at dinner.
The burglars did the job in an eXpe-
ditious and workmanlke manner and
got safely away before their visit to the
house was suspected. The police were
notified. but, like in the cases of all
the ether daytime robberies. no prog
ress has been made as far as can be
learned in solving the mystery of the
robbery.
The burglary was committed be-
tween $50 and o'clock Saturday even
ing. The burglars went up on the
front porch of the house. which faces
on Washington street. and effected an
entrance by raising parlor window.
This was ascertained later by finding
their tracks on the parlor carpet. made
by tracking in snow, and by spots of
tallow which evidently dripped from
candles used to light their way about,
for while it was still light outside it
was sufficiently dark inside to render
the use Of light necessary.
The burglars made their way from
the parlor into, the hall and upstairs
to the sleeping apartments. as was
shown by the tallow dripped all along
the route. They visited all the sleep
ing rooms and went through the draw
ers of dressing tables and the top draw
ers of dressers and bureaus where such
articles as were taken might naturally
be expected to be found. 1t was quite
evident jewelry and money We're all
they were after as nothing else was
disturbed, After completing which
must have been done very hurriedly,
as not all of the family were at table
longer than half an hour, they made
their exit from the house by raising
a front window upstairs, stepping out
on the veranda and sliding down
porch post to, the ground, as tracks
in the snow and a raised window up
stairs Indicated.
The burglars Secured $40 in money
belonging to Bessie Casey, the servant
girl which was. found in an en-
velope in her wash stand draw
er; from the room of the younger chill
dren a silver watch and a pair Of cuff
buttons We're taken: from the rnom Ct
an older boy an elegant pair of cuff
buttons were secured; from the room
Of Miss Hattie Ellis, Mrs. Richards
sister. and Governor Richards daugh-
ter, Miss Ellis Richards a brooch be-
longing to the latter and a fine gold
watch. diamond ring, a ring set in
Montana sapphires, plain band ring
and a brooch belonging to Miss Rick
ards were taken, and from Governor
and Mrs. Richards room pair of
socks and a pair of cuff buttons belong
ing to the governor and hair orna-
ment belonging to Mrs. Richards were
secured. A valuable diamond pendant
belonging to the hair ornament, but
which was detachable, and for this
reason was laid away, was missed. In
all the loss aggregates about $3.50.
The burglary was discovered as soon
as the family had finished dinner and
the police We're notified by telephone
Detective Murphy and Ray visited the
house and made an investigation and
later Captain Dawson and Sergeant
Leyden called. AS far as known, how
ever. the officers have not as yet I'M
earthed clue to the robbery. Their
reasons for keeping the matter quiet
are not very clear, unless it is that the
officers are afraid that by making the
matter public the burglars would be
notified of the fact that they had COM
mitted the robbery.