The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-10
South 81. Louis Neishborilood The
Scene of Daring Crimes i'll the
Last Few Days.
WORK IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.
Mrs. Wehcr's House E~anSack"d
SnndHy-GOt In Through 4
TranSom-Mrs. Held Lost
Her Weeks Washing.

Four houses have teen entered ~ '"'
glars in four days within seven blocks along
Nlenart street. Dus. Of the houses Wis
! visited n second time. None Of the proper
| " has been recovered and no arrests nave
been made.
, While Mrs. Minnie Weber. who occupies
| ,ooms on the third floor Of the house at
No. 22.s Mcnard street. was absent from
her home on Sunday afternoon bWh'h''
got IN and ransaclicd the place. When ME-
Weber left the house at : O'Clock sue ""'
| very careful 10 lock every door and "indP"'
for She had heard Of the Complaints Oh ''''
nrighbore. and she was determined To aNohi
a repetition in her own home. IL wv no.
occur TO her. however. that a burglar "'up'
as soon climb over a traasom as to VAIN ~
a door. and she did not think 10 close Inv
parlor transoin. When she returned "'i''
at + o'clock sh. found a chair at that F'lN
door where the udnsom had been 't''
open.
Dresser drawers with their contents us
arranged and stg.wn about we're PIE" ID
ina center OF the i!oa.. tables were oN@i-
iu:u,d, closet auuis iriCG open ana po'-
lions OF the carpet torn up III llc St"'Ci
10. booty. Fortunately iuF Mrs. Weber S"e
md only a few days before Hlisctu "ii hE'
nancy and valuable Jewelry IN Il ''"','
Mar. h.rchuii. Il bvaIu,i, Was not 81 III
tulItc.
iItr trunk was broken open and rs coz
t.His poured out on the moor. y |P 'i"'
al The money she nah in he: truIN' vas
token. II scented from the work OF me
buI glars ;hat they desired only money ia
tins hous", Tor nothinS ''s" Vas tSftH.
.u llIGay evening. while tue i.;nllE oi
i.u..i- lvrl"ors ui NO. l12- Ai.iidt'! s'ittl
Was al uIuurI, vurcn-cl:inrcrs entered Inc
~, vnu story ui ;iI mouse ana carried dN"@
i.StIry 10 the Waite Oh oiv tjh a lGi%v
.uuiaIu.H. 80. in.y were quite iu.t III
tgrlr wuIh. Tor wiiIc The fanny acre ''t,
inG imrieuIalciy below IncIn Itey ss2icitu
IA, iuums. taxing dn inventory =. 'it 'hc
o.u~,ts. Gicss.rs ana 'hiiioI.lefS, not Over
l,"kl!S ii Single drawer winch iiiiSht t'A-
tam .ny vd.uahlcS. when they ntd MI
lsacl tney Malkel! GOWN III. front stairway
AHA out The front door. Mss Man. ltti-
berS met them un The stairway. mt ttt'A
Wei" s., daring int WINE ne suspected
them she dld not make an uuir!S. ~ t''y
loft the house ihcS passed l"u Rnilc.hi"ii'
III. police were notified that 'he place iAd
t,,n ruurud the officers attempted - Ioi-
low the men. but they were cuL al siShi.
only the day hs.ufC tho fcribrrS ron
berry sneak thieves entered me nome al
William Smith at Nc. lIi. Mcu.trti street
tor the second time during the week anu
~ioic clothing and 4 small tmpInt 81 Jew
eiry. Al tn. previous visit 80 III money
Was taken.
Il was evidently another kind of burglar
VINO stole rom Mrs. Mary Held at Mhcntrd
and Carroll streets on Tuesday. Snt mad
just finished her weeks washing ami hum;
il oct to dry while she paid ii visit a. one
of her ncishhors. When she retu:act! mc +
" al! ui The clothes were gone. Ih" house
had been thoroughly ransacKed, bat Moth
in. was taken.