The St. Louis Republic., 1901-02-20
Many Different Varieties ol
Thieves Operate in Various
Sections of Town.
WOMEN As HIGHWAY ROBBERS.
Take 500 From Harry E. johnson
burglars Have an Inning and
Carry Away Small Booty
Other Crimes.

Burglars. robbers and petty thieves ar'
operating over the entire city.
| Harry +. johnson of No. 1893 Washington
avenue had rough experience with two
| negresses. who held him up and robbed
| him OF s2s Monday night. Shortly before
O'Clock. while he was passing No 1927 Lu.
cas- avenue. he was stopped by two large
negro women. VINO seized him and proceed.
ed to search his pockets. Struggle as he
might they held him as II he had been a
child until they got his money. Then they
ned. India Blanton ami Stella Bush. ne
crosses. were arrested early yesterday
morning and are held pending investiga-
ton.
Mamie VESSEL, waitress in a downtown
restaurant. had a struggle with a burglar.
VINO entered her room. at $40 North Four
teenth street. Friday night. About mid
night she was awakened by the overturn-
ing OF chair in her room. She saw man
standing at the foot Of the bed. She Jprang
toward him and struggle ensuel. He
nnaiiy overpowered her. and made his es-
cape. After he had gone Miss VESSEL found
that her purse, which had been on a table
az the side OF the bed, was missing. In the
scufnle the man struck her a blow In the
face. which broke the skin.
About 2:30 o'clock Sunday morning Mrs
NJ. J. Ballard of No. 500 E,aston avenue
was aroused from her siumbers by some one
IN ner room She thought Il was her son.
answered yes. and hurried out. Mrs. Bal
laro could tell BY his voice that 1t was
not her son; and hurried to his room where
sne round MIN asleep. A search Of the house
revealed that nothing was stolen.
Charles H. Teichmann OF the Teichmann
SonmissiSn coz sn = Company was robbed Of his
In Fourth street ear MOI Monday aSs''eG night. Hta
while he was on his way home from the
Olympic Theater. A pair of pearl-handled
Lorenzo Lampel of No 2sas Lafayette ave
nue.. who was In the same party. They
bearded the car at Fourth and Elm streets.
Ing crowded. and, when he got of, Mr..
Teichmann discovered his loss. Mrs. Lampel
did not find that she had been robbed until
In the absence Of Otto Hornberg and his
family from their home. at No. 1911 South
Inirteenth % street. Sunday night. burglars
en tS ya tne nouse ana carried away property
Samuel Wilkison Of Washington, Ind.
was held up by negro man and a negro
early yesterday morning While the man
held his hands the woman took 345 and an
open-face silver watch from his pockets.
money was stolen Monday night from in
front OF the drug store Of Albert Stiehl, at
No Ze5 Park avenue.
N. lAuBic, d SdleSmdn. living at NO
5SSS Theodosia avenue. left his sample case
Of brushes on the outside of the American
Laundry, at Twenty-first and Moran
streets. When he came out the case was
gone.
Some one entered the coal shed Of ]. E.
sopape, In the rear of No. 47A LIE Due
street. yesterday morning and stole a pair
OF pigeons valued at SO.
John Collins was arrested and a warrant
sworn out against him, charging him with
stealing a pair Of shoes from the c. f. Hit
shoe store, at Sixth street and Franklin
avenue
.Toney Pohl. Il years old. who lives with
his parents at No. 40S South Sixteenth
street. reported to the police yesterday that
he was robbed of 81 by a negro man, who
held him up at Fourteenth street and Clark
avenue. Monday. He said he could identity
the man II he were arrested.
A negro man entered Mrs. Ruth Bleke-
mans candy store, at No. 1896 Manchester
avenue, and purchased 50 cents worth of
candy. placing q IS bill on the counter. The
candy and A.50 in change were given him.
He then asked for Is cents worth Of can
dy. which he said he would call for in a
few minutes. He did not return, and Mrs
Blekeman found he had taken the IS bill
as well as all his change.
Andrew Washington, a negro, was ar
rested Yesterday on a charge Of stealing
two coats and a vest from the property
room OF Havlin's Theater.