Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-15
SEEN IN STORE.
But Burglar Gets in His Work
at Watervi!!e.
Hanson, Weber & Dunham's Store
Relieved of About $500 WORTH.
Young Man Seen in Store but Was Supposed
TO Be a c erik.


\ man was seen about II. o. clock, Sat
urcay night, at work over the show
/ case and the front window-of the hard
ware store OF Hanson, Webber <
/ Durham. He was working so quietly
and with so much apparent interest
shat those who saw him thougtltir was
| one of the clerks arranging a display
so as to have it all ready for Monday
| morning. But it was found SUNDAY
morning, that he man was one of the
boioest burglars that ever struck this
vicinity and that he had walked off
with between $500 and $500 worth of
small hardware. Pretty cool wasn't it,
The store was locked about thu usual
| time for Saturday night ana ps-rytnin..
made SECURE according 10 the custom
| of tie place. The Gle, tfic li,5htS we've
left burning and the. big front window
and 'front.' part of the storj, Wa, well
| lighted. There was a display of Icvol-
vers of various styles and value. fish
| ing tackle, bicycle sundrirs ana, other
| sporting goods in the window. The
show case just next the window had
one end filled with knives. razors.
shears, etc, and Was in the light
L. Any one passing could look into the
| store and see any one that might be
| there and also the goods in the Win
| dow and one end of the show case No
one would have dreamed that any one
would be. bold enough to step in there
in plain sight and pack up all. the
| stuff he could carry off.
| Then too there was an unusually
| large number on the street for so late
an hour. The crowd which attended
| the performance of the Christie Baird
| Company in the City hall just around
| the corner and behind the store was
just breaking up ana the people were
| scattering in all directions to their
homes. a good number Of the stores
We're just being closed and some Of thu.
| news and confectionery stores We're
still opn.
a good number of Fairfield people
| We're waiting for the special car down
from the dance at Island park In
| short there We're nearly rs many peo-
pie on the street at the time Of the
burglary is supposed to have been
| committed as there is on any night ex-
cept Saturdays.
| Then the city marshal and three off
| GERS We're in the vicinity. 1t was APP
parently the boldness of the break.
| however that made il successful Fred
Smiley and a friend Were passing the
store and saw the man at work but, as
already stated. supposed from his un-
concerned manner that he had right
to be there and passed by without hav-
ing any curiosity or suspicion aroused.
From the hasty glance they took they
| learned that it was man of medium
; build dressed in dark clothes. They
did not get a good look at his face so
can give no description of that.
II Entrance was effected by breaking
the glass in the rear door The knives
and other articles in the show case
We're taken from their cases and the
latter thrown promiscously about. All
the reVolvers and some more small ar
ticles We're taken from the window.
The cash register was taken from its
place and carried a little back where it
could be concealed and worked to OBJ
tain what ii contained. There was a
small amount Of change in this. but the
keys We're pressed several times. ring
ing the bell each time. This fact leads
= to the belief that it was no boy who did
the job, as the register is large and
heavy and it would take man of good
average strength to move it as it was
moved.
1t is estimated that the weight of the
stuff carried off was between 50 and
- pounds and no kid could have car
/ ried this off easily. The boldness of
the act also seems to indlate that it
was no local party. 1t was a smooth,
| slick Job done with remarkable cool
ness and sang frod.
| So far as known there was only one
| man in the game, but many believe
that there must have been at least
one other to keep watch. There is no
clue. and although the police worked
hard on the case all day. yesterday.
there was little to reward them. a hat
was found in the store. but not much
| Importance is attached to this. The
burglar had ample time to take any
. of the morning Pullmans after mis- job
and as the break was not discovered
until Sunday morning. he had q good
start if he wished to get out of town.
1t will of course be rather difficult to
dispose of the stuff. but it can be done
if the possessOr knows his business.
Some of the stuff taken has distinguish
ing marks by which it may be ident-
fled. but it will be difficult to tell all of
it,