The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-11
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IN MD STEAL
Valuable Articles From Home
of Mrs. John BuieIl
N BROAD DAYLIGHT
While Hundreds of People
Were Passing the House.
OWNER WAS AT DINNER
Seal Skin Sacque and Fine
Jewelry Stolen.
0 NNER WAS AT DINNER

The home Of Mrs. John Britell was
robbed yesterday. between half past
twelve anu .lalf past one. 1t was one Of
the most daring robberies that has ever
been known in this city. The house is
located at 500 North Market street. just
across from the Lewis academy, and the
deed was done at a time when q large
number OF persons were walking or driv-
ing or riding along the street to their
homes for dinner. Market street is paved
with asphalt, and in the third block there
is very little heavy travel, and hence it
is thoroughfare for persons going to
and from their homes on bicycles and in
bugSies How anyone could enter the
house and no one see them is a mystery
TO the police and persons living il the
block.
ir. Britell is in business in Anthony.
and his wife and little son stay in this
clay. Mr.. Britel comes here every Sat
urday night and stays over Sunday with
his family Mrs. Britell and her son
take their meals at the hotel at the cor
her OF First street and Lawrence ave-
nue, ana Mrs. Britell was there a the
time of the robbery. She stated TO re-
porter for the Eagle last night that she
left her home about half past twelve,
and was not away more than an hour, if
that long. She said: When l came
home and put my key into the lock,
knew something was wrong The lock
works very easy, and this time IL worked
hard. I came into the house and went to
my bed room. and there the bed was all
mussed up and the dresser drawers show
ed that they had been entered. as in
Of f,frr oil
sticking out l made hurried investiga-
ton, and then went TO the nearest neigh
5ors and asked them if they had seen
anyone enter the house, but they said
they had not. Then l called my son, who
WAS playing in the Lewis academy yard
II he had seen anyone around the house.
As he had not, I then called the police.
The men must have been watching ne
and knew when went away and how
soon 1 came back. for they were gone
and no one had seen them. When the po-
lice came I made q thorough investiga-
ton and found that the men had gone
through every room in the house and
through the drawers Of my dresser, aud
had broken open my jewelry case and
taken its contents. The following is a list
of all ! have missed SO far. I think il is
complete, rs l can find nothing more
missing
''Ouc seal skin sacque.
"One opal ring with four diamonds
one gold ring with two turquoises and
two pearls
a fine gold bracelet
Gold watch chain.
cold breast pin
a number Of collar buttons and a pair
Of link cuff buttons.
a fac revolver and on the dresser
there were two pccketbooks. one OF them
was an old one. and had about eight dol
lars in silver in it. There was a new
one. hut II had very little i'm IT, but
they had empticd the old one into the
new one and taken it with them. They
missed my boys safe which was sitting
on the floor and had several dollars in
change in il. The men came IN the front
door. and I suppose they went out the
same way. I do not know who did it,
but they were bold IN doing it,.
The men must have had a skeleton key,
as they went I'm through the front door.
They must have seen Mrs. Briten on the
street. as she wears two very handsome
diamond earrings and several not only
beautiful but valuable finger rings. and
the thieves must have expected that she
would leave some of these in the house.
In all. the men got away with about
three hundred dollars worth OF Mrs. Bri-
tells property The seal skin sacCue
was a new one Mrs. Britel has had it
less than a week She received it q few
days ago from the factorv. and then put
it on and wore II TO the agents and this
IS the only time she has ever had it on.
and then only about half an hour. Il was
very fine coat. and Mrs. Britell feels
the loss very much. The police have no
clue Of the robbers q; al. but all the
detective force Of the city is working on
ffl. r.-leo