The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-07
DEFT HAND OF
BOLD BURGLAR
Takes Away the Proceeds Of
John Bars Hogs
AND DID 1T VERY NEATLY
Purse of S135 Under Him in
Bed Secretly Nipped.
AND DID 1T VERY NEATLY

John Barr, a stock buyer living at rs
South Laura. is the victim OF a ubrglar
whose nerve was as remarkable as the
lightness and delicacy of his touch. Mr..
Barr sold a nice bunch of hogs Tuesday
evening, and being too late 10 place the
proceeds-s135-in the bank, ne placed the
money in a long wallet, took it home,
turned over the mattress Of his bed. laid
the wallet on the springs and covered it
over with the mattress. In going TO bed
Mrs. Barr saw that the wallet was all
right enough and safe, but 10 be sure
that it would remain safe Mr.. Barr laid
on the bed that night and placed his
shoulder over the identical spot where
the money was hidden. Along about 4
o clock Mrs. Bars daughter called out
and asked If anybody was up. She said
she heard somebody lightly walking
about This aroused Mr.. Barr who made
an examination of the premises and
found that the catch or hook on screen
door had been lifted and the door opened.
He then discovered that the $l35, over
which he laid all night, had been stolen.
Dressing himself, he started out TO find
the thief if possible. but no trace or It'd
ings of him could be found. He saw
traces of a man in the dusty street, but
that was a poor clue to- follow. He
found no tracks about the house or lead
ing directly from it, for the ground was
very dry and the burglar walked lightly.
Mr.. Barr notified the police later on, but
could give them no information of any
basic value for a successful search for
the criminal. A negro called at the house
about supper time and asked for some
thing to eat, which was given him. There
is suspision that he is in some way con-
nected with the crime. It is hardly
likely that he stole the money and the
police believe that 1t was somebody more
familiar with Mr.. Bars affairs-some-
body who knew that he sold the hogs.
The funny part of the robbery is the
fact that his trousers. containing
small sum of money. remained undis-
turbed and that a watch ticking on the
dresser was not touched. Some triDkets
belonging to Mrs. Bars daughter, how
ever. were taken awoy.
II needed that money badly" said
John Barr 10 a reporter for the Eagle
yesterday, land It viii cripple some plans
I had. All burglars ought TO be killed.
I never expect to find that money again."
The people up in the North End report
a man prowling around their houses for
the past few nights. Mr.. Childs. who lives
at 2231 North Market street and who is
driver for the Cudahy Packing company.
heard someone tearing off the screen Of
his back door a few nights ago and as
the house door was open the robber
would have had little trouble in getting
into the house. Mr.. Chilcs got up when
he heard the noise and the man was
frightened away, running around the
house.
Mr.. Carver lives the first house north
of Mr. Childs and he is night fireman
at Dold's. His wife is alone and the night
after the Childs incident she was awak-
ened by a man working at one of the
doors. She was badly frightened and
hastily shut the outside doors and win
dows, and the noise frightened the man
away.
Several people have seen this man
proving about the houses in the North
End. and most of them believe that he
is a negro; but they say that II is so
dark that they could not identify him.
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