Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-04
BOLD BURGLARS
CHL0R0F0RM A GIRL
1lfst Held a Revolver TO Her Head and
Compelled Hsr to Keep Quiet
While They Robbed House.
GOT S195 IN MONEY AND JEWELRY
House Entered Was That of c.
G. King at Elsmere.
FOUR ROBBERS DID THE DARING WORK

Four burglars entered the residence
of G. @. King, near Elsemere, Monday
night, and stole money and Jewelry to
the vaue of Sl35. The burglars effected
an entrance through SECOND story
front window and in entering awakened
Miss Ida, the 15-years- old daughter of
the house. One of the men held re-
volver to her head and threatened to
kill her if she made a noise. They
forced her to tell them where the
money and valuables we're kept. One
of them stood over her with drawn re-
volver whilst the other three ransacked
and robbed the house. An older sister
was in the same bed with Miss Ida,
and she tried to awaken her, but the
Robber told her to let her sister sleep.
There we're six persons in the house
andjnot one of them saw or heard the
burglars but Miss Ida. Before the men
left the house they saturated piece of
flannel with some kind of a drug that
put the young woman to sleep. She
was found unconscious With the piece
of flannel over her lace at oicloc X
Tuesday morning by her mother SIZE
thinks that the robbery was committed
about midnight, and describes tee men
AS being small. She says chat they
wore masks ald each wore derby hat.
In describing the man who stood over
her, she said that he was so small that
she would nave tackled him il he had
been alone. When she was found by
her mother loaded revolver Was found
beside her head. IL proved to be her
fathers which the burglars had take
from drawer in his room. 1t took over
an hour to restore the young woman to
consciousness.
Her daughter being too nervous to
be interviewed, Mrs. King told the
story, as follows:
Ny daughter was aroused by hear
ing the front window in her room
raised. BY the time that she reaiized
what was going on she saw a man in
her room. She tried to give the alarm,
but the man saw her purpose and
placed the revolver to her head, tell
ing her that he would shoot her if she
made an outcry By this time two
more men came in the window. They
made her tell where the family iewelry
and money were kept. Part of the
jewelry was in trunk in that room
and the burglars cody struck match,
| lit the lamp and picked the lock on
the trunk. BY this time another man
came into the room through the
| window. She heard one man 60 down
stairs. He ransacked the kitchen cup
BOARD and got six dollars. They took
about $40 in money and four rings One
OF the rings was my husbands dia-
Inond, which was worth about S10O.
They had my wedding ring, but dropped
it while ransacking the trunk. They
were in every room in the house, but
did not awaken any of US but Ida, She
is delicate child and is nervous from
the excitement.o - 's"
Have you watch dog,'' she was
asked.
''Yes, we have a dog, but he was
bitten by strange dog about two
weeks ago, and we have been keeping
him tied up ever since. He barked
/ when the burglars were around.
! understand, but we did not hear
him..
State Detective Theodore W. Francis
and Officer Harry Pierce visited the
| honse Tuesday morning and made a
d thorough Investigation OF the premises.
d They found tracks of men wearing
d gum boots. The tracks went entirely
4 around the house. 1t is thought that
4 the inen assisted each other to the roof
& of the front porch, the last one getting
a in by rear window. The young woman
u who had the experience with the in
truders say that she she heard some
n one raise a window in the back of the
! house.
| The officers acted in a mysterious
b manner, as if they had clue to the
"a identity of the burglars, but would
oI make no statement for publication.
The house stands in lonely spot.
d Just across the road from Richardson's 4
II school.
II Mr.. King is a foreman in the employ
J of the Ha-lan & Hollingsworth Co..
Miss Ida King is sure that the men
\ we're white and were young men. They
i wore dark clothes and derby hats and
had black masks on.