, 1902-05-31
ROBBERS
BREAK INTO TAILOR SHOP AND
STEAL LARGE AMOUNT or
WEARING APPAREL.
Make Away With Wedding Suit Be-
ing Manufactured by HaberIand
and Uniform Suit Belonging to Inn
periaI Military Band-Four West
Bound Tramps Believed To Be
Guilty.

Fl. Haberland's tailor shop. locatet
at 3O5 Thornburgh street was burglar
lied Thursday night and goods to the
value Of about $3.50 taken. Some o.
the goods were unfinished garments
two coats without sleeves and Ont
without even button holes. with the
basting thread in the cloth The goods
taken include a dark ov%ercoat. a black
wOrsted coat and vest, a new blue and
green mixed suit, a full dress black
suit, with silk lining, a Military Band
uniform of red and black cloth. a light
gray ladies' jacket. two spOols Of but.
ton hole twist, four spools of machine
twist and other articles.
The robbery was first discovered by
Mr. Converse. whose jewellery store is
near to Haberland's shop. Mr.. Con.
verse arose about 5 o'clock to curry his
horses He found a garment in the
yard back Of the tailor shop and saw
that the door Of the shop opening into
the yard was open. Summoning Oficer
Gray. who was on duty in that vicinity
at that time. they entered the shop and
found that it had been very thorough
ly looted. the unfinished garments be-
ing gone with the others
The back door Is fastened with an
ordinary lock and wooden button near
the bottom. The lock was broken and
the button vas pried of. the screw
holding it to the side Of the frame
pulling out. Across to the room in
front, where most of the garments
were hung on lines and clothes hooks,
was easy.
Just inside the back room door was
found a new black-handled razor. evf-
IDENTIFY dropped by the burglars in their
flight.
AS soon as possible the matter was
placed in the hands OF Sheriff Cook,
who Issued acisealar offering q rewnrd
Of SIS for the capture Of the burglars
and the recovery of the goods or any
part Of them. and this morning Mr..
Haberland authorized an addition of
$25 to the reward.
The officers are working on a clew
received this morning. Thursday
night four tramps camped near the old
glassworks. They left for the west ear
ly Friday morning. At the tailor shop
was found a piece of iron called a
brake shoe wedge. used to hold the
brake shoe of a a in place. and on a
heap of manure at a blacksmith shop
vas found another wedge. These
wedges are about fifteen inches long,
wedge shaped and one OF them was no
doubt used to pry the button of the
door.
This morning Under Sheriff Yund
found where the two wedges had been
removed from a stock car standing on
the track just where the tramps camp
ed, and the two wedges found fitted
in the holes.
A negro woman living in the glass
works talked with the men Thursday
night ond learned that they were going
west. They left in the morning before
she arose. and she did not see whether
or not they carried bundles. They are
being trailed west.
Mr.. Haberland is deeply distressed.
as the loss in dollars and cents is not
all. One Of the suits stolen was for .
young man who Is soon to wed a young
lady school teacher. The band uniform
is alsn a severe loss, as 1t will require
some time to replace. He can Ill afford
to lose the goods, too. having been at
great expense when his wife died and
during his own severe illness last WIN
ter, when he could not work.