The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-02
GOT DIAMOND RING
POLICE LOOKING FOR PAIR THAT
ROBBED BOARDING HOUSE.
LEFT SATCHELS BEHIND.
WELL DRESSED STRANGERS TOOK
IN MRS. 5. t. BOYD'S HOME.

Secured a Room by Representing
That They Were Going to Manu-
facture Aluminium Cooking Uten-
siIs-Hung Around House Several
Hours and Then Robbed Rooms of
JeweIry and Cash-One Satchel
Was Empty and the other Con-
tanned Old CIOthes-PoIice Warn
Public Against Crooks who Are
Here.
With the aid of good clothes, polished
manners, and two cheap, but nice look
ing satchels, a pair of strangers, be-
lieved by the police to be hotel men,"
secured a room at the home OF Mrs. S,
T. Boyd, at No. 113 Liberty street,
west Saturday and later robbed the
rooms of two of the boarders.
AS payment for a valuable diamond
ring containing two stones, a gold neck
lace with a heart, and about IS in cash,
besides a room and supper the men
left the two satchels. One was empty
and the other contained some old cloth
ing. The police We're notified and an in
vestigation was made by Detective
Murphy. No trace of the men could be
found however, and the police are of
the opinion that they went to Jackson
vile.
The spokesman of the team stated
that he was engaged in the manufac-
turing of aluminium cooking utensils
and prepared to locate in Savannah.
His manner was pleasing and he had
no difficulty in securing a room for
himself and companion. who he de-
clared, was going to introduce. the
aluminium articles The men remained
around the house during the afternoon,
probably for the purpose of getting
line on things.
The strangers finished their supper
in a hurry and have not been seen
since. When boarders in the house
went to their rooms after supper they
were surprised to find the contents of
drawers disturbed on the floor below
the one where the room of the stran-
gers was located. A hurried examina-
ton developed the fact that the jew
elry and cash had been taken, and that
the men who had gotten the room In
the afternoon had disappeared. They
had taken SO in silver from one room
and had broken a savings bank and
secured in the neighborhood of 81 in
small change.
That there are a great many queer
fellows in the city at present, and that
a few more are certain to drop in dur
{,or 60
the police are particularly anxious to
impress upon not only visitors to the
city, but Savannahians as well. While
Supt. Garfunkel's men are keeping
their eyes glued to the boys who carry
the sign on their backs, and a few
who don't, it is likely that there are
one or two on hand who are as yet I'M
known to the fly cops. 1t would be
absurd for the police to promise that
not a crooked act will be committed
within their bailiwick.
But they can and do promise abso-
lutte protection to those who are Just
a little cautious. The uniformed and
plain clothes men will flag any games
that may be attempted no matter how
innocent they appear on the surface,
and in return they ask citizens not to
be tempted by any alluring offers.
The advice of the police is no matter
now easy IL AOOhS, OF IlOW wise you
think you are, keep away from it. Re-
member, they warn the public, that
you can't beat another mans game.
Even if a man offers to give you mon
ey refuse to take it. He may only
want to see where you are going to put
1t, so that some other gun can drop
in and take it along with your own
wad.
Be careful how you carry your
Loo
your person, remember that there are
a great many dishonest people in the
neighborhood at this time; use ordina-
~ Judgment. and when you see any
thing that you even think looks suspi-
cious call up police headquarters i'm
mediately. Do this and Supt. Gar
funkelS men will do the rest.