Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-10
Three Residences Are Entered
Saturday Night by Burglars,
But Amount Stolen Is Small
GET GOLD WATCH AT PowELL's
E. F. Powell Home, 41o East Church
Street, Ransacked and Watch and
clothins Valued at $40 Taken-H. v.
speers and Ira s. Johnston Resi-
dences Entered-Nothins Secured.

Burglars became active In their
operations in the residence section of
the city Saturday night, and three
homes We're entered, altho the goods
and valuables stolen aggregate only a
small amount. In each of three in
stances entrance was gained thru a
window, but only at the e. +. Powell
home, 40 East Church street was
anything taken. None Of the cases.
except that at the Powell home, was
reported to the police, and the Off
until this morning.
1t is thought front window at the
Powell residence had been left I'M
locked, and thru it the thief gained
the inside of the house. The family
was not disturbed, and knew nothing
of the burglary until the articles We're
missed Sunday morning. gold
watch, belonging to Mr.. Powell, and
a coat and vest, the property of his
son Russell, were taken. The total
value OF the articles is estimated at
about $40.
SPeerS Homo Entered.
A successful attempt at entrance,
but unsuccessful in accomplishing
their purpose, was carried out at the
H. ". Speers' home, corner Of Center
and Grant streets, at about ] o'clock
Sunday morning. Two men are known
to have been partners in the crime.
altho only one was in the house. En-
trance was effected thru the bathroom
window, and the man had hardly got
in the house, it is thought. when Mr.
Speers awakened. Mr.. Speers' Sleep
ing apartment is just off the bath
room. and he was awakened by a noise
coming from the adjoining room. AT
first he thought that some of the oc-
cupants of the house were in the bath
room, and paid no attention to the
noise. The squeak OF door again
reused him, and upon the flash of an
electric dark lantern, Mr.. Speers real
lied that the maker Of the noise was a
thief. He jumped out Of bed and spoke
to the fellow, who made hasty exit
thru the window that had afforded him
an entrance. The thief wore either a
pair of rubber shoes, or a cloth protec-
ton Of some kind over his shoes, as in
dictated by his tracks in the yard. In
his flight the man made for the north,
crossing the garden of II. DeButts and
Harry Gerhart's lot Another pair Of
footprints joined the first mans tracks
near the DeButts lot. Mr.. Speers is
ahead good axe as a result of the
providers visit, one being found on the
back porch Sunday morning.
Attempt at Ira Johnston's.
Some time during Saturday night,
presumably about midnight, thieves
entered the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
s. JOHNSON, COL East Church street.
Altho it is unknown to certainty,
it is thought that Jay Johnston, who
returned home about midnig it, and en-
tered the house thru the kitchen door,
frightened the thieves away. The en-
tire lower rooms of the house had been
ransacked, drawers pulled out and their
contents scattered about the floor. Sew
eral pocketbooks, which, fortunately,
had no money in them, had been opened
and thrown upon the floor Attention
had been paid to the silver cupboard,
and while Mrs. Johnston's solid silver
had all been taken from the boxes,
none of it is missing. This leads the
either after money alone, or were not
sufficiently posted as to silver to be
able to judge of its value. The only
thing missing il an old watch, of no
values whatever. All the members Of
the Johnston family were asleep up
Stairs and nothing of the burglars
visit was known until Sunday morning.
Entrance to the home was secured
thru the east window, leading to the
sitting room. An open door showed
the manner Of exit.
1t is believed that an attempt was
also made to enter the ]. H. Johnston
home, 6O3 East Church, but a small
dog, family pet, made so much noise
that the men were frightened away.
At any rate the j. H. Johnston house
hold was awakened during the night
by the loud barking of the dog, and
the animal is. as usual thing, quiet
at night.