Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-17

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standing under the window, and on the
ground a chisel and hat which the
men had dropped. MIR. Brooks had al
ready described the two men to Mr..
Farrar as being rather short and stout
and wearing SLOUGH hats, and the hat
which was found bore out the descrip-
ton fully. The hat is small sized
black felt, and bears the name of dealer
in Covington, KY.
When the store of F. A. Shurtleff &
Co. was opened in the morning, the dis
covery was made that the burglars had
carried off several hundred dollars
worth of goods, having evidently put in
busy hour there before they tried
Brooks window. Entrance at Shurtleff' s
was effected through the ice room,
which is little annex built on at the
rear of the basement. On one side is a
window, and on the other side a door
which was barred. The window was
opened by breaking pane of glass OPP
posite the fastening. Some bran sacks
were then hung over the window, evil
through the door opposite.
Having got in SO far, it was necessary
to force two doors to reach the store
one in the basement which was barred,
and another at the head of the stairs
which was locked and the key left on the
inside. Both these doors we're opened
by boring holes with bit so as to let
out a piece of the panel and allow a
hand to be reached through to unfasten
the door.
Inside the store an attempt was made
to secure what cash there might be out
side the safe. A gum-selling slot ma
chine which stood on one of the show
cases was smashed to secure some thirty
or forty cents which it contained. There
are two cash registers in the store, one
of them a small one at the soda
fountain counter, in which two or three
dollars in change had been left. This
they cleaned out.
The other cash register is an elaborate
one, with an oak base containing a
separate money drawer for each clerk.
No money ia ever left in this register,
and the drawers were all standing open
except the upper one, which was MT.
Shurtleff's, and as he was on his vaca-
ton, this was locked. The burglars at
tempted to get into this by boring
through the front of the drawer. but
failing in that they pried it open with a
chsel, not only destroying the drawer
but spelling the top of the cabinet, and
breaking and deranging some of the
mechanism of the register. The total
amount of cash secured was not far from
three dollars.
Of course it would be impossible to
to tell everything in the line of mer-
chandise which was carried of, but 1t
is thought to be not less than five hun
bred dollars in value, and may be much
more. OF about dozen cameras OF
various sizes and values, all but one
were taken. All the "fashlights," or
pocket electric lights, which had batter
les were taken, two which were not
loaded being left. Three or four dozen
fountain pens selling from $3.50 to .V
each were cleaned out entirely. A big
haul in cutlery was made, including an
invoice of about 1925 worth of pocket
knives which had been unpacked but
not yet prepared for sale. A handbag
was filled with scissors, but was left in
the store. Several boxes of shot gun
shells were ripp d open and the shells
carried off. No boxes or cases were
taken, but sholls, fountain pens, jack
knives and everything else was dumped
A suit case belonging to Arthur K
Shurtleff, which had been left in the
back room, was taken. and was probably
found convenient for carrying off the
s'swag." The intruders were evidently
blessed with good appetites and probabl!
good digestions, as they got away will
about two quarts of cream during theil
stay.
Sheriffs and detectives are working
upon the case, and reward of 500 has
been advertised for the apprehension o
the burglars and the recovery of thu
goods. 1t must be admitted that clue
are exceedingly vague. Two men wht
were about the village on Wednesda!
were spotted by several people as sus
picious looking characters, and the.
answer the description which Mr.