Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-30
EIGHT HOUSES ARE ENTERED
Homes Within Two Blocks Visited by
Burglars in Two Hours.
PLUMBER is SMALL IN ALL CASES
victims Live on Orchard Hill, Where
Police Are Scarce and where
such Crimes Are Becoming
More Frequent.

Night providers made another raid on
Omaha homes early Friday morning, the
victims being residents of Orchard Hill
There were eight burglaries in all, the
crimes being committed within two blocks
and between the hours of and a. m.
In several instances watch dogs scared
the intruders away and awakened their
owners, who did not realize what was go
ing on until later in the morning when
they arose. AT the home of o. H., Wirth,
1851 Charles street, one of the intruders
had a struggle with the dog, leaving a
clue which may prove valuable in case the
detectives succeed in making arrests in
the case The section of town visited ny
the burglars Friday morning has but little
police protection, owing to the lack Of
patrolmen on the force.
The total plumber did not run very high.
The thieves evidently were on the sneak
thief order, as in most of the cases win
dows already partly open were pushed up
and the work done while the occupants of
the homes were asleep. The burglars were
scared away from the home of C. F. Ed
wards, SS15 Charles street, after wedding
ceremony had been performed at that ad-
dress
At the home of John T. Buchanan, $500
Charles, the intruders took SIS in cash, a
revolver and a valuable collection of coins
Mr.. Buchanan brought back from Manila.
The strangers took time at the Buchanan
home to open the refrigerator and drink
a bottle OF grape juice. leaving two glasses
on top Of the ice box.
One Man Loses Forty Dollars.
r. w. Johnson, 1929 Charles, chief clerk
at the Willard hotel lost $40 and some old
coins. Thomas Croft, mail carrier, 1892
Charles, had a fine gold watch taken. The
front door at the Croft home had been left
unfastened and the screen door hooked
II was an easy matter to cut the screen
c. L. Cochran, mail carrier, SS42 Charles
| had s. taken from his trousers, which were
left hanging through a window. The watch
dog at the home Of William Henry Brown
1874 Hamilton street, aroused the sleepers
/ who gave no heed 10 the matter. Later II
the morning they discovered So and sons
| trinkets had been stolen. The men entered
/ through a dining room window. Fred Mel
son. $3.50 Hamilton. heard the intruders. bu
| scared them away.
! At the home OF Mr. wlrth. 1851 Charles
street the burglars propped a kitchen
screen up with a stick and got into tn,
kitchen where the house dog interviewed
Members Of the family upstairs heard tn,
dog barking but did not think there VA
any occasion TO so downstairs. The morn
| ing light disclosed evidences of a conhlc
between man and dog both in the kitchen
and outside. The police hate section o
one Of the burglars trousers taken by tn,
Wirth dog for a memento Nothing wa
stolen at the Wirth place,
! Several other citizens reported belnl
awakened between and $3.50 Friday morn
! ing by their dogs
Detectives are working on the case in tn
| usual manner.
few weeks ago half dozen homes wer
entered in the vicinity Of Forty-frst an,
Nicholas streets in similar manner.
The home of Mrs. Burtch. 25A Franklin
street was entered Thursday afternoon b!
| sneakthieves who stole gold locket eros
and chain. The articles were valued highl!
as old heepsakes. being more than 100 year
/ old.