Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-16

room and that he gave her chloroform.
AT the Sedwick home, Mrs. Sedwick
was aroused and chased the robbcr
from the house. He secured an e,:-
trance through parlor window. MIR
ana Mrs. Sedwick sleep in the back
part OF the house and it was frorc
their room that the man secured q
match.
Mrs. Sedwick is a light sleeper and
was aroused by the man moving around
IN the room. 1t was only a gentle
sound In one corner of the room. She
ulo not move, but listened as keenly
as she could. Suddenly she saw q
mans arm raised in front of the win
dow. '-'e VIII
She Turns Light On
The woman yelled Get out of bere,"
ana quickly jumped from the bed and
turned on the electric lights. In order
10 get out of the house the robber
had to pass closely to her.
she attempted to grab the man. bit
he brushed her aside.
Sne then began to chase the man.
Mr. Sedwlck was aroused by his
wires screams and quickly arose In
an instant he comprehended the situa-
t1on and Joined In the chase after the
man. e"S
The burglar quickly jumped through
the open window by which he had ef-
fected entrance. He darted from the
house at full speed.
mrs. Eedwick could not see the mans
race because he held his arms in front
of it. ms ~ iioiil
She described him yesterday as tall
| wearing curduroy trousers and dark
striped coat. ~
| Mr.. Sedwick opened the front door
ana pursued the man, but the burglar r
hao tne advantage of head start and
quickly disappeared. GNU
Telephone Disconnected
Mr. Sedwick then returned to the
mousse and attempted to notify the
police but found that the man had
opened the telephone with a kew and
had disconnected it.
| AT a neighbor's house the noIice u,ara
notified and general search was made
III the nelghborhood for the man.
Whlle the search was being conduct
eu barefoot burglar, whom the no.
| ice accredit with being the same man
because he used the same methods
entered the house of G. P. Winslow'
| 1867 Walnut street
The WinsloW and the Sedw;cL bo,,,o.,
| JOIN each other at the rear.
| Ihe police say that this is the most
daring part of the burglars work.
Props Screen Up
Mr.. Winslow sleeps in front room
Inc burglar first opened a screen at the
mead of Winslow's bed, propping II mn
with a stick cut out from bush in
| the front yard.
Inc robber finally entered the house
through another window The Wins
lows are accustomed to leaving a light
burning all night and the man did not
extinguish this. Mr.. Winslow felt the
effects of chloroform this morning. he
said ~
Mr.. Winslow is butcher with q shor,
| at 1918 Central avenue. On SATURDAY
night he usually takes in considerable
money after banking hours. He took
TINS money home last night and placed
1t on the mantel in a pocket book
The man took Mr.. Winslow's trousers
into the dining room and secured from
them 81 and a watch
Mr.. Winslow is a former denutv
sheriff from Arizona. He still nos
| sesses the artillery he used when he
| made several notable captures in the
territory. The feature that made his
anger rise was the fact that he did
not awaken so that he could have
taken shot at the man. The
burglar probably knew Mr.. Winslow's
with his awakening.
From the Winslow residence the
burglar went to the home of Mrs
Sarah f. Garthorne. 1905 East Eighth
street. Here he secured one gold
watch and two old watches and $25 so
in money.
GrappIes With Intruder
The last place entered by the man
was the home of c. f. Flower, an en-
ploye of the Mathie Brewing company,
1913 East Seventeenth street, at 3
O'Clock. Mr. Flower awoke as the
man was throwing his trousers and
shoes through an open window.
Mr.. Flower jumped from his bed and
grappled with the man. After a short
struggle Mr.. Flower succeeded i'm
throwing the burglar through the open
window. In the Scuffle Mr. Flowers
knees were injured. He Immediately
recovered his clothes, which the thief
did not touch in his hurry to escape.
Mr. Flower gave the police descrip-
tion tallying with that furnished by
Mrs. Sedwick.
With this clew to work on the police
believe they will be able TO locate the
man.