New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1907-12-14
From WeGnesda~ 80
1ient have become tn,

o slarieS in the East End that
lthe people of that district, and es-
Ipecially the ladies are afraid to
stay at home at night. When
| their husbands are called out of
| the City they lock up their houses
and stop with relatives and
! friends. But this does not dis
iturb the busy burglar who finds
the free and uninterrupted oppor-
tunity for plying his trade very
convenient.
When Postmaster Morse went
to New Orleans to attend the con-
vention Of Postmasters there the
early part of this week, Mrs. Morse
decided that since the prowler
had been a frequent visitor to
that part of sthe City, she would
mot remain at home at night
Therefore on Monday night when
the burglar went on his rounds
he found one Of the opportunities
OF the season. There was not any
one home to scream and rouse the
Ineighb0rs but he had all the time
he needed to select what he want
ed to carry away,
1t was not hard to effect an en-
trance. Only a window at the
back Of the house had to be broken
into and this was out of sight Of
passers by 50 that it was almost
too easy for the thief. But some
time between Monday evening
and yesterday afternoon when
Mrs. Morse returned to the house,
he entered and thoroughly search
ed the house.
Fortunately Mrs. Morse had
carefully removed her jewelry
land other most valuable posses
sionS that could be turned into
money and the thief did not find
much that attracted him. Still
he did take a fancy to Mr.. Morse S
revolver and few other things
that captured his eye and as usual
he left nothing to lead to his de-
lection
In the search for information
it was developed that the burg
lar has really became nuisance
at the East End or in that vicin-
lity Two other instances Of his
recent presence that have not
heretofore been reported were
discovered
1t is only few nights ago that
Mr.. Robert Snyder and his wife
were wakened in the middle Of the
might to find a stranger standing
at the foot Of their bed gazing
down on them. 1t was a white
man with black mustache, but
Mr. Synder did not wait to care
fully scrutinize his countenance.
Instead he jumped up and struck
at the burglar who disappeared
in about three jumps, out of the
doors that he had left open for
retreat. lie had not taken any
thing, probably having stepped
into the bedroom to see if the
Synders were really asleep.
The next night the Synders
heard footsteps around their
house but they were awake and
the intruder was frightened away. |
The house of Mr.. II. NJ. Davies |
also in this neighborhood was also |
entered by the prowler but he was
frightened away by the wakeful-
ness Of the family and got nothing.
1t will be remembered that about
four weeks ago this part of the
City was startled one night when
the thief entered several houses
making his way clear into the
heart of the City and leaving a
trail OF empty watch pockets all
the way up. AT that time it was
said by those who had seen him
that he was tall and black. The
man who entered the Estorge
home was black, short and rather
stout, and the man who was seen
about the home Of Mrs. G.. Aman- 5
derry was young, black and well
dressed.
1T would appear therefore that {
there are several styles Of burg
ars roaming about unmolested by
he police and it is probable that ;
some OF these fine nights he will J
1e potted. Mr.. A. Girard at
empted to locate him with a bull :
ct on Sunday morning but h
missed. Still the thief may not !
'e so fortunate in the future and | !
us object in taking Mr.. Morse IS !
'lStol was to prevent this kind =
t a reception the next time. r
And with all this stir in burlary \
ircles the police have made not n;
single arrest. They state that i
IS impossible for so small force =
Q cover so large a City as this. 81
hey state there is plenty Of op- y
ortunlty for the thief to work - -
'hile they are watching in some $
ther part of town, and they ask :,
ow IS it possible that they can !,
e IN East Main street, back of n \
'wn, upper Main street or st. e,
eter street and across the bayou - =
j at once with 35 miles of streets - -
guard and only three or four $,
en to be everywhere all at once. -
The articles that have been stol-
are not offered here for sale
far as known and it is consider eS
probable. that they are dis m
'sed of in other towns or through ar
me agent IN the big cities. Even su
G old coins that Mr.. Henry Win su
RS had stolen from his house ST
we not been placed in circula- tri
IN. all
And thus the matter stands. re;
any burglaries. No arrests. wi
Az
Another scare and the visitation