The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-16
|ROBBER IN ROOM
FRIGHTENS GIRL
UNABLE TO SPEAK WHILE THIEF
HUNTS vALUABLES.
GANG BUSY AT OTHER PLACES
Howard Kirk Meets Thief Face to
Face and is Roughly Handled
- Hit with Bottle Of
Medicine.

To be awakened at SIX O'CLOCK In
the morning with the sun casting its
penetrating rays on the rough form OF
professional burglar was an excit,
ing experience realized by Miss Mac
Hawk, a student In Penn college, in
her room at 815 North E street, Sun
day morning. Too frightened to
move, the girl lay motionless in her
bed while the daring villain approach
ed and searched in vain beneath her
pillow for valuables. Fortunately
the young lady mad concealed her
watch aud money elsewhere and as
soon as the unwelcome visitor had
become aware of the fact he went on
mis- way unmolested. After all had
quoted down and the terrified girl
had beel able to draw an easy breath,
the two gentlemen roomers across
the hall were aroused and careful
search was made, but no trace of the
unlimited guest could be found.
Ralph Petty Touched"
Friday night burglar entered the
Dan Cook home on North E street,
by unlocking the front door, and after
going through the lower part of the
house, entered the room occupied by
Ralph Petty, president of the Junior
class of Penn college, relieving him
of his pocketbook containing about
s6.25, but by careless oversight on
the part of the stranger, another
pocketbook containing $25 was left
untouched, as was also the gold
watch which was lying on tne dresser.
John Kiser Loses $40.
John Kiser retired Saturday night
shortly after 10 O'Clock at mis- home
on the corner of Market street and X
avenue and as IL his usual custom,
placed his pantaloons over the foot OF
his bed and waB& shortly dead to tne
world until lahai the next moraing,
when he discovered, much to his dis
comfort, that, his pants had betakeu
themselves to the straw pile in the
back yard, where they were found to
be ten dollars lighter than when he
had placed them on his bed in the ev-
ening. In this case also the burglar
exercised Unnecessary negligence in
leaving twoas gqldFwatches untouched
on the dresser in Mr.. Kiser's room.
Gives Him Some Medicine.
At the Barney Mason nome near
the fair grounds the intruder received
a rather Unusual reception in the way
of a bottle of medicine. Entering the
front door of the House, he awoke Mr.,
Mason, who had been asleep up stairs
hut who grabbed the first object in
sight, which happened to be a bottle
of medicine, and hurled 1t at the robber,
smashing the bottle and splitting the
contents Oh mis- head. The stranger
needed no further invitation, but soon
found the door and made rapid exit
Other Entries Without Result.
The home of w. b. Titus, 1926
North | street, was one of the build
ings which is reported to have been
ransacked Friday evening, but nc
goods were found missing.
Some unannounced caller entered
the home of Ezra Mendenhall on West
C avenue about o'clock Sunday
morning, making mis- entry through an
unlocked front door, and after open
ing three sets of folding doors, was
frightened by Mr.. Mendennalps ques
ton of who's there?" and made his
'get away" without any reward.
On Friday evening some stranger
made his appearance at the open win
dow of the Jas. Walling residence al
915 G avenue West, but was frighten
ed by the call of Mrs. Walling for heI
husband and went straightway across
the street to the Lindon Huff home
in hopes of receiving cooler recep
ton, but before he had fairly started
his work the appearance of the police
patrol wagon induced him to make
tracks," aud his face was seen nc
more in that neighborhood.
Meets Enemy Face to Face.
Last but not least of the adventur
ers of the daring gang was two miles
north Of the city late last night Eyi
IDENTIFY the men had babe farewell tc
the city and were taking their leave
via North Market street when the,
stopped for refreshments at the Da
vid Van Nest home two miles north
for, according to reports from tlIii
neighborhood, one of Mr. Va- Nest
faithful cows, who had never lately
fallen snort Of her gift of two gallons
of rich jersey milk each morning, was
only able to add two quarts to the
dairy product this morning, and snow
ed every evidence of having been re
loved OF part Of her load during tn,
night. Refreshed by this liberal al
lowance OF the delicious milk, the
men made their way to tne z. +
Kirk place, which is the first house
east OF the Van Nest nome, and one
OF the gang mounted the south porct
and was In the act OF entering whel
Howard Kirk, who was returning
from church ratner late in the even
ing. rounded the corner OF the build
ing, ana seeing the man standing ii