The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-03
SINCLAIR RESIDENCE
.RANsAckED BY
R0BBE|R
Thief in Bare Feet Stole Away
With Property Valued at
About $3.50.
CRIMINAL WAS A
MOST AUDACIOUS ONE
Operated While Others Slept
Used Diamond to Cut
Pane of Glass.
CRIMINAL WAS A
MOST AUDACIOUs ONE

One of the most high-handed burg
laries ever perpetrated in the city,
occurred early Wednesday morning
when the W. B. Sinclair residence on
University avenue was thoroughly
stripped by parties who carried away
haphazard assortment of hats, cloth
ing, silverware and money valued at
perhaps $3.50. Two suspects are I'M
der the surveillance of the police, and
arrests are expected tonight or tOnlor-
row.
Used Glass Cutter4
MIR. Sinclair, who is the Great
Northern's freight agent in this city,
was kept down town on business mat
ters until nearly twelve o'clock, and
the robbery was committed some time
after that. The thieves gained an en-
trance to the house through the
pantry window, by first removing the
storm window and then cutting a
circle in the glass around the side
stop, using diamond or glass cutter.
1t was a small task then to raise the
window and climb through the aper-
ture.
The manner of entrance and sub
sequent movements show smoothness
and brayeness.
Dirt marks on the floor indicate that
the thief removed his shoes. This
conclusion is borne out by the marks
in the fresh snow outside the windows
as the marks of bare feet were plainly
observable.
The thief evidently thought it wiser
to make his egress from the house
before DOMINIC his shoes and the bare
feet tracks could be followed quite a
distance the next morning.
The Sinclair residence is one
story frame house, there being five
rooms in the house-parlor, back par
lor, dining room, kitchen and a bed
room on the side. Besides these, there
was the pantry located. some distance
from the bed room.
Heard a Noise.
Mrs. Sinclair heard the sharp noise
as the piece of glass from the pantry
window struck the sash when it
yielded to the pressure of thumb and
glasscutter, but she gave the matter
little concern, as there was cat in
the other room.
That the robber evidenced no fear
of detection is shown by the calcu-
lating methods adopted. Mr.. Sinclair
stated to an Evening Times represen-
1tatives this morning, that he picked
up no less than fifteen half burnt
matches the next morning, scattered
in every room of the house except the
sleeping room, which the thief ev1-
IDENTIFY took pains to avoid. In pass
ing up the bed room. the thief also
passed up the loot, for there was
considerable sum of money in this
room.
Looted the Mugs.
The money secured was taken from
the clock shelf where it had been
placed for safe-keeping. About So
was in quarters in cream pitcher,
being kept to humor the gas meter.
The remainder was in a little mug on
the other side of the clock, and be-
longed to the child. The thief un-
dOubtedly was overjoyed at finding
real money after fruitless search
of the other rooms, and to make sure
that nonecwas overlooked, he ransaked
every jug, pitcher. flower vase and
sugar bowl on the shelves and in the
cupboard.
Stole Clothing.
When the burglar left the house he
lifted" two coats and a new hat
which were hanging in the kitchen.
He also took some plates and a
quantity of silverware from the side
board. The silverware was not missed
until yesterday afternoon. 4
Other houses in the neighborhoOd
were also visited. Foot tracks were
fOnnd nnGer several windOws of tho
Charles Norman residence next door,
and also the Flynn residence farther
down the block.
The police believe they will land the
guilty party in day or two.