Bisbee daily review., 1907-11-15
DOUGLAS THIEF MAKES HAUL
 OF S7OO
GllerslieI Restaurant Keeper Banks His Cash in Old Lamp Bowl, Which Proves Easy Prey for a Burglar

l DOUGLAS, Nov l4.-( Special. )-
 When Mrs. Barry ElIerslie, Q! the
 Ellerslie cafe, stepped upon the porch
 at her home, ar Eleventh street and F avenue at TAO last night, she heard
 noise wlrnin wnicn sounded like lsonle person was inside who did not belong there. She quickly pulled out
 a hat pin and firmly gripped 1t in her ihand to use in self defense if neces- lsary.
 | She opened the door and quickly turned on the electric light, and no
 sooner was the light turned on than the head of man was poked out from
 the bedroom to see who was present. As the bedroom was dark she could not get good look at the man, for
 he had big black slouch hat pulled
 down over his eyes.
 Mrs. Ellerslie saw the situation
 and in a moment she flew at the bur glar with her hat pin. She jabbed him right and left and finally got aim py
 both wrists. As she backed up where | the light fell upon her gold necklace 1 the burglar grabbed the chain and l jerked it from her neck, but as he had only hold of the end Of the chain she
 wrested 1t from his grasp and 1t fell
 to the floor. At this juncture the ruff . fan turned and leaped out of the door by which Mrs. Ellerslie had just en-
 tered. She quickly telephoned to the
 restaurant and Mir. Ellerslie came i'm mediately.
 1 Just as he arrived the night officer
 who covers the Eleventh street beat came in and asked if he had been tele- paOned to. He was told that he had not been but that he was sorely need 1 ed at that time. It was found later that the lady next door had seen some 1 one skulking in the rear of her house
 and phoned for an officer. Upon entering the house and looking around il was found that everything was turned upside down and scattered over the house. One grip was placed ] in the middle of the floor where all the siiverware, toilet cases, brushes, combs and everything of value which could be easily handled was hurriedly thrown in. Another travelling case was filled with all the clothes which Mir. Ellerslie possesses excepting his dress suit and some other fine wearing ap- parel, which were carefully placed over the case, where 1t could be easily carried away.
 | The bed was turned upside down for the purpose of seeing if any money or valuables were there. Dresses were taken down and turned wrong side out. evidently to discover if there was any money or. valuables hid away. Mr Ellerslie had between s700 and | $500 hid away in the bowl of 8 lamp | on the highest shelf in the bedroom and he found that this was taken and the lamp upset. There was consider able jewelry which had been hid away in different parts of the house, which was left behind. A stick pin was found on the porch where the burglar had dropped 1t on his hurried depas- tuFe. | As far as could be asesrtained last night this was all that had been stolen. The drawers throughout the house had been opened, but the sudden appear
 ance of Mrs. Ellerslie on the scene probably saved all of value which was left.
 Upon investigation 1t was found that the burglar had entered from a
 window which was partly raised, and
 flower pot had been knocked over
 which was set near the window. The back door was open, which had been unlocked from the Inside. by which the thief probably intended to make his getaway, but was baked upon the arrival of Mrs. Ellerslie. The thief was barefooted and the of l fcers tracked him where he went to the back fence and climbed over.
 There were foot prints plainly in the sand and soft dirt
 | There seems to be very little ciew
 for the officers to work on, as no de
 scription Is given of the man. Mir.
 EIlerslie has been carrying his money home with him at nights rather than leave t at the restaurant, and it was probably known that this was the case The thief broke in while t was dark lin the early part of the eveping. al