The Detroit times., 1908-03-27
BURGLARS PULL0FF
FIVE HOUSE JOBS;
GET $3.50 IN Loot
VICTIMS RESIDENTS OF TRUM-
BULL AND AvERY-AvEs.. IN VI
cINlTY OF HANcock-sIMILAH
RoBsERlEs MONDAY EVENING.

Good morning. Were you robbed
last night?"
This Is now the customary saluta-
ton that obtains among residents OF
Trumbull and Ayery-aves., in the
vicinity OF Hancock these days. Four
homes in this neighborhood were en-
tered Thursday night. which. with
another bold house job perpetrated
"Wednesday afternoon. when the
Ayery-ave. home of Charles c. Kel-
fogg, superintendent of the registry
division in the Detroit postoffice, was
ransacked. makes the fifth burglary
within two days in this particular sec
ton.
The latest victims are Frank G..
Scott, No. 1858 Trumbull-ave.; George
M. Robinson, No. S43 Trumbull-ave (:
Thomas Plnes. No. 242 Avery-ave, and
II. f. Vernon. No. GAG Canfeld-ave.
west.
The burglars made a good haul on
their last visit, securing more than 5000
In money and jewelry from the three
homes. II is believed that these are
the same burglars who made their APP
pearance In the fashionable residence
section OF the First ward, Monday
evening, when they visited the homes
OF Fred Young and G. +. Funke, at No.
I5 Eliot-st. and No. IS Alfred-st.. re-
spectively. In every case the method
of operation was the same. The PROV
lers make a specially OF money and
jewelry. particularly gold watches, and
&c obtain these they remove their vic
TINS clothes from the latter's sleep.
ing apartment TO another part of the
house, where they go through them
at leisure and without any risk of
waking up the owner.
The burglars evidently are partial
to travelling men, for two OF the VIC
tins OF Thursday nights robberies,
Mr.. Plies and Mr.. Scott, are travel
ers. Mr.. Plues is with the American
Tobacco Co.. while Mr.. Scott sells
physicians supplies.
Get Much Loot.
The Plues home was entered
through a kitchen window and the
loot taken includes two gold watches
a gold -locket and chain, silk skirt
and petticoat. and other articles, the
aggregate value being $3.50 The
thieves made clean getaway and the
robbery was not discovered until the
family arose for breakfast Friday
morning. Mr.. Scott was robbed of &
gold watch he had left in his vest,
and few small articles. The thieves
considerably left his watch chain,
which Mr.. Scott valued highly. mas.
much as ii was Christmas present
from his wife. There was a large
sum Of money in the house safe, rep.
resenting collections made by Mr..
Scott Thursday. but the safe was not
tempered with. The visitors also
ripped open Mr.. SCOTS travelling grip.
but It contained nothing of value and
nothing IS missing from it. The grip
Is ruined, however.
Another Good Haul.
Another good haul was made in
the home OF Mr.. Robinson, No. 843
Trumbullave. The stolen property is
valued at 5000 and among the articles
missing are Mrs Robinson's diamond
engagement ring, an emerald ring,
ring set with an opal and two dia,
monds. gold watch and chain. a
cameo pin, highly valued as a family
heirloom. and some small change
Mr.. Robinson received his first init.
nation that he had been robbed when
he arose Friday morning and reached
for his trousers TO find they had dis.
appeared from their accustomed hang
ing place. He found them in the din
ing room, rif1ed OF everything except
10 cents and bunch of workingmen's
tickets. Entrance was gained through
a dining room window, the glass OF
which was broken.
1T was very considerable OF my un
hidden visitors to leave me the car
tickets and the 10 cents" said Mr.
Robinson. Otherwise might have
been obliged to walk down town"
Mr.. Robinson sold his house a few
days ago and suggests that the bur
garS may have been looking for some
of the coin he received in the transac-
ton.
Mr.. Vernon awakened early Friday
morning to find a burglar carrying OF
his trousers. They were found later
downstairs with the pockets rified of
the few dollars they contained.
The Kellogg home at No. 235 Avery
ave-. was ransacked during the fam
ilys absence Wednesday afternoon.
but was not reported at once. The
thief secured $40 in money, a gold
watch belonging to Mr. Kellogg's
daughter. some gold pins and other
articles, all valued at $50
Police Handicapped.
The police are exerting every effort
to run down the perpetrators OF these
jobs, but are seriously handicapped by
the fact that no one has caught even
q glimpse of them in their nightly ex-
cursions. In the Plues home a mem
Ter of the family heard noise about
s o'clock Friday morning, but paid
little attention Ii Is now thought that
the burglars were responsible for the
racket.
A man who would shoot another