The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-29
THIEVES WERE AT
WORK LAST WEEK
WATCH DISAPPEARED NN~TFEsE-
oI>LN FROM PthS hkT uF
MIR. ALBERT GoER. BIT
MAS LATER Found
Thieves Broke IA southern EAftsa -
Car. and Stole kr~ixht-Bza-
nondS of Ii. X. >anndz-r~
Net Acr Recovered

Thieves have been quite busy dur
ing the past few DAYS. several rob
berries of different character having
4 been reported TO the police The Elet
+ that numerous robberies took ulace
in SO short a period served to create
in the public ~mind the iulpression
that q gang OF professional thieves
F had come here for the fair and eere
+ operating in systematic manner
The physical facts. however. seem 60
refute this theory. as the robberies
We're committed ia different nogt.eus
OF The city. and though iewetry atas
taken in TWO instances these Two rob
berries were several DAYS apart. gnd
it seems hardly probable that rhe
same thief committed both crimes
On last "Wednesday ar Albert
Loeb. who is connected with the frm
OF Simon Loeb & Brother. had a val
liable gold watch stolen from his
pocket. the time piece having Gis4p-
peared mysteriousIy while the ssore
was crowded With people. ar. Loeb
is sure that the watch Vas In his
pocket al eleven a m. but ~ken he
desired 70 consult il about three p
III. il had mysterionSlx disappeared
The first thought that occurred .
Mr. Loeb was that some thief 2EcnE
the crowd OF people who thrors~G
the store "Wednesday had relieved
him OF his watch. and he reported
his loss 10 the police The or4cers
had 10 elew upon which 70 ~ork.
and consequently found out 1othinE-
Mr.. Loeb made I'D his Eaina that TIE
watch was lost 20 him forever. but
was surprised and oxerjoyed Thurs
day when he foand the tiGe piees
hanging or nail = the rear % tk~
store he does not kEo~ whether
the fob caught on The nail and Vas
jerked from his pocket or was sfo,ea /
by a thief who became frightene1 {
and took this means of restoring tne
property. Al any rate. 80 IL glad
that the watch has been recovered. /
and is not oOthering himself a. -
the cause OF its disappearance
\ freight car IN the Yards % the
Southern Railway vas broken iaIc /
"Wednesday morning. and several cad
dies Of tobacco taken theresrom- rhs Z
police were notified and weut 10 the I
southern Yards. but found that the +
box car which had been entered Was T
outside Of the city limits and there 4
fors beyond their Jurisdiction The 4
officers consented. however. - rake I
charge OF J. ". Ward "a white 4an.
who .he railroad officials believec 20
have committed the robbery Wara
was taken before Justice of the Peace
r. ". Flood. but for lack - evsdenes
was released from custody Ward
stoutly denied his guilt. and TIE only
evidence against him was that De- Or
some man resembling him ia appear
ance was seen near the car about the
time the robbery occurred. Ward
told = straight tale. declaring shas
be was on his way 70 ihe plant - the
Interstate Lumber Company, ~h~re
he was going In search of work. and
submitted evidence to show that he
tad been almost constantly employed
or several months past No one ass
willing 20 make an aE6avIr against
Ward. and with The me2ger evseence
= hand Justice Flood cid rot feel
warranted IL holding him. So Re ~as
Allowed to 80 his way.
The diamonds Which reeeEtly dis
Ippsared from the residence @ Mr.. =
,. r Saunders On Soath Seccnd I
treet have not yet been recovered
The diamonds we're stoisn some tine !
'et~een Sunday night and Tuesday :
morning Mrs. Saunders having pi4c- 4
q the jewels Il her bureau drawer 2
sunday night and having discovered
heir loss Tuesday Mary Ellen Coa- a
or. n negro maid employed IN ne z
aunders home. was arrested last :
and the police feel ccavlze- $
4 that she knows more anous he 2
obberv thar she las told After '
avfng been arrested and PLACED ta 3
al, the woman told Cafeg Munger 2
hat e he would take her % her 2
one she would GEd the aEa=cadz O
Ter request was granted. huf upo= 8
er arrival - The house shs male
perfnnetcry search which failed %