The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-15
BURGLARS AT
KALER'S AGAIN
This Time They Get Away
with SIS.
NO CLUE Is LEFT
There is Also Burglary Scare
on Prospect Street.
Mrs Muntsinger Calls Police When
two Men Enter Her House--Men
are Ordered Out Of the City. -:

Mrs. William Muntsinger, res,d.
ing at No. 255 South Prospect
street, had very unpleasant ey-
perience with Il troupe of hubos |
that attempted to invade her
home about o'clock Thursday |
lftenoon.
While sitting on a neighbours |
porch visiting Mrs. Muntsinger i
noticed three men walk up to the |
main entrance of her home. Two |
OF the men fingered on the door
step while the third, more bold,
mounted the steps, entering the |
unlocked door. started up stairs. |
Mrs. AIuntsinger hurried across
the street and addressed the mis-
cceant who had landed at the top
of the stairs. "What are you do
ing In here?" queried the much !
frightened womln. The hobo |
mumbled something and took his
departure II
As the hobos were making their
getaway Fred Kramer happened
alCrlg and Mrs. Muntsinger hur-
riedly explained the incident. Mr..
KTner then hurried to police
headquarters and sounded the
burglary alarm. A short time af-
terwards Chief of Police Levi
Cornwell and Captain Link Bond
plcaed under arrest James Haw-
thorne, Frank Colmur and James
Ridge.
When arraigned in mayors
court last evening the men declar-
ed that they had been out to the
brewery and were pretty we'll tank
ed up and consequently were not
responsible for their actions at the
been seen begging Thursday af-
ternoon and for that purpose they
claimed to have approached the
Muntsinger home.
After carefully investigating cir
cumstances the police were well
assured that the hobos had not
intended burglary and charges OF
lintoyi1 ltion and lettering were
placed against them. They pleaded
guilty but were broke and the
mayor allowed them five minutes
in which to get out of town.
\
About seven months ago the po-
lice arrested John Pappas and
George Zappas while they were
attempting 40 burglarize Kaler's
candy store on West Center street.
Last night burglars again in
vaded the place but this time were
not captured. As result of the
burglary K,ller is out $l5 in mon
ey which was taken from the cash
register.
AS to the exact manner in which
the burglars entered the place
rcthing definite can be determln-
ed A window leading into the
basement Of the Marion Clothing
and Cloak company's store was
open, however, and 1t is thought
that they gained entrance into
this place and entered the Kaler
basement through small door
which was not securely locked.
When Zappls and Pappas gain
ed entrance to the basement at the
time of their attempted burglary,
they were unable TO gain admit
tance into the store room on ac-
count of the heavy trap door over
the stairway being securely bar
red, Last night Kaler neglected to
fasten this door and the burglars
| IN i,,tn hn otto
room after having landed in the
basement.
That the burglary had been
committed WIS first known about
/ o'clock this morning. Officers
Thompson and Schaeffer were pass
ing by when they noticed that the
light i'm the store had been ey-
tinguished. An examination of the
rear doors disclosed that the place
had been entered and Mr.. Kaler
was Immediately notified. In
le1virlg the store the burglars un-
locked the rear door which was
fastened with a night lock.
1t Is very evident that the burg
lars We're after money and only
money as there was nothing else
in the store missing and apparently
nothing in the least disturbed. Mr.
Kaler stlted today that he Is not
in the habit of leaving any money
in the register over night and that
last night was the first time fol
several months that he had allow
ed any to remain there. The po
lice have no clue whI,tever to tht
burglars and it is very probable