The Adair County news., 1908-01-01
WORK OF BURGLARS.
They Visit Two Columbia Stores,
Securing About One Hun.
dred Dollars in Cash. =
LOCAL THIEVES ARE SUSPECTED.

Last.Thursday morning between two
and four o'clock thieves entered the
drug store Of DIR. J. N. Page and the
dry goods establishment of Russell &
Co., both houses located on the square.
DR.. Pages store was evidently visit
ed first, an entrance being perfected
through the basement. Here then
were disappointed, as the Doctor had
removed his cash from its accustomed
place, and they only secured few cop
per cent pieces.
Leaving DR.. Pages store, they went
to the dry goods store of Russell & Co.,
and with the aid of ladder entered
back window by breaking window
pane and unfastening the sash lcck.
This done it was easy access to the
Office where the safe is located, and
which contained about three hundred
dollars in cash, and which the proprie-
tors believe was left unlocked The
money was in two drawers, and they
were removed by the thieves from the
safe and placed on the floor. Only one
of the thieves got inside, the other one
sat in the window, as the following
statement shows: Mr.. Sam F. White,
who is the assistant post master, boards
at the Hancock Hotel, located a few
feet below the store, and he arose at 4
o'clock to go to the postoffice. as is his
custom, Immediately after opening
the hotel door he. discovered man at
the store window and the thief evident
ly saw him, as he jumped to the ground
and made his escape down the alley,
and the one upon the inside quickly fol-
lowed. Itswas too dark for Mr.. White
to recognize features, but he is almost
positive that the parties were negroes.
Mr.. White lost no time in notifying
? the proprietors. Messrs. Russell, Con-
over and Walker, and they soon reach-
ed the store. They made an investiga-
ton, but missed nothing but cash,
about one hundred dollars taken from
the safe. There is no doubt but an the
money in the safe would have been
taken had it not been for Mr.. Whites
early rising.
The thieves were some tinae getting
in their work, as Misses. Bette and
Martha Hancock heard an unusual noise
about 2 O'Clock in the morning, went tc
the roomso of their aunt, Miss sallie
Danron, and told her that they be-
.lieved some one was trying to break in
ITO the stores MSS Damron bekeving
That they were unnecessarily alarmed,
told them that it was noisefn the cab
in, and for them to return to then
room. There is no definite clue, though
several darkies have been closely inter
gogatad as TO their whereabouts during
the night
LATER Every day since The robbery
Il local detectives have been at work On
the case, and Saturday night Geo
Campbell and 10 Henry MeAlary, boil
colored, were locked up as suspects,
Ben Milan, another negro, believed e
havetaken part II the rekbery, was
kept out Of jail for . purpose, and Sun
'Iday he confessed. duplicating the other
1.-Two. Mona:y McAlary told the Svhol,
4 All the parties are ii jail. Ths
grand'iegs eongenes the thira Mondal
al this a.a TIE afnoapt 81 iaenes
stoleis, . The statemsnt o
McAlaf was $lsPo TIA
amour wing been RECOVERED
craala i due Mr {. 3. Hort als
Sheriff ST B Patteson for wps Rssg Vi
the CASE, getting the confessions All