The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-07
Residencesof Joseph w. Wei bel, on Sherman Avenue, and Lester H. Lewis, of George Street, Are
 Entered,
MUCH THUNDER IS TAKEN
Jewels, Silverware, Furs and Other Stuff Carried Off Thieves Ate Oranges in
 Weibel Home While
 They Worked.

me pollCe Iorce m general ana the eleuth bureau in particular have two more burglaries on their hands and minds to-day These two which oc- K cured last night, are sensational both in the deliberateness with which the { thieves accomplished their work and the amount of plunder carried off \ The residences entered are those of N Joseph w. Weibel of the Weibel \ Brewing company, 1o2 Sherman ave- Ng nue, and Lester H Lewis of 71S { George street, a business manager of AB 902 Chapel street
 At the Lewis house the burglars got the most loot The whole family had sgone to the theater and the house was entirely vacant. The burglars effect led their entrance by smashing front iwindow,. the shadow of the storm door 8lshielding them from view. They were flnot at all hurried about their work, Jas is shown by the fact that they aspulled down the shades and lighted .l np the house before they proceeded. to tear things up.
 Sl When the Lewis family returned
 
 ! thefirst thing they noticed, was that the house was lighted up. Going in { sAhey found everything topsy turvy. On i sfhe first floor all the desks had been ! Abrcken open and the contents left } sJscattered all about. The silverware , lwas all gone, even to some of the gfl.argest pieces. On the second floor s ]Ehings were still worse The robbers ENere not satisfied with their booty AIlAlone but destroyed things in the most X ,sIfuthless manner Even the beds were \ !alipped open and thrown on the floor, Silkhile the closets were forced open Mind the clothing pulled out It was llin the second floor they got the most y|Nslunder.e Every bit of jewelry was Illlaken and some very valuable furs. in JIludihg large fur overcoat belonging kFp MT Lewis, About all they over Wboked that they wanted was, perhaps, purse containing s1 bill. But one Ifhing defied their efforts, and that a lArge heavy oak chest strongly bound 1ltith iron.
 ES The thoroughness of the robbers Demonstrated their coolness, as in itbth houses the attic even didn't es- 1lape them. After they had collected f9 they wanted they took several suit tAses of MT Lewis, packed their Fluff in them and walked off. To car 1E the amount of stuff removed from Esis house along to say nothing of Ifhat they got at Mir Weibels, would 1hcessitate several men.
 lltIn both cases the burglars coolly Mt the houses from the front door, {Ehich would also seem remarkable jshce there is an electric light on the Erner of George street and Sherman imenue. not over 200 feet from either .Nuse
 lIMr. and Mrs. Lewis both stated that IN conservative estimate of the bur Ehrs hall would be sl 900 Mrs. Lewis { Ms hysterical over the matter.
 jIAt Mir. Weibers residence they were llt so lucky although they were nc It's ruthless in their search and would ibbably have got more if they had not .Ien disturbed.
 1Iere. as at Mir Lewis the family was Hay for the evening The maid, how lAr. arrived at the house at about ls15. She was surprised to see light 1.-the front hall which was not there Is3en she left. Going around to tht i$k. and entering, she went quickly tc it front hall. and was still more sur N Used to find the light out. Hearing
 at the back the burglars had turn laout the light and made their escape Here it was found that they had
 Ed open the kitchen window witt iome- made chisel which they left ir nfr hurried exit.
 Everything in the house. even in the
 ic. was pulled out, and what the rob
 IS didn't want they tore to pieces .5 strew over the floor.
 N,s they entered the crooks found
 4le oranges In the dining room and
 tse they ate as they worked for the
 M was scattered in all the rooms
 e peel alone proved the burglars had
 n scared away by the maids en
 tRoe for it was perfectly fresh and
 wet They made an almost clear
 Hep of the iewelry here, the only
 Hgs which escaped them being a val
 diamond necktie pin, which wa,
 hlk in a necktie and was overlooked
 Hthem Much of the smaller piece. stiilver were missing also. For tn
 sier pieces they had a rubber coa M straps in which to pack them in
 H(h is another proof of their hast
 al Weibel had made no estimate Q
 f.amount of his losses but the7
 nothing like as great as those O llAewis household, owing entirely | >4fmaid's interruption The bacl
 As of the two houses are almos
 kning. Tn each case the robber
 h1ed any attempt to cover thei
 Ks That there were several 0
 seems certain. when the bulk 0
 plunder is considered
 HDEaTH OF JOHN MULLEN.