Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-15
Taken by Thieves at Colby
Fraternity House,
Clothing, Watches, Money and
Other Things Stolen.
Delay In Notifying Police Gives
Thieves Good Start.

Sometime about midnight Saturday.
burglars entered the Phi Dalta Theta
| fraternity house on College avenue and
| carried away a large number Of articles
| of clothing and valuabes belonging to
the students. The approximate loss is
| over $50. The loss was not reported to
| the police until Sunday morning.
| The doors of the house are never locked
and the police are little surprised that
such happening occurred The boys feel
sure that the entrance was made shortly
after midnight, for short time before,
when they visited the room from which
the articles were taken. everything was
| in order. Some of the boys went to lunch
about midnight and on their return
| found things upset. A room, or rather
| a den, contained a large closet, in which
were clothes and valuables belonging to
several of the members. A electric light
suspended by long cord aided the GRIM
| inals in finding articles they wanted.
Things were strewn about the floor and
| many articles Of worth were overlooked,
or else could not be taken. The bur-
glars took several suitcases and packed
them full of booty.
Had the officers been promptly notified,
it is probable that small clues could have
been taken up, but there Is chance now
that the criminals will never be appre-
hended Upon receiving work of the break
Sunday morning. City Marshal Charles
Harrington and Officer Tavernier went to
the house and there received a descrip-
ton of the missing articles.
The following list was given the mar
shall as articles belonging to different
parties: A gold-plated watch, fountain
pen, gray sweater with letters and 50
cents in money; greenish coored suit,
a watch and about $1.20 in change; a
new suit with brownish stripes, a mixed
colored suit, a light suitcase and SIS in
money: a light gray raincoat marked
Fred c. Dow, Skowhegan. a double key
ring, with mark, u. F. F." on one side
and s. in cash; besides several pipes. 1t
is probable that other things stolen have
not yet been missed.
The officers Immediately got busy and
hogan to take up the small threads They
vent to the rear of the house and
through the field onto Front street.
where on coming to the road they found
a pipe and several pieces of writing pa
per, on which was the name of James
dropped these articles from one of the
suits. Here their tracks We're lost to
view on account Of the large quantity Of
leaves in the field. 1t is not known
whether they took to the railroad tracks
or went over the bank to the river. The
officers followed the river path as far
as the railroad shops, hoping. to find
some other article that possibly the bur-
glars might have dropped. but they we're
unsuccessful.
City Marshal Harrington stated Sunday
morning that he was inclined to think
the work was done by local talent and
if such was the case, the matter of ap-
rrahension will be much easier. If the
criminals boarded train at Front street
or took the tracks to Winslow, the
chances of locating them will be slim.
There is very little for Identification on
the clothing or the other articles. The
boys do not know the numbers of their
watches and the only mark is the one on
the rain coat, which would be an easy
matt r to destroy.
The Phi Delta Theta fraternity. when
in the Old Hersey house on the campus,
the victim of several thefts. but each
time the police rounded up the guilty
parties.