Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-27
Burglars CONTINUE
\ WORK OVERTIME
EPIDEMIC OF HOUSEKEEPING
CONTINUES UNDATED DE-
SPITE ARREST.
KlNNAN AND FENNER
HOMES ARE RAlDED
Lone Thief Seen by Dr.. kinnan Who
Turns Light on Him-can Not Es-
tablish ldentity-Thef Secures So at
Former Home-Haas Arrests Box Car
Thieves. ~ =. seAaA

Mr.. Raffles, who is working over
time in Marshalltown at the present |
time, ana who succeeded in pulling off /
a dozen stunts last week, added two |
more to the list Monday night, despite !
the fact that an arrest was made Sun
day night, when the homes of DR.. H.
A. Rhnan, sos West Main street and
John Fenner, 500 South Second street.
were entered. At the Kinnan residence
the burglar secured nothing, but at
1.-THE Fenner home IS in cash is miss
ing.
1t was o'clock this morning when
Dr. Kinnan was awakened and saw
the thief standing in his bedroom door.
He called to the prowler. and told him
he had gone far enough. Dr. kinnan
spoke 10, his wife, and told her to press
tfhe electric burglar alarm. The thief
was in no hurry, however, and with
,out uttering word, walked leisurely
away DR.. Kinnan turned on an electric
switch, and caught a glimpse of the
fellow as he was leaving the house.
The man ducked his head when the
light went on, so that Kinnan was only
able TO see the back of his head and
shoulders. DR.. Kinnan is not able to
furnish description of the fellow, ex-
cepting that he was not a large man.
Takes Off Shoes in House.
In order to work noiselessly the
man removed his shoes after getting
into the house. He wore the shoes in.
as tracks of mud were seen in the
house. The fellow took the shoes
away with him. Burned matches were
found all over the house, and even
in the sideboard drawers where the
solid silver was kept The thief was
evidently looking for cash alone, as the
silver was not touched The thief eff
fected entrance thru a dining room
window, the catch of which had been
broken. The fellow did not take any
chances on being seen from the out
side, as was the case in the Auracher
burglary, and before beginning his
work took the precaution to draw all
the shades.
The Fenner Burglary.
The entrance TO the Fenner home
was made thru rear door, which was
found unlocked this morning. This
burglary occurred earlier in the night
hut just what time is not definitely
known. Mr.. Fenner and his daughter.
in-law. Mrs. F. H. Fenner. We're ths
only occupants of the house and Meth
er heard the narauder. The cash Sc
cured is all that-was found missing.
Officer Haas Makes Arrests.
Officer Frank Haas, at 9:40 Monday
night arrested two men who are
charged with breaking the seal of ar
Iowa Central box car, and stealing
from the car $50 cigars and a case o.
syrup. The goods were found in the
mems possession at the time of thei,
arrest.
Before the mayor this morning the
unen gave their names as Pat Murphy
and Nike Flynn, both of the good ole
Quaker state of Pennsylvania. Eact
was held under bonds of $1,000 upor
pleading not guilty and waving exam
nation. Edward Helm, chief of the NJ
&. st. Z. detective service, signed tht
infornfations.
The cigars now in possession of tht
police were rebilled here from New
York TO E. L. Kinney, at Beimond. Th'
syrup was billed from the Let's
Fletcher Company to G. NJ. Johnson, a
Kanawha.
Prisoners Are Photoera Pied.
This afternoon Chief of Police Mich
olson assisted by TWO representative
of. the Des Moihes detective depart
ment took:trle Bertillon measurement
of C.sMeyers and the men .arreste
Monday night and also had each on
photographed. It is believed that tn
two men taken Tito custody Monda
night are vented at Watartown Ill
and the authorities at that place nav
been notified.