Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-05
TWO WATCHES AND $40 N
MONEY WAS SECURED FROM
TWO MEXICO RESIDENCES
RESIDENCES OF DRs. CAVE AND
ToALsoN ENTERED BETWEEN
THE HOURS OF MIDNIGHT AND
TWO THIRTY ON FRIDAY
MORNING
Attempted to Enter the Residence o.
Attorney L. p. crisIer on E. Mon
roe But Were Frightened Away
Two Men at DR.. ToaIson's Home

Robbers operated in Mexico on
Thursday night, entering the home
of Or. E. s. Cave, on e. Promenade,
and Dr.. G. r. Toalson, on S. Clark
avenue. An unidentified person was
In the act of crawling through a
front window at the residence Of At
torney /. p. crigler, when he awoke
and frightened the man away. A
gold watch valued at $40 and be-
tween s12 and sis In money was
taken from the residence Of DR..
Cave, while a gold watch, chain and
charm with "a in money was stolen
from Or. ToaIson.
Judging from the time of the
night that the three places were Wis
tied, it seems that the same gang
was operating at each place.
DR.. Cave thinks that his home
was entered about midnight, When
seen Friday morning the Doctor
said: my family is camping at the
Chautauqua grounds. had beer
out there and returned home about
10:30. imediately retired, and
short while later l was awakened by
something, which thought was the
cat, walking lightly across the floor
1t came to my bed and l thought Il
put its fore feet upon the edge.
slapped at it, and 1t ran out the from
: way. | got up and went to th'
front screen door, which fount
was unlocked. / didn't think l lef
: it unlatched when / came home.
went back through the house am
thought l could smell burnt matches
Then l went back to bed without fur
ther investigation. Not until hal
, reached the Chautauqua grounds Fri
day morning did l miss my watch an
\ money"
Al The Doctor thinks entrance wa
n gained through the cellar, but state
n the fellow could have entered and sc
a creted himself in the house befor
4 he returned, as the front door wa
n unlocked.
n DR.. Caves trousers from which tn
n watch and money were taken wer
n in arms reach of his bed.
The robbers were at Mr.. Crigler'
n at 1870, he says. Il was awakene
n about that time, by some peculia
n noise. When l looked towards tn
window | saw a man craW
n ing into the room. yelled at hil
and he dropped to the ground an
ran east. The moon was shinin
n brightly and / could see him plainl!
He was about feet, inches, tai
). Weighing about $50 pounds an
wore dark coat. The man too
a screen out of a front window an
u set 1t down to climb into the hous
on. The top of the screen was brol
y en-. ..,,
The residence of DR.. Toalson We
r visited by two men about 2;15 Frida
# morning. When called up over ii
phone Friday morning, Mrs. Toalso
stated that two screens, one frol
"a and the other back, were cut out, b.
they failed to gain entrance,untll the
n. attacked a third window.
,s The robbers entered window
our bedroom" said Mrs. Toslson, "al
escaped through rear door," Mr.
r, Toalson says there were two me
At at her home. One of them wore
blue shirt and light suspenders. tt
other one had on a light chez
coat, a derby hat and was rather tai
The light was on and DR.. al
Mrs. Toalson got a plain view
!, the robbers. The gold chain tn
:, was taken was a present from b
father-in-law, Mr.. Wheeler, who d.
the gold in California in 40.