Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-30
BURGLAR HAS A RICH HAUL
 AT DOUGLAS
Bold Thief Shows Familiarity With Place By Entering Through the Only Unlocked Door.

DOUGLAS, Jan. Z9.-tSpeciaLl-
 A burglary that combined daring and resourcefulness upon the part of the individual or individuals who com mitted the crime occurred last even ing at the Courtland rooming house between and 1880 o'clock. when dia- monds valued at more than s400, s35 or $40 in cash and a considerable amount of clothing were taken from the room of Mrs. l. l.. Meeks, proprie- tor of the house. The cleyerness of the burglar is accentuated by the fact that during the hours mentioned some one of the house was constantly in the hall and within a few feet oi the door to Mrs. Meeks' room. The crime was reported tO the police and other officers shortly after Mrs. Meeks discovered her loss but no arrests have been made.
 Stolen Goods Described.
 The stolen goods have been de seribed to the officers as follows:
 One diamond ring. two carats, Tiff fany setting. eight prongs.
 One pair of diamond ear screws, rose settings, one-Qlarter carat.
 One diamond stick pin, one-hali carat.
 Three gold collar pins, engraved.
 One black silk skirt, pleated. length forty-one inches.
 One white silk lace waist, trimmed in yalenciennes lace, size 36. Thirty-five or forty dollars in cash. ten dollars of which was in the forn. of five-dollar bills.
 Trunk Was R3nssoked.
 ,.l sf ransacked while she was at the South ern hotel. where she takes her meals and over which sne exercises partiai control. Her interests at the South ern require that she be there in the evenings. during and after the dinner hour. and it was while she was thus engaged that her room at the Court. ! land was entered When she returned 1 from the Southern. about 7:30 o'clock, ] she found her trunk open, the tray 'emoyed and effects scattered around the room. The most casual exam na tion indicated the less of her dia monds. She immediately notified the authorities.
 Stranger Had Called. While Mrs. Meells was away from the Southern during the evening an 1 incident occurred which may nave some bearing on the burglary. A stranger called at the rooming house and requested to ee shown d room He was shown the only vacant room in the house by the C-amoermaid, and his room chanced 10 be one that ad. joins Mrs. Meeks' apartment. The stranger did not care for the room and retired. At tha. time and later some of the house guests were in the hall playing a photograph or oth' erwise amusing themselves. Entrance to Mrs. Meeks' room wa. effected in the only way open to the burglar, unless he use violence, and that was by passing through the va cant room which the stranger exam ! ined. then out the north window to the roof of the adjoiI ing building and then through an unsecured window to Mrs. Meeks' room.
 Had Taken Precautions.
 Fearing a possible burglary, Mrs Meeks recently had taken extra pre- cautions. The hall ooor into her room had been secured by Q Yale lock and 1 the door entering from the vacani room had been secured. But the need oL pINCduNOnaTy mes-suTSS dsdlusl eil trance through the window facing the roof had not occurred to her and the burglar took advantage of this over sight.
 in some quarters a suspicion Is en. tertaiDed that some one who is wei acquainted with Mrs. Meeks' habits and her hours in and out of the room | ing house knows something of tt;c burglary. This theory is borne out by the fact that the burglary was com mitted during the hours she is GUS tomarily at the Southern hotel. Mrs Meeks has offered 2 reward oI fifty dollars for the return Of the dia
 nond ring and a liberal reward
 mich she does not specify, for tne l return of the other stclen goods.