The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15
HEARD BURGLARS
WORKING | | ABOVE:
But When Mi. Sale Rushed Up
stairs They Had Left the
House.
SCENE or GREAT CONFUSION
Residence on Grace Street Rob
bed Later, Evidently by
Same Gang.

While three members OF the family
were in the house. the home OF w. r..
Sale, 215 West Cary Street, was en-
tered between and o'clock Satur-
day night, and two bedrooms upstairs
We're so thoroughly ransacked as to
leave nothing unturned or untouched.
Mr.. Sale. who. Is employed at the
Kitchen. and his daughter in-law. see.
p. M. Sale, was In her room. lying
down. as she was not feeling we'll
Sale thought she heard footsteps IN
the room above. and called out to her
father-in-law that she believed bur-
glars were in the house. But he
laughed 1t off, and the apparent noise
Heard Them mt Work.
But again Mrs. Sale heard feet NOV.
Ing above her. and the sound OF rum
imaging. and she called out louder to
her .father-in-law that she was abso-
lutely sure .hat some one was in the
house. There was note OF assurance
in her voice which made him anxious.
He was prep I,a,.S to 80 out on the
but, becoming alarmed at the persist
ent cries of his sons wife, he decided
to investigate. He and Mrs. Sale
bounded UP the stairs. A scene OF
confusion and apparent ruin met their
turned bureau drawers were open and
!ransacked. all the contents being scat
tered ovar the floor. The thieves had
a;f nothing undone IN their evident
treated in the same fashion. The
thieves had taken their time. and. but
for their carelessness In moving about.
their work would not have been dis
covered until the family had retired
for the night. &
Mr.. Sale considers himself extreme
ly fortunate. for. as is not his usual
custom. he had taken a handsome gold
bic diamond scarf pin and some other
small pieces Of 1ewelry downstairs
with him. A doubled arreled shotgun
had been left in one OF the rooms. but
the thieves Were probably afraid to
take 1t. with them. for It was found
where it had been left. There seems
to be no doubt that they were look
Ing for money. for, though there were
much valuable household goods In the
two rooms. nothing was touched.
Jump to Grace Street.
A short time after. the. home OF
David Mays. on West Grace Street, was
entered and ransacked. The same
method was pursued in this instance
that 1t was the work of one gang.
This gang-if the theory be the right
one-has committed innumerable rob-
berries. and the police have not yet
gained any clue az to the Identity OF
its members. All the work Is OF the
same character All Is thorough. Many
iof the homes were vacant at the
time. and 1t seems as If the gang keeps
tab on those families going out of towr
for the summer. No job. except that
one Saturday night In the home Of
Mr.. Sale. when they were nearly
caught, has failed. though reports oil
the housebreakings have shown that
little of value has been missed. The
thieves have been unfortunate in thai
they have been unable to find coin Of
the realm.
believed IL the thieves had been pur-
sued that they might have been caught
A little fox-terrier owned by him be-
came highly excited and started out
to the street with nose to the ground
scented the trail of the gang.