Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-05
BOLD BURGLARY At
SOLDIERS HONE
THIEVES BREAK WINDOW OF
MAIN BUILDING AND TAP
Suffers TILL.
SECURE SIS IN CASH
AND MAKE THEIR ESCAPE
Cash Register is Found on River Bluff,
and Drawer Near Edge of Water
Officers Have No cIue-sureIar Sur
prised Near Rhodes-E. r. Powell
Home Entered.

A burglary so bold as to be almost
.nconceivable was discovered in the
main building of the Iowa Soldiers
Home this morning when r. NJ. Ash,
sutler of the institution, opened his
place of business Some time during
the night thieves had entered the room
by breaking a west window, nad nad
tents of the cash drawer in the coun-
ter. About SIS was stolen.
The suffers shop is situated in the
northwest corner of the main build
being even with the ground. Altho
there is a nightwatch in the building
one might operate in the basement
without fear of detection unless the
twatchman happened to be at that Ger
tain place at the time. The noise Of
breaking glassware was heard during
the night by members of the nome
who were sleeping in the building, but
| the thought OF a burglary did not en-
tier the mind of any one.
Take Cash Register With Them.
| From the beset information obtain
able this morning there We're three who
operated ia the gang, and il is be-
lieved by home members who We're on
1.-THE ground early that one of the party
| was woman. The cash register, which
| contained about SIS, was taken out OF
! the window and to the river. following
the road leading around the bluff. Near
! the old Dr. y. E Mighell corner the
| cash register was found by Dan
| Bowles, a Fremont veteran, and down
the bluff, in a clump of smartweed,
near the waters edge, was found the
money drawer, which contained be-
tween Sc and 81 in small change. The
money in the register was in dollars
and halves.
Find Footprints in Sand.
| Police Headquarters We're notified
this morning of the burglary and Chief
/! Nicholson and Sheriff Nicholson IN
vestigated the case. The home mem
! bers who had gone over the ground
early could distinguish plainly IN the
/ soft sand footprints of three people. On
either side We're the prints Of a man,
| barefooted, the toe marks being pam
! IL discernabIe In the middle, walk
smaller foot with a sharp heel in
! dentation, that looked very much from
| lis size to have been made by Worn
! ans foot. These footprints We're FOL
/ lowed to the point where the cash reg
/ lister was found, and on farther thru
| the old MigheN place. where they were
! ,os+ in the sod The footprints We're
! stiu visible when the officers arrived
| and their measurements were taken.
! Neither Mr. Ash nor the police, nave
| any clues on which 10 work, ana lhele
! was nothing stolen, 50 lar as can NC
! learned that would lead TO identitica-
ton Mr. Ash thinks few cigars VIZ
! stolen. but he is not positive on inns
! point.
Find Burglar in House.
v-ban MI and Mrs. Perry Cromley
returned TO their home about half way
| be-wean Rhodes and State Center late
| sunday afternoon, they found screen
torn out and later discovered the burg
Ilar whom they captured and turned
over 10 the township constable. he
| gave the name of Frank Gilman, ana
| said his age was % and that he lived
! in Chicago He was arraigned before
Justice of the Peace Weeks in Rhodes
I Sunday night, and was sent TO jail lor
thirty days on a charge Of larceny. lie
was brought TO this city and locked up
The grand jury will investigate the
case.
Mrs. Crowley Discovers the Thief.
Mr. and Mrs. Crowley had been away
| from home all day. When they return
| ed and found the screen gone from the
window and evidences in the mouse
that some one had gone thru 1t they
| began a search. Crouched behlnd
door which. when swung open, maze
a hiding place in the corner OF the
room, Gilman was found py mrs,
| Cromley Under an organ. which stood
near the hiding place they found
watch. which was missing. When Gill
man was searched he had 1884, and
about this same sum was gone from
the bureau Gilman has the general
appearance of a tramp, altho he wore
fairly good clothes.
! Powell Home Entered.
! The home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. F.
Powell. 410 East Church street, all but
| missed being the scene of a tragedy at
about 8 o'clock this morning, when
I burglar was discovered in the house.
/ All that prevented Mr.. Powell from
| shooting the housebreaker was that he
had neglected to put shells in his shot
gun, which he thought was loaded. Mr..
man. who was not over ten feet away.
| Mr.. Powell was awakened by a noise
and, thinking that it was probably his
daughter Marjorie, called to her. Get
ting no response Mr.. Powell called the
name of his son Russell. Just then
mans head appeared at the door of the
room occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Powell
A gruff voice said Shut up" Mr..
Powell reached for his shotgun, aimed
at the man who was beating a hasty
retreat, and pulled both triggers. The
gun, however, was not loaded. Mr..
Powell could see the outline of the man
in the dark, but could not see we'll
enough to get any kind Of a description.
| Mrs. Powell was badly frightened and
screamed so loudly that neighbors were
awakened. The intruder was equipped
with a searchlight, but it is believed
that the noise he made was heard
shortly after he gained entrance to the
house. At any rate nothing from the
house was missed today. The burglar
got into the house by removing screen
from the back window. He left the
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