Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-18
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS IN WESTERLY
Albert H. Langworthy Renominated for Representative
Louis W. Arnold Named to Succeed Himself as
Senator-Publc Library Burglarized-S30 in Cash
Taken-Possibe Case of Bieamy.

the lower ground glass panel broken.
About the same time Arthur M. Weed
On, assistant janitor. was about to en-
ter the building by the door leading t.
the basement from the west end of the
building, which was reached by stone
setps. He. found an upper panel of
the door removed, ami shouted to NJ.
Keendy. An investigation followed.
Entrance was effected by forcing a
panel from, the lower door, the burglars
being hidden from view by the side of
the area and q row of shrubbery. Thus
protected. they were free to work
without danger of detection. The panel
removed was not over a foot in width
which would indicate that the burglars
were boys or men of not large build.
This door opened direct into the bowl
ing alley. and the burglars then went
to the janitors storeroom and forced
open the door tearing away part of
the casing. III this room they forced
open the ianitor's carpenter chest, alb
from bowlers and users of the baths.
The burglars also took from this chest
a hammer. an augur. several bits and
ohisels. for use in their tIieving work,
but did not take the tools away.
The intruders then went upstairs to
tho library proper. brea king out q gla SIS
panel and. reaching through unlocked
the door at the head of the stairs. the
key being IN the lock, from the oppo-
site side.
They We're then in the lobby. and
from there undoubtedly went direct to
the office Of Librarian Joseph l.. Pea
cock. They forced open rolltOp desk,
smashed the locked small doors to L
couple OF drawers. and damaged the
desk considerably. Every drawer in
the desk was rified and left open. Then
the burglars gave their attention to
the safe the main door. which
unlocked. They tore out the wooden
drawers and tackled the strong iron
box in the safe. The small iron door
Was hammered inward until it was
bent sufficient to break the lock and be
opened. The cash in this box was TAX
ell.
In the juvenile department adjoining
the librarians office the burglars brok ;
q leg from one of the chairs. which they
evidently used as a sort OF pry when
forcing open the desk. While i'm the
librarians office the burglars evident
" smoked cigarettes. as portions were
found there with burned matches.
Across the hallway in the circulat-
ing department the thieves forced open
every drawer that was locked and
took all the change in the drawer "a
the delivery counter including two %
cent pieces from a small purse that
was found in the reading room and
was awaiting the owner.
They ransa cked every drawer in tho
place. and even removed the wooden
cover from the typewriter owned by
Ethan Wilcox. librarian emeritus, in
search of money.
None Of the books or other property
in the library was stolen. The total
amount Of money taken will not exceed
$50. and the damage to property will
reach Ike sum.
After becoming satisfied that they
had secured all the cash in the bull
ing, they went into the wash room and
washed their bands. throwing the tow
ell into the stock room and taking q
couple of overcoats from hooks in the
wash room and throwing them on this
floor. 10 add to the confusion.
The burglars evidently left the build
ing by the route Of entry.
Chief Bransfield was notified anl
made = careful examination of the
| premises. On the cross rail of the door
to the bowling alley there are finger
prints. Indicating that the transoin was
examined with a view to entering the
| building by that way.