The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
BURGLAR FALLS
INTO TOLLS
Of THE LAW
AFTER RANSACKING RESI-
DENCE OF DR.. PRESTON
SUNDAY EVENING THUG
is CAPTURED
Partner Escaped Through Crowd
Which Surrounded House-Deed
Was Executed Before 500
O'clock.

s.. O'clock.
Plymouth was all excitement Sun
day evening over the capture OF a
burglar, who had ransacked the resi-
dence of DIR. H. P. Preston, corner OF
Monroe and north Michigan street,
which was effected by Sheriff Daniel
C. Voreis, after hot chase through
alleys, and down streets, for about
three blocks. AT, the preliminary
hearing before Justice of the Peace
Peter Holloway, Monday morning, the
prisoner gave the name of Lawrence
Edwards, Chicago ILL.,, age q, and
entered a plea of not guilty. The
court found the evidence sufficient.
and bound him over TO the circuit
court. on the charge of burglary, and
fixed the bond at $1,000. Being with
out means, he was committed to the
local Jail, to await trial in the cir
cult court.
Residents Not at Home
The burglary was committed at an
unusually early hour, being between
Z 30 and 500 clock Sunday evening
and the arrest was accomplished short
ly after clock. The captured man
had an accomplice who escaped, Is
the testimony of neighbors who dis
covered the house breakers in the act
The residence has not been occupied
for the past few days, owing to the
absence of DIR. and Mrs. Preston
DIR. Preston is In Chicago where
he was taking a postgraduate course
in a medical institution and Mrs.
Preston is at LaPorte. No doubt the
burglars were ignorant OF the fact
that the residents of the house were
out of the city, and were OF the sup
position that the Louseholders were
ont calling, or at church.
This would account for the early
hour at which the attempt was made.
Neighbors See Lights.
The burglars were discovered by
Mr.. and Mrs. z. NJ. Tanner, who re-
side next door, and south of the Pres
ton residence. Mr.. and Mrs. Tanner
were attracted by the odor OF smoke
which startled them, and suggested
a burning residence. Recalling the
absence of DIR. and Mrs. Preston from
home. Mrs. Tanner suspected that the
FIRE might be from the Preston resi-
dence. and accordingly she went to
a window and looked over at that
house. She was surprised to see
what appeared to be an electric torch
or dark lantern moving about the
Preston residence from room to room
She called to her husband that bur-
GLARS were in the Preston house. lie
was incredulous at first, but came to
the window and together they dis
eerned two forms moving about the
house, casting the light from then
torch here and there. Soon one OF
the housebreakers came to window
ON the south side of the house, and
drew the blind. This operation was
repeated at another window. Mr.
Tanner FASTENED TO summons the
neighbors, while Mrs. Tanner, rush
ed to the phone. She called Sherifl
Voreis and Central notified marshal
Daniel Jacoby. The sheriff was
aroused from bed, but arrived at th'
scene within ten minut@. Meanwhile
a crowd of neighbors and passers-b,
assembled about the house, hearing
of the news from Mr. Tanner Th'
gathering of the people warned th'
burglars who made dash through
the rear door. Mr.. Tanner and I
couple of others saw the pair ruI
from the residence, and called t.
them to halt. At this juncture Sher
iff voreis appeared at the alley com
ING from the west on Monroe street
inst in time to see one Of the thug
running north up the alley. The OF
fcer called for HIM to halt, whicl
unheed was followed by pistol sho
in the direction of the fleeing bur
Glars legs. Voreis gave chase, an'
followed north through the alley t
the rear of the Wolford residence
where the fugitive turned west, an'
headed for Center street. Vorei
gained considerably in the chase, am
at his command, the pursued on
drew up on Center street, and thre,
mn his hands. He was marched t.
jail by the sheriff.
Find Revolver.
a crowd collected at the Preston
residence, and looked through tn
house. A revolver which was no doub
dropped by one of the escaping bur
glars, was found by William Gaut
on the north side of the house, nea
Monroe street. As the thug who wa
captured did not take this direction
it is thought that his companio
took himself to liberty in that wa,
Hearing Held This Morning
The evidence presented at the hear
ing Monday morning, is ineriminatin