Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-01
POLICE LEARN OF
FIVE ROBBER|ES
Woman Says Masked Man RAN
sacked Her Home = Room
ing House Thief Caught
RANCHER'S DIAMOND STOLEN
Reports Made of TheftS from
Lockers and Rooms in Y.
M. C. A. Building
RANCHER's DIAMOND STOLEN

Among the usual petty thefts and
small burglares reported to the detec-
tives as having taken place Saturday
night and early Sunday morning Mrs.
H. l.. Davidson, who lives at 5451s
Crocker street, reports that she was
called to the screened porch of her
home early Saturday night by man
wearing a black mask, who fiourished
revolver in her face.
With the threat that he would Kill
her, she says, if she did not accede to
his demands, he ordered her to open
the door and hold a dog while he ran
sacked the house. She asserts she COM
piled with his demand. After thorough
ly ransacking the house the thief stole
handbag containing $1.50 in cash ana
made his escape after warning her
against making an outcry.
CAPTURE THIEF
r. A Stewart, roomer in the Earle
rooming house, 316 East Fifth street,
reported that he returned to his room
early yesterday morning to tind TWO
men standing in the hallway rifling the
pockets of a pair of his trousers. Ike
grabbed one of the men and succeeded
in overpowering him and held him until
the arrival of Patrolman Sweeney, VINO
arrested the man on charge OF
burglary. He gave his name as Ray
mond Alvis. The other man escaped
with $1.SO in cash which he secured
from the pockets of the trousers.
DIAMOND STOLEN
Mourning the loss of diamond stick
pin, which he values at $780, b. d. Nc
Gee, a Riverside rancher, visited cen
l.. ,ls,,.a ~.
reported to the detectives that he was
the victim of two affable sailors with
whom he became acquainted while on
tour of the downtown saloon district
Saturday night.
MCGEE stated that he met the jackies
early in the evening. and as they ap-
peared to be convivial he enjoyed
few rounds of drinks with them. Later
in the evening, he says, they took him
to an East Fourth street rooming
house, the exact location of which he
could not give, and paid for room.
About 2 o'clock in the morning he
awoke to find himself minus the
"sparkler" and the sailors. He could
not give a description of the men.
H. C. TTenshey living at the Young
Mems Christian association, reported
to the detectives that thief entered
his room and stole a watch and fob
and SO in cash yesterday morning. A
pass key enabled the thief to make an
entrance.
MANY THEFTS
Reports have been made to the detec-
tives during the past three weeks of
watches, small articles of jewelry,
sums of money, ranging in amounts
from 81 to So, and other articles, as-
Rregating in value nearly $500 from
the lockers and rooms in the assocla-
tion's building. Although the work ap-
pears to be that of an amateur, ac-
cording to the police. all clews which
lead TO the thief's identity have been
carefully hidden. In almost all of the
cases reported to the detectives FOR
investigation, n pass key was the
means of effecting an entrance.
Ephraim Morgan, janitor in the Mer-
chants Trust building, reported to the
detectives yesterday that $26lO in cash
was stolen from the pocket or MS
frousers. which were hanging In
locker In the basement of the building
Saturday night.