The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-07
.BLl0DHlUNlsARE E0NITHE TRAIL
9RIoodhounds Follow The Trail Of the
Thieves.-seeond Time Within a
Z Short Time That The Home Has
Been Entered.

D. i e. & q
Late last night or early this morn
Ing the home OF ex.Mayor W. q, Arnet'
4 OF No 500 Pike street was burglarized
for the fourth time In three years and
s four unspcc cessful attempts had beer
! made Sdlring 4the four previous nightt
last week before the Job was, at las
pulled on The Landls-H Harris bloot
! hounds were put on the supposed trail
shortly before, . o'clock this mornint
and immedi diately after the burglary
4 Was discovered and the sheriff hat
been notified. but up to press time thi.
afternoon the suspected parties hat
not been n,apprehended,,
f9} thief or thieves entered the
sAraett home by placing ladder Sc
cured from near the barn on the pre-
misses against the front porch and
entered q front room by raising ant
unlocking the window in which there
slis only a large wardrobe containing
the wearing apparel Of Mrs. Samue
: Leeper, daughter OF Mr.. Arnett, ant
Aher husband's s. clothes, while they slcp
4 In an adjoining room. None Of MIR
Leeper's clothes was dt,turbed bul
every garment belonging to his wife
was, takon amounting to about 5000
including q handsome new coat valued
I al $50. 4
Mr.. Arnctt stated this morning tha
all the. members of the household and
the servant retired shortly after II
4 oelock last evening and none Of then
heard any Unusual noise in the home
during the might and the burglary wa.
not known Until Mrs; Leeper wen
to the wardrobe upon arfsing thi,
morning and discovered that all heI
wearing apparel had sbeen ssto)en.
~ VIII lSpe recalled that only a few
/ weeks ago the gArnett home was enter
cd by a negro who was seen by thu
domestic, when leaving the house ant
he made his getaway with consider
ablo vauable jewelry. This burglar.
I occurred just after dark. u HaTN =
y There is6 one thing that it peculia
Y about the burglary this morning. Mr.
sArnett said that upon examining thl
window entered by the thieves tina
there was considerable amount o
mud on the sill Of the window a,s /
one had thrown 1t there but there wa
not a particle OF mud or dirt on tn
rungs Of the ladder or on the carpe
4 on the floor where the wardrobe /
located.
The dogs Immediately took the sur
posed trail from the Arnett home an,
made a straight run to near Barricl
willie with Deputy Sheriff Shomake
and Mr.. Lands In pursuit they the
suddenly changed their course, goin
down Ices Run, headed for Farm
ington. but seemed to lose the trat
Just before. entering the town. Th
hounds were brought back to Fairmon
S@tshortly before 9 o'clock and the
quickly took up another trail at Mai
and Jefft1 son streets and at 2:a
o'clock they were hotfooting 1t owe
Tank Hill. ,,5.a.s
Not a person has been arrested i
connection with the four burglarle
thai have taken Nplace at the Arne
home during the past three years, an
the authorities have almost arrive
at the conclusion that the stunts a.
being pulled OF by local CENTRES VII
after making the, haul run out OF th
city short distance and then /
some means throw of the scent OF Il
hounds of the trail and return to Ii
Ajcity. -, ss.,fl5Q