Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-18
DARING BURGLAR
BATTLES EFFORTS
TOCAPTURE Him
DAYLIGHT THIEF COMMITS HIS
FIFTEENTH ROBBERY
EVERY AVAILABLE POLICEMAN is
DETAILED ON CASE
All Breaks Show Similarity in Mode
of Entrance and Loot Selected.
Articles Valued at $4,000
Are Stolen

Aroused by the bold work of the So
called daylight burglar, whose latest
successful attempt was reported last
night at police headquarters by H. j.
Woollacott, former Democratic candi-
date for supervisor, every available
member of the detective force, regular
and special patrolmen have been de-
tailed on the case. Woollacott reported
that while he and his family were at
tending the aviation meet his residence,
Ills South Alvarado street. was en-
tered and solid silver pieces valued at
$3.50 were stolen.
The method of entrance and the dar-
ing Of the daylight attempt were iden-
tical with the numerous complaints
which have been reported at police
headquarters within the last two
months, and in every attempt to make
an arrest the police have been baffied:
Last nights report makes total
of fifteen successful breaks in the
Westlake district recently, and that
the burglar is one of the shrewdest
who has ever operated in Los Angeles
is indicated by the fact that he has
outwitted the police in all their well
laid traps to capture him.
Yesterday afternoon the Woollacott
home was without an occupant be-
tween the hours of and o'clock, and
WnGn MT. w OOlldCOlJ T0IuIllcu ILOlll LlO
aviation meet he found a rear window
had been pried open and the closet in
which the silverware is kept rifed.
AS has been characteristic of each
burglary reported recently, only the
most valuable articles were carried
away, indicating that the burglar is
connoisseur in the jewelry line.
Window Is Pried Open
The window had been pried open
with a two-inch jimmy, as was shown
by the indentation marks on the win
dow sill made by the burglar in forcing
the window, which had been locked.
AS soon as the report of the burglary
had been made Paul Flammer ordered
every available man to work on the
case, and Chief of Police Dishman de-
tailed a number of special and plain
clothes men to patrol the residential
district of Westlalke park. The order
is that the men shall remain on duty IN
the district until the mysterious and
daring burglar is apprehended or until
the daylight burglaries cease
Two months ago the first reports or
the burglaries were received at police
headquarters, and each time gold and
silverware valued at amounts varying
from $100 to $500 were reported stolen,
In some cases the marks left on the
window sills showed that three
quarter-inch jimmy was used, but
where the windows were strongly
locked heavier tools were used.
Since the opening Of the aviation
meet reports Of thefts have been more
FREQUENT, and 1t is believed the bur-
glar watches until the occupants of
the house have departed and then
gains an entrance.
When he finds some person Is In the
house he makes a pretense of solicit
ing for magazine orders, and also he
has used the subterfuge of being a
city electrician.
He is said to have worked success
fully the ruse of soliciting orders for
trees and shrubs when finding more
than one person in the house., but
when only a servant was present the
Getty electrician" trick would be used.
He has been seen on several occa-
sions when leaving houses he had
burglarized, but he always managed to
make his escape before detectives ar
rived.
The police are as much baffled at
the case as were the police of San
Francisco in trying to capture the IA
nous drug store bandit.
"If necessary" said Captain Of De-
tectives Flammer last night, 1--WE will
put the entire force on his trail until
his arrest is made. He is doubtless the
bOldeSt ana most cunning burglar we
have had to contend with in many
years and not the regulation house
burglar"
The following is said to be a good
description of the man: Thirty-five
years old, weight about $50 pounds
and is five feet ten inches in height.
He is of swarthy complexion, wears a
small brown mustache and has brown
hair tinged with gray. His ears pro-
ject from the head noticeably and he
| has a horizontal scar about one and
one-half inch long from right eye to
ear. He wears dark brown suit,
black derby hat and double vest chain
with small charm in center.
| The articles stolen from the Woolla-
colt home consist of solid silver knives,
forks and spoons. 1t is said that to
date his burglaries have resulted in
his obtaining articles estimated to be
valued at more than $4,000.