The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-13
BURGLARS At WORK
IN JUMBO STORE
Two Robberies Committed in vinita-
Three Unknown Men Are Held
Pending Investigation.

Two burglaries in as many nights is
the record in Vinita for Sunday and
Saturday nights, Last night the Jumbo
store was the scene of action.
The story of this burglary as told by
Night Watchman Baxley is that be-
tween 10:30 and II o'clock last night
he made the rounds as usual At the
Jumbo store he found man that
aroused his suspicion. However the
fellow went on around the block and
Baxley followed to Scraper street,
where all trace of the suspect was lost
The night watchman then went back
to the Jumbo and tried the doors and
windows and found them all right. He
went on down the street, made all the
stores and went to the Katy depot and
then again made the rounds just after
midnight. When he reached the Jumbo
on this round he found the big folding
mirror in front of the front door as
blind. He ran around to the back
door and noticed the glass from the
panel in the door opening on the alley
at the rear of the building had been
removed and was sitting on the ground
back of the building. Baxley says he
then hurried around to the side door
and found that was where the burg
lars had entered the store Baxley
then called clerk of the store and
other aid and went into the store, but
the burglars had gone.
The man seen in the alley was big
man says Baxley. The robbery was
done in an hour and it is impossible
for one man to watch all of the stores |
all of the time. 1t is entirely probably /
that confederate watched the night
watchman and kept the burglar posted
as to his whereabouts.
Owing to the small size of the hole
made by the removal of the panel. it /
is known that whoever entered the
building must have been small. To this
theory is also added the fact that the
collars taken were in sizes 141s and
l6, thus showing that one was a large
and the other small man.
Some of the articles taken from the
Jumbo were: Ten hats valued at $3.50l
and sS each. Four overcoats at an av-
srage value of about $40 each. Two :
pair shoes, one made by Hanan &
Son and the other "Handcraft" made
~ the Thompson Shoe company. Three !
iozen collars. Two fancy vests. Two
'airs automobile gloves. One suit of
'lothes, about $40 worth of jewelry.
me dozen ties. Two full leather grips
md Sc In cash from the register
The other burglary was at the Chief
ain office Saturday night. Entrance
vas made through a window in the
ear of the building. The only articles !
missed from this Office was a pair of ]
hoes, a suit Of clothes and a pair of
rousers that had been iert In the Office.
he Office clock, valued at $100 and
ample case that had been left in the
flee Saturday evening by B. M. Rich,
travelling salesman for a st. Louis
Office house. The samples of coffee 4
ad been scattered over the floor and U
le goods stolen put in the case. Some O
flee tools were found near the safe =
ldieating that the burglars had in 3
ended to blow the safe, but must have 9
salized that this was newspaper g
flee, for the safe was unmolested. N
The officers have several suspects "
nder surveillance. This afternoon 81
lree young men who had been trying
sell pocket knives on the streets leI
ere arrested and are being held pend N
g Developments. They gave their IS
ames as Claude Bates, of Dallas. Tex, W
T. Moore of Omaha, Neb, and &C
gorge Walton, of Oklahoma City. ~
hey all said they had Just come to tn
is city from Tulsa m
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