The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29

NOTHING FROM OTHERS
Attempts Made to est In Other North
side Homes But Nothing Taken.
-Robber . Busy
Man.

The burglar was working vigorous
" in Keokuk last night again. He
attempted to enter five residences, all
on the north side OF the city and
within few blocks Of each other.
Night officers we're kept busy by tele-
phone calls informing them that par
ties were trying to break in the sever
al houses.
At the A. Hollingsworth residence,
917 Grand Avenue. thief stole $35
dollars from the trousers pocket of
Mr.. Hollingsworth, entering window
at the side Of the house, beneath the
stair case. The robbery occurred at
o'clock this morning and Mr.. Hol-
lingsworth hearing noise, notified
the police.
Going up stairs to Hollngsworths
room. the burglar secured the trousers
and then made exit in the same man
ner, presumably, and according to the
resident, took the clothes to the porch
OF D. H. Sage nearby and extracted
the money, most OF which was in
bills, and in buckskin bill book
May Have Worn Boots.
In examining the grounds about the
Hollingsworth premises this morning
for a clue, q foot print evidently made
by boot or tennis shoe, was found
in the yard, just outside the window,
from which the burglar per.
haps jumped In making his getaway
with the trousers. The garment was
found at the side of the Sage porch.
Mr.. Hollingsworth did not see the
thief but heard him in his room.
Chief Schevers went to the resi-
dence on the avenue this morning to
see if some clue could be obtained in
assisting his officers in looking up the
case.
The Others.
Entrance was attempted at the John
Brice residence. GIT High street, Chas
Wilson home. 1920 Concert street,
Mrs Margaret Sullivan's, s06 Morgan
and the George Bundy home, colored
residents, PIT North Tenth street.
The thief tried to break In side
window at the Sullivan home and q
screen was torn off the Bundy place
Officers we're dispatched to the diff
ferent places as fast as the calls were
sent in, all of the attempted robberies
and the successful breaking at the
Hollingsworth residence occurring be
y tween one and three o'clock.
Abroad Tuesday Night.
The burglar was abroad Tuesday
night also, entering two other homes
on Grand Avenue. which seems to be
a favorite haunt OF his.
i The residence of A. w. Hudson, OLE
Il Grand Avenue, was broken into and
pocket book containing eight dol
lars In money, belonging to r. E
HUDSON, visiting relative from Col
chester, H., was stolen. Mrs. A. w
H HUDSON also had small amount Of
\ money taken from purse of hers.
Entrance was made through FROM
window at the HUDSON home, the from
window being raised and the inside
screen held up by means Of pocket
book, which instrument was left be
hind when the burglar took his de
parture.
AS at the Hollingsworth residence
directly across the street, the burglar
N at Illusions took money from the
81 trousers pocket of the Colchester
Il visitor Unable to find his trousers II
the morning caused Mr.. Hudson ant
n the members Of the family to make {
search and discover the front window
open revealing the likely place where
the money had disappeared.
Another Tuesday Night.
]. w. Holdsworth who occupies thu
Hubinger house at Thirteenth ant
Grand Avenue, reported to the police
Yesterday that someone was in the bis
residence early in the morning be
tween midnight and one o'clock. TIT
prowler climbed the front porch o
the house in gaining entrance.
Arrest Many Suspects.
Up until noon today. thirteen sus
poets had been arrested by the police
In an endeavor to find some clue t.