The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-21
TWO WHITE MEN
HOLD UP NEGRO
STOPPED HIM ON UPPER WASH
lNGTON AVENUE NEAR MA.
YoR'S RESIDENCE.
Z WHITE MEN BURGLARS
Attempt to Enter o'shca Resldenc3--
One Carried Small Ladder
Seen by Mrs. oshea--4o
in TWO Weeks.
Hold Up.
John Black negro VINO drives q

Hold Up.
John Black negro VINO drives
delivery WAGON fer the Lewis Mefcan-
tile Co, on Caio street, had All ey>
citine experience Thursday evening
about dusk oa~asNner Washington ave
nue., just above Mayor Parsons resi-
dncce
He had been delivering some mer-
chandiSe 10 uptown dealers and was
returning when he was called to ha.r
by two young white men who came
from the sidewalk, and who requested
to be permitted to ride Black halted
and the men got into the wagon, but
hardly mad they reached the seat
wnen one stuck a pistol in his face
and the other grabbed the reins and
held the horses, while the man with
the pistol demanded what money he
had.
Black mad collected $1l from one
Of The dealers for merchandise de-
hyored, but fearing that something
might bapren, because 50 much had
happened lately, be threw the money
wrapped 10 a piece cf.paper, into the
straw which coveredf the bottom of
the wagon ted and when the nigh.
wagmor searched him ne had no
m0rey on bis person.
Tie was searched thoroughly, how
ever, aud when nothing but rocket
Irirr was found The rascals left him
with a yoiley Of curses.
Being asked by Mr. Lewis to dos-
crhe tho men he said ne could not
except that they We're young white
.men. one wearing black clothes.
IA wasn't thinkin' bout how aey
looEed boss said Black, AN all
wcGlnt know em ef ah was t see
lem dis mint Dat pistol dey poked
in NAH face was one O. dem blue
things an looked to be bout fo' feet
lolg."
They Attempt Burglary.
John j, O'Shea, the plumber, said
last night an attempt was made to
burglarize his house. Mr.. O'Shea and
family reside upstairs over his plumb
ing establishment, 1903 Washington
avenue. At about $3.50 O'Clock last
night Mrs. OShea heard a noise at
the street door. Mr.. O'Shea was not
at home at the time. The noise
sounded as though some one was try
/ ing to unlock the door She raised
the front window and looking down
saw two young white men at the
door One Of them had a small lad
der in his hand. She asked what was
wanted and the two ran away as fas'
AS thoy could. Mr., O'shea says he
believes that the small ladder wat
intended to be used to reach the
! transom and get INTO the house b.
/ that way in case they failed TO oper
1.-THE door from the outside.
TWO Weeks Record.
During the last two weeks ther
have been exactly forty cases 0
burglary or intended burglary at tn
residences or business places o
Cairo citizens. In no case has ther
been any serious harm done th
/ intruders appear to have been ver
careful to avoid the people who's
houses they invaded, taking few 0
Ino chances OF being caught. The los
/ has been slight, the fellows seemin
to be only after money, Of whic
they have gotten very little. TIL
chief harm they have done has bee
to scare people, especially tn
women Of the households they vi.
I tied.
4 There was one case reported las
Right. The list os places vlsits
as reported since Saturday, Dec 3
| is as follows:
Harry Cushman
| ]. III. Galigan 2il5 Walnut.
i H. r. Ellis 2l00 Walnut.
NJ. j. Howley 2l05 Walnut.
II. G. Hoppe 20l3 walnut
WV Kluge 2201 Walnut
II. RI. Halliday go Tenth.
Mrs. !. W. Morris Sl3 Walnut
Samuel Gruskin 1907 Commercia
Fred Farnbaker Tenth street
Ge, Koehler 329 Eighth street
Candy Kitchen Eighth street.
Wm. Hodge 327 Sixth street
Mrs. Kratky. ZIG Third street.
Or. walsh 229 Twentieth street.
c. NJ. Ellis Sixth street.
4 A.. l.. Watson 315 Twentieth stree
Capt Gillespie 517 Center street.
p. 7 Langan IA Twenty-secor
street.
Busy nee Store Washington av
nue.
Geo. p. walker 22U1 Walnutssstrea
LII. ~. Paxter It'll Poplar street
4 w. W Pritchard 1715 Popl'
\ street.
w r. Smith 222 Seventh street.