Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-07
DARING HousE1REAkER WORKS
WHILE OWNER SLEEPS IN Ap.
JOINING ROOM
PART OF STOLEN GOODS
FOUND IN CORN FIELD
Burglars Trail Followed Into Field and
Stolen Clothing Found Hidden in
Grain saek-Movins Outfits Searched
But Nothing Feund-shetsun, Cloth
ing and Watch Chain Taken.

Sam Carter. residing on the South
Twelfth avenue road, about two miles
south of the city, slept on the floor Of
his home Saturday afternoon, while a
robber Went thru the house and secured
a double barreled shot gun worth $50,
a new suit Of clothes, new pair of
shoes, two pair of trousers, two vests,
a hat and cap and a gold watch chain
out awakening Mr.. Carter and made
good mis- escape. Sunday morning
portion of the clothing was found in a
corn field, hidden away in grain sack.
Deputy Sheriff Mason, armed with a
search warrant, visited a camp Of NOV
ers late Saturday night, but failed TO
find any of the missing articles. The
movers, who had Deeu il the Carter
neighborhood for TWO days. We're or
dered to move on.
Works While Carter Sleeps.
Mr. Carter had been engaged in
threshing for TWO or three days and
after hitching his team Saturday af-
,ernoon for his wife to drive to town
he lay down on the floor 10 get a much
needed rest. Mrs. Carter left home
shortly before > o'clock. Mr. Carter
awoke at o'clock and found tina. dur
ing his three hours sleep the house had
been entered.
The burglar had gained entrance TO
the house BY cutting the wire screening
from a window in a room adjoining
that in which Mr. Carter was sleeping.
All the rooms were ransacked and so
far as is known what was stolen con-
sisted Of the shot gun. clothing and
poke. Of Mr. Carriers overalls in the
kitchen. was overlooked.
Search Movers Outfit.
Mr. Carter was suspicious OF the
band Of movers that had camped near
the place and came to the city in the
evening and obtained a search warrant.
Sunday morning a more systematic
search was organized. II was evident
that the work was done by but one man
as footprints could be followed from the
house to the corn field. The tracks we're
visible thru the field for forty rods or
more, where they were lost. Further
on the tracks were again discovered
out they We're more faint and showed
that the man had removed his shoes.
The trail was followed to the creek and
there lost
Clothing Is Found.
Fred Brown, a son-in-iaw % Mr..
Carter. found grain sack in the corn
field Sunday morning containing most
OF the missing clothing. The watch
chain was found in the pocket Of one
Of the vests. The shot gun, however.
was made in the nope Of finding the
gun but the quest proved unsuccessful.
Moving Parties Numerous.
Three moving parties We're cam ped
in the neighborhood during Saturday.
One party stopped short way to the
east Of the Carter place. another short
distance to the west and third party
about a mile and a half to the south
Members of the party to the cas-.
claimed they we're going 70 Belle PLANE.
but when ordered 70 leave they started
west
Lane Sunday afternoon another
search was made and the gun was
found in the corn fed. All Of the
stolen property has now been recovered
except one pair Of trousers.
shoe string tied to the fence near
where part % the stolen goods were
found. was believed 10 have been placed
there by the robber to mark the hiding
place o: his booty. Last night the place
was watched in the hope that the rob-
Der might return 10 get his plumber, but
the nightly vigil was unfruitful.