The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-17
WORK OF THIEVES
HOME OF Mr.. AND MRS. ALBEIT
LEWIS VISITED ABOUT 900
O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT.
Several Other Cases OF intrusion
Rough Locking White Man
Tried to Sell Few Camera
To n. c. schuh.

TIE burglars have not been as ac-
tive the past few nights as previous
ly; but last night aHort 8 o'coeix MIS-.
Albert Lewis, 5t9 Seventh street, ANA
daughter, Helen, N ere made aware OF
the fact that so Zone was trying to
get into the house by way OF the
kitchen door. The person succeeded
in arransing the latch so that it could
be lifted, but an extra catch on the
inside of the door prevented the open
ing of the door.
While the noise was going on Mrs.
Lewis quietly telephonel police head
quarters and Officers Kennedy and
Jones responded in few minutes.
Tney searched the premises, but
couii locate no robber.
While Mrs. Lewis was phoning the
police, Miss Helen was loading re-
volfer ready to give the burglar Y
hot reception.
There were several other attempts
to enter homes the past two days
that have not previously been noted.
Among them being a second attempt
to get into George B. Walkers resi-
dence, 2201 Walnut street, Sunday
night In this case the burglar failed
to get in, but left ) nice screw drive,
which Mr.. Walker says comes In real
handy. He's been wanting ore for
some time.
AT the residence Of Lee Watson,
corner of Twenty-fourfh and Walnut
streets, burglar Sunday night about
8 o'clock gained entrance to the house
through the basement ana tried 10 get
into the upper floor through the door
from the basement to the kitchen. In
doing so he bumped mp against a lot
of tinware hanging over the steps
which fell with a crash and probably
frightened the burglar as badly as it
did the family. He beat a retreat
Mrs. Lee Fitzgerald of 2215 Wash
ington avenue, AMI her sister, Miss
Augustin, had scare Saturday,
At the residence of l.. Berkowit2,
DIS Walnut, there were evidences oil
someone trying to pry upon window
and marks at another. window that
proved someone had tried to get into
the house.
Herman G. Schulz, the druggist at
Eighth and Washington, had an ex-
perience with a rough looking white
man. The fellow came in and offered
to sell camera Mr.. Schuh said he
did not care to buy a secondhand
camera, and the fellow replied with
an oath that it was new camera
Mr. Scbuh looked at it, but found II
was not of the make that is scld by
him and told the man SO. well, VINO
would buy it," asked the fellow gruf-
fly Mr.. Schulz directed him to some
of the pawn shops, The fellow walk
ed out grumbling and on the side
walk Joined two others, also rougl
looking fellows to whom he repeated
what Mr.. Schuh had told him.
1--WE notion to go back in tnerf
and tell that something" saif
the fellow and started back toward
the store entrance, but was held bach
kby his companions Hearing this threat
Mr.. Schuh went to the door intending
to look for an officer; burt there
wasn't any near and the ruftian'
hurried away.
Mr. Schuh does not think that tnt
camera was stolen from any dealer II
Cairo as the machines are not had
died here, Nor has it transpired that
any citizen has lost one. But tn,
men were Enthusiastically rough char
acters and undesirable citizens"