The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-26
Nearly 500 Secured in Two
East End Homes, and At
tempts Were Made to Rob
Two Other Houses.
NO CLUES OBTAINED
BY THE OFFICIALS
After Obtaining SIS at John
Evans Home, Thieves Are
Frightened and They Drop
aDiamond Pin.

The burglar belt" which lies be.
and from Main to South streets,
was raided again last night, two homes
being entered and attempts made to
enter two other residences. The net
result of said raid was $3.50, a dia-
mon stud, two pair of trousers, two
knives, bunch of keys and a rule,
although the thieves were condescend-
ing enough to drop the diamond stud
and to throw the trousers, the ten
cent piece and the keys and the rule
away. 1t is also believed that a gold
watch was taken. Up to the present
the police have obtained no clues to
the robbers.
The home OF John Evans, 1925 Main
street. and Thomas Gibbs, ia South
Fourteenth street, were robbed and
attempts were made to gain entrance
to the home of Isaac Neff, 103 South
Fourteenth, and DR.. C. S. Wilson, lis
South Fourteenth street
Made Big Haul.
At the home of John Evans, it
is thought the thieves obtained the
biggest haul. 1t is understood Mr.
Evans was relieved of SIS. The
thieves entered a window on the west
side of the house and stealthily en-
tering Mr.. Evans bedroom took a
pair of trousers and a diamond stud
and departed. AS the left the house
Mrs. Evans heard a noise and she
called to Mrs. Mary Evans, her moth
er-in-law, thinking that it was her but
receiving no answer thought nothing
more of it.. ...s....sss.....,s,s,ss
fE This morning tho diamond stud MAs
found beneath the open window, and
the trousers, keys. the ten-cent piece
and a rule which were in the pockets
were found in the yard of a neighbor.
1t is not known whether the robbers
stole a gold watch belonging to Mrs.
John Evans, but it is missing.
The next place that the thieves en-
tered was the home of Thomas Gibbs,
1l4 South Fourteenth street, where
they secured about $50 in money and
knife. Entrance to the residence
was gained through a window on the
south side of the house. From the
bedroom a pair of trousers were TAX
en- and the thieves stopped In the liv-
ing room long enough to take from the
trouser pockets $40 and q knifa then
throwing the trousers aside climbed
out the window by which the entered
the house.
Fall to Enter Houses. sss..s.
Three screens In windows the
home Of DR.. Charles 8. Wilson. IFS
South Fourteenth street, wefD tam
pered with, but it is presumed that
the robbers, upons finding that the
windows were locked, did not.smake
further attempts to enter the house.
DR.. Wilson's home was robbed sev-
eral months ago and Il is the belief
Of residents in thatsyicinfty that the
same men attempted to get into the
house last night as on the former oc-
casion.
A window at the home Of Isaac Neff
principal of the high schoUf. at 1O3
South Fourteenth street was raised.
but Mr.. Neff believes that the bur
glars obtained nothing in his home.
The exact time Of the robh1fies is
not known and the police, who were
notified this morning. have no clues
as to the identity of the robbers.
Last Sunday evening two men were
in the act of raising a window at the
home of Henry J. Pohlmeyer, 1O6
South Fourteenth street, about ten
O'Clock. When Mrs. Pohlmeyer heard
tho noise and turning on an electric
light on the porch put the providers
to flight. 80
Three men visited the plant of the
Richmond Baking company yesterday
morning and acted very susp1cious. It
is believed that these men had hand
In the robberies.