Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-14
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Burglars Enter Three Stores in Pawcatuck Securing But $3 -Hary D. COyle to Sue Town Because of Wife's h. iries-Valuabe Curios For Museum Presented Library by J. Irving Maxson-Deborah Chapters Social.

~rne enterprising burglar went a. burgling'' in Pawcatuek Tuesday eve- aiRg. and visited three stores all in TOW in West Broad street. and for their labor secured three dollars an average of a dollar for the three breaks. though the cash was taken from one store,
 The Vincent bakery was entered be- tween seven and eight o'clock in the evening, as Mir, Vincent closed the store just an hour before the bakers commenced work for the night. A pane Of glass was broken from the back door and the pushing back of the bolt made entry easy. The intruder opened the cash register, took $3. examined some papers in the register, and then left by the back door route. Nothing but the cash was taken and the con- tents of the store were undisturbed.
 At the Star fish market next door, the wire screen was partially torn from the window casing, there being no window sash. and the market WAS entered, but nothing disturbed. The cssh drawer. one of the old style com bination type, was in the front section of the market. but had not been tam- pered with. Exit was made by the window route, although the back door could have been opened by sliding back the bolt.
 The attempt to enter the Brockton Ehoe store was not successful 1t be- ing evident that the burglars courage failed before entrance was effected. In the other cases the entrance was made directly from the rear, but in this instance an attempt was made to enter by a window in the side and well to the rear of the store, located in a driveway leading from the street. This window was boarded up from the inside and the breakers smashed a pane Of glass and removed most of the boards, but not enough to permit admission to the store.
 The building in which the stores are located is owned by Mrs. Nellie T. Rose who. with her children, reside in the upper apartments. The rear of the property is abutting the tracks of the New Haven railroad, and mem bers of the Rose household declare that just after the passage of a train about two o'clock Wednesday morn ing. they heard a noise indicating that some one was in the Star fish market and supposed it was the proprietor Capt Edward P. Sisson. in the market a few hours earlier than usual This would indicate that the market was entered several hours after the vis- irations were made to the bakery and shoe store.
 The rear of the stores are of easy access from the railroad track and the thievish visitors could make the triT by that route unobserved. It is the belief that the breaks were commit ted by local residents, presumably boys. as there is ID evidence to in- dfcate the work of experts. The soli- tary officer on duty in Pawcatuck, Pa trolman Nicholas, says he did not sec Alny suspicious persons. men or boys o.u the streets during his tour of duty
 In addition to the breaks in tho Rose building, entrance was effected to the cellar of the store of A. D Miner. but the intruders were evident ly unable to force the trap door to thu store