Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-10-14
THEY ROB TWO DWELLINGS
HOUSES or MRS. MEYERS AND
MRS. AoLRIcH ARE RAN.
SACKED.
MANY ARTICLES ARE STOLEN
ROBBERS HAUL INCLUDES JEW-
ELRY, MONEY AND WEAR
ING APPAREL.


Two cool pieces Of work in the
housebrealxing line were pulled off
early this morning when the roomang
houses of Mrs. L. J. Myers and Mrs.
Mary Aldrich at 227 and 217 Railroad
avenue, respectively, were entered. At
the Myers rooming house the house
breakers first entered the living room
through a side door; but seeing Mrs.
Myers bedroom door open, they evil
IDENTIFY lost their nerve and went on
upstairs where they ransaeked two
rooms, in mhich H. c. Leahy and Will
liam Myers we're sleeping
Leahy is minus a new s25 suit of
clothes. his watch, a cap, and 81 50
in cash and Myers reports missing
his overcoat, watch chain and s1S.75
in cash. After helping themselves
to these articles at the Myers house,
the thieves paid a visit to the Aldrich
house and ransacked the whole house
with the exception Of one room.
which was locked. In one room which
was entered. two men were asleep,
cut the housebreakers did not dis
turb them, being as light-footed as
they were light-fingered. Frem shis
room they took all Of the clothes be-
longing to the men and also grip.
and. going into an empty room. they
proceeded to go through the mems
clothes and also the grip.
After helping themselves to every
thing Of value in the mems clothes
and in the grip they entered another
room, took a suit Of clothes. folded it
up and laid it in lne front hall ready
to take away. but in their hurry they
evidently overlooked the clothes for
This morning they were. found lying in
the center Of the front hall, neatly
folded up. From the second bed
room they went into two empty rooms
and from these apartments they help
ed themselves to some new bedding
tearing two beds to pieces in order to
select the best of the bed clothes.
This morning new comforter
was found hanging over the fence in
the front yard of the Aldrich home.
This also was neatly folded up and
ready for packing" away.
After going through the two empty
bedrooms the men went out into the
kitchen and helped themselves to all
the food in the larder and also emp
tied the ice box of everything eat
able. In front Of the ice box were
several burnt matches and a lot OF
crumbs showing the men had started
to eat their lunch in the kitchen.
Part Of the bread pudding made yes
terday by Mrs. Aldrich was found out
in the alley. Evidently the men must
have been interrupted while eating
and tried to take away the remainder
Of their lunch
In front Of the Aldrich house ssere
were tracks showing Where a buggy
had been driven up on he sidewalk.
Evidently the men made shcir get
away in the buggy for the amount OF
goods taken by them would have been
a good load for two men rhe police
have not as yet found any race Of
the housebreakers. Mrs. Myers states
that three weeks ago somebody en-
tered shed tn the rear of her house
and killed nine pet Ilelgian lares
She believes that the people who last
night entered the house are the same
ones who killed the hares. Alrs Aid
rich believes that two, Or possibly
three men, were in the robber gang,
as 1t would have been difficult for one
thief to have turned the trick.