Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-18
MYSTERY Of
ROBBERY IN
HOSPITAL
DEEPENS
Police Now Suspect Man Of
ChIOroforming Head Nurse in
Red Cross Sanitarium.

The theory of a woman Raffles In
the mysterious burglary early Wed
nesday morning at the Red Cross
sanitarium, IS Cooper Street. was
abandoned by the detectives in the
afternoon when they were able to get
coherent story OF the AFFAIR from
Miss f, o. SHELTON. head nurse, who
was choked into inseusibility, chlcro-
formed and robbed Of nearly $3.50 and
a handsome gold watch.
Other nurses and attaches of the
institution told stories corroborating
that Of Miss Shelton. who was GER
tain that 1t was a man who thrcttled
her and afterward ransacked her
room One Of them. Miss Conrad, OBJ
tanned a glimpse of the robber She
says 1t was a man she saw.
The prints of small bare feet on the
porch on to which Miss SHELTON
room opened led to the first startling
theory that it was a woman. not a
man, who had committed the unusu-
ally daring burglary The footprints
were explained later in the day by
the employees of the hospital They
said they probably were made by the
grocer boy who delivers groceries
every afternoon and leaves them near
the window Of Miss SHELTON.
Man Under Suspicion.
While the burglary is still a mya-
terry, the detectives have a man un-
der strong suspicion and are making
q search for him now. He only re-
Gently was an inmate of the sanita T.
rum, and returned Tuesday for a
visit. The hospital authorities say
the deed must have been done by
someone entirely familiar with the
hospital and the location of it's va
rious rooms.
Miss SHELTON retired about II
o'clock. Some time after midnight
the burglar entered, creeping stealth
lily to the bed where the nurse was
sleeping. Miss Shelton awoke to feel
for an instant throttling hands about
her throat Then she went into un-
seriousness.
Inc room was ransacked complete.
~. Drawers were pulled out and
their contents scattered about m.
room. The burglar discovered tn,
roll Of bills Miss Shelton had con
cealed. The watch was found as cas-.
lily. The burglar got away without
raising the slightest alarm.
1t was not until shortly after 6
o'clock in the morning that Miss skel-
tons plight was discovered. Miss
Pauline Bogen, one of the nurses
came to Miss Skeletons room to
awaken her. She saw handker-
chief over the face Of the woman, but
thought it probably was because OF
headache. AS she came nearer the
bed, however. she detected the lin
gering odor of ehloroform and quick
ly called the other nurses and the
physicians.
Nurse Is Recovering.
Miss Shelton was still dazed and in
a semi-stupor when Detective Wag
goner arrived at the hospital on a
hurry call. When a Georgian re-
porter called later in the day she had
largely recovered, although she was
still in a highly nervous state She
told her story as she remembered the
circumstances
Here is her story just as given by
her:
Sometime in the night I awoke
with a little shiver and with the
knowledge that some one was in the
room | thought it was Miss Bogen
the night nurse, who each might
comes in my room several times fOi
orders concerning the patients.
lnsensIble for Hours.
Hearing the noise l arose on one
elbow and called Miss Bogen. Al
this instant was seized by the throat
and choked down upon my pillow, a
handkerchief or rag saturated witt
chloroform was clapped over my face
and | remembered no more until
o'clock this morning when Miss Bo-
gen entered my room and told ms
that 1t was time TO get up.
My room was in great disorder
and the contents of silver mesh
bag and my gold watch and chair
were gone. The purse contained $l4i
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