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, So Cooper Street was
abandoned by the detectives in the
afternoon when they were able to get
a coherent story OF the affair from
Miss f. o. skeleton. head nurse, who
was choked into insensibility, 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 it 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 It was a man she saw.
The prints OF small bare feet on the
porch on to which Miss Skeletons
room opened led to the first startling
theory that 1t was woman. not a
man who had committed the nnusu-
ally daring burglary The footprints
were explained later in the dav bv
the employees Of the hospital They
said they probably were made BIS the
grocer boy who delivers groceries
every afternoon and leaves them near
the window of Miss Shelton.
Man Under Suspicion.
While the burglary is suu a mys-
terry, the detectives have a man un-
der strong suspicion and are making
a search for him now. He only re-
Gently was an inmate Of the santa
rum and returned Tuesday for q
visit. The hospital authorities say
] the deed must have been done BY
Z someone entirely familiar with the
hospital and the location OF its va
rious rooms.
Miss Shelton retired about IL
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.
The room was ransacked complete
ly. Drawers were pulled out and
their contents scattered about the
room The burglar discovered the
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 chloroform and quick
ly called the other nurses and the
physicians.
Nurse ls Recovering.
Miss Shelton was still dazed and in
a semi stupor when Detective waE-
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. l thought it was Miss Bogen,
the night nurse, who each night
comes in my room several times for
orders concerning the patients.
Insensible for Hours.
Hearing the noise / arose on one
elbow and called Miss Bogen. AT
this instant | was seized by the throat
and Choked down upon my pillow, a
handkerchief or rag saturated with
chloroform was clapped over my face
and l remembered no more until &
O'clock this morning when Miss Bo-
gen entered my room and told me
that 1t was time 10 get up
My room was in great disorder
and the contents of a silver mesh
bag and my gold watch and chair
were gone. The purse contained s14j