Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-19

the house from either end or the
porch and the fourth gathered up the
plumber
MEETS MRS. SLEIGHT.
AS the fourth member of the gang
started on his tour of the house he
was met at the door of her bedroom
by Mrs. Sleight. who had gotten up to
learn the cause of the disturbance.
When a light was flashed in her face
Mrs. Sleight jumped back into her
room and closed and locked the door.
! Ordered to reopen it she refused. The
bandit first threatened to shoot
| through the door, and this bringing 40
results he told Mrs. Sleight that her
husband would be maltreated if she
did not comply At this she opened
/ the door and was straightway pressed
into service as guide in the search for
! treasures.
| On one occasion when the lady
| truthfully answered a request for in
| formation as to where money was
kept, the thief got it and said. well.
| you're bally right" Several other
times he complimented her on her
truthfulness.
At the conclusion of the hunt
through the first bedroom Mrs. Sleight
was ordered to lead the way to the
room of her daughter, and she pro-
tested on the ground that they might
awaken the baby. The thief said he
guessed it would go to sleep again. -
and overruled the objection.
HIDES HER VALUABLEs.
The door was found locked, how
ever. Hrs. Barnard, who had learned
what was going on having turned the
key and hastily concealed her val
uables. Like her mother, she yielded
to the demand that door be opened
after the threat had been made that a
hole would be put through her hus-
band if she didn't" So effectively
had the work of hiding her jewelry
been done. however. tina; the thief got
little. and Mrs. Barnard had difficulty
later in finding them herself. so fright
ened had she been when she slowed
them away.
p While the man was in this room the
baby awakened and took much inter
, est in the proceedings. Noticing the
child the thief said he had wife and
two babies at home.
SPARES WEDDING RING.
Being asked to spare the wedding
rings of Mrs. Sleight and Mrs. Bar.
= nard the bandit said, well, you have
been pretty decent" And he did not
take the rings.
The room of Miss Hubbard, aunt OF
Mrs. Sleight, was searched. despite
protC-.s that Miss Hubbard was ar
Invalid, and the robber also insisted
upon going to the room of Mrs
/. Sleight's mother. Mrs. Maria
H. Dimock, who is 80 years of age
: but in neither place was much Sc
t. cured.
After this the thief discovered thu
: clothes of Mr.. Sleight and Mr. Barnard
in the bathroom and from them III
took $50 in cash and a gold watch
: overlooking Mr.. Barnards watch
. which lay on a stand. Noticing an
- other telephone in the room the in
truder cut the wires of this also. Mex
he searched the buffet but decided
I that its valuable contents were to-
bulky to carry away.
OUT THROUGH THB KITCHEN.
:, Having gone over the house prett
: thoroughly the gang then gathers
= up their booty and made an ext
through the kitchen door. keepin
, members of the family at bay till the
- got out of sight
The police were notified by telt
y, phone from the residence of c. +
y Dietz. nearby, and the premises wer
- carefully examined without anythin
= in the nature of clue being founC
Mrs. Dietz had heard noise and go
. ten up while the Sleight home wa
:. being robbed, but finding nothing
>! cause alarm, had returned to bed.
None of the robbers wore a mas
y and they all worked like professional
- How they obtained their advance il
formation of the premises is NJ
:, known. II is believed they escape
= from the city either on the Southwe'
. limited on the ST. Paul or on a Roc
~ Island train leaving for the east abol
Ia a m.