Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
Mysterious Pair Believed to
be Responsible for Series
of Recent Thefts.
ANOTHER JOB SATURDAY
NIGHT GIVES THEM SIS
Seen at Home of Mrs. Chris
Show, 663 State Street
Which Was Ransacked.

Operation of thieves in the home
of Chris Skow at 663 State street
Saturday night, indicates conclu-
sively to the local authorities that a
tall dark man and a girl or young
woman are operating as sneak
thieves in this city. 1t seems that
the pair take turns at looting houses
and standing on guard. A girl who
from quick glance appeared to be
about fifteen years old probably rob-
bed the Skow home. while her part
ner In crime, the tall man who often
hos been seen in connection with the
thefts here of late. stood on guard.
A IS bill was all that has thus far
been found missing from the Skow
home. Most everything in the house
was thrown about. evidently in
search Of valuable 1ewelry and
money. The Job in practically all re-
spects resembles most of those per-
petrated here of late.
Mr.. Skow reported the theft to
Patrolman Andrew Jensen yesterday
morning. He said. he had been work.
ing Saturday night and his wife was
out while their home was being ran
sacked. As she entered about II
O'Clock she noticed tall man on the
sidewalk in front OF the house. He
wore black overcoat with the col
lar turned up and had ON black
derby hat. When Mrs Skow went
up on her front porch preparatory
to entering the house. she saw a girl
running from the rear of the house
to the sidewalk. She appeared to be
about fifteen years old in the estima-
tion of Mrs. Skow and wore a light
coat and a light scarf, seemingly a
towel over her head. She Joined the
tall male stranger and they disap-
peared rapidly out State street.
Mrs. Skow became suspicious and
thought there was something wrong,
but she did not believe her home had
been robbed and gave no alarm. She
proceeded to enter and was surpris-
ed to find the house had been ran
sacked throughout. Every drawer
in the house had been examined and
contents strewn about the floors.
/ Bed clothes had been turned over
and thrown carelessly about.
Upon investigation it was learned
that entrance was gained in the bold
manner of climbing up on top of the
front porch and breaking a pane OF
gless. The chief then crawled into
the front bed room. The SIS bill
taken was found under a pillow in a
bed.
Proof that the Skow home had
been singled ont by the thieves and
had been watched by them. was fur
nished In the statement to Patrol
man Jensen. that Mrs. Skow had
seen the same tall man looking Gu
rioulsv at her home on several other
occasions. 1t appears the girl seen
by Mrs. skow robbed the house while
the man stood on guard and as the
woman was entering her home he
signalled In some way to his female
partner. with the result that she
came running to him. Indications are
she left the house through the lower
back door.
In most of the sneak thief rob-
berries committed here Of late the
man seen and believed to have been
thief was a tall dark man wear
Mrs. Skow. Following the double
robbery of the home of Charles A.
Dunham at 20 Market street and
that of Joseph Brimlow at 264 Rec
tor street On the night OF January
18. imprints of the heel OF a wo-
mans shoe were found at the side
and in the rear OF the Durham
home. They lead over rear fence
directly to the Brimiow home.