Evening journal., 1913-09-12
TO
FIND HOME
RANSACKED
George W. Chambers, Back
From Country, Finds Every
thing in House TOpSy-Turvy
UNABLE TO ESTIMATE
LOSS AT PRESENT

The home of George w. Chambers,
president OF the Central National Bank,
at 1900 Broome street, was ransacked
by thieves who are operating through
out the city, some time between last
Friday night and yesterday morning,
while the family was at their country
home at Bellevue.
The robber gang is reaping a rich har-
vest among the houses in the city that
have been closed during the summer
months. and while the exact amount
they obtained at the Chambers resi-
deuce could not be estimated, it u
known that they got enough to amply
repay them for their risk.
This latest robbery was conducted
exactly as the ones committed at the
homes OF Henry NJ. Candy and J. Smith
Brennan had been, and It is extremely
probable that the raids were all made
by the same gang OF house breakers.
The Chambers home was thorough
'ly ransacked from garret to cellar.
and so thoroughly did the robbers do
their work, and the house was in
such a chaotic condition as a result of
their plundering. that Mr.. Chambers.
who visited the house yesterday for
the first time since Friday, was un-
able TO tell just what was missing.
Mr. Chambers came into town yester-
day to supervise the delivery of some
coal at the house, and when he
opened the door he was astonished at
the sight that met his eyes.
A door leading to the cellar at the
rear of the house had been pried
open by the intruders. who had gain
cd entrance in this manner. Then,
working at their leisure. the burglars
had searched and ransacked the
house from top to bottom, not over
looking a single place where articles
of value could have been concealed.
Bureau drawers were torn open and
the contents scattered about the
floors. Desks. closets. trunks, boxes
land everything else that was closed
lor locked. we're torn open by the
thieves in their mad search for valu-
lables, and the contents of each were
left in topsy turyey condition. Ever
rugs. mattings. carpets and the lik,
were unrolled by the intruders Ia
see if anything had been conceale,
beneath them. Every key in tho
house was stolen, although just VII,
this was done is a mystery, as thel
ibid not secure any keys to the outei
ldoors. A careful investigation OF
lseveral days length will have to b,
made to ascertain exactly what has
lbeen stolen
couldn't Open Safe.
The thieves were baked in their at
tempt TO break into a safe that stood il
a middle room on the second floor. That
they had made a hard trial TO force oper
the strong box was evident. however by
the fact that they mad broken of thu
handles Of the safe and haG disar
| ranged the combination. The robbers
who operated the Peoples hardware
store affair were also unable to breal
! into the safe at that place, which would
, seem TO prove that the gang does not
comprise professional yeggmen, who are
skilled in the use of "soup" for safe
blowing purposes.
There was considerable silvcrware il
the house at the time. but the table sill
, lvefware had been locked up in vault IL
the Security Trust Company before th'
family went to the country. which wa
probably the only thing that saved il.
II was apparent that the robberl
had made the Chambers residence
their headquarters for some time
and as some of the blinds were part
ly opened it is likely that they wer
in the house during the day. The,
would not be likely TO open the blind
at night Scraps of food were found
and The family wine cellar had beel
attacked by the robbers, which show
ed that they had had at least one hi
> feast in the house. Il is very pro
table however that they had remain
ed i'm the house long enough 10 en-
- JOY several feeds" There is abso
. luta3v no clue 10 the robbers.