Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-10
BURGLAR DASHES
THROUGH WINDOW
OF M'CABE Home
,-otseeioual Prowler When De-
.ected BY Owner, Jumps
EeadlonC. Crashing Pane.
Is CUT IN MANY PLACES
=. vho Also Entered Mrs Rey-
,as Residence Leaves Trail Of
sloOd Showing Path Of Escape.

,.s- belng caught in the act OF
,n-r,,-i.ins the home OF L. :. Nc
-. 9s2o Fifth avenue. by the owner.
- SUNDAY morning. a prowler,
.5orest by The police TO be q profes-
-, dashed down stairs. and jump
- head first through plate glass
~,-sor on the east side Of the par
The thief was badly cut \ trail of
,,a,5 leading east indicated the path
= had taken. 7, showed where he
..,,,sd several hundred feet away.
-rss.mablv 10 take glass; from his
- he gained but little loot At the
NcCsbe home
Previously n the morning. shorty
.f,s- SATURDAY midnight the same
tsief. or another q pal Of his, jim
-,ied- a window In the home OF Mrs
.n,nda REYNOLDS. 1898 Fifth avenue.
IN, after securing q little change was
f-igh;ened away from there also.
Enteres Through Window.
The man gained entrance into the
voCa-e home BY rrying open a win
sov leading into the kitchen from the
porch In the rear He thoroughly
-s1sscked the house. From purse
~ Mrs NfcCabe. which had been left
II the down stairs portion of the
house. the thief took half dollar.
After going through the FIRST floor
Il the home carefully, the thief went
10 the upper portion OF the home and
Continued his quest for money NJ
McCabe awakened during his prowl-
ing about the upstairs
re saw q fash from the light the
man held in his hand At first Mr.
MeCabe thought that L was lightning.
but hearing a noise in the house.
thought 20 investigate
As he entered the hall from his
roon he came face TO face with the
r-cwIer. Tie man turned the fash
or IL. McCabe. The owner OF the
house asked him who he was. but in
answer the thief. whom ii is thought
vas not armed. as he displayed no
weapon. turned and fairly jumped
down the stairway. While he was
travelling down the steps, Nj. McCabe
turned OF the electric lights in the
hall. and this caused the thief TO
hasten his steps the more When he
reached the bottom he turned into the
pz-lor and then Jumped out Of the win
dow. dashing through the plate glass.
Jumps Through Window.
There Is a question as TO whether he
frat kicked the glass or jumped head
long through the pane, crashing 1t
vita his head IS he dove outside
Al any rate he was badly cut. Appar-
emily blood shot forth from different
cuts. according 10 the many pools
found On the ground.
He Travelled east. but after he
stopped 10 take the glass from some
Of the cuts. the trail Of blood grew
weaker and weaker the further he got
from the NcCabe home. until several
blocks away. It wGs lost.
NJ McCebe IS Joking today about
the affair. The thief secured q half
dollar from Mrs. -icCabe's purse but
in Jumping from the window, the half
dollar. 2 dime and q nickel fell from
the pocket OF the man.
Mr. McC-be, while he thinks that
Il wes the work Of a professional
p-owler, believes that the man was
not among the most expert, since
after gaining entrance TO the house he
made no effort 20 provide means OF
exit
M IcCabe did not secure a good
description OF the man. further than
that he was tail lie IS badly cut and
u spp-ehendCd. could easily be identi-
Ted through Efs wounds
Reynolds Robbery.
Sometime previous 20 the McCabe
burglary, Mrs. Reynolds home nearby
was entered. presumably by the same
man He ransacked a portion Of the
mouse. securing a pair OF trousers con
tanning some change. and belonging 10
z male-servaEt OF the place.
He Vas frightened away by young
man vho IS roOming At the house
since he did not get far through the
Rouse before detected 10 IS thought
mat he did not secure anything else
ne gained entrance 20 this home By
Frying open a window
While his work was crude in a way.
Since he even left the Ratchet with
which he 'jimmied" the IcCabe win
COW on the back porch. yet he aDpar-
entiy sought only money. He did not
lske any Jewels or other valuables
WITH the exception OF money.
The police have been working on
me case. but thus far have made no
arrests They we're not notified OF the
AeCabe robbery until later Sunday
morning and the thief had a chance
70 make good getaway.