New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-08-01
THIEVES AT WORK.

On Sunday night last be-
tween midnight and four In the
morning, number of residents
Of East End had their homes
burglarized by one or more OF
the smoothest professionals who
ever worked their trade IN this
section of the country, after
which their escape was made
without leaving a single clue that
world lead to their identity o.
capture. Just whether the frs
entry was made in the home OF
Mr.. John A. Gebert. We are ia
able to state. but tne fact that
they worked or tried to rob every
house on the East side OF tae
Street ending up at the home OF
Mrs. Ann Lewis, where one WI
seen making his exit, when the
rolice was called, would lead one
to believe that they entered III:
houses one after another until
they heard the alarm sent III for
the Folice. After gettinc. III
through a window OF the BED
room Of Mrs. Gebert and search
ing for money, they went up into
the second story and searched
every drawer in the rooms oc-
cupied by her children, scatter
ing letters and papers from one
cad Of the hall to the other, over
locking several pieces Of curren-
cy that was within their
reach and then made their escape
unobserved. From there they
visited the homes Of Mr.. }. :.
Suberbielle and Mr.. j. S. Suite.
Jut observing that all were not
asleep in these two houses con-
tinued over to DR.. Edmund Lam
dry's where they extracted TWEEN
ty-fve dollars in money from his
rantaloons. II rom there they
raised a screen in the bed room
of DR.. A. G.. Emmer daughter
and proceeded to the bed which
was occupied by DR.. Emmer, who,
when in deep slumber Is evl-
IDENTIFY hard to become aroused.
His pantaloons was carefully re-
lieved Of eleven dollars in green
backs after which his flash light
which he had placed near his bed
was pocketed by the thief and
his departure made without any
of the family being aroused. So
well was this feat performed that
the burglar entered the home OF
Capt. John T. White and worked
his way to the bed room where
the Captain was sleeping peace
fully and after searching almos.
every place where they thought
money might be found, brought
his pants down stairs and took
out his pocketbook the sum OF five
dollars, Leaving his gold watch
untouched. Crossing the street
they attempted to get in the home
of DR.. E. S. Fulton, but finding,
some of his guests awake re-
crossed to the home OF Mr.. j. A.
Fagot. At that place in prying
open a side window a pane OF
glass was broken, which scared
them off and from there they
kept on down to the home Of Mr..
Lewis Pfster when Mr.. Maier,
Mr.. Pfster's nephew heard a
noise and got up in time to keep
them from committing any de-
predations there. Evidently they
then entered the residence OF
Senator Burke and worked their
way to his bed room whiting
any of the family becoming
aroused. Again they spied Me-
Burke's pantaloons and brought
them downstairs where they could
take their own time in searching
for money, which at the time was
minus anything of value to them
as they did not care for jewelry
Going back to the Lewis home
next door they easily got in anJ
opened back door as was thel,
custom, for the purpose Of max
ing an easy exit in case Of being
discovered, when Mrs. Lewis, thu
venerable mother Of Mrs. Gram
saw them and gave a signal tt
the other members of the house