Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-03-11
BURGLARS IN kENOvA
Stores and Residences En-
tered and Articles
Taken.

laries thrust upon her within the
past fortnight. "Knights of the
Jimmies" and "Knights of the
Board" have been operating In
various parts OF the city.
On Wednesday night of last
week thieves entered the store of
j. w. Blair on Fifteenth street and
stole some shoes and other articles.
A day or two later the shoes were
found hidden in an old building To-
Gated In what is known as "the
hole" near where the old round
house stood. The shoes we're left
there a few days and watchmen
placed in the vicinity in order to
catch the thieves should they re-
turn for the loot. But the watched
outwatched the watchers, for evil
IDENTIFY "smelling a mouses," they
never came back. Access to the
store building was gained by break
ing large plate glass In the front
windoy. The glass was shat
tered with board taken from the
step of a nearby residence. The
plank, which was used as a batter.
ing ram, was left lying across the
sidewalk at the store. 1t will cost
$40 TO replace the plateglass.
On the same night "Knights of
the Clothes" secured three suits OF
gentlemen's underwear from the
family wash at the home of u. G.
Staten. The thieves evidently have
large feet, as they left several pairs
of silk socks unmolested. Detective
Anderson Crow will probably be
placed on the trail of the clothes
swipers.
On Tuesday night OF this week
"knights of the Cash Register"
burglarized the drug store of r.
Ney Williams in the Glenwood
building. Upon entering the room
the robbers con6scated the cash
register. 1t was taken outside and
the plate broken. This showed the
robbers were either amateurs or
playing amateurs in order to divert
suspicion, for any child knows tina,
cash register may be opened by
simply pressing down on a key.
Change to the amount of about SIS
was taken. 1t is thought few
small articles we're taken from the
shelves, although the stock of goods
carried is such that it would neces-
state an inventory before the sue
piciOns could be confirmed. The
robbers used Jimmy" IN gaining
access TO the drug store. The lock
In the north side door was pried
and broken, but before the door
would yield to their pressure the
men were compelled to break the
glass and slip bolt on the inside.
No clue.
On the same night some one en-
tered the pantry at the boarding
house OF Mrs. 9. b. Porter on Syca-
more street. The marauders enters
ed by raising the window, but were
scared away before they could get
into the other rooms. Nothing of
much value was secured.
A rumor is current, although not
verified, that on the same night
thief entered the kitchen at the
home of Maj. West and prepared a
meal After filling the inner man, il
is said, ;he visitor took his depart
ure. A ham also went along with
bin, whether inside or outside we
are unable to state.
~ '"'iS "is"b W OeiHR uee-
day, of course) wayfaring strangers
partook of meal in the vestibule
ct the building occupied by J. K.
Boggs, the real estate broker. A
partly burned dinner basket and egg
shells lying in front of the building
Wednesday morning indicated that
the wsyfarers had attempted to cook
their refreshments at that point.
From the number Of napkins scatter.
ed about that place, our deduction
Is that two or three railroad men
we're minus their midnight lunch
when they went TO eat that night.
Whether these depredations are