El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-02
Work at Country Club
and Operate as They Come
Down the Railroad.

URGLARS were busy New Years
K night in the northeastern section
II of the city. From the way they
,govlee5 the gang appeared to have
So st-r1cl- town. for three houses were
robbed between the Country club and
the civ. all close to the FL Paso. &
Southwestern tracks, as if the thieves
mad come down the railroad and
DicIzed one house in each particular
6eighborhood as they passed along into
fbe CITY. The burglaries occurred be
tween $50 and 10 o'clock Thursday
Win a faint suspicion of moisture in
ber ewes. Mrs w. w. OVertOn, accom-
panied by her husband, Lieut.. W. w.
'Overton. 18th cavalry, went to police
chief T. n. DaTis's office Friday morn
inc to report the loss of her wedding
fr0sseau in the $1,000 haul that burg
lars made at their home, 2020 Fort
Boulevard, between $3.50 and S:45 o'clock
Thursday nIghC Lieut. ana Mrs, over
ton were married last June at Green
vile, Tenn. More than anything else,
she regretted the loss Of her wedding
Got Wedding Clothes.
Lieut. and Mrs. OvertOn had attended
a dinner party When they returned to
their home at 8:45 o'clock Thursday
night they found that it had been en-
tered and thoroughly 'ransacked- The
entrance was gained by cutting the
screen on the rear door Of the residence
and lifting the latch.
Dresser drawers had been pulled out
and their contents scattered about the
floors Trunks in the house were not
Opened. this being accounted for on
the ground that the return Of Lieut..
OvertOn and his wife frightened the
burglars away before they completed
their work. 1t is believed the burglars
on the lookout for the occupants, saw
them and escaped just few minutes
before Lieut. OvertOn entered the house.
Some jeWelry, consisting Of gold
pins and a breach, was included IN the
haul. The jewelry was not valued
highly The loss was in the clothes,
Mrs. Overton stating that all ner
clothes were taken. She was wearing
a heavy coat over a shirt waist Wnen
she came to the CHIEFS OFFICE FRIDAY
morning Mrs. OvertOn stated that
four of the dresses taken were eXpen-
'eIone ever like them in Washing
ton declared the lieutenant, looking
st his wife proudly Lieut. OTertOn
also lost all his civilian clothes.
"As the lieutenant was married IN
his uniform we still have a part OF
the wedding clothes" said Mrs Over
ton
Move IN Towards City.
From the Overton home the same
gang evidently proceeded towards the
city, for at the residence Of G. A. Mar
tin, 2911 Bliss street, tnree-quarIers
"a
they paid a visit some time before 10
o'clock in the evening They entered
the back yard, half block off the
railroad, through the automobile gar
age, the door of which was found open
when Mr.. and Mrs. Martin returned
from the city at 10 o'clock They had
left the place at s in the evening TO
take dinner down town the burglars
had cut the screen on the sleeping
porch and taken five blankets from the
bed They had also opened the ice box
and climbed up and looked over the
transOm of the BEDROOM prints on the
door showed this. They were evidently
frightened away by the arrival Of Mr..
and Mrs James c. White, who live
next door. who reached home in their
automobile about half an hour before
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin got back.
The Trail Into the City.
A little later, burglars attempted TO
enter the home of T. NJ Richardson, at
2025 Montana street also close to the
railroad and half a mile nearer town
than the Martin home. Mr.. Richardson
heard the burglars as they entered the
rear door of his residence. Running to
the rear Of the house. he saw two men
leap over the fence and disappear.
A Search Fails.
Early this morning, Mr. Martin
searched the new, vacant houses in
Manhattan Heights and also made a
trip beyond Fort Bliss, along the rail-
road. in a search for the robbers, be-
Heving that if they had been bound out
of town, he would find them sleeping
along the railroad somewhere, but was
unable to locate them and is convinced
that they were inbound and that they
brought their booty to the city.
Another Robbery.
A gold bracelet, a pearl ring, and S14
In cash were taken from Minnie Ram
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