Evening journal., 1914-03-21
ROBBERS GET
$500 In GEMS
and WATCHES
Eater Capitol JeweIry Com
pnny Bui.diRQ Through Sky
light Sometime in Night
CAP AND FOOT PRINTS
THE ONLY CLUES

Thieves some time last night or
Early this morning looted the store
Of the Capitol Jewelry Company, No.
East Seventh street. taking watches
and jowelry valued at least at $500.
Charles II. Brown and Thomas II.
williams, who comprise the company,
eay twelve gold and silver watches,
enc diamond ring, one ring set with
ribies, one gold bracelet one locket
and chain, marked IN. c. S. one
signet ring and numerous other ar
.icles. are missing.
Entrance TO the store was affected
through a skylight in the rear of the
building and in dropping to the store
iOor twelve feet below. the first man
o enter struck gaslight shade This
vas broken into small pieces. In
heir haste to leave after ransacking
,he drawers of the various cabinets
n the store the thieves dropped a
black velvet cap This was found
ln the floor this morning by MIR.
Brown when he opened the store.
The cap was turned over to the
police after complaint had been made
% them. Chief of Police Black, on
being advised of the robbery, which
Is the fourth reported by King and
Market street merchants within a few
weeks, detailed Officers Mearns, Nc
Danncll, Scrson and Barr on the case.
The officers went 10 the store, and
a thorough search was made. The
roar Of the jewelry store is a one
story building, and while there was
90 snow on the roof, the adjoining
.ne over the Singer Sewing Machine
store was covered with snow The
lnly mark found by the police that
would give a clue to the thieves, was
an The latter roof. It was the print
of a mans size shoe.
Whiio investigating on the second
ioor of the main building in which
.lle jewelry store is located, .Serson
'ound a window opening onto the
'ear roof which was open. There was
board placed across this and on
3 splinter Of the board we're strands
81 clothing Of dark mixture.
The walls under the window were
ilso marked as If by some ones foot
Whether the. thieves, had reached thl
oof by going through this window
5 not known. Tho second floor o
ne building is occupied by G. v
~ OtNebii-. q ANdi .EoAdtE utdACls WIN
iaid that his door opening nto Sew
:2th street Nyas securely locked.
The small yard in the rear Of thl
ewolry store is enclosed by higl
walls OF brick and on all three side
these walls are even with the on
story sections of the building ad
Joining. One side faces yard of tn
houses i'm King street which con
pects with that street by an allie.
Nay. The snow In this yard showed
10 foot prints, however
After gaining entrance to the build
ng tho thieves appeared to want onl,
watches and according TO the proprie
.ors Of the store, In addition to thl
twelve stolen, another case full hai
disappeared. A diamond scarf pin il
D case was untouched and soliG gol,
rings lying about the place also werl
eft behind. The show cases abuttin,
IN the Seventh street windows werl
disturbed and a silver mesh bag wa
taken from this case but was droppel
IN the rear of the store.
Whether the robbers we're scarel
off is not known, but when MI
Brown opened the store this morning
be discovered two stools piled on to-
Of each other under the skyligbt- I
appears as if the robbers had mad
their exit in the same manner a
they had entered. A rear door lead
Ing into the yard was unbolted bu
the dead latch had not been touched