El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-06
R0BSFURNISHED
HOU5EINDAYTIME
Burglar Works With Nov
ing Van Attachment;
Goods Are Recovered.

Taking furniture, carpets and fix
lures from a furnished house on Rio
Grande street in daylight is the latest
big league" burglary that has been
pulled in Ell Paso this fall.
A furnished house on the corner of
Rio Grande and OchOa streets was va
cant and advertised for rent. A
stranger called on one of the residents
who lives near the vacant house. He
asked where the house agent could be
found and how to get the key to in
spect it. He was informed that a local
real estate firm had the rental of the
house and he left, saying that ne
would go down town and see him.
Later in the day the man returned
with moving van, took all of the
furniture, carpets and everything else
from the house that was not nailed
down. 1t was taken away the neigh
Dor thinking that the furniture had
been purchased from the rental agent
When the agent took some prospective
renters to the house, it was found that
the house had been stripped of its fur
Gishings, the burglar having entered
with a skeleton key. The furniture
was located at a local second hand
furniture store, where it had been
taken, but payment refused on 1t until
an investigation could be made.
The house is owned by Mrs. Munroe
Harper and the furnishings were re-
covered.
Stolen Goods Recovered.
Stolen goods valued at upwards of
$500, have been recovered by the city
detectives. Robert Baird Lillian
Wines, a negress, and Kid Farmer
art under arrest The latter is prize
fighter who is known in the ring as
Battling Moon" The goods recov-
cred are alleged to have been stolen
from houses thatehave been burgIarlzed
in the last six weeks
Among the articles recovered is a
cloak, valued at about 500, belonging
to Mrs. V. P. Stafford. and three costly
dresses and a valuable muff, believed
to have been taken from the home Of
c. S. Pickrell, lois Montana street. A
small amount of silver ware, engraved
with the letter H and a shotgun
have also been recovered by the de-
Baird, Farmer and the negress will
be held pending an investigation ty the
detective department. According to the
detectives Baird was arrested in Phoe-
nix, Ariz., on October p.
Horse and Buggy Stolen.
\ horse and buggy were stolen from
in front of the corral of Smith & Smith,
a wholesale firm at 4T2 IL East Over
land early Friday morning The buggy
was found several hours later by Cfft-
GERS Rand and Simpson at the corner
OF Fifth and Cotton streets. The horse
was tied to the buggy, but all of the
harness had been taken. The officers
attached their ropes to the buggy and
brought it to the police station.
Commanders" Return.
'Panhandlers," who are 'vags" that
solicit small change from pedestrians
on the downtown streets, are back for
the winter. They are working in the
different parts of the city, especially
IN the downtown districts that are
dark. San Francisco street is a ia
yorite place for their operations and
Carnegie SQUARE is another rOOSting
place for these undesirables.
An ablebodied young man was So
Letting money from everyone who
passed through Carnegie square Thurs
day night and were insulting to those
who refused him. He was arrested by
a plain clothes officer and locked up.
The police are making an effort to
rid the city Of these beggars, who drift
south each winter. a number of them
are believed to be pickpockets and
holdup men working in the guise of
beggars until they find a promising
victim.