Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-13
Ne " SERIES Of
THEFTS; $1,000
Gems STOLEN
Three Homes Robbed and Two
Drug Stores and a Grocery
Held Up in One Night.

More criticism was directed at the
police department Friday when a Sc
ries Of new burglaries and thefts were
reported.
Probably the largest of the rob
berry crop in the last twenty four
hours was that of 81 900 worth of
Jewels from the home of T. C. Ham
Hton, No. 213 East Fair street, late
Thursday evening. The jewels be-
ionged to Miss M. J. Hamilton and
we're reported to the police as fol-
lows:
Two solitaire diamond rings.
One princess ring, set with five
diamonds.
One gold ring set with a large en-
srald and ten diamonds.
One pearl stud.
One gold ring set with a large gar
net surrounded with pearls.
One ladies' gold watch.
Strange Negro Employee
The only clew detectives who in
eestigated the robbery were able to
md was the presence of an uniden-
tified negro VINO had been employed
about the house Thursday. He came
early in the morning and stayed
throughout the day, helping with the
house cleaning. Several times he
was known to have been in various
parts Of the house alone, although it
is not known that he went into the
young woman's room, where the jew
Ell box lay on her dressing table,
The theory of the police, however,
is that the negro entered the room
while cleaning and took the jewel box,
secreting it about his person or some
part of the house until he was ready
to leave, and then taking it with him.
A general order has been issued for
the Negroes arrest, and detectives also
are watching the pawnshops for the
missing jewelry.
Woman Scores Police.
Mrs. w II. McWhorter. No. 12S
Fowler street, was bitter in denounc-
ing the police for not responding to
her call for aid after her house had
been ransacked by a negro who used
an AK in breaking in.
Besides breaking the household fur
niture, the negro broke open the gas
meter stealing several dollars
AS to the police said Mrs Nc
Whorter whose husband is a railroad
man, 'ff / had returned home while
the robber was in here he would
probably have knocked me in the
head with the ak and it would have
been the same with them"
She said that the police promised
TO send a man out Immediately, but
that he had not appeared two days
later, nor does she expect him, as she
has not seen one in that neighbor-
hood for several months.
Breaks Into Another House.
The same negro broke into the
home of Mrs Dora Knee, No. 129
West Pine street, around the corner
from Mrs. McWhorter's, and stole the
money in the meter after demolish
ing it.
Mrs. Knee and her family were on
the front porch. They heard the
noise, but the negro fled before they
saw him. Neighbors of Mrs, Nc
Whorter say negro rode up to her
door, dismounted and carried his
wheel to the rear of the house. This
was about twenty minutes after she
had gone to visit neighbor across
the street.
Mrs. Knee also says that the police
have not investigated her case.
Thieves smashed in the front door
of the Stein Junk Company. No. 800
Marietta street, for the second time
since Christmas, and robbed the cash
drawer of it's contents. Stein said he
didn't know what he was going to do
about it, unless he kept guard over
The place himself all the time.
Il can't very well do that" said he,
but it seems about the only way I
can have my property protected"