Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-04
WOMAN ROUTS
NEGRO BURGLAR
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was the property of Mrs. Marsh's
daughter Ruth.

was the property of Mrs. Marsh's
daughter Ruth.
Burglar Overlooks Money.
Both Mrs. Marsh and Miss Shipman
had more than 800 in a drawer which
the burglar did not have time to ran
sack The jewel case which the burg
lar had taken when he entered Mrs.
Marsh's room at o'clock this morn
ing was found empty in the living
room several hours later.
The burglar wore no hat or coat
His shirt, which was torn by Mrs
Marsh in the struggle, was a gray
flannel garment. The piece of shirt
which Mrs Marsh held on to was
turned over to the police with an old
pen-knife which the negro had drop
ped in the hall. The robbery is being
investigated by Detective Frank Dom
nelly, of police headquarters. Mrs.
Marsh notified the police by telephone
after the negro had jumped from the
kitchen window
Several neighbors. attracted by the
screams of Mrs. Marsh and Miss
Shipman, gave chase when they saw
the burglar running through the yard
in the rear of Mrs. Marsh's home.
The negro leaped over several fences
and darted through an alley leading
to New street and made good his
! escape This is the second time with
/ in year that Mrs. Marsh's home had
been visited by burglars. On the for
mer occasion the intruder was also a
negro. He was frightened off before
he had time to steal anything.
The negro who entered the Marsh
| apartment is believed to be the same
person who created a burglar scare
at 70 Blocker street earlier in the
morning. About $3.50 o'clock john J.
Hickman, of 70 Blocker street, was
awakened by his wife, who heard
| suspicious noises in the alley sepa-
rating their home from the apart
ment house at n Blocker street. In
vestigating, Mrs. Hickman saw a
negro making his way along the wal
of the apartment house. When he
attempted to raise a window on the
ground floor of the apartment house
he was scared away by Mrs Hick.
/ mans cries.
Mr.. Hickman then telephoned Il
the police and the reserves of tn,
Second precinct arrived. The real
yards in the entire neighborhooC
We're searched, but the police coulC
find no trace of the burglar Late
when the police were summoned I,
investigate the Marsh robbery larg,
footprint was found on a tableclotl
| "
95 Murray street. Mrs Murray ha,
left the tablecloth on the grass t.
bleach, and it is believed the negr
stepped on the cloth after removing
his shoes.
The home of Ernest A. Monier, a
107, was also entered by burgla
some time this morning, and the 20
lice believe the same negro visite
this house. Mr.. Monier sleeps on tn
second floor and did not hear the in
Itruder Several drawers were ran
sacked and papers strewn about tn
floor Nothing was stolen, however
Mrs Marsh described the negro a
, rather light of complexion, resem
, bling a mulatto. He was about 81
! feet in height and weighed about 20
pounds. Although the police hav
made a thorough search of the cellar
and yards in the neighborhood the
have been unable to locate the ha
, coat and possibly the shoes whic
the negro discarded after being scare
away from 70 Blocker street.
: The tablecloth with the footprir
0 was taken to headquarters to be pho
t tographed by Edward Scwartz,
. charge of the Bertillon system.