El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-28
THIEVES BUSY
SUNDAY NIGHT.
Many Small Robberies Occur
During Evening; Mans
Shoes Are Stolen.

An epidemic Of petty thefts occurred
Sunday night when the police we're kept
busy investigating room and house
rObberies in different parts OF the city
The room Of o. R Bratt and H J.
Cargon, at 519 Prospect. was entered
Sunday night. Two pairs Of trousers.
"A watch, SO in cash and a Shrine cap
are missing.
Charles Zimmerman's room. at AS
Epson avenue was entered Sunday night
and a pair Of trousers and a check for
s. were taken The burglars entered
the house through the screen door in
the rear
ArgO Konnehame's store was entered
at the corner OF Texas and Campbell
streets Sunday night, a cash register
opened and SO taken.
The home OF J. H. Hirst was entered
Sunday night. The Hirst home is 10
Gated at S14 Epson avenue and the en-
trance was made through a front win
dow Nothing was reported missing.
Jewelry Stolen.
The rooms OF Mrs B. Hennessy, at
Al Campbell street, were entered Sun
day night and jeweIry and a handbag
were taken The room of J. W. Ham
ilton, who rooms at the same place,
was also entered and a number Of small
personal belongings were taken.
The police Sunday arrested Brijio
Sanchez on charge Of stealing pOta-
toes from box car in the Texas &
Pacific railroad yards. He is said to
have had the front Of his shirt stuffed
full OF potatoes
J. A. Lucius went to sleep in Little
street, near Broadway. at a late hour
saturday night. When awakened by
the police some time later. his shoes
and a pocketbook were missing. Lucian
claims to have had SEQ in the purse He
thinks he was robbed by Americans.
Because he made TOO much noise in
attempting to remove screen from
window OF the house occupied by D.
Enda. 155 North Ochoa, a negro was
frightened away by neighbOrs before
he could gain entrance. The last seen
Of the negro, he was running past the
Elks' home. on Myrtle avenue. The at
tempt to enter the house was made at
$50
Parrot Is Taken.
When Mrs. NJ Porter returned TO
day night about 9 o'clock, she discov-
cred that her pet parrot had been taken
Someone had entered the house earlier
in the night and walked away with
the bird Nothing else was missing
Jose Stewart was arrested Saturday
afternoon by the city detectives in con-
nection with the robbery short time
since OF the Juarez Commission com
pany. when number OF coats ana
trousers were stolen. This is the third
arrest made in the. case Stewart, the
detectives allege- is the man who en-
tered the building He was transferred
to the county Jail
Complaint was filed in the county
court against NJ P Cooper charging
him with taking a magnetic from the
automobile OF George Brady. The case
will be heard this week
Fires ut RObber.
Seeing a Mexican pushing a oaoy
buggy filled with cloting Sunday night
l. Malone a policeman who has charge
of the chain gang. ordered the Next
can to stop. When the man refused Ma
lone fired and struck the heel Of the
mans shoe He Jnen ran and left the
baby carriage behind
Later il was discovered that burg
lar had entered the home Of p. Field
man at 1O11 Octayia street and had
taken quantity of wearing apparel
and other property The goods found
in the carriage was identified as thar
which was stolen from the teldman
home. watch is also missing.
A black pony was stolen sunday
night from a corral on South Stanton
street It belonged to Gumesindo
Perez