The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-01
BURCLARCAUCHT
AS HE ATTEMPTS
TO ENTER HOUSE
c.. Gross Thrusts Revolver
Into Face of Man Tamper-
ing at His Window.
TAKES HIS PRISONER
TO PATROLMAN GROCE
Saloon man Made Capture Re-
turning From Burglar Hunt
In West End.

In West End.
G. H. Gross captured burglar at
tempting to enter his home at 735
William street shortly after midnight
this morning, and at the point of a
revolver, he compelled the stranger to
submit to arrest. The man was turned
over to Patrolman Groce, the Haarig
policeman, and was locked up in the
police station. He gave his name as
Frank Stratton, and said he was en-
ployed by a circus company, and de-
clared that he was "only looking for
water" when discovered by Mr.. Gross.
The capture followed hunt through
the west end for two burglars, in the
vicinity of the Gross home, by Mr..
Gross and Patrolman Groce. Mr..
Gross, who conducts a saloon at Good
Hope and Frederick street, was sum-
moned home shortly before 1870 when
he learned that two unidentified men
had been attempting to enter the resi-
dence of D. A. Nichols and John H.
Rouse, who live near the Gross resi-
dence.
On his way home, Mr.. Gross notified
Patrolman Groce, who accompanied
Gross home. Upon reaching his resi-
dence the saloon man procured re-
volver, and with the policeman, search
ed the neighborhood for the two bur-
glars. They entered the rear yards of
several residences, but found no trace
of the two men, who had been seen
only short time before.
They emerged from a yard on Ellis
street, just a short distance north of
William street. Patrolman Groce saw
two men hurry across the street on
William street, hardly block west of
them. He requested Gross to step into
the shadow of tree and remain there
while he attempted to overtake the
men. The saloon man was told to at
tempt to capture the pair should they
appear near him.
The policeman secured the back
yards and lots near where he had seen
the men, but found no trace of them,
and believing that they had possibly
gone over to Good Hope street, in
Haarig, he FASTENED over there. After
a long wait, Gross reached the conclu-
sion that the patrolman had abandOnec
the chase and had returned to his beat.
He, therefore, decided to go home.
As he crossed William street, he no.
ticed an object, which appeared to be
the form of man dodge behind the
Gross residence. Drawing his revolver,
Gross crept into his front yard and
tip-toed to the rear. Fumbling at a
rear window he found a man, who an
swered the desert ption of one of the
two men who had attempted to enter
the Nichols home earlier in the night.
"Throw up your handsw commanded
Gross, pointing the revolver in the face
of the sO-called burglar.
| The hands went up.
"Step out into the light so can look
you over" snapped Gross.
He stepped out.
"YOu are arrested, you burglar"
spoke Gross in tone that was not
calculated to awaken the family.
He took his prisoner by the arm and
they stroled south on Ellis to Good
Hope street. Mr.. Gross knew that Pa
trolman Groce would soon pass by, so
he waited on the corner with his bur-
glar companion.
"I'm not a burglar" chirped the
prisoner.
You are burglar" replied Gross.
what were you doing at that Win
dow? ?"
81 was looking for water"
That's too thin. You need bet
ter excuse. II you only wanted water,
why didn't you go to well. You can't
get water out of window"
"Well, l amt kickin', said the pris-
oner.
At this point the patrolman came up
and searched Stratton. He found 81 80
in his pockets, but no weapons.
81 feel certain that this fellow is one
of the two men who were seen running
after an attempt was made to enter
the residence of Mr.. Nichols" said the
officer. One of the two wore a large
white hat and this man wore one. If
we could capture the other, l am GER
tain we would find a lot of burglar
toolsw
ALEXANDER GETS ELK HONOR
E. E. Alexander, of Blytheville, Ark,