El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-31
BURGLAR CAUSES
SERIOUS MIXUP
Officer Searching For Him
Enters a Supposed Vacant
House; Scares Occupant.

A burglar attempted to rob a house
in the 24OO block on Montana street
Sunday night shortly after ten o'clock.
but had disappeared wne1 mounted po-
hceman c. Litchfield arrived.
The officer. looking for the man, was
stopped by Miss Gertrude Barnett, who
was sitting on the porch Of the George
Webster home. 26Ol Montana She had
heard a noise in the rear of the house
few minutes before. Mr.. Webster
and the boys are away in the country
and while Mrs. Webster has been alone.
Miss Barnett has been staying with
her. The young woman had come to
the house Sunday night and, ringing
the bell and getting no answer cit got
out Of order Sunday had concluded
that nobody was at home and sat down
on the porch TO await the return Of
Mrs. Webster Meantime, Mrs. Web
ster had retired and was asleep.
When Miss Barnett hailed the Off
GER and explained that she had heard
noise either in the house or in the
rear, and that NOBODY was at home, the
officer decided that his burglar must
be there and began to explore. Ac-
cordtngly, he raised the screen OF one
Of the windows, then raised the win
dow and entered the house. The noise
OF the opening Of the window aWoke
Mrs Webster and she started towards
the front door but met the policeman
in the hall.
The officer flashed his electric light
IN her face and commanded her to stop.
The light prevented her from seeing
his uniform and her natural impulse
was TO conclude that he was a robber
and declared today that if she had
located her revolver when she was first
awakened. she would have had IL in
her hand and would have fired the
instant he flashed the light. Luckily.
however. she had no fire arms handy
and the officer, as soon as he saw that
II was woman and not a man i'm the
glare OF his light, explained the situa-
Then the hunt for the real burglar
commenced. While the officer was
searching the basement. neighbors saw
a man either jump the back fence at
the Webster place or jump out of some
bushes in the rear Of the fence and
un north on Rosewood street. then
west on Bliss street and disappear into
the darkness under the Southwestern
The officer gave chase but failed 10
lind the man
4 StOiHrOffs Home Robbed.
a Stolaroffs home was entered and
robbed Sunday night during the alb I
ience Of the family The burglars en-
cred through a window and obtained
wv worth of jewelry, gowns and. $50
ns cash The burglars left through
ne same window, on which they
-orced the lock.
Maria Martinez and Felicia VaIes-
iuez were arrested Saturday evening
'harsed with theft under $50 The .
women are sail to have been caught I
n downtown store while engaged in !
Preaeher's Home Robbed.
Thieves entered the back yard Of the I
lone Of Rev. c. ". Webdell. SO7 Mesa /.
venue, Saturday evening and carried 1
way about so feet Of cotton wrapped /
-arden hose Two Mexicans were seen [
n the alley about the time Of the dis
pDearance Of the hose
Dr. W N. Branch. OF ,5OO5 Alameda
treet. Saturday night reported to the
ollce the loss OF the coils from his
ord automobile while IL was stand
lg IN front of his residence. The
OILS Mara found in nnn.E.-- -.-l-..-- !