The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-23
ROBBED
IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
UNKNOWN THIEF ENTERED
RESIDENCE OF CAPT. w.
H. EDMUNDS
MONEY AND PISTOL
Were Stolen From Two Rooms
of the House-Members Of
Household Were There
MONEY AND PISTOL

Upon tho heels of a series n crimes
commencing last Friday night anu
extending over Sunday night comes |
the announcement, of another bold cX- |
hibition of lawlessness. when someone /
entered the residence of Capt. w. M. |
Edmunds. at Gle West Market street. |
at some unknown hour Monday and |
stole about $14 in cash and Colt re-
volver.
What makes the robbery all the
more bold is the fact that there were
people in the house throughout the
day, these being Capt Edmunds' moth
er-in-law and his several children.
None OF these knew of anyone enter
ing the house, however so 1t is i'm
possible to tell at what hour the
dwelling was entered. The robbery
was not discovered until after Capt.
Edmuns came in on his usual run at
4:55 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The pistol was In a drawer of Il
dresser in a front room occupied by
Capt. Edmunds. The thief rnnsacked
the drawer and then went into an ad
joining room, where trunk was ran
sacked. The money was taken from
this trunk. 1t is believed that the
thief entered the house through the
front door and made his exit by win
dow. The occupants OF the house at
the time were in the rear and did not
mepr the thief at the time he entered
or let the house.
The robbery was reported to the po-
lice at once and at once they went 10
work upon the Gases. They are with
out single clue. howeSafgst tas,tto VINO
committed the theft and are, Of
course practically helpless in round
lug up the culprit.
Reign of Lawlessness.
Since Friday night more crimes
have been committed In Anderson and
vicinity for the length of time than at
any time heretofore, it is believed. 1t
will be recalled that some time las.
Friday night the store of Mrs. w. NJ.
Riley. on the extension OF West Mar
wet street, was broken into andthe cash
drawer rifled. On the same night the
store OF a Mr.. Moore, near Orr Mills.
was broken into and n large quantity
OF general merchandise stolen.
Two Assaults.
Saturday afternoon an unknown ne.
gro assaulted DIR. e. H. Parks, i'm his
1ewelry and optical parlor. at the
southwest corner of the squareq. The
jeweler was struck over the head
with bottle by negro who was In
the act of making some purchases.
Two hoars after this crime was
committed Mr. Thos. NJ Doae. a.. aged
veteran of the Civil War, who conduct
ed a little grocery shop on East
Hampton street. was found lying on
the floor with. his skull crushed in
by brick.
Robbery at Chgrcl.
Sunday night while services were
in progress at the First Baptist church
some one entered the vestibule of the
church and stole three overcoats, be-
longing to members OF the congrega-
ton.
AS yet the police and county Off
ciais have been unsuccessful in their
EFFORTS to apprehend anyone on whom
guilt of any of the several crimes can
be fixed with any degree of certainty.
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