Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-10
THIEF ROBs HOME
ANDSTEALs AUTO
Burglar Takes Jewels From
Kamerick Home in the
Night; Is at Large
GETS AWAY WITH CAR
WHEN BEING TRAHEn
While Hounds Are on Scent
Machine Is Used BY
House Breaker

A thief or thieves broke into the N.
kamertck residence, 4A6 East Fourth
street, Sunday evening and stole 1
watch and chain. q metal cash boz
with insurance policies. papera. eta.
and aftsr ransacking the house eensr
ally left by the back door. Later II
the night when being run down by tho
Rodibeugh bloodhounds from Agency,
1t Is believed that the same thief stole
the automobile In which the hounds
were brought to Ottumwa. Entrance
10 the house was made BY unfastsu.
Ing screen window into bedroom.
search was made for the burglar dur
Ing the night but was fruitless.
Family ls Away.
The family was away from the house
during part OF the day and evening a.
was also Francis Thompson, who
rooms at the Kamer1ck home. The
latter returned to his room about 10 D,
M, but failed to notice any sign OF
the thief's visit. About 1O:45 whom
MIR. and Mrs. Kamerick returned they
found many drawers pulled out OF
dressers, sideboard, etc, and the con.
tentr strewn about the rooms They
awakened Mr.. Thompson, who had re.
tired and acquainted him with the dis.
covery. He then made an investiga-
ton Of his belongings and missed
gold watch chain with X. c. charm,
also metal cash box In which he kept
his insurance policies and private
papers. A few pairs of shoes were
missed by Mrs. .KAmerfck.
ssss.sssTsss atS1i gke Blood hounds.
Mr.. Kamerick telephoned Agency for
the Rodibaugh bloodhounds and W. H.
Rodibaugh with Otis ShadfOrd arrived
about 11:45 with the hounds in an
automobile. The car was left In front
of the Kamerick home while the four
men began q search for the burglar.
The trail taken up by the dogs led
over hill and dale after leaving the
back yard Of the Kamerick home, until
It brought UP at III North Jay street
The police were called and Of1cen
Smith, Lightner and Kapp with the
patrol wagon arrived within short
time, but no arrests we're made.
The dogs then followed a scent to
the restaurant at Third and Market
streets, across from the police station,
and continued from there to Second
street and east to Smoky Row"
Thence the trail led about the gaa
plant and back through that section
until Union street was reached whom
the hounds led the men up to and
through the Adams school yard and to
the Kamerick home.
Auto is Stolen.
Upon reaching the Kamerick house
1t was found that the automobile of tho
Agency men had been stolen, and Mrs,
Kamerick who remained at home, told
the searchers that someone had just
left with the car before the men ar.
rived. Two Of the searching party set
out to look for the auto and saw
man driving rapidly in the car. The
auto had been taken east on Fourth
and later turned and was going west
when seen by the two men. They
gave chase but lost trace Of 1t and 1t
turned north on Jefferson at Fourth
street. Mr.. Shadford had removed the
magnetic key when he left the car and
the person who took it evidently was
prepared for any emergency. The tank
held only gallon and half Of gaso-
line, according to Mr.. Rodibaugh, who
started out this morning to locate the
car and with the dogs to take up this
scent where the thief left the auto. He
left by train from here to Oskaloosa
whore he intended the work back this
way overland.
The cash box and papers of Mr.
Thompson were found in the Kamertck
yard this morning.