The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-13
Rifling Two Cash Reg
listers He Arrayed Himself
in a New Summer Suit
THEN SOME TAN SHOES.
TIES AND JEWELRY
Entered Store of F. H. Rog-
ers & Co. by Cutting G S
in the Office Win 81

Booty valued at 800 re was tax.
en- from the clothing 81 s md boot shop
OF +. H. Rogers & ometime early
this morning, the bur, ,1lar gaining en-
trance to the store through rear win
dow. Not content with rifing two cash
registers to the extent of S33.l3. the
thief deliberately proceeded to invest
himself in new suit of clothes, took
the precaution to assure himself before a
mirror that the new summer apparel fit
ted perfectly, and then rummaaed
through the shoe department until he
found chic pair of tan boots. To com
plete the outfit he selected cap and APP
parently did not spurn quantity of Jew
elry in one of the showcases.
| This nocturnal visitor made a slick
getaway probably hours before the break
was discovered by clerks who opened the
store at $3.50 o'clock. The police are in
clined to associate the merchandising
burglar with the disappointed knight of
the jimmy who ran into i'll luck at the
WIlliamstown postoffice Monday morn
ing, although nothing but surmise links
the two affairs together. Evidently the
burglar carried a kit with him, for a
crescent-shaped hole was cut in the win
dow OF the office, hole large enough to
permit the burglar to enter his hand and
uniatch the sash. 1t was smooth sailing
thereafter and the thief must have gone
about his work without haste
There are no clues that are likely to
lead to the immediate detection of tho
burglar. There We're traces enough OF
his work this morning, but they were not
of the tangible sort that the police ike
to speculate over. True, the thief dis
carded a worn-out blue suit in exchange
for an outfit that retailed for $50. and in
place of pair of S5 shoes, he left foot
wear that has seen better days Immedi-
ately to the right of the north entrance
from the street is a case containing Jew
elry, neckwear and other sundries The
thief filed his pockets with watch chains,
pocket knives, crayat brooches and but
tons for the collar and cuffs. Empty
boxes once filed with iewelry of the
kind usually handled in clothing stores
were scattered promiscuously about the
floor.
In the pockets OF the discarded trous-
ers and coat were found fresh neckwear
from the store stock. Obviously the bur
ylar had helped himself before the desire
10 change his clothes directed him to u
-ack from which hung many suits. Not
n his haste. for there is nothing to show
hat the fellow hurried but in a moment
If forgetfulness, no doubt. he neglected
% transfer the ties to his new apparel.
Not so with the money. if the cash reg
ster raid was made before he changed
us garb, for the pockets of the old cloth
ne contained no coin this morning.
Vanity turns up in some unexpected
,laces. After selecting from stock the
weave and coloring that satisfied his fas-
idious taste, the burglar went to the
ull length mirror in the rear of the store
nd proceeded to array himself. Tags
nd cost slips attached to the suit were
ropped in front of the glass as the thief
urveyed himself Unless he had the au-
acity to turn on the electric lights, he
lust have been able TO rely upon the
reaking OF the day to make his way
bout the premises The same care used
selecting the suit was reflected in the
loce of shoes as several pairs were left
n the shelf ledge. The thief left through
lie window used when he entered.
Police headquarters was notified as
ION as the break was discovered and an
vestigation was in progress this morn
z. The store was closed around
clock last night and from that hour un-
opening time this morning none of the
erks were in the building. Clerks ac-
united for the fact that money was left
the cash registers by saving that sew
al fairly large sales were made after
counts for the day had been checked mp
fore closing time last night Usually
q money, apart from a little change. is
lnsferred to the safe in the Office. which
Is left untouched by the burgllr Mon
and clothing taken represented loot of
and it is thought that enough more
IS taken. including the jewelry. 10
ing the total UP to 500 or more
OF the clothes left bv the
.itor disclosed a very fine texture in
, cloth The owner had taken pains
remove the label inscribed with the
ker's name. a box Of Helmar cigar
es was found in one Of the coat pock-
Another Attempted Break.
}urglsrs had designs on the Union Dry
ods store in the Currier block, across
street from the Rogers store. a. was
denced this morning when ii was dis
cred that a good sized hole had been
ken in one of the rear windows No
rance was made. II the person who
1mitted the burglary across the street
the man who gave up the task Of
ering the Union store are one and che
ne, failure in the latter place ma be
rihufed to over-exertion.