Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26
THIEVES make
BIG HAUL At SAX
STORE
Enter By Skylight and Take
Hundreds of Articles Of
Considerable Value
SELECT ONLY THE
BEST GRADE STOCK

S~S NOOOSAo WIZ CASSACO L11C
Sax clothing store Sunday were tlis,
eliminating IN their tastes il the char
acter of the stuff taken is criterion,
for nothing but the best seemed ~,
please them. Ss$
There is no knowledge Of how many
were In the band but it was more
than one according to the police in.
vestigations for two leather stray,
retns from a set of harness, remain
as the evidence of their entry show.
ing that one was lowered into the:!
room and two broken panes OF glaaas|
in the skylight just back OF tha o.
fee served as place Of entry.
The skyfight was convenient to ~
ledge over glass suit case hunt m
the wall as the member Of the ban4s
that entered presumably was lovese4s
on the leather straps to this ledge
and from there stepped over baluos
trade upon the stair case. 81
While the police and manageane tl'
of the store were in doubt for q IT,
Monday as to Just when the rOtoa1 1E5
took place, it is definitely known ~
have been Sunday night. The discey
SAy Woo LIduS SuIlSluuAS
about II o'clock. y
Mr.. Sax at that time had hru1 81
in the morning mail and was loot3
over it when Patrick Maloney Of
store force entered and called thelo
tention of Mr.. Sax to the broken a
light. Later the leather straps lef$ $1#
the robbers were found, the polfcsS II
formed and an Investigation star d
Thus far no one has been picked vG18
by the officers and not one Of tho S
en- goods has been located. A th0ru 4
canvass OF the city has been m
and not any articles taken. INV
been sold In the usual places. #
Take Costly Piunder. Ss saI
The list of goods taken was uulD Y
tafnable Monday and even yet the AriI2
has not been able to account for all. 4
But it is known that the lot Win
reach a few hundred dollars at least
! The class of stuff taken was only tho;
best and the thieves carried II avay3
IN leather bags. The list of plundO62
thus far known to have been stolG
includes:
Between six and ten fine leathe
suitcases, one 800 overcoat and s0(g
eral other high priced overcoats.
quantity of coats and vests are
lieved to have been stolen as twelve
empty hangers were found in corslG
of the store near the place from where
the travelling bags were taken. A nun
Der of sweaters are among the mt1
ing goods in the rear of the store. Z.
Then visit to the front OF the larg|
room was made and here the thievd{
stocked up on the finer and less va31
able hats taking probably a doxG
Next the fur cap case WAS .op0a
and shelf was cleaned Of the higa
priced sealskin caps. To add to IT,
winter equipment number Of al
mufflers were also removed ys$
The entrance to the roof which w.,
first thought to have been by ladder.
has since been found to have been
through the hallway upstairs, the
thieves having gone into the building
on Main street A door leading from
this hallway was broken and thus th93
robbers made their way from the han
to the skylight.
The entrance to the building and
mode of theft is unique and save f64s
the two leather straps left on the
ledge beneath the skyiight, no evisS
dence was left for the officers to worigM
upon.