The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-03-23
Seven Burglaries One
Night Stir jamestown

tered by burglars Thursday night, alst
the high school building, while an un
successful attempt was made to enter
a seventh store in the boldest series
of robberies that has ever occurred
in the city. From the postoffice the
burglars succeeded in securing a mum
ber of stamps; a small amount OF
change and merchandise was stolen
from the stores. In all, the loot
amounted to about $3.50. The places
entered were the postoffice, Hamm's
meat market, H. P. Taylor and E. j
Rhodes store, H. C. Flint, A. W. Hart
company, and Leo Gruchalla tailor
shop An attempt to enter the A. c.
grocery was made, but the burglars
did not get through the rear door
At the high school marauders turned
equipment upside down, but did no
serious damage. All the robberies
were on the south side.
Entrance was forced into the post.
Office through a window in the north
east corner of the building, the win
dow being pried up. A small box
IL by IL by Is inches at the general
delivery window containing stamps
was stolen. The box, with all draw
ers smashed open, was found this
morning by Frank Bennett near the
Northern Pacific spur track running
by the Bennett planning mill. Post
master Morris states that a small
amount Of stamps were stolen, the
exact loss not being made public un-
til the arrival of the postoffice in
spector. Night mailing clerk, WIZ
liam l.. Schultz, had left the Office at
2:30 a. m. The robbery occurred
later. There were no bars over the
rear windows of the postoffice.
Forcing open the rear door Of
Hamm's south side meat market
the burglars entered the store and op-
ened the cash register, taking about
$3.50 in change. A gold ring and two
other articles in the register were not
molested. White way lights shine di-
rectly into this store.
The robbers evidently attempted to
enter the A. @. grocery next door
north, from marks found, but did not
get through. Prying open rear win
dow of the Jamestown gas company's
Office, the robbers forced their way
through a door into the E. J. Rhodes
jewelry store. Nothing here was mo-
Tested, and it is possible the burglars
were frightened by Mr.. Rhodes dog
sleeping in the store.
The H. c.. Flint furniture store was
entered, the robbers breaking through
a rear window and smashing the sash.
Only few pennies were secured, the
cash drawer being left empty and
open according to custom. A desk
was transacted and contents paved
over.
At the A. w. Hart pool hall the rob-
bers forced the rear window in the
southeast corner and took the cash
register from it's stand near the front
of the building, where there is light
both inside and from the street. The
register was placed on a billiard table
of the north annex and there opened,
a small amount of silver being stolen.
The register itself was not harmed.
The sixth place robbed was the Leo
Gruchalla tailor shop in the Alert
block on Main street. A rear window
was pried up, breaking the catch. The
burglars went through the entire shop,
pulled down dozens of boxes Of shoes,
trying on several Of the highest priced
pairs and stealing three pairs. They
also took fur.lined overcoat, one 9th
er overcoat left by a farmer east OF
the city for repairs, overshoes, coat
and pair of pants. They threw on
Cuc uOOr several UOAcS VI o11ooo IAAOo
on. They broke heavy pair of tail
ors' shears attempting to open desk
drawers, and locked the safe while evi-
IDENTIFY attempting to open it. They
drank a bottle of spring water here
and ate a bag of cookies found at the
counter. No money was secured here.
Several drawers and cases were ran.
sacked. The robbers left two doors
open in departing. The janitor in the
Alert basement, sleeping below the
Gruchalla store, was partially aroused
during the night by noises he took for
the pounding of the radiators.
The police have no clew as to the
robbers. Night officer Briggs reports
that he made his last round through
the alley between Fifth and Fourth
avenues on the south side about z
O'Clock, going from the Gladstone
block south on Fifth avenue to Paci
fic street and back through the alley
between Fourth and Fifth avenues tt
Main street noticing nothing wrong
y He states that number of hObOes