The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-29
Bold Robber Visited Bright
lyLighted Madison St.
Store Last Night
ENTERED FRONT DOOR
Escaped the Eyes of Hotel,
Garage and Restaurant
Men Nearby.


which man is working all night and
the Kenyon hotel in which travellers
are going back and forth at all hours,
and alongside the White Cloud restau.
rant on Madison street, jewelry store
owned by P. P. Lipson was entered
last night and $500 worth Of goods
stolen.
The exact amount OF Jewelry taken
cannot be ascertained but with rings
went lavaliers, chains, pins. binocu.
lariglasses, cuff links, bar pins, brooch.
es. watches and perhaps other things
the loss of which has not yet been
discovered.
Entrance was gained through the
front door, the robber boldly prying
of the lock with a two foot crowbar
i taken from tool box at the Presby-
! terian church. The bar was branded
"W. s. sP." and is owned by W. S. Pit.
ger, who is helping on the stone work
at the church.
The front door was not bothered
until after the back window had
been tried. The wire netting was torn
from this window, the window raised
and q brace and bit used on an inner
wooden door Behind the wooden door
| are iron bars. - The. bit struck one
OF the bars and the operator wsH
forced to stop. He put the crowbar
into the hole made by the bit and tri-
| ed toSforce one Of the iron bars, but
after bending It about an inch quit
tile back entrance and tried the
front. This was forced. the lock CIV
ing easily, from the appearance Of
the door this morning.
Once inside the robbor went direct.
ly 70 the wall cases in which he found
twelve trays of rings and taking them,
very likely stuffed his pockets with
everything handy. Right at the door
he dropped a bundle of lavaliers.
These were found this morning when
o waiter in the White Cloud being
told the door being open called P.
r. Lipson on the phone and also no.
titled the police. This call was sent
in at $3.50 O'clock. BY this time a
few night workers and few late strag
glers had congregated at the door to
see what damage had been done and
started the search for the robber.
The robber took the trays out Of
the store and went in Meredith street,
which is nothing more than an alley
and very dark. Then he threw the
trays away after taking all the rings
from them. Some were found on the
store floor which would lead those In
charge! Of the case to believe that
i, the robber dropped one tray leaving 1t
,'thereS Lipson keeps large arc light
&burning in his store all night. This
tight Is bright enough to light the
treetl to the opposite side. The place
VAS not insured.
There are several persons under
surveillance, one colored man espec.
tally, who not long ago came into
Lipson's and purchased telescope.
Ina few days he came back with the
glass and asked for one In its stead
or his money back, saying he could
not see through 1t. Mr.. Lipson then
offered him another one but the negro
refused, saying he wanted his money.
He was given So about half the price
he paid for 1t, and ordered from the
store. As he left he turned to Mr..
Lipson and said, "Ill be back again
hnd I'll get you the next time"
The police have not stopped at this
clue but are working on several 9th.
ers. one Of which leads to Washing.
ton, Pa, and other cities where fairs
and carnivals are in progress. Graf.
ton, Clarksburg, Morgantown. Wheel.
ing and Pittsburg police departments
were notified to watch for the man.
Grafton replied with the statement
that q clothing store in that city
had been robbed last night, but It
. would be impossible for It to be the
same burglar unless he came to Fair.
mont on freight train. Those who
were at the station when train No.
II from Grafton arrived at 4:3O
O'Clock say that no colored man got
here. Tho footprints in the soft earth
ut the rear Of the store indicate that
but one man entered and he possess.
ed q very small, slender foot, more
like that of a boy.
It IS thought that the robber who en-.
tered Lipson's is the same man who
last Sunday night between II and 70
o'clock jimmied the front door of G. @.
Robb's meat market and stole $50 in
)cesh out Of the cash drawer.
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