The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-05-31
SNEAK THIEVES
ARE INVESTING
CANON CITY

Canon City is menaced by gang
of amateur sneak thieves. burglars
and second-story workers. Their oper-
aiions have covered a period of more
Than month during this last epidemic
but for the past year much OF 1t OF
petty nature has occurred. The burg
laries and second-story jobs have in
creased in number in the past week
and the territory on Greenwood and
harrison avenues between Eighth and
Eleventh streets has been the especial
field in which the culprits have been
plying their nefarious game. Down
toWn places have also been entered
bpt much of this work has been done
~ sneak thieves who have taken
money mostly. but in one case a dia-
mond ring and a revolver.
The police who have several sus-
Tects under Surveillance. and who are
working night and day on the case. be-
iieve that the crimes are those of
amateurs because usually but small
amounts OF money have been taken
or else some trinkets OF no great
value. In two cases at least, revolv-
ers have been stolen.
The Market Basket Grocery. corne'
of Fifth and River streets was burg
larized recently but sweets. such as
candy and cookies were taken, thus
showing to the police that amateurs.
probably boys. did the job.
The DIR. vawter home was burglar
lied week ago Sunday night and in
yha4 case a revolver, some cuff but
tons and even pennies. again indieat-
ing that amateurs no doubt did the
work.
Friday night second-story workers
tried to get in their work at a beauti-
fuI home in the vicinity OF Greenwood
and Harrison avenues. between Eighth
and Eleventh streets. The name or
exac, location II not given at this
time aE an aid TO the police who
sre working up certain phases OF the
crime that may lead TO the apprehen-
sion OF the criminals.
The only reason the secondstory
men didn't get to accomplish their pur-
bose was because OF the bravery of
the lady OF the house who. hearing
the men. outside her window. rushed
TO Il under the cover OF the darkness
and forced them to beat hasty re-
treat. She at once called the police
who arrived IN few minutes. In time
to take up a fresh trail and 10 gather
Spme clucr. One man was on the roof
and the other stayed below a. watch
out. One man was fairly tall and
the other short and squatty but vheth
er white or colored the lady could not
Hs;inguish in the darkness. This
house has been burglariEed twice be
fore in the course of year. the first
and the last times being but shortly
after the burgIaries At the DR. vaw-
ter home. which was also robbed
about a year ago. This fact leads 10
the belief that local me,L ars doing
the work and are centering their ef-
forts In the locality OF these homes.
on several different occasions men
haye been seen at night looking into
wrdows of various homes but they
have beer easily scared away and for
that reason have not been identified.
The police urge that all residents
keep on the watchout and use due care
srd precaution for the next month or
two in an effort to forestali the work
OF these men or boys. A call TO CEN
trail will bring the police quickly
when they are needed at night. The
police ATE iaboring under great diff
Guilty because OF the uncertainties OF
the various ciews but are exerting
every possible effort and are doing
all that is humanity possible to get on
80 the criminals.