The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-10-25
BURGLARS RAIDCAPE
HOMES, SCARE VIC:
TINS BUT GET LITTLE
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found their pantal0OnS IN the YARD the !
next morning, with the joint sum Of /
three dollars gone from their pockets.
The home of W. H. Lalumondicr, !
at 52l Bellvue, was not sighted |
Thursday night The burglar and
his fiashlamp were heard and seen
but frightened away before he could /
get in.
The burglar or burglars wereif
anything, more active Friday night,
than on the night before. When Mar !
tin and Edwin Hennccke. of 210 South F.
Ellis, got up Saturday morning they
found their trousers out in the yard
and tho financial contents Of the
pockets, about SIS. gone. They were
sleeping sccnd and didn't know any!
thing about the robbers entering thu
house until morning.
August Waldman. of South Sprigg.
was aroused by a light flashed into a
window at 2:20 Saturday morning.
When he jumped up and yelled the
burglar ran away. The Waldman FAM
| lily later saw four mon meet near
! their house and go away together, it
| is reported. The bunch we've sup
posed to have been members of n
| gang of robbers.
Miss Patsy Thomas was frightened
out OF years growth at go when
light that looked as big and bright
as searchlight from a battlcship
was turned on her face from an open
| window q few fest away. Miss Thorn
as sad she screamed so loud that her
terrOr-stricken cry was heard by
neighbors across the street. She nov
er saw q thing but the light and never
| heard the least sound she said
At about 2:30 Casey Ransom ard
family Of Good Hope street, were
disturbed by some one trying to IN
loek the> uppsr-stoTy outside, door
reached by q stairway on the outside
| Mr.. Ransom got his revolver but pro-
ceeded cautiously, thinking the robber
was probably in the house When the
burglar found his presence was
! known he ran down the steps. raced
across the street and down an alley
leading north. Policeman Pearson
who was paving visit to that part
Of town 70 watch for the robbers. saw
the man running and called to Ran
som to ask + the robbers had baanI
there. Tho man was small, wore =
black hat and i icad-c1!orad suit the
policeman said Ransom and the po-,
liceman searched the alley but could
find no trace Of tic burglar.
Mrs. Z. G. Manning. Of North Hen
dcrson, was disturbed by the bur
glars flash light about 1880 Friday
night. When she called out the bur
glar fed. An Investigation after he
left showed that a hole had been cut
in the screen door so the hook could
be unfastened. The robber was try
ing to get the door when scared off.
Mrs. Burch, at 513 Bellvue. was
awakened by SOMEONE. walking in the
kitchen or porch. She was at home
alone, her daughter being away or a
visit. She looked cut the window and
saw man or the back porh leaning
against the door,and supposed he was
waiting for some one who was inside, /
When she yelled at the man on the
porch he ran away and was plainly
seen by her. He was n rather fleshy
young man and was wearing a black
SLOUGH hat and a one-picce suit of
ovoralis She only saw one man. The
house had been entered through Il!
window and 90 cents was taken from
china closet It was 20 minutes past
y by her clcck.
At 1890 Mrs Louis Brinkopf, OF
219 North Middle, a half block south
of Mrs. Burch's, was awakened by a
light flashed in her face. Nails were
removed by the thief and the screen
set down by the side of the house.
Mrs. Brinkcpf had the window raised
and when the screen was lifted away,
Investigations afterwards showed, the
robber had thrust the flash light
through the open window and had al
most held it in hcT face when the
light was turned on. The bed was
close 10 the wall Mrs. Briokopf made
the wedding ring when she screamed
and when the echos had died away
the robber was gone escaping through
the garden and garage IN the rear Of
the house as the open doors and gates |
showed.
The home of William Brinkopf. of
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