The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-09-12
BURGLARS MAKE SECOND VISIT
TO CITY AND COUNTY STORES

VI Ilc SSCOuu III OhOi
while the general store of Mr.. George
Tate, at Shawhan, in this county,
has been broken into by thieves.
This time the burglars got away with
twelve pairs of shoes, valued at $500
each, a dozen shirts, a number of
overalls, lot of tobacco, and about
$1,000 in money, which had been left
in the cash drawer. Capt. V. Multi
kin and his bloOdhounds came down
from Lexington, and took the trail.
I The dogs followed a trail to the Lou
isville & Nashville railroad, where
the scent was lost. > ,-.s..-
Seemingly possessed of a desire to
put the clothing firm of Mitchell &,
BlakemOre out of business in Paris,
burglars paid visit to their store
Wednesday night, effecting an en-
trance in the same manner as that OF
previous visit, by "jimmying" the
back door.
The visitors made thorough job
of the visit this time, taking large
quantity of clothing, valued at sew
eral hundred dollars, and, as before
showing good taste in the manner of
their selections, which included
suits of clothes, all kinds of furnish
ings, and, in addition, the sum OF
5000, which they took from the
safe. The job was evidently the
work of experts, and from the
amount of goods taken, it must have
required a truck to carry the assort-
ment away The interior of the store
looked as if it had been visited by ar
earthquake. In their search for bar
gains, and for the best of everything
the thieves threw piles of clothes
on the floor, and tore up number OF
hats that did not seem to appeal tc
their taste. Owing to the fact thai
| it would require complete inven-
tory of the stock in the store 1t could
not be determined exactly how
much stock was missing.
The police were Immediately in
formed of the visitation, and Capt. v
e.. Mullikin, of Lexington, with his
bloodhounds, came to Paris early yes
terday morning to take up the trail
while it was warm. The dogs took
readily to their task, and after be-
ing placed on the trail in the back
part of the store, proceeded to the
rear yard, from there down Pleasant
street, up the railroad yards into the
Louisville & Nashville baggage room
where they "treed" at big new suit
case standing alone in one corner OF
the room When this was opened II
was found to be filled with an assert
ment. of new collars, neckware, socks
and other articles of wearing apparel
which were indebted as being por.
ton of the Mitchell & Blakemore
stock. These were taken in charge
by the police. The hounds then
worked close to the vicinity of The
carnival grounds, and back to the
baggage room, where they remained
as if the trail ended there.
1t was learned that two suspicious
looking men had taken rooms at a
boarding house Wednesday night in
the vicinity of the carnival grounds,
and that they had with them several
heavily loaded suit cases. They left
on the early morning train, buying
tickets for Falmouth. Their descrip-
tons were given to the police, who
Immediately got busy on the trail. A
bundle of clothing and other artl-
Giles taken from the store were found
scattered under step at the board
ing house where these men spent the
night, and these were also turned
over to the police.
1t was reported last night that one
of the men was caught and the police
were hot on the trail of the others,