Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-06-05

Hold Ups and Second-Story Burg
laries Reported in Fashion
able Residence Quarter.
Band of Strong-Arm Crooks
Operating in City.
Two Mysterious Men and Two
Yelled Women Seen Acting
Suspiciously Near Scene Of
Robberies.-Police on Their
Track.
Mysterious burglars-evidently
professionals-have been holding
high carnival in the fashionable
Fairmount Park region for the
past few nights. Several re.
ports OF robbery have been made
to the police. The losses will
foot mp ten thousand dollars, il
is said.
In nearly every case the thieves
have climbed the porch and en-
tered by a second-story window
while the occupants of the house
were at supper. Several facts
point to the conclusion that the
miscreants are possessed Of un-
usual strength. Very heavy
bureaus and other articles have
been found moved from their
places. In one house a weighty
chest of drawers had been lifted
upon bed so that the light
from the chandelier would fall
directly upon the locks as they
were forced open. In another
ponderous iron safe, weighing at
least four hundred pounds, was
taken away altogether.
The safe was found later in va
cant lot, broken open and empty.
This was some distance from the
house. The safe was painted
green. Marks of the green paint
were found on the window ledge
of the second-story room whence
it was stolen, and also upon the
edge of the porch roof. Evil
IDENTIFY it had been lifted out of
the window bodily and passed
down to some one below. The
whole proceeding was accom-
plished so quietly that the family
and servants in the dining-room
and kitchen heard nothing of it.
Two women, dressed in black
and veiled, about week ago
spoke to young lady coming
out of one of the houses after
ward robbed, and inquired the
way to certain street. The
young lady noticed two power
ful-looking men standing at the
corner, half block away. When
she had given the veiled women
the information they asked she
saw them join the men and all
walked away together. The pol
ice are following this clue.
"Whew!" whistled Jack as he fiji
ished reading. This does look SUI
picious. And yet there was nothin
strange in those women asking til
way to a street. Lots of people g,
lost in Philadelphia. So they do j
Brooklyn and other cities"
But he did not say anything to h
mother when she and his sister cam
down dressed for the street. 1t hal
pened that Mrs. Ladd was late fe
the meeting. So she did not neI
ton the newspaper. With the brie
est of goodbyes she and Laura ha
tened away.
II don't think III go out" sal
Jack to himself as he sat comfor
able in a Morris chair behind II
lace curtains in the cleaning. &C
course these people next door hs
nothing to do with those burglarie
Still, mother will feel all the belt,
when l tell her stayed holp
Besides, l."
The girl next door came out, hes
tated moment, and then tYjpped Q
up the street.
"She's as graceful as fairy" d
clared Jack to the surroundir
gloom. II saw her face when 81
was carrying in those things, ar
it's about the prettiest ever. WI
did she look up and down the sire
like that? Was she afraid of ber
seen? Deuce take il! | hope 81
and the others in that house arc n
crooks,
"Pshaw! A girl like that couldr
be! Still. looks are deceiying. A f
low sees that in business all II
time"
He fell into a brown study, al
was still in it when the girl can
back half an hour afterwards. 81
was carrying big and evident
heavy paper-bag parcel, two loav
of bread, cabbage, and bottle
milk.
I'll bet there's potatoes and gr
eerjes in that bag. It's bipp