The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-16
'p)L|CE IN WAR
| ON HOUSE THIEF
pocent Outbreak Is Cause
of Heavy Losses Over
Residence District
thieves IN BIG RANGE
rars. Clothing, Auto Equip
ment and Money Vanish;
SAT- Crackers Fail.

The Ts.a police department, or
l,,ri.y ..rcmrly busy is cxcep-
..oally animated az present because
a, , snssmulio outbreak during the
, f.ty ...t- ut house thicvcry and
'Yf and .auj larceny in which
L.,dr.ts dollars worth of prop
I'D. has H lppolrcd. Although the
.,ihreak nis caused considerable
rs.sis effects have not been appar-
,tg ans ..use as drastic as have
/ ~ of former years, officers de-
rrs and mems and womcn's
to.bing valued at about $500 were
.1lsu from M" hong Of VI. c.
gbnson. 3l5 south Madison. some
lime early sunday morning, accord
re 10 q report made to the police
Yesterday
Thieves after breaking the glass
pri,rkod f.D lock from the inside
", n rear door at the home of j. II.
crockcr 1904 South Detroit, and ran
ssfked the house, escaping with n
shotgun and clothes valued at about
,gg0 Tho robbery was effected
some time between 5 o'clock and \
o'clock sunday afternoon while the
family was away. CroCkor, attor-
rpy for the Cosden company, Is out
NJ town but his wife and two chill
drtn are at home.
" j. Piumcyel 324 East Tenth,
r,t,rtcd t0 the police yesterday that
4 III Saturday night thieves had en-
,er,i his home ana robbed him Of
a watch and t75 in cash.
Fires Maid, seeks Arrest.
The negro maid employed at the
home of H. g. Gwinnup, 325 West
twelfth. when leaving for her home
sunday evening attempted to take
viih her dress and other women's
clothing valued at $500. but Gwin-
rup Intercepted the attempted rob-
berry. rescued the clothes and then
dismissed the maid, according to his
report 10 the police yesterday. A
search is now being made for the
maid.
W. NJ Smith, manager of the or
pheum thcater reported to the po-
lice late sunday night that n spare
wheel and tire had been stolen from
the rear of hs car while 1t was
parked IN the alley near the show.
Thieves had worked in plain sight
ot hundreds OF pedestrians on Third
street, Smith said he believed.
Police yesterday recovered in the
rear OF IA North Greenwood what
they think Is a stolen typewriter. Ac-
cordlng to J. W. Patton, chief of de-
iectlves two boys left the machine
here Friday afternoon and failed to
return for It. A new typewriter
cover for a large machine was found
IN the alley under a pile of rubbish,
Patton said. II Is his opinion that
another machine was also stolen,
NO owner has yet been found for
he recovered typewriter. A.,
Attempt TO Crack" Safe.
Safe crackers entered the Woods
cafe 4li South Boulder. some time
after midnight Sunday night and
made an unsuccessful attempt to
open the safe. With a sledge ham
mTer the combination knob and han
dIe were Knocked off but the safe
Ttmslned intact. However. "A box OF
cigars was missing from the show
.aSe Yesterday morning, Ed Woods,
proprietor Of the cafe, reported to
me police Entrance was gained by
breaking IN rear window.
auto tools and casing were
@l'en from the garage of Ii. b. Plb-
o'e' -+O6 East Third street, some
Gne sunday night when thieves
0Toke IN the door.