Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-13
Home of Fred ]. Cox Broken
Into by Thieves Who RAN
sack House.
GET BUT LITTLE LOOT
Take Some Small Pieces of
Jewelry.-Probe Robbery
Attempt at Senator's Home

The home OF Fred ]. Cox at 154
Rector street, was broken into some
time yesterday or Sunday night and
4 several pieces of jewelry stolen by
khe intruders who ransacked the
iuse from top to bottom. but failed
% take q large amount of valuable
silver and other articles which were
found strewn about the floors when
the police Investigated. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cox have been away and word was
sent to them of the robbery. They
arrived home this morning and after
a hasty examination stated that only
q few pieces of jewelry, none of
which were very valuable, were
missing.
Neighbors notified the police yes
ferday that they believed the house
had been entered. Detective Ser
xsant John A. HUFF and Detective
Joseph Gutowski were detailed to
investigato. They learned that the
Srfrance to the house had been OBJ
f&ir7Sd through cellar window
witch they found open. Going up
stairs and through the house the
ftirniture was seen to be out of its
mace, drawers and their contents
strewn about the floor. Two small
tin boxes, which had contained the
jewefry, were found with their COW
crs open and contents gone. A gold
ring. with stone missing, was also
found on the floor, making 1t appear
as though the stone had been taken
nv the thieves who then left the ring
itself
There was a large amount OF
sdlverware and costly articles in the
house which although handled, were
not taken by the robbers. This fact
has led the detectives to believe that
the Job was the work of young boys
and not thieves who are experienced
4 at the game.
y No clues were found which would
indicate who the intruders were.
Detectives HUH and Gutowski were
\,llowfng up the case today while
rs. Cox made a list of the articles
Sfolen.
Patrolman Alfred Christophersen.
while patroling the beat along Water
streetzat 12:15 o'clock this morning
noticed q light in one OF the widows
Of Senator Browns residence. He
( summoned Patrolman Nolan and the
two Investigated, finding one of the
cellar windows open. The light was
found to be in one of the rooms in
The cellar and the door leading up
sfsirs was locked. The officers put
The light out after satisfying them
relYes that all was we'll and left the
house. 1t is believed that possibly
maid in the house lit the light and
forgot to put it out.
The fact that the robbery may
have been the work of boys is fur
fher brought out by the statement
Of William S. Duncan of 14S Rector
street, who lives next door to the
Cox residence. Yesterday noon ac-
y cording to Mr.. Duncan, as he left
his home. the door ON his house
closed with a bang and as the door
shut he heard a. noise in the Cox
yard and saw a boy running around
the corner of the house. Upon in
vestigation Mr.. Duncan found that
The noise he had heard was caused
by the boy letting a bicycle he was
wheeling fall to the ground, where
It struck some ash cans.
Mr.. Duncan did not think any
thing more of the incident until up
on returning home last night he
found the detectives in the house
and saw the bicycle was still In the
same position it was at noon. 1t
as then discovered that the bicy-
e belonged to Mr.. Coxs SON and
hd been locked IN the house when
was closed up. 1t is thought that
khe boy, who Mr.. Duncan does not
know. had just taken the wheel
ffrom the house. and fearing Mr..
Duncan had seen him in the act
dropped 1t to make his getaway.