Smyrna times., 1920-09-08
FIVE ROBBERIES IN SMYRNA
STIR CITIZENS TO ACTION
MONEY SEEMED TO BE THE OR.
JECT BUT LITTLE PROCURED
Nesidences of Presley Ford, H. D.
Boyer, W. d. HAZEL, John w. Ford
and ii. Eugene Mabrey Entered

and II. Eugene Mabrey Entered
Five robberies took place in Srov,no a
thursday night, between midnight
ana morning and that it was the worl,
oI an amateur was plainly evident
from the fact that no forcible entry
was made to any residence and that
IN no case were the robberies extend
ed TO the second story. The five resi-
Gences entered were those of Presley
rofd' Henry d. Boyer, w. Denny Ha-
zell' John w. Ford and Eugene Ma
prey. AT Presley Ford's residence
corner OF Frazier and Delaware street
'he thleves ransacked the house but
only obtained between $14 and SIS in
money. At the Boyer residence, en-
trance was made by prying open one
OF the sashes of the bay window. cor
ner OF South and Delaware street
lhey went thru all the drawers of an
old-fashioned desk and other places.
ana got away with Mrs. Boyer's purse
containing about a dollar and a haf
IN small change. Some church envel-
opes IN the same desk, containing sew
eral dollars, were over looked. At the
residence of w. Denney HAZEL. cor
ner OF Commerce and Main streets.
entrance was made thru a kitchen
window which was pried open, table
and desk drawers were ransacked but
nothing Of value was taken. At John
w. Ford's residence of West Com
mefce street, no money was secured.
but they did take away some canned
fruit.
ID. E. Mabrey's Gold Watch Stolen.
Leaving the latter place, they pro-
ceeded to the residence of H. Eugene
Mabrey on West Mt. Vernon street.
and entered by one of the back win
dows. They worked quietly, for the
bedroom doors were all open and ran
sacked everything down stairs thew
could think of. In Mr.. Mabrey's desk
they procured some small change
to about S1.8O but over
looked $40 secreted in another COM
partment. Mr.. Mabrey was in the
habit of leaving his watch on the |
mantle. They took this old and valued
tlme-plece for which Mr.. Mabrey
would not have parted with, even as
a secondhand watch, for S25. In all
the cases the object of the robbers
was to get money. Silverware and
other things were let alone. The next
morning the Smyrna officers were put
on to the cases but no clue has been
run down of any material moment.
The consensus of opinion the robber-
les were perpetrated by some local
felloWs under the guise, probably, it
might have been the work of down
State thieves who had come to Smvr-
ma to attend the Carnival. Many
Smyrnians are now possessed of fire
arms and it is going to be warm re-
'eptlon for somebody if they don't
ook out how they prowl around at
hight. There may have been efforts
% enter other places, but it has not
'ome to notice. !
MiddletOwn Has Two RObberies.
Thieves entered the homes of C..
Malcolm Cochran, on South Broad
treet, and William K. Tatman, on
Cast Main street, on Wednesday night I
md ransacked the lower floors. They
rot about S25 in the two homes. In
-ddition to Middletown, there has
'een a number of robberies at Har-
ington. Last week the Delaware r
railroad stations at Viola and Ches-
void were entered but not much cf
alue was taken. I