Evening journal., 1920-04-09
ROBONECHURCH,
TWO RECTORIES
Continued from First Pags.


paratively small number OF men on the
force TO furnish police protection to the
entire city"
Some time early the same morning
thieves broke open the side windows
OF Sacred Heart Church, Tenth and
Madison streets, and robbed the poor
boxes. Father Leonard Walter said
this morning that he heard his dog
which Is kept In the house. barking
and went all over the house, thinking
that possibly burglars had gotten In
but finding no one went back 10 bed
although the dog kept up lis barking
for some time afterNard. He believes
now that the dog heard the men In
the church and gave the alarm. The
thieves as In the case OF ST. Pauls
Church. seemed 10 be anxious TO do
as much damage as possible and after
entering the church smashed locks
and prled open every one OF the poor
boxes. They did not get Into the
house and Father Walter thinks they
did not get a considerable sum OF
money, although II Is Impossible 10
say lust how much, as The Easter Of
ferings were unusually liberal ulis
year.
only A short distance away. the
same men, Il Is thought, attempted TO
enter the home OF the Rev. Carlisle L.
Hubbard, pastor OF the ST. Paul's NJ. E.
Church. al No. 1914 West Tenth street.
AS Dr Hubbard and family left early
the night before for Washington, II
could not be learned this morning
whether the burglars got anything
from the house. A screen over
pantry window on the rear end Of the
house has been torn away. and II Is
though an attempt was made TO enter
the building.
TWO doors above. at No. 1915, where
John Preston Priest lives, some one did
gain, entrance TO the building and was
walking about on the lower noor. En-
terlng the dining room the thief upset
Jar OF fruit on the table and the
crash aroused Mr.. Priest VINO ran
down stairs, but the thief had made
his escape.
The same night J. c. Mecannon.
druggist at Tenth and Adams streets,
hearing some one down stairs In his
house hurried down prepared TO give
them a warm reception. but the burg
lar sevidcntly heard him coming and
beat a hasty retreat. Mr.. Mecannon
said this morning that he thought pos
slbly the burglar was after dope.
"You can say for me-" said Mr.. Mecan-
non that am ready for the next one
who cares 10 attempt to break in here
at night.
Mrs. Edna NJ. Martin, who has a MIL
llnery store a few doors away, says she
saw a number OF suspicious looking
characters hanging around the neigh
borhood the night before and believed
they were the men who broke into ihe
houses.
Al the home OF Lieutrant J. Norris
Robinson, formerly musical director OF
the 59lh Pioneers, at No. 1901 Trenton
Place, an attempt was made to break IN
the garage, but the thief who was seen
by Mrs. Robinson. ran away when sne
called TO him. Mrs. Robinson was eioAe
in the house and hesltated 10 let the
burglar know he was watched, but re-
alizng that further delay meant the
probable loss OF an automobile, calieu
10 tne man.
The same night thieves broke into the
home OF Mr.. Wyberg. OF No, 2U2 East
Twenty-nfth street. and after thorough
ly ransacklng the lower part OF the
house. got a small sum OF money which
had been left in a sideboard drawer.
only a short distance away an at
tempt was made TO gain entrance to
the home of C. E. Lynn, at NO. 2Oo East
Twenty-nfth street, but fortunately for
Mr.. Lynn, a boarder living In the
nelghborhood, who works for the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, at
Todd's Cut. was out late last night and
reached home Just in time 10 scare the
burglar away.
In each Of these cases the entrance
seems TO have been made either by a
side or back window, showing conclu-
sively that the numerous robberies re-
Gently perpetrated IN this city are due
10 The same gang.