Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-10-31
Large amount of JeWeIry is
Stolen at Home of Alder
man SofieId
4 PLACES ARE ENTERED
Tried to Rob Several Other
Places, But Were Fright
ened Away

& AIDED by the thick pail of fog
hanging over the city during the
early hours of the morning of late,
robbers ana others attempting to
rob, put in a busy and in some cases
a fruitful week end in Perth AM
boy. Ir all. four robberies and five
attempts to enter were reported to
the local police. Jewelry of con-
siderable value was taken from the
residence of Alderman John Sofield
at 40 Lewis street, cutlery was
stolen from. State street store, and
eleven chickens were removed from
a Donald avenue yard. Mr.. Sofield
is chairman of the police commit
tee of the Board Of Aldermen.
The robbery at Alderman So
fields residence occurred before
midnight Saturday night, being re-
ported to the police about 1910
Sunday morning Immediately after
the discovery was made. Thieves
had ransacked the entire house,
opening all drawers and search
ing every nook. No money
was taken but the loot obtained in
cluded quantity of jewelry,
Scarf pins. rings. studs, watch fobs,
cuff links aud similar articles were
secured. Mr.. Sofield did not state
The value Of the stolen goods.
Officers William Buchan and
Robert Harding were detailed to in
vestigate the robbery and later
Detectives John Murray and Mich
ael Muska were put at work on the
case. 1t was found that the house
had been entered by breaking the
catch on a rear window.
John Olsen, of 153 Rector street,
said this morning that an attempt
to enter his home was made on
Saturday night. During the night
was no other indication of trouble.
so he thought no more of the Incl
dent until the next morning when
he found parts of f1ashlight lying
in the yard adjoining his home and
noticed foot prints in the soil.
The home of w. Parker Runyon,
in Rector street. was visited some
TIM during the course of last night.
it has been learned. Drawers in an
antique secretary and buffet were
thoroughly ransacked and papers
were strewn about the floor in con-
fusion but as far as has been discov-
cred nothing was taken. The belief
is that the thieves were frightened
away by Mr.. Runyon's bulldog be-
fore they could secure their loot al
though no noise was heard by any
members of the family during the
night. The fact that thieves had
been in the house during the night
was discovered this morning by one
Of the maids.
Edward Poulsen was awakened
early Sunday morning by noise at
one of the windows at his home at
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telephone and notified the police
who despatched Officers William
Buchan and Robert Harding to the
scene. The officers found that the
window had been jimmied open but
that the marauders had failed to en-
ter the building.
A number of homes in the south
ern residential section of the city
are being protected by the CHIEF
Burke Detective Bureau. one of the
homes entered over the weekend be-
to receive double protection Special
watchmen engaged by former Chief
Patrick J. Burke are supposed to
guard the places under the SUPER
vision of this bureau but the thieves
apparently evaded them as they did
the members Of the city police force.
At the store of Abraham Cohen,
at 633 state street thieves entering
early Sunday morning obtained a
quantity of hardware. cigars, cigar
cites and other miscellaneous arti-
cles. One dozen razors, three and
one-half dozen knives, a .3S calibre
revolver, a fountain pen and three
watches were included in the goods
taken. The store was entered by
opening the front door with what is
thought to have been a stolen key.
After searching the interior of the
establishment thoroughly the ma
rauders left the place by the rear
door. which was open. it was found,
Rudolph Miller reported the theft
of eleven black chickens from a
coop in his yard at COZ Donald ave-
nue. this morning. The theft oc-
CURED last night, according to the
statement made to Desk Lieutenant
John Morris. and was made possi-
bic when the thief broke the lock
on the coop.
The frankfurter boiler owned by
John Angelo, of 367 State street.
was stolen on Saturday night. when
the owner of the store failed to
bring the boiler into his place of
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