Evening journal., 1921-11-21
Thieves AGAIN
IN HOUSE RAIDS
DR.. Voccaro Finds Negro
Thief in His Bed.
room
SILVERSIDE FOLK
OPEN FIRE

After a lull OF a few days, rob-
bers have again resumed activities
in this city and nearby sections and
though seen by several persons, made
their escape.
Places entered in the last few days
are the home Of DR.. Leopold Vaccaro,
! SPA West street. and Radcliffe Bak-
ing Co, vandever avenue and Jessup
street. Robberies OF several homes
in the suburbs also were reported.
DR.. Vaccaro. SPA West street, was
awakened at o'clock yesterday
morning. by some one in his bed
I room, and minute later. discovered
a barefoot Negro riAing the doctors
trouser pockets. Without waiting
to secure a weapon, DR.. Vaccaro
sprang out Of bed and gave chase
to the fleeing Negro, who, when
cornered. put up a fight. The Negro
in the tussle that ensued, broke
lose and escaped by jumping out
diningroom window. through which
he had gained entrance, to the
house. The noise of the scufiie
aroused the neighbors and screams OF
women who thought a murder was
being committed aroused the people
Of that section, causing an alarm &c
he sent to the police station.
DIR. Vaccaro followed the robbei
TO the yard, but the Negro was too
fleet for him. escaping over a pacf
fence. The Negro got 81 in casf
, from the Doctors trousers.
The Radcliff robbery was appar
=. entity committed early yesterda!
n morning. The thieves entered IN
store by prying open a window ina
leads into the bakery from Jessul
4 street once in the building the
broke into the store by smashing
ofglass window of a door separaun
ri the bakery and offices.
- The thieves broke open the cas-
v register and obtained about $l5'
= According to J. Lacey, manager @
p the bakery. who discovered the ron
m berry Yesterday, the thieves had ap
Iparently attempted 10 break ope
the safe which showed the marks
tools and fingers The thieves WEI
probably frightened away slVln
" IN the attempt TO get into the sat
i Equipped with high-poWer'
automobile and evidently professor
ais at the game. three white me
Saturday morning about o'clo'
IL broke into three different hous
Of along the Silverside road and mat
mt an unsuccessful attempt to brei
as into a fourth.
ay Their reward for their efforts col
he sisted Of a small sum of money al
n a diamond ring.
We That all Of them escaped witho
re being killed was due 10 the fact tn
poor light prevented the men Of q
houses entered from seeing clear
lenough TO shoot straight for a fus
lade OF shots was let loose that eau
IN ed the burglars to beat a hasty retire
rs In the machine which was Ike
las standing in the roadway with I
ire engine running. evidently for I
ng purpose of quick getaway.
nts The homes entered were those
icy J. A. Glynn. Carl Heath and II.
'e- Kreuger. The telephone wires at
ct home of Mrs. Florence Beeson
o. the corner OF Foulk Road and S
4, lverside Road were cut, evidently
A. preparation for an attempted bui
q" larry there but the thieves w
). frightened by the fire OF the m
a. and did not tarry at the Bees
house.
- The only thing stolen from
81 Glynn house was a diamond ri
. the property of Mrs. Glynn.
- About SO in cash was taken fr
H.. the Heath house.
Tho robbers were discovered