Evening journal., 1921-10-11
Today's News Today
While
SHE JOINS IN
DINNER PARTY
tccntInued from FIrr. p,re,

open so that the thief could easily
see the guests seated around the
table while he was at work.
Nothing was known OF the pres
ence OF a thief in the house until
dinner when the guests returned 10
the front room and Mrs. Clarence
r. Young. 702 West street. learned
that her furs. valued at 500; glasses,
valued at s25; and her purse con-
tanning about $40, were missing At
first il was thought tho articles had
been placed in another room, but
a search revealed nothing except
that the thief had hastily ransacked
a desk In the room. evidently look
ing for money, but nothing was
missed except the articles mention
ed
An Investigation by the police re-
vealed that while the guests we're
in the dining-room the bell to a
third floor apartment had been rung,
and the tenant who was expecting
caller, had released the latch on
the front door.
The thief. once inside II he had
planned a visit to the third floor, evil
IDENTIFY changed his plans and con-
fined his efforts to the first floor.
An attempt was made to rob the
home OF Charles L. Petze, S07 Har-
rison street. shortly before 2 o'clock
Sunday night. but the burglars we're
scared away by the crash OF glass
Of front window, which they were
trying TO open.
That the burglars were deter
mined to get in this house ~ shown
by four badly defaced window panes
on the side OF the house. where a
sold chisel had been forced under
the sash and an attempt made TO
pry the window open.
The burglars made their first at
tempt to get in the house by OPEN
ing a cellar door In the side yard,
and going down tried to force the
door from the cellarway into the
diningroom. There they failed TO
make much headway, and after fail
ing in their attempts TO force the
side windows they went to the front
porch, which is lighted by the street
lamp on the corner. cut circular
piece OF glass from an upper sash.
but in some manner broke the re-
mainder OF the glass in the sash,
causing a crash that was heard by
several OF the neighbors.
Mr.. Petze. hearing the noise ran
down, but the burglars had left. Tne
police were promptly notified. but SO
far no arrests have been made.
One OF the most puzzling cases the
Bureau OF Police has had to investi-
gate recently was reported yesterday.
just when the robbery occurred is
not known, but It evidently occurred
within a few days. The home OF
Frank Neisenbaum. S22 Pine street.
was robbed OF jewelry valued at
$1,000. The stolen articles comprise
pair OF diamond EARRINGS. two dia-
mond rings. gold bracelet. we'd
ding ring, a $40 gold piece and re-
volver
As Mr. Neisenbaum has been very
IN for several days and has not
been left alone in the house at any
time. and all the stolen articles were
locked in trunk on the second fioov.
near his bedroom. just how the rob
berry was managed is puzzle to the
police.
The robbery was discovered by
Mrs. Neisenbaum. who opened the
trunk TO get some articles and dis
covered their loss. Practically the
entire contents OF the trunk had
been removed and the thief. after
securing the valuables, had carefully
replaced in the trunk what he did
not desire and then locked It, as the
police found the lock in good condi.
ton II is believed the thief used a
false key.
The brutal assault committed upor
Mrs. Enos Wilmington. at the hom'
OF Morris r. Poucher. near Centre
Vile. Sunday night. when, after be
ing dragged from the house, she re
fused to disclose to two suppose'
burglars the location OF the safe II
the house. continues a mystery
State Detective Baldwin and the Cit
Detective Bureau. as we'll as Rurs
Policeman Wilmington, are workin
b on the case.