The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-04
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Burglars Steal $700 From
Bedroom as Occupants
Slumber


Darfngfy climbing down a tree
near an upstairs window, when
trapped In the upstairs Of r. r..
Strauordn house. at 1917 Warren
ava. Thursday night, a burglar made
his escape.
Altho police believe that the thief
slid down n tree. they admit there
In n possibility that no may have
used a ladder TO make his escape.
A ladder was lying beside the house
and might have been utilized by the
burglar In entering and leaving the
house. Tho limbs Of tho tree are
just outside the window.
HEAR NOISE. THEN
WILD SCRAMBIING
The eiratfordr were sitting In tho
living room downTtairs. when they
heard a noiss upstairs. Stratford
went TO the foo, OF the stairs and
turned on the light upstaira
Following the lighting up Of the
upstairs hallway. there was great
scrambiing In one OF the bedrooms
The stratfords telephonod to police
and Mrs fstratford ran out onto the
porch. while standing there. she
saw a man nkulkinx out OF the yard.
Hhs believes he was the burglar.
Police searched the ncighborhood
wftnurs ssndinw sny suspicious char.
acfers Mrs. straford Is a buyer Tor
Turr-li Shoe Co.
ENTER BEDROOM:
STEAL 500
Burglars ransacked the home Of
w. H. krause. ehiropracfor. at 6s55
looted n room In which the krauses
were sleeping. and stole jewelry
valued AT $500. and $50 cash. Mrs.
KrauHe discovered Friday morning.
when she arose and was chilled by
a draft sweeping into the bedroom.
Tho burglars left the front door
wide open on departing
STEAL GEMS
AND CURRENCY
A diamond brooch, worth $500;
pearl brooch. valued at more than
800: SIS gold watch and $40 In
currency from a wallet comprised
the loot.
After removing the diamonds and
pearls. the thieves threw the unset
brooches into the grass OF the front
yard. where they were found By
Krausc Friday morning.
Krause's trousers were taken from
the bedroom. wallet and money re-
moved, tho trousers left hanging
neatly over n chair in the parior
and the wallet thrown on the front
porch.
Bureau. dresser and Hdeboard
drawers thruout the house were ran.
sacked. The lock was turned on on
the open front door and the burglars
did not take time to unlock II and
close the door on leaving.
OCCURRED BETWEEN
MIDNIGHT AND 7:30 A. NJ
The burglary occurred some time
between midnight. when the Krauses
retired, and TAO a m. when Mrs.
krause arose 10 light the kitchen
fire.
A back room, I'm which the two
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was not entered by the burglars.
The burglary was one OF the few
this winter in which thieves ran.
sacked rooms while the occupants
were sleeping. Detectives point out
that most recent burgiaries have oc-
CURED when no one was az home.
The watch was a token to krause
from the ]. w. Leavitt Co. OF which
he was formerly manager II was
stolen from him once before. and re-
covered in a pawnshop.
Krauses office is at $50 Green
building.
MYSTERIOUS LIGHTS
POINT TO BURGLAR
Mysterious lights flashing In the
basement of c. J. Howard's house. at
1903 18th ave. N. Thursday night
alarmed Mrs. Louis Sand Mrs. How
ord's mother, ana resulted in a gener.
al alarm for police.
Mrs. Sand was alone in the house.
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