The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-04-22
s STORES ARE
ENTERED; LOOT
!. IS OYER $500! !!
-.Skylight Burglar" in Successful
Efforts to Rob Several
Stores in City
DISCOVERED IN ONE
Burglar Frightened Away in
Attempt to Enter Nichols
Tailoring Shop

Tho record Of the might In.
ciudea:
Entered Riehmond's 1ootery on
Fourth street, but took nothing.
!; Entered Harris and Woodman-
sees from Riehmond's store, stole
about SO in money and about $500
worth Of fountain pens and pen
ellis, and SIS In pocketbook.
Broke into Wellworth store, OBJ
tained $40 in two cash registers.
Stole less than SIS In money
from cash registers in store Of A.
w. Lucas and Co.
Entered Economy Shoe Store,
but obtained nothing.
Attempted to enter c. w.
Nichols tailoring shop, but was
frightened away.
: The theory was advanced by some
that the work was that Of boys, be-
cause candy was taken ait Harris and
Woodmansee. Several boxes of candy
were missing. Some of it was thrown
on the flOro and cash box in the
rear of the store was filled with candy
There was evidence of candy being
taken at the Wellworth store.
Burglar is Seen.
A burglar Was seen entering the =.
W.. lNlcnols Tailoring Shop on the
second floor OF the, Lucas block, but
was frightened away by John Velure.
Inc burglar was on the roof. He
raised window, slid over the top OF
large clothes cases and was just ready
to let himself down when he heard
Mr.. Velure and scrambled out in
hurry. Mr. Velure was sleeping IN
the shop. He walked into the entrance
room OF the shop and saw the burg
lars legs dangling over the top OF
the clothes chests. Velure backed
toward q case to geta revolver, when
the burglar, having heard him,
scrambled across the cases and out
the window. He was tall person,
Mr.. Velure said. This happened just
attr midnight when train was In
the station.
Other persons reported they saw
three men standing in the alley at the
side of the store OF Harris and Wood
mansee about o'clock this morning.
The burglars, unable to Jimmy" a
door in the, rear of RichmOnd's Boot
cry, broke glass and entered. Moth
ing was disturbed so far as Mr., Rich
mOnd can tell The cash register was
left open, empty. The burglar en-
tered the Harris and Woodmansee
store through q skylight between the
two stores. He rifled the cash regis
ters in the store, obtained about $40,
including 81 in pennies, and carried
away fountain pens and pencils. So
far as can be ascertained nothing else
of value was disturbed, although ap-
parently the candy case had been
tampered with. The hatchway on top
of the building was open, indicating
the burglar had attempted but failed
ia gain entrance in that manner. He
left by opening the rear door OF Har-
ris and WOodmansee.
A pocketbook belonging to Claire
Derby and containing SIS of money
,of the Workmen lodge, of which he Is
recorded, was taken from drawer
directly below the cash register. In
rifling the fountain pen case the bur-
glars left only a few Eversharp pen
ellis and only three fountain pens, one
of which was a gold pen. No attempt
was made to steal CIGARS. vt is be-
lieved.
Breaks Through Roof
The burglar entered the WellWorth
store on Main street in an ingenious
mannuer, apparently oblivious Of risk
he was running. He got on the roof
and walked to the front end OF the
store, although on either side were
buildings in which rooms were occu-
pied by sleeping persons, with win
dows opened. He opened a hatch
way, and crawled into the "attic, or
space between the e4roof and plastering,
provided in one story buildings 80
that wiring may be repaired. He
crawled probably so feet toward the
middle Of the building until he ran
against wall of the skylight. He
then burst through the lath and plas-
tering. dropped to the floor and be-
gan rifling the store. The burglar
opened two cash registers, getting 50
from each. The third cash register
is a large one, with combinations. He
tamnered with it but failed to open
it, HI, stole hammer and left by the
rear door.
The burglar rifled the desk OF p
H. Webber, proprietor of the store
took safety razor out of case and
stamps out of a drawer, but did not
take them.
Must BE Slender Man.
The burglar got in the Lucas, store
through an opening so narrow that
only a slender man could have done it
He took the putty off the glass Gov
ering the small skylight, laid it aside
and let himself in He rifled the casl
registers. Cns cash register he wa:
unable to open, and broke a plate IL
trying to do SO. He left the stor'
the same way he entered, and replaced
tha glass. 1t was not believed any
thing was taken except money, tn
amount of which was less than $15.
The last place visited, apparently
was the Economy Shoe Store, on Mai
street, owned by Sam Lasken. MI
Lasken found hammer in his stor
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