Putnam patriot., 1927-12-01
Three Fur Coats Stolen From Shop of Miss Agna Larose
 Main Street
Tenanat, Becoming Alarmed By
 Ease Entrance Gained

Sometime between last Wednesday night and Friday morning burglars for a second time entered the upper story of the Stoumbelis building on Main street. From the tailor shop of Miss Agna Larose they carried away three fur coats valued at $500. The coats had been left with Miss f.arose for repairs One was q seal skin coat, one a coon skin, and tLe third mink. all having been worn.
 The series of office building bur glaries. of which the latest break is the tsird. have alarmed tenants in the down town section. The ease with which the burglar or burglars gain entrance Go the building and the ohicies within is baffling to the police. who are inclined to the belief thst il is the work of expert Iock pickers. While the police have been hard at work to clear up the mystery and bring the series of burglaries Co an end they have been unable f Is un- derstood to get any clews of value. seXerals suspects have been taken Co the police station and grilled but all have been liberated after the officers became convinced that they had ne part in the crimes.
 Nothing Disturbed
 Miss Earose. who was employed bA the late r.. NJ Barney opened the shop of her own soon after NIT. Bar ney died She closed her estab 6ebment Wednesday evening and did not 20 to the building on ThanksgIv- ing day Friday morning when she entered her place of business there wers no signs Of anything having been disturbed and she noticed noth ing unusual and sat down Co work
 One of the fur coats had been pro missed for Saturday and Miss lafese vEenf ta the rack te get l. The coat was not there She then became alarmed and lookeI for the two other fur coats that were in her keeping. Those were also missing from the rack The police were then notified.
 4 close examination ef the premls- rs iiscioses nothing to denote how fhp burglars entered A far as could b. seen locks had not been tempered with and aq marks If jimmy or other instrument used 10 prg open deers or windows could be found. | va appare t9 iae police that the break was mads hy niekIng Che loeEs ca the aatef .i9aH and also on the door fl che Haiar .hap None of the other otlife 5H tEa building had been entered az lar as could be learned .ea5i nsi.s y had been stolen.
 First Burglary
 The first of the Rrs eHt sefiee a5 barplarics. all of such a similar na- turr that the police believe he salae persons are responsible. occurred be tween Sunday night, October ath and the following Monday morning This was when the Staumbelis hh1la- ing was first entered, The burRlafs stole four half dollars and fountain nen from the office of Dr William saretzki. D. C.. and ransaeked the drawers in the office of nr. Harry Sharpe. The same night the Court House block was entered and quan- litv of gold stolen from the office oi Dr Harry HoughtoH lhefe were mo clews and 1t Was evident that II was lock picking Joo.
 The next break occurred Monday night. November 23rd when the Vie torv Theatre building was entered and garments and poeketbeek were staleH from the shop of Mrs. Diane Breault Farley and q quantity of gold from the affet of Dr. A F. Parent
 Ail nf the crimes have been the same and left inc police with little to work upon Nothing was broken either timr and thp burglars left nc ..tIt..l..= 5I.5,tz.