Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 285, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1913 — BURGLARS BREAK INTO STORES AT PARR [ARTICLE]

BURGLARS BREAK INTO STORES AT PARR

Stole sl>oo in Cash and Carry OS Goods—Bloodhounds are Called Into Service. The general store of W. L. Wood and postoffice at Parr run by him, and the store of G. H. Hammerton ahd poolroom of W. H. Meyers were burglarized, at an early hour this morning. . At Woods’ store and postoffice $493 in cash and checks was taken from the safe. Of this amount S7O was in ehecks, on which payment has been stopped. $l4B of the amount was government funds and this loss will probably not fall on Mr. Wood. A slot machine was also broken open and -the contents, about $3.50 te—sickles, was also taken. A few were taken, but the exact amount cannot be told until an invoice is taken. It is also thought some merchandise was taken. The money was taken from the safe. Mr. Wood feels sure that he locked the safe before closing the store for the night. The safe was found locked when he opened the store this morning, but the money was gone. So he either failed to lock the safe or the robbers were able to work the combination and then locked the safe again in order to delay the discovery of the robbery. At Hammerton’s store a coffee sack was emptied of its contents on the floor and the sack was evidently used to carry away the goods, etc., which were taken, consisting of some rubber boots, underwear, shoes, etc. No money was taken from him. At the poor room the cash register was broken open and 101 pennies were taken. No other loss was noticed there. The robbers evidently entered Hammerton’s store first by breaking the glass in the door and unlocking it. Tracks found near the stores were found of two men wearing rubber boots, and these may have been some of the boots taken from the store. At the Woods store entrance was gained through the front window. This had been broken some time ago and a door nailed across the opening. The door had been broken loose and entrance gained that way. The pool room was entered through a window. / When the loss wasvdiscovered Mr. Wood telegraphed to Danville, 111., for blood: hounds and these were expected before noon, and it was the intention to put them on the track of the burglars, but the rain of this morning will probably prevent the dogs from following the sc&nti* Mr. Wood has reported the loss of the government funds to the post office department and they will probably take part in the search for the burglars if they are not captured before. It is thought that the robbery took place about one o’clock this morning, as Mrs. Wood heard a noise about that time, as did J. N. Gunyon, who lives npar the scene of the robberies. The robbers are supposed to have driven to Parr in a buggy to which one horse was hitched, as tracks were found 1 coming into town from the west. The horse was given a drink at Mr. Woods’ tank; then driven a short distance and hitched to a road grader. After the burglary the rig was driven north. This is the second burglary at Parr recently, the last one having taken place about a year ago.