Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 168, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1914 — THIEF CUTS OFF HER HAIR [ARTICLE]

THIEF CUTS OFF HER HAIR

Young Woman Learns of the Burglar’s Visit When She Finds Her Locks Are Gone. Franklin, Pa. —A burglar who entered the home of Miss Margaret V. Graham, aged twenty-four years, cut off her hplr and carried it away. There Is no clue to the culprit Chief of Police H. S. Edwards is of the opinion that the burglar was hiding In the house whan the family went to bed, soy there is nothing to Indicate that entrance was forced.. That the cutting of the hair was a sudden inspiration to the burglar Is Indicated by the fact that a pair of shears owned by the young woman was used. Her hair was 16 Inches long, and the burglar took all except four inches. The girl didn’t awaken then, but discovered the loss of her hair when she awoke at three o’clock in the morning. The culprit escaped.