Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1888 — Three Bold Burglaries, [ARTICLE]

Three Bold Burglaries,

Continued Depredations of the £ang of Criminals in Our MidstTo the long list of burglaries and attempted burglaries, and sneak thiei depredations that have been committed in Rensselaer during the Ipjst year or two, three more have been added since the last issue of the Republican. Qn Friday night the' house of Mrs. L. Tutuer was entered and ransacked, from top |o bottoiq' and a sum of money, we. amount of which js not exactly known, but probably from S3Q to SSO, v?as taken. This money was in a looked hand bag, which was cut oppn. Mrs. Tutuer and her two daughters were sleeping in the house, at the time, but this fact did not deter the thieves from making a very thorough search. Carpets were torn up, unoccupied beds turned upside down, and even the back of the organ i emoved, in the search for supposed hidden cash. Mrs. Tutuer is ordinarily a very Jight sleeper and she believes that all of this could not have been done unless she had been chloroformed. Other members of her family believe that this must •Eave been done and think that they detected the smell of the drug in the house, the next morning.

Access to the house was obtained by prying open a rear window, after first prying out the fly screen. second burglary above referred tp was committed Monday night. Rev. B. F. Ferguson’s house was entered, in about the same manner, and alsothororoughly ransacked. A fine gold watch, Mr. Ferguson’s property, and sl2 in cash, were taken. The pants from which the money was stolen were found in the yard, in the morning. . T|je third depredation was also committed Monday night. The butcher shop of Yeoman & Nicholson was entered from a rear window and considerable amount of meat stolen, including half of a veal and several large pieces of bacon.

A good many people have a pretty shrewd|idea as to the identity pf the villains who perpetrated these crimes. That they are residents of the town, thpre is little doubt. So far as known, however, no one is in possession of any facts which would legally establish tjje guilt of any person.