Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1904 — THEIVES BREAK IN AND STEAL. [ARTICLE]

THEIVES BREAK IN AND STEAL.

There was a case of burglary and till-’apping in town Tues, night and the victim was our venerable news dealer, J. H. Cox. He is a man. who, since lo! these meny years! has in a figurative sense, practiced the precept of laying up his treasurers where moth and rust do not corrupt, nor thieves break in and steal. So also has he followed it so far as practicable, in a literal sense, and therefore he had his’eartbly treasures, otherwise his day’s cash receipts. placed where they were safe from the prowling rascals who sought to deprive him of his well earned wealth. * The method of their entrance into his snug little store was break out a pane of glass in a back window, then ta reach io and pull out the window stops, and the rest was easy. Having obtained entrance, they broke open the cash drawer with a hatchet Mr. Cox keeps to open bcxes and split kindling with. But they found nothing in the box but a few pennies that being all the cash Mr. Cox left in the drawer, Whether they took any cigars or candy Mr. Cox can not say. It all loots like the work of some person who is quite familiar with Mr Cox’d place of business.