Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1905 — HOTEL GEM ROBBERY. [ARTICLE]

HOTEL GEM ROBBERY.

A WEALTHY CHICAGO WOMAN LOSES VALUABLE JEWELS. Thief Enter* Room While Owner In at Dinner and Securea Loot Aggre- ' gating $15,000 —Boy Desperado Kicked Out of Attorneys’ Ofllec. Jewels valued nt $15,000 were stolen from the room of Mrs. James Morgan of Chicago nt the Hoyd Green, Pasadena, Cnl., the other night. This is the second big robbery that hns occurred in this fashionable hotel in a year. While Mrs. Morgan was nt dinner the thief gained entrance to the room and stole the jewels, including two valuable diamond rings and other smaller stones. Since the robbery last year the management of the hotel has employed women guards, who patrol every floor. None of the guards or employes of the hotel has any clew to the thief’s identity and special detectives have made but little headway. Mrs. Morgan has offered SSOO reward for the return of the jewels. Mrs. Morgan is the widow of a prominent Chicagoan. BOOT FOB HOY TERROR. Would-Be “Had Mau'’ Unecremonionxly Kicked Out by Attorney. Edward Pettis, 17 years old, consumer of “Dead Eye Pick" novels and wouldbe “bad man,” rushed into the offices of Stem, Heidman A Mehlhopc, attorneys, in the Traction building, in Cincinnati, flourishing a big six shooter. Bringing it to the level of Attorney John Bohrer's eyes, the boy ordered him to write a chock for SSO. “Don't trifle with me. man.” shouted Edward when Rohrer hesitated. “I'm desperate. Write as 1 dictate.” Rohrer grabbed the desperado by the neck? threw his revolver into the waste paper basket, and kicked him into the hallway. Later the terror was locked up. He was formerly employed in the attorney's office ns messenger. TRAIN BOBBERS’ BOOTY SMALL. Washington Hold-Up Men Thought to Have Obtained Little. The robbers who held up the North Coast Limited nt Hillsdale, Wash., are believed to have obtained but S4OO or SSOO. Officials of the road say little cash is carried on this train. A boy who was on the baggage car and who is being held says the two robbers got on top of the car at North Yakima. At Hillsdale they crept into the cab of the locomotive and pointing revolvers at the engineer and fireman compelled them to cut loose the express and mail cars. The cars were hauled half a mile up the track and then the engineer was compelled to dynamite the safes. A man who answers to the description sent out of one of the robbers was arrested. Drown in River Collision. Four persons were drowned in the Monongahela river near Brownsville. Pa., as the result of the passenger steamer Rose Hite colliding with the towboat John F. Klein and sinking in fourteen feet of water. All the dead were employed on the steamer as deckhands and were drowned while they slept. Killed in Gm Explosion. The Nickerson gas works, which fur r.ished light for Hyannis, Mass., were destroyed by an explosion which killed Osborne Crowell, who was in charge of the plant, and damaged several buildings. It is supposed Crowell's lantern ignited escaping gas. The explosion damaged many buildings near by. The loss is SIO,OOO. Democrat to Succeed Mitchell. Gov. George E. Chamberlain has announced the appointment of John M. Gearin ns United States Senator from Oregon. Mr. Gearin is a Democrat, but had the indorsement of not only the Democratic party in Oregon, but also that of some of the stanchest Republicans. President Defends Morton. President Roosevelt and Attorney General Moody have come out in defense of Paul Morton in connection with the Santa Fo rebate case, holding, in letters which are made public, that there were no grounds for legal action against the former cabinet member. Hunk Robbery Avail* Nuthing. Six bandlta tied a watchman and his ion and blew open a bank safe at Suffield, Conn., escaping with $50,000 worth of registered securities which are value- !••* to them. Burglary a Capital Offense. Owing to the ninny recent cases in which householders have been shot by burglars, the Mississippi Legislature has passed a law making house-breaking a capital offense. European Minlatriea Ont. Because of defeats in the popular assemblies the ministries of Italy, Greece and Montenegro have been forced to re sign. Swallow* Carbolic Add. William Smedley of Streator, 111., a glaaablower, committed suicide in Newark, Ohio, by drinking carbolic acid. 11l health was the cause. •treagth Save* M.»'« Life. Caught In a whirling belt driven by a 2.000 horse power engine In Kenosha. Wla„ Walt er Cavanagh, the giant former center rush of the University of Chicago football team, saved hl* life by sheer strength. American Behool la Turkey Barna. Barton Hall, the American college for girls in the suburb of Scutari, near Constantinople, waa partially destroyed by a Are. The students, including a number of boarders, were In Imm! when the flames were dtocovared. All were rescued.