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Show Clark PMIUer, who lives on Twelfth South and Fifth East' streets, reported to the police last night that his house had-been burglarized and that $J'in castfind Jewelry to "the valued of fl75 bad been stolen. '.'."'' The -burglary .occurred between the hours of o'clock and 8:30 o'clock-last night - Entrance was grained by the re- moval f a screen- from a window, sfter which the window was raised with the aid of a Jimmy.- r ; ? The entire house was ransacked. Beds were torn to pieces and the contents of drawers and- cupboard were scattered over the toors In search of valuables. The burglars exercised discriminating taste la the choice of-the goods they took, taking only money . and Jewelry that could readily . be , converted into cash! - . . ' i 'As soon as they had entered the house the burglars took the precaution of pulling the shades down at all the windows win-dows that their operations might not be observed from the outside. It was evident that the place had been entered shortly after dark, as burned matches were ; strewn over the floors of nearly" every room in the house. A fine lot of silverware, engraved with monograms and distinctive marks was left, as were air a large number of silver knives, forks and spoons that were not engraved. The occupants of the house were away from 'home all day, returning at 8:30 o'clockv-whea the depredations were discovered. dis-covered. , , . . The police were notified' of the burglary, bur-glary, but did not detail a man on the case as the house in which the offense was committed is Just across the street from the city limits. The articles stolen were two gold watches with chains attached, an old-fashioned old-fashioned necklace of gold with a locket set with pearls attached and a college class pin with pearls set around the edge.-. |