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Show BOLD ROBBERIES IRE MD PUBLIC Two daring daylight robberies were committed In the southwestern residence resi-dence district of the city Tuesday afternoon aft-ernoon and the matter was kept quiet In order to assist tho police In their search for tho guilty parties, but having hav-ing been forced to acknowledge themselves them-selves baffled, the reporters were given giv-en permission to use the story The homes entered were thoso of Mike Glblon, 280 Thirty-third street, nnd Fred Williams,' 2870 Wall avenue, . and the amount of cash and valuables secured will exceed 200 The houses being but a short distance apart, It Is presumed that the same burglar turned turn-ed both tricks. All of the mombers of both families were abBent from their homes between 2 and 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon und the robberies were committed at th.s time In each Instance entrance was gained by pushing a key from the lock on the inside and Inserting a skeleton key. At tho Glbleu home the loot consisted consist-ed of a diamond ring, ruby ring and gentleman's gold watch, tho total value val-ue of which was about 5100 Cash and jewelry to about tho same value were secured at tho Williams homo About $13 in cash was taken from .i smnll bank and In addition to this there were taken a diamond ring, a pair of diamond cuff links, diamond stick pin and a razor. In each instance the robbers seemed seem-ed to have taken their time and rau- "sacked every nook and corner which bore indications or containing cash or valuables. Bureau drawers were removed re-moved and their contents strewn about the rooms. Neither robbery was discovered until members of the fam.ly returned h'qmc about (J o'clock in tho evening. The neighbors saw no persons about cither house during the afternoon. The robberies were at first laid to a colored man who had cnllcd at the Williams home several times In the past few day's and. asked for food. He was known "to have departed for Salt Lake on the evening of the robberies and instructions were sent to arrest him. He was brought back to this city vestenlay but there was no ev-dence ev-dence to prove that he was the guil-tv guil-tv party, and "his release took place at once. No other arrests havo been made. oo |