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Springfield Daily Republic
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio
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A possible burglary attempt at Mrs. McGookin's residence on South Mechanic Street was interrupted around 11 PM last night when two men from John Brown post scared off a man climbing a ladder to the window; another account suggests he was a prominent young man trying to enter the upper window.
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Sensational Spectacle on Mechanic Street Last Night.
A probable attempt at burglary was frustrated about 11 o'clock last night at the residence of Mrs. McGookin, No. 25 south Mechanic street, between Main and High.
At that hour, while Adjutant Smith and Comrade Jessup, of John Brown post, were on their way home from up town, they were attracted by the wild screams of women and indications of excitement about the house. In the flash of the electric light they saw a ladder erected at the front window. The men leaped over the fence into the yard, and arrived just in time to see a man scale the back fence and disappear in a twinkling.
Another version of the affair states that the citizen who was so suddenly impressed that it was "time for disappearing," was a prominent young man of this city, who was trying to see into, or get into, the upper window.
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Primary Location
No. 25 South Mechanic Street, Between Main And High
Event Date
About 11 O'clock Last Night
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attempt frustrated, man escaped over back fence
Event Details
Wild screams from women attracted Adjutant Smith and Comrade Jessup to the house where they saw a ladder at the front window and a man fleeing; another version claims the man was trying to enter the upper window