Jones, Oliver - 1898

Stole A Watch.

A thief or thieves, entered the handsome residence of Wm. S. Jones, North First street, Saturday morning and took as a reward a gold watch from the vest pocket of Edward Fisher, brother-in-law of Mr. Jones.  The thief gained an entrance by scaling the front porch posts and prying open the wire screen on a window directly over the porch roof.  Mr. Fisher was the first to discover the presence of the night hawks, as he had been restless and hearing a slight noise, rose to investigate.  The open wire screen first attracted his attention and upon approaching the open window he found vest <sic> but his gold watch was missing.  Mr. Fisher immediately gave the alarm.

Mr. W. S. Jones and his brother Oliver of Elwood, Ind., who is here on a visit, together with a few neighbors, scoured the country east of here as far as Radebaugh but could get no trace of the miscreant.  Mr. Fisher offers a reward of $50 for the apprehension and conviction of the thief.
~ Jeannette Dispatch, 08-Jul-1898, Page 1, Column 1