Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-08-28
STORE RREAKING

NEW YoRK, August 16.--Storc breaking and NIGHT
robberes are crimes OF so frequent occurrence that
they have become alarming. Scarcely night passes
touring which robberes OF the kind are not commit
cd, and no man knows when his property is safe. A
robbery was committed III the store OF Boorman 4
Johnson, IN South street, the particulars of which
an accomplice I'm the business, in the Court of
Sessions. King, another accomplish in the robbie
ny, turned States evidence, from whose testimony ii
appeared that King was 10 years old, and had been
married about two months-his wife about Fixing
was a Clerk to- Robinson 4, Kelsc, near where the
robbery was committed. lie had formed an acquaiut-
ance witha man named Blair, who kept small gro
Gerry IN Fron-sireet, the yard of which Joined that
of Boorman X Johuson in Sou,h-strrc,-fIe TKing1
had lately been dismissed by his employers for what
particular reason lac did not know-Aiter his tsmis-
sal he in the habit of going Bairs sore every
morning 10 read the newspaper, and he there formed
an acquaintance with the prisoner. who as introduce
e ei ny Tue name ct hichaids King was invited by
BLAIR To lis store on certain evening he said he
had something to communicates To- him. He went.
and found Richards there, and after the store shut
Blair communicated the design ofrohing the store of
Is " j. but as he was lame he could not do it, and
he wished King and Richards pei form the business
As the back yards joined, there no danger of a
farming the watch, and Blair had instrument for
opening windows. After muci persuasion he went
wi In Richards, and they robbed the store of Il case
| OF Leshcrn hats, and shce,ing The goods
were taken 10 Blars store, and the next morning 10
hing house. They were rc-packcd; some Of them
taken on 10 raise money for Immediate use, and King
sent 10 Philat!elahia sell the rcnlander-After he
left this city he began reflect upon what he had
done, and became much alarmed and determined on
his return 10 ivulce the theft 20 T. & j. On his arri-
val at Powlcs Hook, he wrote feeling letter To B.
y j. disclosing the facts mud the manner in which he
had been enticed into the misunderstanding of them
not va bring him ont for The sake of his wife parents
and sister. One oi the firm the ferry 10 sec
King, who paid TO him the money which he had
realized from The properly Blair and Richards were
taken into custody. The latter has, sold some OF the
hats, to raise money Tor King 10 90 ON 10 Phiadel-
phia Hc is nyoung man and appeas 10 be of /. Ic-
spectacle family IN Virginia. On the cross examina-
ton OF King 10y Price he confessed that I've had made
Iwo previous rohbcries. the instigaton OF Blair
he first demijohn of wine from his criulovcrs TO
pay Blara debt he owed him, and on which e
threatened suit, the second King received some oil
winch Blair went into an adjoining store through the
yard, and stole. The interesting Young wife OF Kino
swore that rho night which the rubbery was COM
mited was the only nigh; that he hadlccn from home
since his marriage and that he regular in his l-
bits. When Richards took the hats la Mrs Bari =
Williams he pretended to have arrived lately
from Smyrna Blaii's instrument was inre,iiousy
constructed, and lie instructed these Young men how
10 open any window, however secure In one of hi,
night adventures he had fallen through one of the
hatchways of a store by which he became lame The
cause ably triedby Maxwell, for the peopic and
Hoffman and Price for the prisoner The Jury re-
turned vcrdici OF Guilty. In n few minutes Ria;r l.
Mcssrs. Boormn,' u Johnson, we believe had no,
discovered their loss, until they received kinns letter
from Powles Hook.
We have been pa;ticularin stating this case
on account III IFS singuiarlty, and because We touc INF
II might serve caution Youth to beware of evil
or suspicious company and of the most ri1ing often
ccs. First King received stolen goods THE oil 4 he
then took from his employer some wine-and this fl
ted hun 20 engage in the brldcr offences of store.
breaking and robbng. GCom .9dr.