Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-11
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
DARING BURGLARY.
RRssT OF THE GUILTY PARTIES
PROPERTY IDENTIFIED.

very daring burglary was committed
last night upon the premises of Mr.. For
rsst who keeps a shoe store near the corner
Of Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue,
and at the same time upon the rooms above
occupied by Mr.. Hoffar, dentist. Mr.. Forrest
has been missing goods from his establishment
for the last nine months, and for few weeks
mast, a young man by the name of Domain,
Who is employed in the engraving establish.
ment of Mr.. Hare, next door, has been sleep
ing upon the premises of Mr.. Forrest, and to
avoid suspicion on the part of the burglars,
has been in the habit of passing through from
the engraving establishment by an opening
in the wall.
Between one and two o'clock this morning
he was aroused by noise up stairs, and, get
ting up, he watched for some time, pistol in
hand, but hearing nothing more he concluded
be was mistaken, and went to sleep again.
Soon after he was awakened aga 4 by q noise
at the window of the back passage, and saw a
man open and enter it, followed by three
others Domain sought for his pistol, but in
the hurry and excitement of the moment could
not find it; and, fearing for his life, unarmed,
he concealed himself under some leather in
closet. The burglars passed into the front
shop, and, striking light, proceeded to haul
out the drawers and examine the goods ut their
carry off their spoils.
But their operations were interrupted at
this POINT by Watchmen MOckabee, and
Elliot, who, seeing the light shining through
the windows, suspected something wrong, and
made their way through the windows after
Elliot had gone to FORESTS and brought him
to the store. The burglars Immediately put
out their lights and attempted to escape. But
one of them was arrested, viz {: Washington
NsylOr. Mr.. Forrest arrested him, assisted
by the watchmen. GaylOr was found laying
upon the floor of Mr. Hare's back shop
About 5 a. m, Capt. Birch admitted Naylor
to bail under the circumstances we describe
below. Immediately afterwards search was
made of the house of John Ray where Naylor
was found. The latter refused to permit the
search to be made without a warrant; which
was obtained. Naylor crawled out from un-
der the house and went off.
John Ray and Henry Croggier, two hands
employed in MAYORS blacksmith shop, were
arrested in the house.
This gang prove to be the Williams who
robbed Mr.. HOffer's jewelry store in the Star
buildings not long since, and then set fire to
our extensive premises to conceal their minor
crime. Above the spot where they made the
FIRE is Mrs. Beck's large boarding house in
which perhaps forty persons were sleeping at
the time. Among the stolen goods recovered
this morning is a large portion Of the proceeds
of that robbery, all of which have been iden-
tilted.
The same gang from the character of the
stolen goods found on their premises are
doubtless the perpetrators of many other acts
Of arson and burglary committed in our midst
of late. In fact they seemed to have entered
upon a Wholesale career of arson and pillage.
At the establishment of Mr. A HOffar over
the shoe store, which they also entered last
night, they stuffed the partition with cOmbus-
tibles, and everything had been put in train
for setting fire to the building.
The chief of the night watch, early this
morning, released Nailor on bail, on his own
resognizance, for $500, and the bond Of his
brother-in-lsw, Mr.. John Hammack, who
keeps, or is engaged in a restaurant on Penn
sylvania Avenue, near the corner of Fifteenth
street, in the old Mansion House. His bonds
were for his appearance this evening at six
o'clock. This proceeding is, to say the least
of it, most extraordinary, in view of the COM
pleteness Of the proof of the charge en- which
Nsylor was arrested, which the justice had
before him, of the utter worthlessness of the
bail in the estimation of the public at least,
and of the small amount required for NaylOr' s
appearance under such a charge.
For years past the police have believed him
guilty Of selling free negroes into slavery from
this District, and have in vain sought proof to
justify his arrest under such a charge. The
subject matter of his release under the cir
eumstances should and will doubtless be tho
roughly investigated by the Mayor.
By IL. 4. IN. to-day, officers were again in
search Of W ashington Naylor. Under the au-
thOrity Of other warrants, some of them pro-
eeeded to a farm in Maryland, near the Dis.
triet line, where they had reason to believe he
had gone.
On the premises of Ray was found a pretty
full assortment Of burglars tools, consisting
Of skeleton keys, lOck-picks, screw-drivers,
kn Of a
pretty miscellaneous character, consisting of
shoes, boots, cigars, cloths, pistols, clocks,
dressed sheep skins, book FLINDERS muslin fer
sidings of books, tobacco, vestngs, carpet-b bags,
&c, &c.
Mr.. Bushrod N Reed has identified some
Of these articles as being a portion of property
stolen from him on Decemb Der %, to the amount
OF $3.50. L. q. Forrest, who has lost property
to the value of $500, Mich el Hoffer, jeweller,
$50, and q. W. Hinton to the value of $500,
have identified property. NJ. +. EcklOff, iden-
titles piece Of cashmere as stolen from him.
Nicholas Singer identified boats, w. 7. Be-
dinger identified tools and violin bow. JO-
seph Anker, who was robbed last winter Of
boots to the value Of SO, identifies property.
About II u. another load Of goods was
brought to the Guard house from Rays house
to be identified.
Ray and CrOggin were committed for further
hearing by Captain Birch.
Much credit is due to w atchmen Mockabee,
Allen and Elliott, for their vigilance and
promptness IN the execution Of their duty.
fHE ORPHAs.-The Board of Managers of
the Protestant Washington City Orphan Asy-
ium gratefully acknowledge the following do
nations since January LIST: Mrs. William B.
hbby, $50; Mrs. Fitzhugh Coyle, $50 Mrs
Weir, 81 50; Miss Mary Clymer, 81; Miss III .
W. Clymer, 81; Master II. CIymer, 50; Mrs
M. T Thron' p piv, mrs s w " w: oeaton; 90
Boyde, $40; Mrs. Col. Freeman, SIS; Miss
TaylOe, SIS; Miss Henrietta Kerr, $40; Mrs.
Athy, $50; Mrs. Thornton, 81 so; A Friend,
30; Mrs q. W, $50 collection in Trinity
Church, $3.50; from St John Church, S12O
from Mr. John Hoover, three hundred pounds
beef
The Board would correct an omission in the
report Of the last year, viz From DR.. James
Hall, $50 subscription from Mrs Il. w. Car