The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-07-18
LOCAL MArrUns

Darssg Bsygsovy--On Friday night last. the
ready clothing store Of ". Stockdale T.
Son, north Main, between 1ith and 18th
streets, was broken into ana robbed Of several
coats, few vests, and number of mech. k.tiss
pocket handkerchief gloves, aud an old coat.
The robbers effected an entrsnce by the rear
way, passing through an alley and up flight
Of steps 10 The sky Light in the rear part Of the
store, which they broke through, and fhsn. by
means of plank sixteen feet long, descended
INTO the store. The thieves then forced the
lock OF the rear door, through which they de-
signed taking their plunder; but found that il
emily led into = dark room, well secured. Sup.
posing " possible that money had been left In
the desk, they examined the drawers p0pers and
DOCKS, but found none of the sneedfnl." They
%. 20 work on the clothing, and after
heipeo themselves to two carpet bags into
which they deposited their abooty.,, and re-
tireo oy way of the sky-light, leaving the
plank just where they had used IL and an old
axe with which they had broken the Iock Of
the rear door
This burglary is but another caution to
merchants TO burn gas in their stores by night.
and leave on the door and window shutiers
so that persons passing may See what is going
on. Where access is gained to buildings
through private alleys, it Is impossible for the
watchmen to know what is going on in the
stores, by passing along the streets
The loss of the Messrs Stockdaie il com.
paratively small, when the fact Is considered
that the thieves had ample opportunity of
carrying OH WHAT they pleased, and could
have taken away with them a great MANY
VARIABLE goods that were already put up in
small psck ckages
Attempted Bergiary.-About IL O'Clock last
Friday night, as watchmen Peasants and
Everett were making their rounds in the
eastern part of the city, they discovered ne
gro fellow named Lewis, slave to Mr. John ID.
Quarles, standing in Main street, near 23d,
and suspecting, from his appearance, that
| something was wrong, took hold of him and
| demanded TO know why he was st nding there.
Lewis promptly answered that he was watch
ing u wood-pile, by the order of his master
| Not being satisfied with the explanation, Mr.
| everett made partial examination of Mr.
John H. Elmore's grocery door but discover
! ing nothing wrong, returned to search the per-
| son OF the negro. Just then, large chisel
| dropped from one leg of the fellows pants
| Mr.. peasants then went to Mr.. Elmore's
door, struck a match, and found that the dooI
| had been nearly priced open with an instr
| ment like a chisel, and that negroes coml
| had been placed in the opening 10 keep til,
| door from closing when the chisel was with
drawn. This circumstance satisfied them tha
| their suspicious were well founded, and the,
| thercupon took Lewis TO the cage. On Satur
| day morning last the prisoner was taken be
| fore the Recorder for examination; but owin
| to the absence Of witnesses, the inves tigatiol
| was postponed until this morning. SON,
| weeks since, an effort was made to cut throug
Mr.. Elmores door, but the operator was pro
| bably frightened off.