The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-25
OUR DESERTED MANSIONS.
The Recent Hvrgiarfes In Firsh Avenue
Singular tncidents-Houses Flooded
vAiUabts Pictures and Furniture Des-
troye&--Turn on Your Gas Before You
Go 10 Europe, Sc, Sc.


vairasfs Pictures ana Furnirure Des-
troye~--Turn or Your Gas Before You
Go 10 Euio pe, Sc, Sc.
IN the HERALD of Wednesday published an account of
tho operations Of couple Of burglars who were doing an
extensive business IN their pecna way IL the profitable
precincts II Fth avenue. Takpg Advantage u The ae
sence OF he auiy they had gsred a;ceas through rear
door to ops OF the elegant mansions ~ that o,av
packed Ip several thcrynd dollars wo,ih 4 2rop.rty
removed IL ios lo~y hoor IN that ssga,ous msuaer
Which always chsrvc,erzes The fraternity 50 az 70 have
reeoy LOT uans ortaton when requred and then with
view 10 aao 70 their store, ascepded 20 the roof
ana entered me SHUTTLE Of the adjoining use Here the
same sss was repeated, and every arrangemea, ma e
Tor convey ing the valuable hsu" 10 their own dens
Feeturatey for the owners, however before this rss
e~e, the rascas fogn. necessary repeat their vv
when, through information impaired by sharp eyed
servant er' Ii the peghhorhscd officers we're 90 the
alert, and ht. arrested, Az was th. re .cs sue
eseaed dafSs their several excursions whiss probably
extended over Two or tsre days, in securing large
ahouhtc property hcs owing to the ascrty Of the de-
tectvce some Eve tessand doars worth recovered
and returned 70 tre police hesdq where Il ye.
reraairs waiting Ihe Identification I the RESP &C live
owners.
The ABOVE .sdert-not solitary TIE by any
aNoTas y ''si from wh!ch May be drawn a vaia,ese
moral.
scinr.csylme may well he csrra the carnlvne. Tar
glars Fys season when fspulsry supposeS every
eody IS ont of town. aud ssear watering place pxens
csD'-J. lake their wealth with them the cnosec uerse s
tp.sousand, i nee m,,ucs Of dollars in the ser-gate
Se sus left uncsred TO- and unproe cave Is half
sfsn bolts and bars rsseaneously Distributed trodgh
INT premises, &C by sl less reliable r!n, and
'uaids. This fact ne Spown no oao betts- than tho
Wide AWAKE errg- 1t is part of bis profession to be
cosnizan; os nro 'Dovements OF ths cmss, as well
as TO know rs and locslsy of the
vauables which to him the breed art Gutter of life
To aoquirs ehts knowledge he Thousand in
genious deSicoS servant girls inf aud capt
waited, rrezerts best owed, sie assguatlopa
under ese re porch in tn Secs.chen are arranget
watcs scpt upon the premises nign:tnd day for weeks
keys land scJoles exaryact acs duplicated aeessts
are cmr,cyct, the habits IT tie family studied shc
height ers.nees measnr The 'r,.ans Of entranoe eue
or. contemplated, the exact si,cston of the &csrcs
vxrisG discovered, sae, In She's. the entire Topography
Of tbs place is weg understood by these s,olsxy
.errsas.ors Ia Che 'htslity Of EelG Of
basac by vur-fiereei general On The
eve 81 contest. u -nsy spar = startling mses.on
en, ia nevertheless true cne that there pr ably
Tots residence in New York belonging vselt,- au,
With has not bece time, or is nat nov ruder
the Surveillance o. scfes'inc and despcca.o
v patiently visiting favorable oppoceun.iy',r car
r7iDg oct his lcse ulatotcc designs.
Such being the ease aei with such are-er5.s prece-
dents almost daiy furnished in chc criminal re-
cords Of the ctr it's matter Of wccaer set our
neyed czees should teao blind 70 tteir t,ress aee
DO careless OF their riches, h lesvo them 70.
weeks and 1=Jn.hs tc s4e Inefficient, yretccton Of lcv
and key or. VIVA: ia Sometimes incritcy .orsc te To
hazardous ru.rdiansho Of unfaithsl household hss7
That they do &c, hcw--er, is beyond pe-sc7enture.
To say nc.h:ng or to examples aady esed WHERE no
families s. both TIE sufferers at che tire Of tbe oss
were asss7tfsonttc city, there a. the presers mo-
ment dossns OF houses containing, In furniture Dc
tiors sn. pictcrsc Som twenty ere hundr>s hcu
sand dollars worth Ct property, wolr rprots oc with
in and only guarSed without by the STRAY poy ,man
whc r. intervals e an hour tweAir the nshc a not
dark stcrmycondescends to threw the rayr of his
dark lantern beneath the stcop. casts a casual
glance into tie front yard, or Isscies the n gate
wenclled wine cellars, magniaeen.~reu of pl.rs and
weAaA Of Ioxrre and apparel scattered between roo
and cellar Of theee palaa mansions t.rSag temp
tasens 70 be recHted by the daring burglar en- they
may De had without asking.
Ar instance c. this csreessneec che part Of he occa
pants Of hossoC occurred not long srce which exspu
Zee what We have been saying kfemily left town and
wcro absent several weeks On returning, the owner
found e wss Of his residence ssterated with Wafer from
top TO boston. Frescoes were crackd, sApes. 7
try was ruined, the gilt frames OF iais pic
torres were destroyed, the ceiling hsc 1umbIed .
down, and ruin WINS stamped every ing that 4
could be rsaed by mould and vete-. no eiapsee
beoro TIE could be asccrtand but q Ih,g 70 his
az psnber :, was nnary discovered thsse ,ouse had
gnswed hole n lead pipe at the top Of IL house
Though which, though it was NOD lager thar tie diane
ts- of PIN the croton had trcked until e-er thing OF
tho premises hsd partaken Of the general usostu re-
sill another case, yet more recent, my . rcmen
nv nj fHx~k liz. f
starting for Europe The shutter Of tee he use were
closed, blinds drawn, aud everrshrg dsrosed of for
LONG absence. The carriage Atle door aiting &c
take the family 10 the steamship, when th mi stress
some duty that requrSi TO- &c peri rmcd, TX
the sas, that she might her way erours the
room In thai hurry, however, which s'vsys belongs
Ac. moments, che forgot, lsisk Lee Ia X TO sk
to1 Accordingly IL was len bS-niag, -sad b. matter
escaped her meno-y. After the is!eeo: al mon,h
Me family returned. Entering her soer the lady vac
somewhat startled at seeing the ss baz but sts
circumstance lave already rele,sa ocurr Vi to hcr
MD, sarnng !, of, Dsc paid to she ns:-
er Time rolled srcund, and in sAe Of events
I'D ke gas coectoc, with bill Ia hard ntins
between hf'y and y dollars Tn hn5eeal ss,ouaS
d. lie bad read -esentstons IA Is rsespapms Coz
'ernse- the swirdtcs Of gas ocmPsols-, and hs<
'eare OF cnormss charges made IL the sauae
inc, .sut until IN he n<a>r oa-h believe
hat Snorabie men Va =d with Their kasu sdgo permit
NY sue extorton a. Ess attempted " the prcseat ia
tsnoe. Yet the fact al red him in the face Fay odd
ollars fo- the consumption Of wssn he,lxd been alb
ent in S1rope, and hk house unoooupsoe q human
eing L preposss7ous swndIe, and lie didn't hes
ate 10 s> so 10 the Gss npany Lac ass<<ible man
owever ia went 70 his VIC, and thcr 5teaed to
i'm the circumstance have detailed. The re !
uli wac LAT he pale his bin ~..hor: riur. /
iur and retired, retss ug that ais .stth in
uman nasSe and the disps OF ligk bad not ST
red the dovzsan with which 4 bad been narssszsd.
There have Il5o BEEN nsSaces where Srrrl.-s have
uttered house,, and finding ao,hng vaksahe, small
cough 10 be eaasonicn,iy car.ot away have Deliberate
gone to work and defaccd tie furniture In ozc OF
s-sc cases the o~ner Of the premises egps=,acc
an and ali he h1 n the house tie shape n rpsrkg
holAIa IL L.. -. 4