, 1865-12-13
ADROIT BURGLARS.
MgduIghE EncountefH and Escnpes--
The Arrest

For q couple OF months past Nj. 8. s. Miller,
proprietor OF job printing Office at No. s. Clalk
street. has been annoyed BY having his establish
ncnt entered frequently BY burglars who Uoud
ear4v away uenrs blank bill heads, cards. envelopes
and other articles. On the 9th Of November la.t
Mr.. Miller having buziness that called hin to C1p-
cin,,ai proceeded 10 the depot for the purpose Of
taking The early evening Hain- In this, however,
he Was dIaappontcd ae The trim started before he
rtaehed The depot md he then determined to wilt
unt,l the tsa o'clock night tEatn md take that Il
thought be wonld return to hie Office md do some
writing. Upon reaching the sldewalk opposite his
Establishment be uas Fomewhat surprised to
SO The E1s burning In bis pr1ynte bustncsa offce.
Concluding, however, hat IL 1nust be the work Of
eouae of hie employers, Mts Miller passed mp The
ttatrs md knocked 10! admission, a. ne same nne
EnoeIed. md finally, attcr waiting until patience
s ~. ~ at sDa as Gx aRa
one to BE- seen tn the rooul> and ditsrnt sezrch
through the other ROOMS failed to discover the
diseo<esea howeTer ihat soue one had seen ses,ch-
,ng the cases snd drawers. md aleo that several
hundred e.es5,s q sxt5s qaslity had been tase9
aWeJ: Mr. Miller ts:oc9ed ths doar, md proceeded
Mis er.abHshmtn wse not neasn disturbed until
tbe might Of the aoth Of November, when It was
aCn1u entered in the sanae mysterious maunet as
before and ebont 800 worth OF bill hcads enye-
1npe+ cigar, inc meerschAum pipe and Other aru
feosent o % oecns1soee a Nr Msr defsrnIned 10 ieep
watch over bis possessions IN the hope that be
might succeed in capturing the deprcdasone Ibere-
s5eepsne e s Il is % oiee @ inssesd of home. an
Al about one O'Clock on the morning Of the eth
inst. MT. Miller Was awakened from his sluub.s by
vii IN the printing ROOM Cautiously. sstsmE
he armed tin1eelf md With all the stealth posi-
bic moved toward The door between the tEo rooms.
eonsjde1abse ose @ W. @sde, vhiea M DC
burglars and they. two IN nunbeEl with ihe agility
Of cats, spasna Mran ladder thsy 9 haa lowered
ssse e he BE- ttsls sas M sy 9sle On Do
Inoet round Of the ladder. lie, however, dred thrse
thots a1cr ihem in quick tnecetsion. md hid the
look efect, - one Of The burglars almost dropped
IRON The ladder. back inlo The, room. md
oniy savsa nom 80 doing BY .e,tes ,hs
! iosGs sin and - drew M hi@ oslt npoa t6e
| rooi. Nj M,1ler then san to the front window OF
bis oace End called for the police, hut none csns
mil be daring rascols bad hnd time 10 mike good
| iheir e4cere. THIS was accomplished BY walking
along the ROOT 10 the Randolph street end oI the
| building, wbere they descended through he tap
Afler detccnaine 10 the ttdewa}k the MN who had
been ehot wslked over to the hack stand a1d goe
hac&.uan to conrry hlm to his hone. while xia his
companion performed bis journey on foot, taking
NJ. Miller fo1 some rcakon did not SOC 1t to mo-
lily The authorities Of what hHa Occurred, pai Ses
I
I acquainted with fome Of the faeta nom psrhcs
utiam lii. Miller had told, and Be dete1m1ned M te
| lie WIS fnftunate enough 10 conc scsnsA the back
nan yesterday morning, who conve1ed the noundeS
min home, md nom him nseerisinea The Hkn'.
residence. he likewise learned that his ns1ne VII
George Hnpgcuosd, and that be had 1t ons
time been in Mr. 9liller's employ
Win this information the Sergeant prpcerdet
20 The residence Of soung nungerford's father OF
ne snsns1 OF Huron and Dearborn streets. and rPoi
3hqnirS learned that tho Young m1u was quite Ill
edmti.ea 70 ~ p<esence charged hltu eith II,
p4igal!. .nnoffs At arst denied The accusation
1 hut lPon hsnef consideration acknowledged hi.
gEi!': sne informed ,as Sergeant that his accom-
rlcea name VIZ 1neoe ~ Kasrth, who likewise had a
Young Hungerfor1 was loo badly wounded TO b
removed TO the Afmo.3, having reeeated two shots
enc IL the thigh, md tie othcF 3ntt bcloW II
| lpee, Ensth vas arrested about noon, aud be To-
! uss tound to be wo1ndcd IN too places-ihc ach
! thrmb nod 4 neeb wound in the Left heel. He
Kox u The AImoI1.
t In all tbesc two young men carried away pro-