The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-26
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

BURGLARY AND LARcENY.-The Jewelry store OF J. NJ |
Freeman situated the northwest corner of Talbot and
Main Streets was entered Tuesday morning. between
the hours of and "a NJ by party evidently well &C.
auainted with the premises and surroundings. The en-
trance to the effected from Talbot street, BY
means scanng from the porch leading the second
story window directly the third and fourth steps
of the porch. This window strongly barred with
iron The lower bar removed by means OF chisei,
as the amb Of the window the left hand side bore ev
dsnce of such marks The lower bar Of this window be-
ing removed, the party entered the passage at
the head of the steps, loading frem the store
to the workshop above. Descending the steps to
the first floor The door to the rear of the store was
pryed open by of heavy piece OF hoop ron which
found upon the premises After gaining entrance to
the store the party proceeded leisurey to empty the
show cases their contents which consisted OF earrings
finger rings breast pins silver forks, spoons and sugar
tongs The heavier ewelry and most valuable locked
up iii the safe The loss sustained by Mr. Freeman ne
roughly estimates ct about $1,000 This robbery fully
bears evidence Of fact beyond all cav doubt that
our city infested by band Of burglars whose ability
and ingenuity compares with the most experienced cracks
| men, The party, after leisurely robbing the show
cases of Mr. Freeman, packed their lgotten gain In
bags opened the front door Main street. and walked
quietly and unrnolested away.
The question arises where was the private watch
mani It certainly must have taken time for all thes
systematic proceedings the part Of the burglars AM
had ho been his post the scantng rugged by the bur
glars from the porch on Talbot street. to the window
must have been seen by him. but from the best nforma
ton we are able to get mo sow anybody about,
and tho first ntmation of the robbery was discovere
by Mr. Freeman yesterday morning at sunsise, when
came down to open his store. His surpria
can better beimagined than described when he found
already open.
Last Friday night the house OF f. M Dunn q Co., 0
Main street, was assaed from the roof by burglars bt
they failed leaving about fifteen feet of rope which the
dropped through the upon the roof to the hot
below Their object force passage through II
grating of the skylight and descend, by means Of IL
rope to the stores by accident alarm they droppt
d the rope and tcggle and left.
The audacy of such outrages speak badly for the Wig
lance of our police FORCE and most truly hope, for h
protection of the property Of citizens that civil az
military authorities may mutually inaugurate some liz
of action by which these frequent occurrences upon tt
public may be summarly suppressed The police repor
Of Norfolk and Portsmouth fully demonstrate an inconr
yertibe fact that most all the robberes are committ
by lazy and idle colored boys principally from 10 to
years Of age who allowed to follow their vagra
d. pursuits wthout let or hndrance." house OF refu
is badly needed in community, where this spirit
ideness might be turned to some good account. AZ
fairs stand now it dsmoralizng beyond all hope OF
form unless remeded by stringent order upon
D. subject from "those in authority"