The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-20

mutllatug the books TO cover up his depreda
tions, testified that the thing was most bung
lingly done, and that he was satisfied it was
not the work OF q professional Instead OF
jimmy being used to force open the shutter, q
''boxopener'' was employed, and that seemed
to the detectives very strong fact TO show
that the robbery was done by one not up in
the business. That very circumstance was con-
sidered as going far to show the guilt of
Mitchell. AT any rate he was bound over to
Court, but became fugitive from justice, and
thus escaped trial.
The store OF Mr.. Day was entered by means
OF false Key: there was no evidence of break
ing at all; and once in the loom, all the rogues
had to do was to select the choicest goods.
The store OF Messrs. Hess " Co. would have
been entered in the same manner, had not the
thieves found a rasp over the kevhole when
they went to operate at the store-door.
The arrest oi Mason was brought about solely
by the admissions of Hasland. who had quar-
relied with them and through him the stolen
goods were recovered. Among these were
quantity OF laces and handkerchIeIs, stolen IRON
the store of MIR. Day, ami pair OF shoes from
the store Of Mr.. Fallard. Money, some two
thousand dollars was stolen from the store OF
Mr. Hess, and City dollar bond The goods
we're not disturbed.
From the store of Messrs. l.. Atkinson q Co.,
in Appletree alley, which wa, also opened by
false keys, goods to the value OF about four
thousand dollars, consisting OF gentIemens
furnishing goods chiefly, were taken.
That Mason and Roberts are skilful burglars
and store robbers is shown by the tools they
had in their possession, and the fact tends to
show doubt ON the statement of the con ederate
Hasand in respect to tie Hess robbery, which
the detectives declared at the time was not
the work OF professional store robbers. In a
valise obtained in a room occupied by the de-
iendants in New York, were many skeleton
keys, piCk-loCks, ETC., and heavy Jimmy, 2
dark lantern, oil can, brace and bit, augers,
nippe1s, etc. The principal machine found by
the officers was one for opening safes OF a
powerful kind, calculated to do the work
s,ffaa sAa
cumbersome character only to be used on spe-
ca occasions. 1t consists of q frame work that
is designed to be fastened to the floor, and to be
bound together by cords. A heavy iron bar,
weighing seventy pounds, Is used for a lever,
| and this has a hole in the centre III which a Bit
| is inserted and with the bar adjusted to the
| framework, it is used tor boring in iron safes
| and vault doors. A hole is cut with a thread in
| it, and screw is forced into this which draws
| the door out when the bar Is turned, and so
| great power can be applied to it that door OF
| almost any thickness can be forced out OF place.
1t is quite certain that no such instru-
ment was used by these men in any of theiI
| operations in Philadelphia. The safes and fire
| proofs opened here within the last few years
| have been either blown open by inserting
| powder in the keyholes or tearing away the
brick work around the DOORS II, therefore
| this instrument has heen used at all, il mus
| have been elsewhere. With respect to the
| Philadelphia broker, who is charged with beinE
| an accompllCe, the charge rests upon the unSup
| ported testimony of Hasland, a confessed
accomphce IN the Hess and other robberies.
MATTERS CONCERNING THE FIRE DE
| PARTMENT. - The Reliance Engine COmpan
intend paying the fremen OF Brooklyn, Ney
| York, visit in September next. A committe
of the Hope Steam Fire Engine Company ar
making arrangements TO give the Reliance
proper welcome on their return. meeting G
delegates will be held on Saturday next.
The members OF the United States Hose Com
pany paraded yesterday, for the purpose of a
L tCudinU thp tunnraI Cnsnpr EnuVar 1at
member of the Company,
The GOOD Intent Hose Company sent las
week, by the hands of committee, testmo
NAL of thanks to the Duquesne Fire Compan
OF Pittsburg, for the many acts of kindnes
shown to the Good Intent during late visit
the Iron City.
The Weccacoe Legion make an excursion t
Florence Heights to-day, and the Independence
Hose Company, No. 20, go to Atlantic City tc
| morrow.
The West Philadelphia Engine Company ar
about to erect new englne-house on Marke
street,a opposite their present location. Th
building will be three stories high, ana have
front OF 25 feet and depth Of 75 feet. The frs
story will be of iron.
and the Independence Hose Companies visltc
Reading on Saturday, to participate in n parade
occasoned by the housing of the new carriag
of the Junior Fire Company.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF
HEALTH.-Numerous complaints having DeeI
made TO the Board as TO the condition OF tn
water supplied the citizens by the Kensingtol
Works, the Sanitary Committee visited tina
locality on Saturday, for the purpose of eXamin
ing the works and the water.
The Board also adopted the following preambl
and resolutions
Whereas, The weekly reports Of deaths iron
cholera present higher number than tn
aggregate OF daily reports made to this Board
and ochereGs, this discrepancy must be owing t.
the fact that there are many physicians who
either through neglect or unwilngness, do no
report their cases; therefore,
ResOtUed, That notice be given in the dali
papers that we hold physicians responsible TO
this discrepancy, and that the Health Office
is hereby instructed to prosecute those who d
not report daily to this Board their cases an
deaths from cholera, in accordance with tn
25th section of the Health Law of 1918.