The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-11
REMARKABLE BURGLARY.

GANG OF BURGLARS THIRTY-sIX HOURS IN
BONDED wAREHoUsE-$ll, 900 WORTH OF GOODS
CARRIED OFF. .....
Some time during Saturday afternoon a gang
OF burglars secreted themselves IN the bonded
warehouse No. 395 Greenwich street, which Is
occupied by Messrs. Nv er Smith, who have
two other bonded warehouses adjoining, the
three being Nos 1893, 1896 and 397 bat each one
entirely separate from the others; AS soon as
the warehouses were closed Tor the night and
abandoned by the employees, the. thieves COM
menced active operations by ripping open
large number of cases OF silks, linens,
the second and third floors. Tney also
RECALLED themselves with the contents of
basket of champagne. None OF these cases
OF goods were carried off, however, owing to
their inferior value, and because one was case
oil ribbed silk OF great value, bat easily identified.
After an extended search the gang happened
upon a case marked "A. I. Stewart Co." and
it was found to consist OF splendid invoice of
twenty -four pieces of black silk, the market
value being $4,000, and the thieves appro pri-
ated the entire contents. They also opened
another case containing twenty-five pieces of
velvet, belonging to Bernhard IL Hutton, No. l44
Duane street, the value OF which was $1,000. All
OF these goods, together with fourteen other
pieces OF velvet, name OF owner unknown, were
then wrapped up in the inner easing OF rice
bags, the rice being scattered over the floor, and
the bundles carried down stairs to the ground
floor. The burglars then commenced operations
for their escape. No. 397 stands on the corner
OF Beach street. and in the rear of the building
is small door leading into Beach street, which
is fastened very insecurely by single paddock
and staple. In order to reach the interior of
No. 397 the burglars were compelled to tunnel
through the slxteen-inch brick wall, which feat
they performed successfully without attracting
the attention of the police. 1t may be we'll to
mention here that four officers include the cor
ners Of Beach and Green wich streets in their
respective posts, so that confederate must
have been posted outside the warehouses in
order 10 give signal to those at work inside.
Officer White, OF the Fifth Precinct, passed
the warehouse at 1850 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and he tried the small door on Beach
street, already described, finding 1t perfectly
secure. At l'10 O'Clock he returned and dis
covered the paddock broken off and the door
wide open. Further search resulted in the dis
covery of fourteen pieces Of velvet but all ofthe
other goods had been successfully carried of.
A small Jimmy" was found near the door.
Notice was then sent to the Station House, when
the above details were developed.
At No. 81 Beach street there were kept Scotch
terrier dog and her puppy, and on Sunday after
noon the porter of the establishment went
there to feed the animals, but could only find
the puppy, which, having fed, he came away.
Yesterday, when examining the plundered
premises the police discovered both these dogs
strangled and lying on one of the floors OF No.
395. Why this was done does not appear. 1t
was also ascertained that after the burglars had
tunnelled through the wall dividing No. 1896 from
397, they were compelled to remove sixty cases
OF glass before they could reach the side door
through which they had escaped. So cleanly
was the entire burglary accomplished that the
thieves carried of all of their tools except the
jimmy and piece of sperm candle.
The burglary will be classed among the most
daring operations yet performed by the cracks
men, of this city, and it seems Incredible that
SO much work could be accomplished In thirty
SIX hours without the police being alarmed.
The Fifth Ward has suffered severely of late
from the successful achievements of the bur-
glars, and In 10 one instance does there seem TO
be any clue to the guilty parties. In all pro-
liability the Police Commissioners will make an
investigation into the management of Captain
Pettys Precinct, for some one must be at fault
in the matter.-N Y. Times.