The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-02
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

robbery against certain policemen of the city at the
late fire at Leonard, Baker Co.'S No 2lO Chesnut
Fire Marshal BLACK burn was recalled ana stated
that it about 10 O'Clock when he discovered that
the goods had been tampered with; he believed that
the pilfeTing had been mainly done on the first
entrance to the buildng he did not discover, after
the fire had been eXtingutshed that the goods had
been further tampered with; there was in the third
story silk which bore the appearance of having
been hurredly taken from the paper boxes; he went
through the building several times before ~ O'Clock;
there were officers on every floor; the members OF
the firm, since the fire. had made no charge against
policemen; all he hea'd was said by Mr.. +. Baker
ana Mr.. Edwards. which was the same they had
related yesterday he had taken the Inquirer to Mr..
Leonard, who dsclaimed any knowledge of the
attack therein contained; Mr. A. G. Baker, another
member Of the nrm had assured him that he had
never furnished any such information.
Day Sergeant A. II. Randall said he reached the
fire about seven minutes OF O'Clock, where he met
Lieutenant Killacky with squad of men: the doors
were then opened and two streams Of wat II thrown
on the names; number Of hremen were up stairs
the policemen were not up stairs on account OF the
smoke; the iremen who were up stairs had sponges
in their mouths; it not until 10 O'Clock that the
police went up stairs; saw no fremen carrying Off
among the clothes the first floor and called the at
tention of Lieutenant Klacky to them, and he sta
toned officers to watch; they took nothing; went
up stairs before any policemen were ordered up.
. Ar Z. Baker, on being recalled, said tina he be-
lieved no policemen welt stairs Le1ore he did.
Sergeant Randall continued by saying that he
went with the policemen to the front OF the second
story goods mad been knocked down by streams OF
that there had been plferng; all the windows front
and back, were OPEN; we went up a second time
and Mr.. Baker, on looking over the third floor, said
that box OF sewiT silk had been broken open; no
police were there previous to that VISIT as went
mp the second time we met firemen coming down
from the third floor; they were equipped.
Lieutenant Kilacky ated that he had placed two
men to guard each Of the doors on Chesnut street;
then ladder had been put up; two men started up
and he ordered them down and put police at the foot
of the LADDER no officer went up stairs then; placed
men to look after some suspicious characters; wit
ness went to one of these characters and put his
hand on his shoulder; the man remarked, "fve got
nntl lpft | HOt IN hn fro
men were going up and down to the second story
Policeman John Carroll stated that about O'Clock
sprung; he, with Oflicer Noon, went to the rear
alley. and an officer from the third story
and he told us to stay there, that there were two
negroes i'll the 'bullung Policema Noon picked up
building, but found nobody and Sergeant Frank
| Fox said that no officers were up stairs until he
| went up; he stationed Policeman Mclaughlin
the third floor; he the goods in great confusion;
was at the door when the shot was fired; ran up
! stairs and saw Mclaughlin; he said, 'There are two
niggcrs here-they have thrown piece Of cloth out
| of the window" saw the cloth hanging from the
building through, but found nobody; there were no
| ladders at the building then, and no way for any
Mr.. E. q. Baker recalled, and ST. ,d:that with the
exception Of the police, he saw nobody carrying
goods.
Policeman Mclaughlin stated that it was he who
fred the shots on the third floor, and described the
occurrence which occasioned it; he saw what he
thought were two negroes throwing cloth out OF the
SOW wnere these negroes had oot to be ron
to the window, and looking out saw two officers in
| the alley, who called out to him not to fire; he then
told them here were two men in the bull ling, who
had thrown out the cloth was in the second floor
| amining the boxes between and O'Clock in the
morning; examined all the floors, but found no one
don't know whether any one could getin the cases.
Mr.. Baker then stated that man might get IN.
Policemen Mclaughlin continued 6y saving he
onened the cases To see II there was any one i'm
, tbono Wv ~ ~ ~ J ~ "
Ui UChier Enoineer Doyynev was thon evaninad and
made a statement in which he said that he saw no
@ e nIos In orde t allow the ater ~ Pe u
on. ladders were nlaced nm 70 the windows and
Gremen sent Inv him INFO the third story. he nsC
! Went mn and when he came ont the bremen fo,
lowed bn tho tremon aid NOT oct into the second
roor window nntil after the fire was extinpuishe1
before he left The huiding he went throurh in and
cow NO noiicemen excrnt on the first dSor. gavf
| orGers that no one rXcept euunned firempn shonlf
enter the building: one or two were running up and
down rho ladders. thp nn condn't stand Il as IN,
| do,nps were rnsbi inc out tho front winGows " Wv
2 he Mayor stated that he wouid hold the matter
2 undeT adyisement
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JACQUARD LOON WORK on SI1.K.-The recent vau-
able improvements in Jacquard looms, enabling then
| TO work almost any and every quality OF goods
at present in Switzerland and many other parts o.
! Europe
| We have been shown q view OF the business house
Of the enterprisng firm Of Messrs. Eyre & Iandell
| Fourth and Arch streets, made on the Jacquart
= loom at the Tioga SIN Works, Philadelphia, which
TO great extent, serves to illustrate the usefulness
of this kind Of work
The building is presented in the most natural man
ner ana couia hot lai 70 De az once TeGogzed
and mechanical process, and will compare favora6iy
natv msteraI There are peculiar and snecia aim
culties i'm working lOon-work on silk but they have
been overcome in the pr, sent instance by the enter
, prsing German workmen who got up the present
mans of the Kind we rovember to have seen are IN,