The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-01

THE LATE CHARGE oF ROBBERY AGAINST THE
POLICEMEN AT THB FIRE AT LEONARD BAKER Co g.
AT noon to-day, the investigation into the charge
made against certain policemen OF robbng the store
OF Leonard Baker q Co., during the FIRE on Wednes-
day night was commenced by Mayor Fox.
The Mayor stated that his attention had been
called to the various reports with reference TO the
conduct of some OF the police at the fire at Leonard,
Baker Co., on Chestnut street, above Second, on
wednesday night last He desired a full investtga-
on and had taken this occasion 40 70 es
with reference to the alleged robbery by tne poce-
men.
attending the fire. ali Of which he hsd derived the
the firm knew that goods bad been stolen during
had lost about 5000 this way had formed posi-
present and knowing who the building during
t hre he could not say who had stolen the g9oa b had
no knowedge of who stole the goods but he was
Of the fire. and by those were in the budns at the
Mr.. Leonard stated that. far tho firm was CON
cerned they had never stated given 20 any newspaper
EdWin j Baker stated that he was a salesman in the
sors was o ocFed up az at the
about SassT Of 10 oss oR "a Se nh su % tS RE
the door through the building and great
policeDen in uniform were there was standing in che
Office when saw in dark clothes. with brass but
sRs silk sB GHe f S asFed what
sed HIN put A. Eh.s sS6.s r.
s *: sss
SO see them sGCds sa1d o9 GT s HI sd a
@ would / ne not '' know the policeman whom /
. az from ' Of ts window. o ~. sS
half o'clock was sitting his front door
%s Pft9 aGa fs'
fred in the bpildpg and that piece of cloth had been
Samuel H. Edwards in the employ of the firm, stated
that
In Ss o police
ing on the hst floor one OF tTo OF the poheemen
to stealing going first attracted By seeing vaulbl
Re store WSess into the rear alley several times
and goods there the watchan paid special atten
found Sers o% s
Baker That was apeer went into the building and one Of
re policemen said There two men il tSis Bading
sG Ss %o at but Ma! Sd
Mclaughlin; witness remarked, why don't you go up
stairs and and see the trap was they went up and
time piece of cloth wrapped up in muslin sin
from the second third and fourth floors about half past
Stories and there from five seven minutes his
were slowed the valuable sewing silks and fine silk hand
kerehiefs met him at the head Of the landing he went
asked him what he doing he said, There two
So small that bat small boxes were kept in them
Fire Marshal Blackburn arrived on the ground soon
se S ths SG9rf @ found 3 the & sS o1 S s b in Es
portion of the second floor and there satisfied that
stealing had been going also number of boxes
which had been knocked of their places by of
water fremen and policemen were that floor;
l. nothing wrong going went repeatedly
through the whole building and left about 2 o'clock prior
to leaving entirely went and examined the alley but
did not find goods there: witness idea that the
pering mainly done at the first rush after the alarm
he knew that goods taken other than those which
could have been carried about the of the thieves
no bulky pieces we're taken.
The investigation was then adjourned until 12
O'Clock Tomorrow, at which time Mayor Fox
quests that all knowing of the stealing will be
present