The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-28
BURGLARY.
The Robbery at Wiler ~ POlIOcE's-How Temp
tnIiOns are Placed In the Way of Burglars.


tnIiOns are Placed In the Way of Burglars.
Very few of the members of this vast community,
outside OF that peculiar circle called "Reportoria,
know anything, comparatively, of the deeds and
actions of the rest. Deeds Of shame, of theft, OF
madness, of demonism, and sometimes of nature
most horrible often occur and the busy public knows
nothing dreams thereof, until the result of
perhaps earnest search and ofttimes arduOus labor,
is placed before them in the shape of newspaper
account
Obtain from police records, or individual ambition to
appear in print but the contrary reached it in the
same manner, style, and way that the energetic de-
tectiye who now has charge of the case hopes and
will undoubtedly overtake the principal actors
therein simply by perseverance and attention to bu
siness. On Friday morning the dry goods store, No.
40 N Eighth street. occupied by Messrs. Wiler Pol
lock, was entered by burglars and robbed of some
$500 worth Of silks, in the way OF remnants aud
pieces; that more was not taken no doubt is due to
the fact that the operators did not wish to depete
the market The loss was not discovered until the
arrival of the members Of the firm at an early busi-
ness hour or course the affair was at once set down
as not only wonderful but atrocous particularly the
latter but they had yet to have their eyes opened
The matter was reported to the efficient and sue
cessful Chief of the Detective Department, John
Kelley, who, without delay, placed the case in the
hands Of one OF his able assistants, Mr.. David Cor
don. Mr.. Gordon repaired to the store, and upon
examination was struck, not with wonder, but rather
with astonishment that any firm should have set
such tempting bait before the set called burglars.
He found that the three burglars, for such IS the
number supposed TO have been engaged had first
tired to bore open back door, but desistng therein,
account of the noise made in cutting through the
an iron-barred window.
The window and door are both in the rear end OF
the premises reached by an aeyway leading from
Eighth street, between Nos. A. and 49-a place of
course never visited by the night watchman, who
ever he may be. Ihe burglars, on examination,
bars had been nicely fitted into wooden guards or
sills and to bore hole in one end and wrench out
the irons were but the work of a moment. The
centre bar cross piece was then pulled down. and
nothing barred their progress but the window sash.
Here, TOO the firm had been most kind; upon the
inside of the sash fixed a patent clasp for the
proper securement of the same; this had been left
nnfastened and all the burglars had to do was to
hoist up the sash, walk in, help themselves, and
leave. Again, they knew exactly where to find the
object of their VISIT for on the previous afternoon
1hey had called in the store and had been taken back
to this very window in order the better to view
piece of silk. It OF course did not suit them, but
taken from and where replaced.
Mr.. Gordon knew from the first view that none but
experienced "cracksmen" had performed the joh
and he also knew that easier feat they never ac
COmplished. 1t is not to be presumed that the nrm
knew anything of the burglary until the discovery Of
their loss but it is to be presumed that others will
take lesson herefrom, and not trust for protection
to iron window bars nxed in wooden castings,
LOCAL ODDS AND ENDs-The growing hens have a
rooster guard.
Rain again to-day.
Temperance Blessing tonight.
The Board of Fire Directors meet tonight.
The Annette JAMS people are again agitatlng
-Twenty-nve weddings took place here on Christ
The Northern Soup Society commences dstribu-
The weather OF the pastfew days has proven de-
struGtiye 70 the stock OF game dealers;
The Ancient order Of Good Fellows holds It's
"A number OF police oficers on Christmas re-
seved bottles supposed TO contain whisky, open
ing, 1t was found TO be water. Shameful
MILL AoCIDENT-John Lanerty aged fifteen years
had hand badly Injured by having 1t caught In q
carding machine at Burners MILL Twenty-third and
Hamilton streets, yesterday He was removed u
bis parents residence, Hand street, below Vine.