The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-17
Thc Cleveland Robbe=y--Twenty TheC,
sand Dollars Worm Of Watches and
1L,or Articles Stolen.

e RHcr Articles stolen.
The Cleveland Herald of the 14th instant
has the following particulars ofthe robbery
reported previously by telegraph:
We record this morning the heaviest rob.
berry ever pcrpetrated in this city. Between
the hours Of and 10 o'clock Sunday night
the jcwclry store OF \. l.. Crttenden & Co..,
Oh superior street, was entered by burg
lars. who succeeded in getting off with
watches and articles of jewclry to the
amount Of $4,000. The facts connected
with the robbery, SO far as known, are as
follows:
: A young man named Louis Weber sleeps
in the store at night. At half-pa>t O'Clock
sunday evening he passed through the
store aud found everything all right. He
lighted one or two OF the gas-burnerS,
which are always kept burning during the
night, and then went out Tor the evening,
! leaving all the doors and windows secured
in the usual manner.
; About halt-pa>t 10 O'Clock Mr.. Weber re.
turned to the store. Soon after entering he
glanced behind one of the counters and
saw 4 large number Of empty watch and
iewclry cases lying upon the floor. Fatty
terrified ut the sight, he Sprang to the
front door and blew whistle. Patromcn
Stein and Wagner answered the signal and
were soon at the spot. lnqurlng the
cause OF the alarm. Weber told them, 50
trembling and excited that he could scarce
Is speak, that the store had been robbed.
When Weber first entered, upon his re-
turn, the gas was turned down much lower
than he had left it, so that but very faint
light Was given. showing at once that some
body had called after he left. The gas was
turned on and the extent Of the robbery was
a,Dlrcnt ii 4 .liuCe. One Of the large SLOW
. cases and Iait Of another were entirely
empty, and upon the 1loor in promiscuou
confusion, were Il buShel or SO of morocco,
ivory, and satin watch and jewelry cases,
which had been despoiled OF their contents.
! Over fifty ladies' gold and silver watches,
quantity oil bracelets and iewelry sets, and
about Que hundred and thirty set and seal
rings, were The principal articles taken.
. An examination OF the premises showed
that the bold craftsmen had effected III en-
trance into the stcrc by i rear window.
TAcy first forced Off Il shutter aud entered
tie WatcluDakc; : shop, but Il door leading
from this into the store WAS securely la>ttll-
cd, and they We're unable to prosecute their
explorations il that direction without
making so much noise Is to he in danger oil
discovery.
They then returned to the outside, and
tried, successfully, 4 window leading di
rectlv into tie store. Once inside
with the gas turned down, they We're
comparatively safe from detection. Creep
ing along behind tic counters, they had
only to open the doors Of the showcases
and sweep the plumber into their satchels
They mad just commenced upon one case
after having ettectually cleaned out one
. filled with valuable articles, when it is evil
/ dent they were alarmed by something anC
, fled, making good their escape and leaving
scarcely trace behind. An iron bar, OF
jimmy, was picked up Just outside the win
dow. All the diamonds and many of thu
most costly watches were in the vault.