The New York herald., 1870-11-17
ZEE JEWEL ROBBERY in CLEvEEsg
Daring Burglary of a Jcwelry Storc--Wafcbes
and Other Valuab.es TO tho Amount of
Twenty Thousand Dollars Stolen.

Caring Burglary OF u Jcwolty StOrc--Syafcbes
and Other valuab:es TO tho Amount of
Twenty Thousand Dollars Stolen.
from the Cleveland Herald, Nov. III
We record this morning one Of the heaviest. rob.
berries by burglars ever perpetrated In this city.
Between the hours OF seven aud ten O'Clock Sunday
Superior street. was entered b5 burglars, who suc-
ceeded in getting oir with watches and articles Of
thousand dollars. The facts connected with the
robbery, go far as known, are as folows-
tho store at nj ght. At nalt;pa six. O'clock
Sunday evening ne psea s through the store
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s m he al see S1na S
Mr.. Allison, Of the Merchants Police, passed the
store two three times and tried the door, a. is the
heard the slightest indication of the operations
doubtless at mat very time gong on Within About
counters and saw : large number Of empty watch
nded at the sight hs sprane to the 'front.' door and
blew 9 whistle PatroImen Stein and Wagner
answered. the signal and were soon at the spo.
told them, so trembling and excited that he could
scarcely speak, that the store had been robbed.
was turned down much lower than he had left t. so
that but very faint light was given, showing at
once that somebody nad cal called after pe LEFT: Inc
cases and part OF another were entirely empty and
upon The noor in promlscuous confusion, were
bushel or so OF morocco, ivory and satin watch and
jeWery cases, which had been Qesp0lle4 Of their
contents, Information was at once given to the
poles department, and In short time the Super.
intendent and the entire detective force were
busily at work endeavoring to gam some clue
to the perpetrators OF the deed. Intelligence
OF tho affair also sent TO the residences OF the
members Of the firm. Mr.. Critenden Is in the East,
but Mr.. l.. w. Curtis and Mr.. Ogden Crlttenden lost
no time in going TO the store. AS as could be
estimated the loss was as given above. over fifty
ladies' gold and silver watches, quantity Of brace
lets and ewery sets and about $50 set and seal rings
were the principal articles taken. An examination
OF the premises showed that the bold Cracksmen
had effected an entrance into the store by a rear
window. They nrat forced or shutter and entered
The WatchmakerS shop, but door leading from this
into the store was securely fastened and they were
unable to prosecute their explorations In that
direction without making 80 much noise as TO be IN
danger Of discovery. They then returned to the
outside and tried (successiully a window leading
directly into the store, Once inside, with the gas
turned down. they were comparatively safe from
detection. Creeping along behind the counters they
had only to open the doors Of the showcases and
sweep the punder into their satches. They had
Just commenced upon one case, after having elfec-
tually cleaned out one, filed with valuable articles
when II IL eyideut they were alarmed by something
and fled, making good their escape and leaving
scarcely q trace behind. An iron bar or .Jimmyp
was picked up just outside the window. All the dla-
monds and many OF the most costly watches were in
the vault.