The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-21
GOING FOR SIMPSONS GEMS
BURGLARS INIERR UPIED WHILE
DIGGING FOR A MILLION.
DIR. STEMS Mysterious Lodscrs-PeopIe who
Readily Paid the First-of-May Prices
Bat Happened to be too Well known by
the PoIice-The Tenth Ward Astonished.

DR.. STEMS Mysterious Lodsers-People who
Readily Paid the First-of- May Prices
But Happened to be too Well known by
the PoIice-The Tenth Ward Astonished.
During the excitement attending the usual May
moving the second floor OF No. Delaney street was
hired by man and woman, who paid in advance the
heavy rent OF 30 or si5 per month. No questions
were asked, and the couple moved in with stock OF
new but unpretending furniture. They seemed re-
spectacle, and the landlord DR.. stein who had his
Office on tho nist floor took little notice Of their
movemonts, as they were very quiet and had no
children.
TnE MKDDLEsoME DETECTIVES LOOKING AROUND.
On Wednesday evening last detective officers King
and Lyons, while walking through Delaney street,
saw three coming down the Doctors steps, one
Of whom thoy recognized as person whom they had
sent 10 State Prison King remarke cd that their prce-
enoe at the Doctors residence was ominous, but
still was thought they might have desired some
medical advice The detective ofncers, however,
followed them to the Bowery, where thsy parted,
one going uptown, and the other two down.
VISIT TO TUE DOCTOR.
The ofhcers, somehow, took . notion that some
thing wrong hence they resolved to make
some inquiries Of the Doctor. To the aussron Of
whether he had recently received . professional
visit from tho three men, or from any Of them,
wes then asked, who occupied the house, b which
the Doctor replied that be did. "All Of 2" asked
tho officers. "Yes," was the reply, asrcept the
second floor, which 10 let TO respectable couple--
swhat is THAR business, Doctor ~ ~ DO not
kuow.- was the reply. "wbst are their habits :"
asked the ofncers 81 do not know" replied tile
practitioner; "they generally come home st about
six or seven o'clock m tho evening and sometimes
they come back again ~ inquired the ofhcers.
"wen, don't know. By-the-way," sdded the
Doctor, ss thought struck him, "tbss sometimes
abou In the morning. Sometimes they have visitors
In tue evening. Why do you ask so particularly :"
An evasiys reply was given, and the officers went
away.
PIPING ruE PREMISES.
watch was kent on the house that night, but the
suspicious persons did not return, nor any
morning (rhursdayD the otncers made some cautious.
inquiries about the nciehhorh cod, bat could not
end tlat am strange woman nom the house dealt
with the neighbOring groceries, although the couple
hal been occupants nearly month The oficers
then jumped to tue conclusion that some operation
wns loot, md that those suspicious persons had
blred tho apartments tor TIE purpose of deposiiug
the swag, as tie house was convenient 70 both the
fore resolved 70 scipo on the plsee- and sesp an
eye tue new tenants. As . word OF caution,
onhcer King remarked to Mr.. Green, one of The firm
pavnbroker, I and Delaney street, that he had
suspicious neishoors. whereapon that gentleman
Ihe eniOors then resolved e watch The place close
IL all Thursday evening. They saw the strange
couple enter ,be house Their faces were found 70
something was wrong. AT about 10 O'Clock the
couple again went ont, and Lyons followed
positively whether all right went to the Doc
tors house The ofeer went up stairs TO the ten
but ne nnssor was returned. Confirmed Ia his sus,
picions, he borrowed ladder and ascended TO the
rear window as shown in the following