Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-26
LOCAL NEWS.


RoBBERT.-This morning it was discovered
that the store of Gregory& Co.. ,on the northwest
corner of King and Water streets had been CO.
tered by burglars. The night police saw the
doors of the establishment fast long alter mid
night, SO it is supposed by some that the en-
trance was effected about day break this morn
ing. The back door, on Fayette alley, was forced
open and bore marks that"s jimmy" had been
used to it. From the appearance of the
side door it is supposed that an attempt was
first made to force that entra nee, but it prov
ed uoyielding, as beside its iastcnings there
was hogshead of sugar against it. An ex-
animation Of the interior, of the store discloses
the fact that some $40 or $50 worth OF stamps
and some change have been taken from
drawer in tho couutpg room A lot of TO-.
bacco was also taken aud the safe key carried
of. The key was in two parts, one OF which
had beeo hidden away III portion OF the card
rack, and the handle put in drawer OF the
desk The burglar must have in some manner
known CT the hiding place of the key, for both
portions are gone. Uulii the safe is opened
of course, it is im possible to tell whether the
burglars were able to arrange the key so as to
obtain access TO its interior. A dog is kept
upon he premises, chained ~ day, but let
loose Ut n.h;. Whcn the store was closed
yesterday he dog was loosed as usual but
when the door was found open this morning
the do: waS not about the premises. HI soon
made his appearance, however. La order to
commit the burglary and enter and rob The
store, l; was necessary that the burglar should
have from The outside lifted heavy bar on
the inside, kept quiet the dog, and guessed
from among the many places 10 which the con.
cealment OF u portion of the key might be made,
the exact spot Of is deposit. The more general
opinion among those who have examined the
mater is that the thief corcealei himself 10
the establishment previous to it's being closed
for the ni:ht.
Several attempts TO open the safe have been
made to day. 1t was a; first sought to saw the
hinges. tut the hard metal could not be i'm.
pressed is the saw; then an endeavor was made
t. t,rc: ~ The centre % the hinge, which
proved equally un>uccc ssiu!, aud at the close
OF oar report the door sill remained FAST
Ayourg msu in the ucighborhood gives in
formation that at 10 cock last night he re.
c,enz d young man at the head OF the alley
making signs - some one within the aley, but
this is not believed by the officers to be clue
in the right direction.
t'ouaciI at its last meeting ordered the es
tah!ishment Of gas light at the corner of the
alley not ten feet from the door where the burg
Jars entercd--thc police having reported the
alley as "A c5ver for bad characters in The night
time but it seems that the burglars determin-
ed to finish their work b: fore the gas post
was erected
The WASHINGTON FREE School. 1t will
be seea b. the advertisement in another
column, thst the eighty sixth session of this
school will commence on Monday n4xt. Appli. |
cations Tor permits are to be made in the First !
War! to Edgar Snowlan, Jr.; in the Second |
10 Co. James S. French; in the Third to John
s. Bench AMI in the Fourth 10 Richard L.
CaFoa. As both the last named gentlemen
arc teachers and will be closely engaged in
business connected with the schools to which
they arc respectively attached, after this week,
We are requested to say that they expect all
those who want permits to call on them on or
before Monday next, ss they will be obliged to
decline seeing persons on that business while
engaged with their examinations
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