The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-27
evening State Jallraat.
LOCAL MATTERs.

BURGLARS AT Work. Fom' Stores Bro
ken Open.-Yertcrday afternoon, about 4
O'Clock, "a colored woman who lives in a small
frame house on Eighth street, between
Main and Franklin, observed q young man
lettering about the rear premises of Wilcox
x Gibbs sewing machine establishment,
which fronts on Ninth street. Being
stranger to her she watched his movements
with some curiosity. He walked around
on the porch and in the yard, whistled, and
threw pebbles, and conducted himself gem
orally in manner calculated to dsarm
suspicion. Finally the colored womansaw
him enter the Wilcox & Gibbs establish
ment by the back window, which confirm
ed her in the suspicion that the young
man was there for no honest purpose, and
she Immediately sent some one to notify
the police of what had occurred. Before
the police arrived, however, she called the
attention of James Bibey, colored
man who stays in the Ecenalg Necs office,
to what she had seen. Mr.. Bbey, hast
ened to the window through which the
young man had made his egress, and CALI
| ing to him, asked what he was doing in
there. At this the burglar fastened on
through the store to the front door, which
he forced open and passing out into the
street, made his escape. While in the
store, however, lie ransacked the drawers
of the desk. He appropriated silver
daguerreotype plate, but failed to discover
anything else of value with which he could
get away. 1t was, on investigation, ascer-
tanned that he had forced open the back
basement door, and in a room below Sc
cured small poker, a chisel, and other
tonlx with xr,,;ol ho Ind tb,, o,
and let the top sash of the window down,
had also been noticed lettering in front cf
the house during the day. The colored
woman says she would readily recognize
him. & ssH ss es ssg'1 a
Some time between Saturday night and
during Sunday night--the store of Messrs.
Shanks 4 Barrett, on Thirteenth street,
between Main and Franklin, was entered
by burglars. One of the iron bars of
back window was forced from its place,
piece of timber about five feet long and
three or four inches in diameter being used
for the purpose. The desk in this estab-
lishrnent was overhauled, and left IN con-
siderable confusion, the burglars evidently
hunting for money. Messrs. Shanks K
iodrIett, HISS iiOtiiliiS WHGtcNeIs f-aH
Next to Shanks & Barrett is the estab-
lishmentof Albert 0rdway & Co., which
was also entered by the back window, an
iron rod being broken off at the bottom and
removed from its place. The burglars
seem to have obtained no booty here eth
er, notwithstanding many yalulble articles
of movable nature were within their
reach. Considerable wearing apparel hung
ON nails in the Office, and new coat,
wrapped in a paper, was lying onqa table.
Money seemed TO be the only stimulus to-
these depredatory acts.
The Penitentiary Store, adjoining, on the
north, was also entered, probably about
the same time and by the same parties. A
few months ago this store was broken open,
one of the iron bars being wrenched out,
and glass broken, through which the bur-
glar removed bolt, which enabled him to
raise the sash. The bar had been replaced,
but the glass was still ont. The burglars
last night removed the same bolt through
the broken pane, raised the sash and car
ried away pair Of patent gaiter shoes
which had been left setting in the window. /
They did not go to the trouble of breaking
away the iron bars and entering the house.