The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-30
HEAVY BURGLARY ON BROADWAY.

A SILK Manufacturers Establishment
Entered and Over Four Thousand Dol
lars Worth OF Property Carried On
TIE Property Recovered by Captain
Byrnes-The Mysterious Woman at the
Colem I'm House-AnOther Robbery Come
to Light.
On the night Of the cath instant gang OF burglars
unlocked the hall door OF s1 Broadway occupied by
A. A. Van Tine 4 Co.. silk manufacturers and i'm
porters, by means OF skeleton keys. After gaining
entrance to the hallway they separated the parti
ton leading to the store from the hallway
with crowbar and selecting over
four thousand dollars worth OF valuable
silks and other articles, left the place
without being discovered, and succeeded In getting
away with their booty. The burglary was reported
to Captain Byrnes of the Fifteenth precinct, the
following morning by one OF the firm.
The Captain kept the matter a profound secret
from evory person except superintendent
Kelso and his faithful detective, Hender-
son. who was shot by Commodore Van
derbilt's brother-inaw about six weeks
since Last night Captain Byrnes received
and Henderson to Wooster street, near Prince,
short time before eleven O'Clock They had not re-
manned long on guard before they saw coupe
drive up in front OF No. 1914 Wooster street.
The driver dismounted from his box and rang the
door bell. Upon the servant answering the sum
mons he inquired II Mrs. James had been there,
and was informed that the lady was not in.
As the driver remounted his box Captain Byrnes
and Henderson stepped up TO him and asked him
what he wanted OF Mrs. James. He replied he
had been told to ask for her by a lady whom he did
not know.
The Captain while interrogating the driver, had
cautiously looked into the coupe and found 1t to
contain two large trunks While the Captain was
TO the station house I'm Mercer street, he observed
another mysterious coupe drive up.
The driver after stopping his horse began
m no nf Drtn
and Greene streets, when he halted and began
looking around as II in expectation OF meet
Captain became convinced ali was not on
the square, and looking inside the coupe discovered
1t was filled with ladies' silk dresses and wearing
apparel, valued at about $1,000. When asked as
to how the property had come into his possession
he replied some unknown men had employed him
to drive the goods to that place.
Upon opening the trunks In the station house,
found In the first coupe, Captain Byrnes was pleased
at behoding all the goods stolen from Van Tine n
The coachman, James Carroll, said his stand
was near the Coleman House, and while waiting
to turn up lady dressed in black, about
him "'' and ND told him him she Wanted him to
move two trunks from the Coleman to 154 W00s-
ter street, and would remunerate him handsomely
for doing it. The trunks were placed In the coupe,
the unknown lady taking seat inside along with
them.
At the corner OF Broadway and Fourth street the
woman hailed him and told him that she would get
OUT anu get ner supper ~ lne southern Hotci anu
ordered him to drive to l64 Wooster street and de-
liver the baggage to Mrs. James, who would pay
him. Carroll was detained In the station house ia
await further developments.
The driver OF coupe No. ,, George Crawford stated
| that while on the hack stand at Union square
| last night an unknown man came up to hin
having big bundle and several packages
| with him, which he stated he wanted dellv
| cred at the corner of Prince and Wooster streets
| Before reaching the latter place the gentleman
got out and informed Crawford to wait ut the above
corner until he came there. The property found II
the possession OF Crawford is at present in the Mer
Ger street police station waiting claimant. william
Anderson, who was arrested on the 10th inst By
Captain Byrnes on suspicion OF being connected IL
the burglary, is still held In the station house.