New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-06
INTENSIVE ROBBERIEs.
STOLEN SILKS FOUND IN A BONDED wAREH

STOLEN SILKS FOUND IN BONDED WAREHOUSE.
middle-aged man giving the name OF
John Rand leased about fortnight ago. small store
formerly used as policy shop at No. SOi west Xniry
under the representation TO the agent that he
was about to start cigar store He PAID month
I'm advance but for week ala not occupy inc stoe
or make any preparations within for the TOBACCO Dus
ness. Persons resident opposite however aSt lhus
day saw cartman drive up before tho store, and roll
upon the sidewalk two large boxes The neighbors mad
thought the shop was empty and wero surprised to see
apparently heavy boxes ottobacco brought trans
poraon, nasmuch goods had been seen carrledlh
One Of the boxes taken away was brought bacK inc o
lowing morning by the carfman and placed WITHIN
the store After It had remained In the store Tor seVer
hours the cartman again returned and carried IL away
Suspicious aroused and several people went TO te
Sixteenth Precinct saOnhouse and narrated the lact
10 Capt. John Sanders, who ordered Ward Detectives
Noble and Perkins to thoroughly investigate the case
They succeeded after a days search In hndlng
the cartman who had taken away the goods
He said that q strange man had approached MIN Oh
Eighthave on the previous Thursday, and had repre-
sented that the proprietor Of cigar store desired TWO
large cases Of tobacco taken to warehouse for SAFE
keeping. The stranger had then given him key to the
store and had told hin to take the goods to the storage
warehouse Of H. j. Hagan, at No. 2s2 Nnthaye and TO
tell Mr. Hagan that tn, goods would be called for by
John Doyle. The cartImn had taken the goods 10 the
warehouse and had left them there in the charge OF Mr.
Hagan.
Descriptions of the man who had given the orders and
the marks upon the boxes obtained, ana inc de-
tectiyes upon examining the boxes in the warehouse,
discovered that instead OF tobacco they were filed with
silks They did not inform Mr. Hogan OF their discovery,
but unremtngly watched for several days the doors OF
the warehouse in hope OF seeing the who had been
described to them by the cartmen enter and claim the
goods but no one appeared. warrant was obtained,
Yesterday to search the warehouse OF Mr. Hagan Tor
the stolen goods The boxes were seized and carted 10
the Sixteenth Precinct Station House, here they were
opened and found packed with 50 pieces OF SILK OF
Fall and Winter patterns The cards Of the nanufactur-
ers and the price labels had been twisted from every
piece except one and every mark that would give clue
TO their ownership had carefully efaced. At the
bottom OF the last box card marked "AZ" was round
npon one OF the pieces. Information was sent to H. b.
Ciaan & Co.. who were lately robbed or several cases
The clerks OF that firm, however, after an examination
declared that the goods did not belong TO their house Dut
were OF French manufacture, and are worth 81 so y
yard In gold In France the value or the Two cases Oh
goods seized being $4,000
Precinct Police saw into the hallway Of
large tenement house No. 400 Westinghouse on Sun
day night and doubling their honesty followed them,
but failed capture ITEM Near the stairway up which
they had fed the oficer found large bag containing
several pieces OF valuable silk Ascending 10 the top
floor of the house he discovered that the scue IN the
roof WAS Open, and he proceeded III seaIch vi INC
thieves along the roof, to the adjoining G na
Co.. at No 500 Westinghouse He found the scuttie G
the warehouse open, and entering, found case ~ SIN
which had been forced open and eight pieces OF SIX
taken out. Tho teDcmenthouse was researeheu,, anu
in the room OF VIM. Howard boilernaker Two pieces
Of six similar 10 tia, already secured in the bag were
found concealed. Howard and his roolninate, Hush
Kelly, arrested on suspicion OF having connt.e
with iron barl and had probably been opened by the
who setreted himself IN the building Oh saturday u'