The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-18
BOLD BURGLARIES.
The Necessity OF Increasing the Police
Force.

The Necessity OF Increasing the Police
Force.
number OF thieves entered the premises of A.
8. Corwin Co. at l. 1873 Broadway the night before
last and carried or property valued at about SIX
teen thousand dollars. 1t appears that some time
before closing the store Tuesday evening one Of
the clerks in the employ Of Mr.. Corwin thought he
heard unusual noise in the rear of the shop, and
at once conveyed his suspicious that thieves were
In the place to Mr.. Corwin. The premises were
then thoroughly searched, but nobody was
found, and Mr.. COrwin, believing that everything
was secure, ordered the house to be closed. At ten
O'Clock the store was shut up, and every one en-
ployed in it went home as usual. The policeman on
post passed the place several times during the night
but nothing occurred to attract attention to 1t.
About quarter past four O'Clock In the morning,
however, Officer Martinez, OF the Twenty-ninth
precinct, noticed IN express wagon driving
away from In front Of the store, and, supposing
that some thing was wrong. he Immediately hurried
to the place. The officer found the door open
In IN the he greatest confusion He despatched
messenger to the residence OF Mr.
a n tie oss
was discovered that $4,000 cigars in boxes, valued
ct from $4,000 to $1,000, and 500 IN money had
doors Oflcer Martinez found 1000 cigars the
thieves had left behind them, probably because the
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must have secreted themselves in the store during
h shop p S%as as went % wos
were several OF them there can be no doubt as the
robbery could not have been so quickly and
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themselves Mr.. and Mrs. James applied to q Mrs.
Hardy, OF 664 Broome street, for board. They were
there up to yesterday morning. when two men
called at the house TO see them. The James family
out for some whisSey Mrs. Hardy and her servant
% Invitations: e' While ENJOYING thsSs pis" he
their seats, bound and gagged Mrs. Hardy
and the servant, and then the four friends sacked
personal property, valued at about two thousand
dollars which they carried or and no clue has yet
been obtained to their identity or whereabouts.
couple OF thieves went into the residence of
DR.. Palmer, at No. $40 East Fifteenth street, the
night before last, and succeeded In escaping with
The number of robberies Of this description that
occur every day bear strong testimony to the
mendatfon regarding the police force OF the Metrop-
Oils. The number OF men at present in the depart
%ent Is entirely TOO s,S small "a, Sa the work that Is
increase the force Ia the result OF careful study
Of the wants Of the department.. Nothing can
be easier for thieves than to break into q
store or private residence as things now stand,
for the reason that the police are obliged to cover
so much ground. There are numbers Of posts that
extend to from two to three miles long, and while
the patrolman is at one end OF the post the thieves
have plenty of time to get into building. OF
course co., they put watch upon the movements Of
approach Of the officer. The work in
the store 10 then stopped until the
nounced nc is out OF hearing distance the booty Ia
carried off, This could not be the case If the posts
OF duty were shorter, and their length can only be
reduced By an increase OF the force. II is to be
hoped the recommendation OF the Mayor will be
acted upon; Tor these robbcres only ono OF the
minor evils the city Is laborng under from the
want Of sufficient number of men to take proper
care OF the lives ana property Of the people.