The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-27
A CLEVER CAPlUaE.

Burglary In neutrality-suspicious. Of the Thief,
Unexpectedly, by Officer BIiichell-An Old
Offender Recognized bv Judge Hogau-A
Candidate for State Prison.
On going to his store, No. 4Os Broadway at an
early hour yesterday morning, Mr. Isaac d.
Strelltz discovered that during the previous
night burglars had forced an entrance and
mad carried OF about seventy-1ive dollars
worth Of cutlery thorough examination
Of the premises very soon revealed the fact that the
nocturnal visitors had secreted themselves In the
water closet some time during the previous after.
noon, and when the proprietor and attendants had
left which they did about nafpast four O'CLOCK tney
came out ana
- FORCED THE poor. = a .-
was distracted. Their manner OF egress, however,
was somewhat different from that Of their lngress;
sKsS on % s roO sa Whence e n e
crossed over TO the roof OF No. 4o4 two doors lower
down, and there began their descent into the
rooms OF Mr.. Sllvius Landsberg's watch and cheap
scuttle hatch occupied but few moments and,
coveted watches and Jewelry were all snugly
slowed away IN two large iron safes, which, how.
they succeeded IN opening and stealing the con.
tents TO the extent Of $l,ls5 worth.
Landsberg were making these discoveries Of their
respective losses another and somewhat
MORE EXCITING SCENE
Broome street, Onlcer Thomas ID. Mitchell, OF the
Fourteenth precinct, wnle standing on the corr
ner OF these tLor0ughfares, noticed man on
q block below the corner OF Crosby and
Broome streets standing against O telegraph
pole, apparently serenely observing everything
In general and nothing In particular. The 0fflcer
did not see anything OF a suspicious nature about
him, and so passed on up Broadway. Going as far
Spring street he returned, and Just as he reached
BroOme street again he saw his telegraph pole sup
porter approaching at rapid pace. Under his
right arm he carried u large pasteDoard box, which
he seemed rather uneasy about when lie observed
THE POLICE DETECTIVE
eyeing him intently. Nothing daunted, however,
he came on at O rush until he had gained tho side
OF the officer, when ne was suddenly stopped ana
INTERCEPTED as TO the contents OF his box. He
answered that ne carried his wardrobe. But tho
0llcer was not so easily deceived so he insisted
having q peep into the box. ''Uhl no, this would
never do" replied the custodian Of the article;
"besides this Is not good place. Now, II you
must see what have got and will not take
my word for IT, only Just come across the street
here and will satisfy YOU" The opposite side OF
the street was
IN ANOTHER PRECINCT
than the to which Mitch ell Is attached; so, OF
course, ne would not consent 10 this, but proposed
that the man open the box where he was.
Now, since the two first came together, Mitchell
had been holding the suspected individual by the
arm for he suspected him of being thief, notwith-
standing the good clothing he wore. When the man
saw he was determined to see the contents or the
box he carried he quietly acquicsced, and seeing
THIS and that he was about 10 open IL Mitchell
loosed his hold AS quick as thought the man drop.